2000 Regular Session

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 100

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
HB 91
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
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
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
HB 99
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled
Health Insurance - Dental Plan Organizations
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 138
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
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
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
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
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
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
HB 305
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegate Donoghue
Entitled
Health Insurance - Retroactive Denial of Reimbursement to Health Care Providers
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
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
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
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
HB 354
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Doory and Getty (Committee to Revise Article 27)
Entitled
Crimes - State Health Plan Fraud
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
HB 1068
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegate Barve
Entitled
Health Insurance - Notice of Health Care Providers on Carrier's Provider Panel
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
SB 60
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
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
SB 164
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled
Health Insurance - Internal Appeal and Grievance Processes
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
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
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
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
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
SB 190
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled
Health Insurance - Private Review Agents
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
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
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
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
SB 275
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senator Dorman
Entitled
Health Insurance - Preauthorized Health Care Services - Denials of Reimbursement by Carriers
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
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
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
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
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
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
SB 386
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
SB 567
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
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
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
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
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
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
SB 798
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senator Bromwell
Entitled
Private Review Agents - Market Conduct Examinations
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 800
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senator Bromwell
Entitled
Health Insurance - Uniform Claims Forms
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 801
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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