HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 82

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  HB 70

  Status as of January 29, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Billings

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Health Maintenance Organizations - Liability for Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 155

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 217

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Bobo, Frush, Grosfeld, Kopp, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, Pitkin, Walkup, Cryor, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Education Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 207

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 649

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Insurance Fraud Prevention Fee - Payment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 255

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Utilization Review - Adverse Decisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 261

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Pitkin, Workman, Kopp, Barve, Bobo, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Mastectomies and Lymph Node Dissections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 265

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Love, Kach, V. Mitchell, Kelly, Eckardt, Boston, Barve, Exum, Kirk, Walkup, La Vay, Frank, Pendergrass, Fulton, Morhaim, and Workman

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Health Care Providers - Retroactive Denials of Reimbursements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 287

  Status as of February 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater and Barve

  Entitled

  Office of the Attorney General - Approval of Conversions of Nonprofit Corporations to For-Profit Stock Corporations and Mutual Corporations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 288

  Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Weir

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Minimum Length of Hospital Stay - Catheter Insertion

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 289

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Weir

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Quality of Care - Description of Benefits and Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 313

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater and Barve

  Entitled

  Benefits for Routine Gynecological Care - Coverage Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 322

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Benefits Coverage - Inpatient Hospitalization for Mastectomy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 336

  Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement - Emergency Follow-Up Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 337

  Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement - X Rays

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 368

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 232

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frank, Stup, Love, Hecht, Morhaim, Donoghue, Kach, Goldwater, Boston, Barve, Krysiak, and Exum

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Maintenance Drug Prescriptions - Supply Quantity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 395

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Walkup

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Mastectomies and Lymph Node Dissections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 506

  Status as of March 30, 1997: Bill is in the House - Requests Recede

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Oaks, Nathan-Pulliam, Turner, Frush, D. Davis, Rudolph, Kopp, Grosfeld, and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Health Care Services - Thriving by Three Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 510

  Status as of January 29, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Campbell, Taylor, Hurson, Conway, Heller, Arnick, Barve, Boston, Marriott, Franchot, Curran, Exum, Hixson, Goldwater, and Rawlings

  Entitled

  Insurance Premiums Tax - For-Profit Health Maintenance Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 553

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 245

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Gordon, Crumlin, and Eckardt

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Individual Market - Substantial, Available, and Affordable Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 556

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frank, Barve, and Goldwater

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Service Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 598

  Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 107

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Frank, Donoghue, Barve, Walkup, Crumlin, Eckardt, Kirk, Krysiak, Pitkin, Doory, Hurson, Harrison, Goldwater, Cadden, Kach, Pendergrass, V. Mitchell, Nathan-Pulliam, and Fulton

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement for Medical Screening Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 604

  Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frank, Crumlin, Krysiak, Love, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Health Benefits Appeals Board

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 606

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frank, Exum, Love, Workman, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Payment of Interest on Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 729

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 256

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Gordon, Genn, Dembrow, Petzold, Shriver, and Cryor

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Coverage for Individuals Under Guardianship

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 731

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 257

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Gordon, Kagan, Goldwater, and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Benefit Packages - Coverage for Certain Blood and Blood Products

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 753

  Status as of February 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Hurson, and Hammen

  Entitled

  Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 776

  Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Pitkin

  Entitled

  Confidentiality and Disclosure of Genetic Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 783

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Klausmeier, Goldwater, Barve, Morhaim, Walkup, Frank, Harrison, Stup, Finifter, Kagan, Busch, Gordon, Donoghue, Kach, V. Mitchell, McClenahan, Kelly, Eckardt, Boston, Krysiak, Exum, Kirk, Crumlin, Pendergrass, and Fulton

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Referrals to Continuing Care Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 809

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve , Goldwater, Donoghue, Love, Kach, V. Mitchell, Kelly, Eckardt, Boston, Exum, Kirk, Walkup, La Vay, Frank, Pendergrass, Fulton, Morhaim, and Workman

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Service Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 823

  Status as of April 6, 1997: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Love, Snodgrass, Klausmeier, Hammen, Morhaim, Boston, Kirk, Faulkner, Bonsack, McHale, Stull, V. Mitchell, Edwards, Frank, Weir, Barve, Shriver, Mossburg, Exum, Krysiak, Poole, Hecht, Elliott, Workman, Pendergrass, Fulton, Gordon, Eckardt, McClenahan, Harrison, McKee, Stup, Walkup, Fry, and Mohorovic

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Health Care Benefits - Adverse Decisions - Grievances and Complaints

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 826

  Status as of March 25, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve , Goldwater, Donoghue, Boston, Exum, Kirk, Crumlin, Frank, and Fulton

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Compensation of Health Care Practitioners - Capitated Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 828

  Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve and Goldwater

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Carriers and Health Maintenance Organizations - Information Disclosure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 831

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 697

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve , Gordon, Donoghue, Eckardt, Goldwater, and Frank

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Point-of-Service Option - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 920

  Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Finifter, Frank, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Genetic Information Privacy Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 945

  Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Weir, Guns, and Billings

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Access to Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 949

  Status as of February 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Harrison, Love, and Krysiak

  Entitled

  Community Health Networks

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 952

  Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Goldwater, Shriver, Marriott, Conroy, Love, Bonsack, Barve, and Healey

