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Legislation


2000 Regular Session

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 100

  • Passed Legislation

    HB 2

    Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 16

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Taylor, the Speaker (Administration), and Delegates Busch, Guns, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, W. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Bohanan, Bozman, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, D'Amato, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Giannetti, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Kirk, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosso, Rudolph, Sher, Sophocleus, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, Zirkin, and Benson
    Entitled
    Maryland Health Programs Expansion Act of 2000
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 3

    Status as of March 27, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Busch, Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, W. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Bozman, Bronrott, Brown, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Conway, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Griffith, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosso, Sophocleus, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, and Zirkin
    Entitled
    Health Insurance for All Marylanders Act
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 4

    Status as of April 7, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, W. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Brown, Cane, Clagett, Conroy, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Griffith, Healey, Hecht, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Rosso, Stern, Stocksdale, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, and Zirkin
    Entitled
    Nonprofit Health Entity Responsibility Act of 2000
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 5

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 323

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, and Wood
    Entitled
    Health Maintenance Organizations - Responsibility for and Regulation of Downstream Risk
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 6

    Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 92

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Hurson, Taylor, Dewberry, Arnick, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, Cane, Clagett, Conroy, DeCarlo, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Griffith, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosso, Sophocleus, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, and Zirkin
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Coverage of Habilitative Services for Children
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 22

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 326

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Conroy, Love, Pitkin, and McHale
    Entitled
    Health Benefit Plans - Coverage for Hair Prostheses for Hair Loss Resulting from Chemotherapy or Radiation Treatment for Cancer
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 26

    Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Boschert
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Coverage for Hearing Aids
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 59

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 329

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Dembrow
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Adverse Decisions and Grievance Decisions - Notification Requirements
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 66

    Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Boutin
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Coverage for Hearing Aids - Children
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
  • Sponsored By
    Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
    Entitled
    Maryland Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Market Reforms
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 92

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 331

    Sponsored By
    Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Risk Based Capital Standards for Insurers and Managed Care Organizations
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Sponsored By
    Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Dental Plan Organizations
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Sponsored By
    Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
    Entitled
    Maryland Health Care Commission - Modifications and Clarifications
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 200

    Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Stern, Owings, Hammen, Goldwater, Barve, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Frush, Morhaim, Barkley, Boutin, Bronrott, Cane, Cadden, D'Amato, Glassman, Grosfeld, Harrison, Howard, Hubers, A. Jones, Kirk, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Moe, Mohorovic, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Rosso, Sher, Stull, and Turner
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Thin Prep Pap Tests - Coverage
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 297

    Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Mitchell
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Modifications
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 300

    Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 513

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Hixson, Shriver, Barkley, Boschert, Bronrott, Clagett, Conroy, Frush, Goldwater, Harrison, Healey, Howard, Hubbard, Menes, Patterson, Pitkin, Rosso, Valderrama, Marriott, Turner, Franchot, Bobo, Kopp, Mandel, Hecht, Love, Hurson, Hammen, Sher, Mohorovic, Elliott, Weir, Guns, Nathan-Pulliam, Redmer, Klausmeier, Owings, Cane, Stull, Morhaim, Baldwin, and Boutin
    Entitled
    State Board of Spinal Cord Injury Research
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 304

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 355

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Donoghue
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Preauthorized Health Care Services - Denials of Reimbursement by Carriers
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Sponsored By
    Delegate Donoghue
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Retroactive Denial of Reimbursement to Health Care Providers
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 308

    Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Murphy, Brinkley, Dembrow, Pendergrass, Montague, Snodgrass, Baldwin, Hecht, and Kagan
    Entitled
    Marijuana - Exceptions for Compassionate Use
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 316

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 359

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Krysiak , Goldwater, and Brown
    Entitled
    Health Insurance Carriers - Standing Referral to Obstetrician for Pregnancy
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 350

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 283

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Clagett, Rosso, Rzepkowski, Brown, Busch, Donoghue, Fulton, Harrison, Love, and Moe
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Coverage for In Vitro Fertilization
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Sponsored By
    Delegates Doory and Getty (Committee to Revise Article 27)
    Entitled
    Crimes - State Health Plan Fraud
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 393

    Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Hixson, Finifter, Morhaim, and Rosenberg
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Hearing Aids and Related Treatment - Coverage for Children
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 405

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 371

    Sponsored By
    Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Internal Appeal and Grievance Processes
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 412

    Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 123

    Sponsored By
    Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Private Review Agents
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 432

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 375

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Guns
    Entitled
    Maryland Health Care Commission and Health Services Cost Review Commission - Use of Assessed Fees - Direct Costs
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 496

    Status as of March 1, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Morhaim
    Entitled
    Maryland Medical Assistance Program - State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Nonprofit Health Maintenance Organizations Required
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 530

    Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates McHale, Hammen, Guns, and Donoghue
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Carriers - Records of Claims
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 559

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 254

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Barve, Stern, Mandel, Sher, Goldwater, Barkley, Kopp, Kagan, Carlson, Grosfeld, Petzold, Bronrott, Hixson, Heller, Dembrow, and Cryor
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Requirements for Providers to Serve on Provider Panels
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 579

    Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Busch
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Uniform Claims Form
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 591

    Status as of March 28, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Goldwater, McHale, Walkup, Krysiak, Love, Kirk, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Pitkin, Eckardt, Griffith, Barve, Kach, Pendergrass, Marriott, and Brown
    Entitled
    Health Insurance Carriers - Standing Referrals to Specialists
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 649

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 400

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Donoghue, Redmer, Ports, Cane, J. Kelly, Klausmeier, Eckardt, McClenahan, Kach, Wood, and Mitchell
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Eligibility Requirements
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 668

    Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Goldwater, Barkley, Bronrott, Heller, Kopp, Petzold, and Mandel
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Claims for Reimbursement - Uniform Claims Remittance Form
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 669

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 402

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Goldwater, Brown, Eckardt, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Walkup, Donoghue, Fulton, McHale, Minnick, and Moe
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Access to Obstetric and Gynecological Services
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 672

    Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Goldwater, Barkley, Bronrott, Heller, Kopp, Petzold, and Mandel
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Retroactive Denial of Reimbursement to Health Care Providers by Carriers - Codes and Coding Guidelines
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 762

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 410

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Hammen , McHale, Donoghue, Fulton, Goldwater, Love, Moe, and Pendergrass
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Uniform Claims Forms
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 814

    Status as of February 28, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Elliott
    Entitled
    Unfair Claim Settlement Practices - Liability of Insurer for Costs and Damages
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 895

    Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Elliott, Sophocleus, and Bozman
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Prescription Cards and Other Proof of Insurance
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 896

    Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Elliott, Sophocleus, and Bozman
    Entitled
    Equitable Reimbursement for Prescription Drugs
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 901

    Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Kopp, Barve, Barkley, Bronrott, Brown, Goldwater, Heller, Hubbard, Mandel, Menes, and Stern
    Entitled
    Child Abuse and Neglect Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 2000
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 914

    Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Conway, Bozman, W. Baker, Cane, Rudolph, McClenahan, and Walkup
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Interpreter Expenses for Hearing Impaired
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 927

    Status as of March 1, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Love
    Entitled
    Certified Nurse Practitioners - Provider Panel Identification
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 934

    Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Love, Kach, Donoghue, Harrison, Pendergrass, Goldwater, Mitchell, McClenahan, Moe, McHale, Eckardt, Kirk, Hurson, Doory, Krysiak, Hill, Walkup, Barve, Sophocleus, and Nathan-Pulliam
    Entitled
    Emergency Room Services - Reimbursement Required
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 943

    Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Zirkin and Vallario
    Entitled
    Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 969

    Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Klausmeier, Boutin, Baldwin, and Hubbard
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Mental Health Treatment - Authorization Procedures
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 1016

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 449

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Hurson and Brown
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Discrimination - Specified Diseases or Diagnoses
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1031

    Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate R. Baker
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Benefits for In Vitro Fertilization
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
  • Sponsored By
    Delegate Barve
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Notice of Health Care Providers on Carrier's Provider Panel
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1117

    Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Redmer, Finifter, Elliott, James, Ports, Stocksdale, Boutin, Klausmeier, Leopold, Marriott, Rzepkowski, O'Donnell, Glassman, Hubbard, and Eckardt
    Entitled
    Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1125

    Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Barve
    Entitled
    Health Benefit Plans - Smoking Cessation Coverage
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1199

    Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Redmer
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Substantial, Available, and Affordable Coverage Products
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 1222

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 465

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Busch
    Entitled
    Private Review Agents - Market Conduct Examinations
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 1232

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 466

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Cane, Nathan-Pulliam, and Oaks
    Entitled
    Task Force to Study the Health Care Needs of Inmates in Transition from Correctional Institutions
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1350

    Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Guns, Taylor, Amedori, R. Baker, W. Baker, Baldwin, Bartlett, Benson, Bohanan, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Conway, D'Amato, Dobson, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Frush, Fulton, Getty, Glassman, Hammen, Hecht, Howard, Hutchins, James, Kagan, K. Kelly, Linton, Marriott, McClenahan, McKee, Mitchell, Montague, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Palumbo, Parrott, Patterson, Phillips, Proctor, Rawlings, Riley, Rudolph, Schisler, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Swain, Turner, Walkup, and Wood
    Entitled
    Senior Assistance - Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Passed Legislation

    HJ 11

    Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 14

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Redmer
    Entitled
    Maryland Partnership for Long-Term Care Program
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 9

    Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senators Green and Hollinger
    Entitled
    Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 52

    Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 31

    Sponsored By
    Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Dental Plan Organizations
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 53

    Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 32

    Sponsored By
    Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
    Entitled
    Maryland Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Market Reforms
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
  • Sponsored By
    Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Risk Based Capital Standards for Insurers and Managed Care Organizations
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
  • Sponsored By
    Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Internal Appeal and Grievance Processes
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 170

    Status as of March 24, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

    Sponsored By
    Senators Hollinger, Ruben, Middleton, Lawlah, Munson, DeGrange, Collins, Dorman, Green, Jacobs, Blount, Ferguson, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, Stone, Conway, Colburn, Bromwell, Astle, Kelley, Forehand, Hooper, Roesser, Pinsky, Frosh, and Mooney
    Entitled
    Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Budget and Taxation
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 171

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 242

    Sponsored By
    Senators Hollinger, Middleton, Lawlah, Munson, DeGrange, Forehand, Teitelbaum, Jacobs, Hooper, Roesser, Collins, Blount, Stone, Green, Dorman, Astle, Kelley, Ferguson, Mooney, Conway, Sfikas, Pinsky, Frosh, Colburn, and Bromwell
    Entitled
    Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Budget and Taxation
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 174

    Status as of April 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Senators Teitelbaum, Hollinger, Dorman, Van Hollen, Ruben, Kelley, McFadden, Pinsky, Mitchell, Exum, Roesser, Green, and Forehand
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Colorectal Cancer Screening - Coverage
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 189

    Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 64

    Sponsored By
    Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
    Entitled
    Maryland Health Care Commission - Modifications and Clarifications
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
  • Sponsored By
    Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Private Review Agents
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 201

    Status as of March 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

    Sponsored By
    The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Miller, Blount, Collins, Currie, DeGrange, Dorman, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hoffman, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Mitchell, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
    Entitled
    Children's Health Program Expansion Act of 2000
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 268

    Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

    Sponsored By
    Senator Collins
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Coverage for Hearing Aids - Children
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 274

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 248

    Sponsored By
    Senator Dorman
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Retroactive Denial of Reimbursement to Health Care Providers
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
  • Sponsored By
    Senator Dorman
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Preauthorized Health Care Services - Denials of Reimbursement by Carriers
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 287

    Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 512

    Sponsored By
    Senators Hollinger, Blount, Conway, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Roesser, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
    Entitled
    State Board of Spinal Cord Injury Research
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 295

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 253

    Sponsored By
    Senators Roesser, Teitelbaum, Hogan, Ruben, Van Hollen, and Forehand
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Requirements for Providers to Serve on Provider Panels
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 322

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 259

    Sponsored By
    Senators Stone and Hughes (Committee to Revise Article 27)
    Entitled
    Crimes - State Health Plan Fraud
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
    House: Judiciary
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 371

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 270

    Sponsored By
    Senator Hollinger (Chairman, Health Subcommittee) and Senators Conway, Harris, Pinsky, and Sfikas
    Entitled
    Medical Records - Confidentiality
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 373

    Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Senators Hollinger, Dorman, Collins, Ruben, Blount, DeGrange, Forehand, Stone, Van Hollen, Sfikas, Astle, Middleton, Green, Harris, Hoffman, and Teitelbaum
    Entitled
    Practice of Dentistry - Definition
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Sponsored By
    Senators Collins and Bromwell
    Entitled
    Health Benefit Plans - Coverage for Hair Prostheses for Hair Loss Resulting from Chemotherapy or Radiation Treatment for Cancer
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 455

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 279

    Sponsored By
    Senators Teitelbaum, Exum, DeGrange, Hooper, and Hafer
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Notice of Health Care Providers on Carrier's Provider Panel
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 485

    Status as of March 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

    Sponsored By
    Senator Della
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Patient Rights - The No More Runaround Act of 2000
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 486

    Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

    Sponsored By
    Senator Della
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Carriers - Records of Claims
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 495

    Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

    Sponsored By
    Senator Hoffman
    Entitled
    Child Abuse and Neglect Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 2000
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 496

    Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Senators Hoffman and Hollinger
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 502

    Status as of March 2, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

    Sponsored By
    Senators Dorman, DeGrange, Hooper, Teitelbaum, Exum, Astle, and Della
    Entitled
    Health Insurance Carriers - Standing Referrals to Specialists
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 512

    Status as of February 16, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senator Exum
    Entitled
    Procurement - Service Contracts - Standards for Privatization
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 516

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 282

    Sponsored By
    Senators Pinsky and Sfikas
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Coverage for In Vitro Fertilization
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 518

    Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Senators Van Hollen, Dorman, Pinsky, McFadden, Teitelbaum, Kelley, Ruben, Frosh, Lawlah, DeGrange, Exum, and Green
    Entitled
    Health Benefit Plans - Smoking Cessation - Coverage
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
  • Sponsored By
    Senators Exum, Conway, DeGrange, Dorman, Hooper, Mitchell, and Teitelbaum
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Access to Obstetric and Gynecological Services
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 583

    Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

    Sponsored By
    Senator Neall
    Entitled
    State Employees - Retirement and Pensions - Postretirement Health Funding System
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Budget and Taxation
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 600

    Status as of March 2, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

    Sponsored By
    Senator Lawlah
    Entitled
    HealthChoice - Children's Dental Program - Actuarial Study
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 654

    Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

    Sponsored By
    Senator Collins
    Entitled
    Insurance Carriers - Compensation of Health Care Practitioners
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 765

    Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

    Sponsored By
    Senator McCabe
    Entitled
    State Personnel - Health Insurance - Dependent Coverage
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
  • Sponsored By
    Senator Bromwell
    Entitled
    Private Review Agents - Market Conduct Examinations
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
  • Sponsored By
    Senator Bromwell
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Uniform Claims Forms
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
  • Sponsored By
    Senators Bromwell, Hooper, DeGrange, Hafer, Teitelbaum, and Della
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Eligibility Requirements
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 803

    Status as of March 24, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

    Sponsored By
    Senator Dorman
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Prescription Cards and Other Proof of Insurance
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 813

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 309

    Sponsored By
    Senator Bromwell
    Entitled
    Racing Act of 2000
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 815

    Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

    Sponsored By
    Senator Bromwell
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Uniform Claims Form
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 855

    Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 565

    Sponsored By
    Senators Dyson, Middleton, and Miller
    Entitled
    Senior Assistance - Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 863

    Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 15

    Sponsored By
    Senators Miller, Bromwell, and Van Hollen and the President (Administration)
    Entitled
    Maryland Health Programs Expansion Act of 2000
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 883

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 320

    Sponsored By
    Senator Dorman
    Entitled
    Health Insurance - Task Force to Study the Non-Group Health Insurance Market - Repeal
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    SJ 4

    Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 3

    Sponsored By
    Senator Hollinger
    Entitled
    Maryland Partnership for Long-Term Care Program
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SJ 5

    Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Senators Pinsky, Dorman, Kelley, McFadden, Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Della, DeGrange, Lawlah, Currie, Conway, Frosh, Van Hollen, Mitchell, Ruben, Green, Forehand, Stone, Sfikas, Exum, Kasemeyer, Hughes, Dyson, Hoffman, Blount, and Collins
    Entitled
    Health Care for All Marylanders
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
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