2001 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 458

CHAPTER NUMBER: 389 File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Senators Bromwell and Van Hollen
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Substantial, Available, and Affordable Coverage

Synopsis:

Requiring carriers that offer medically underwritten health benefit plans in the nongroup market in the State to provide an individual who has been denied coverage under a medically underwritten health benefit plan with specific information regarding the availability of substantial, available, and affordable coverage in the form and manner required by the Insurance Commissioner through regulation; requiring the Insurance Commissioner to adopt facilitating regulations; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Finance
2/6
Hearing 2/15 at 2:00 p.m.
2/26
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2/28
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/5
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/5
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Bromwell, Astle, and DeGrange
4/7
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (45-1)
4/6
Passed Enrolled
5/15
Signed by the Governor Chapter 389
House Action
3/6
First Reading Economic Matters
3/21
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/2
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (138-0)
4/3
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Busch, Donoghue, and Eckardt
4/6
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
Sponsored by:
Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
APPROPRIATIONS
BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
DISCLOSURE
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
NOTICES
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SUNSET
Bill affects the following Statute:
Insurance
( 15-606.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 347678/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 28, 2001   at: 11:18 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 763794/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2001   at: 11:45 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents::
Report Number: 953921/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2001   at: 11:07 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 083327/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2001   at: 11:07 p.m.     Status: Incomplete
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 5, 2001: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 7, 2001: Third Reading Passed (45-1)
House
April 2, 2001: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
April 6, 2001: Third Reading Passed (134-0)