  Entitled

  Children's Health Insurance Assistance Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1038

  Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bonsack, W. Baker, Barve, Bozman, Branch, Brinkley, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, Crumlin, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Donoghue, Dypski, Exum, Elliott, Faulkner, Finifter, Frank, Fry, Fulton, Getty, Goldwater, Guns, Hammen, Harkins, Harrison, Heller, Holt, Howard, D. Hughes, Hutchins, Hurson, Kagan, Kelly, Klausmeier, Klima, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, Leopold, Linton, Love, Malone, McClenahan, McIntosh, McKee, C. Mitchell, Mohorovic, Morhaim, D. Murphy, Oaks, Muse, Perry, Pitkin, Preis, Rudolph, Stocksdale, Stull, Weir, Willis, Wood, Workman, Turner, Boston, Poole, Owings, Curran, Proctor, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Quality of Care - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1040

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 357

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater , Barve, Busch, Gordon, Donoghue, Boston, Krysiak, Exum, Kirk, Crumlin, Frank, Pendergrass, Fulton, and Harrison

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Mandated Coverage - Prostate Cancer

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1057

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 712

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Doory

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Negotiated Alternative Rates - Coinsurance Payments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1204

  Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Carriers - Assignment, Transfer, or Subcontract of Providers' Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1252

  Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Harrison

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Claims by Nonparticipating Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1352

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 168

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt, Busch, Gordon, Donoghue, Goldwater, Boston, Barve, Krysiak, Exum, Crumlin, Frank, Pendergrass, and Fulton

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Diabetes Equipment, Supplies, and Self-Management Training - Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1358

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 294

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Busch, Gordon, Donoghue, Love, Kach, V. Mitchell, McClenahan, Eckardt, Goldwater, Boston, Barve, Krysiak, Exum, Kirk, Walkup, La Vay, Crumlin, Frank, Pendergrass, Fulton, and Harrison

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1400

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 300

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Redmer and Ports

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Notice of Renewal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1401

  Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Redmer and Ports

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Continuation Coverage for Dependent Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HJ 12

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Benson

  Entitled

  Health Care Consumers' Bill of Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  SB 97

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 134

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Access and Cost Commission - Modifications and Clarifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 117

  Status as of April 1, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Trotter , Madden, Hollinger, Munson, Dorman, Hafer, Teitelbaum, Young, and Roesser

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Treatments for Breast and Testicular Cancer

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 151

  Status as of April 1, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Dependent Children and Grandchildren - Coverage Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 162

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 145

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Care Consumer Information and Education Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 163

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 332

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Hafer, Roesser, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Experimental Medical Care Disclosure Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 165

  Status as of February 20, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Madden

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Mastectomies and Lymph Node Dissections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 196

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Denial of Services - Second Opinions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 197

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Treatment Guidelines and Protocols - Length of Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 198

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement - X Rays

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 201

  Status as of February 20, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health Insurers and Health Maintenance Organizations - Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Treatments for Breast or Testicular Cancer

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 256

  Status as of April 1, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Young

  Entitled

  Health and Life Insurance - Waiting Periods - Cancer

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 332

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 161

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Dorman, Hafer, Roesser, Trotter, Derr, Astle, Teitelbaum, Hoffman, Hollinger, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Referrals to Continuing Care Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 333

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement for Medical Screening Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 335

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 163

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Health Care Providers - Retroactive Denials of Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 337

  Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Community Health Networks

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 368

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 167

  Sponsored By

  Senators Craig, Bromwell, Young, Hollinger, Hafer, Dorman, Roesser, Astle, Dyson, Teitelbaum, Della, Derr, and Trotter

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Diabetes Equipment, Supplies, and Self-Management Training - Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 428

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 356

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman , Trotter, and Young

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Mandated Coverage - Prostate Cancer

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 429

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Benefits for Mental Illness - Referral for Consultation or Specialty Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 433

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Point-of-Service Option - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 465

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 590

  Sponsored By

  Senator Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Service Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 479

  Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Practice Parameters and Guidelines

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 482

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 363

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman and Hafer

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Access to Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 531

  Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 565

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Long-Term Care Insurance - Offer of Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 580

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Derr

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Claims by Nonparticipating Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 645

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Della, Astle, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Carriers - Assignment, Transfer, or Subcontract of Providers' Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 654

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Quality of Care - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 709

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Teitelbaum, Dorman, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Patient Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 739

  Status as of April 1, 1997: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Della, Derr, Teitelbaum, Ruben, Trotter, Hollinger, Hughes, Dorman, and Hafer

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Complaint Process for Adverse Decisions or Grievances

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 741

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 199

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Payment of Nonparticipating Health Care Providers - Medicare Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 770

  Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Roesser

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Task Force to Review Requirements for Providers to Serve on Panels

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 843

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell and Young

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 849

  Status as of February 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Dorman, and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Quality of Health Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 904

  Status as of March 25, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Bromwell, Young, Hollinger, Astle, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Hafer, Della, Trotter, Derr, Roesser, and Madden

  Entitled

  Consumer Health Information Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 909

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Insurers - Retroactive Reimbursement Denials - Insureds, Members, and Subscribers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SJ 11

  Status as of March 28, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young and Trotter

  Entitled

  Health Care Consumers' Bill of Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters