File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 53
- Sponsored By:
-
Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance
Administration, Maryland)
- Entitled:
-
Maryland Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Market
Reforms
Establishing market reforms consistent with the provisions of the
federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; repealing
the provision allowing health benefit plans that do not use a
preexisting condition to impose a waiting period or surcharge on
enrollees; requiring small employers to provide a special enrollment
period; etc.
House Action
- 11/15
- Pre-filed
- 1/12
- First Reading Economic Matters
- Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/14
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- 2/15
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/18
- Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- 3/29
- Returned Passed
- 5/19
- Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
Senate Action
- 2/21
- First Reading Finance
- 3/15
- Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/28
- Favorable Report by Finance
- 3/29
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/30
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Chairman, Econ. Matters Comm.
- Departmental
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
- NOTICES
- PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
- SMALL BUSINESS
- WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Insurance
- (
15-1201 ,
15-1208 ,
15-1208.1 ,
15-1212 ,
15-1301 ,
15-1401 ,
15-1406 ,
15-1406.1
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 583098/1 (PDF) Offered on: February 15, 2000 at:
10:20 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- February 18, 2000: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- Senate
- March 30, 2000: Third Reading Passed (47-0)