SENATE BILL 568

File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 995

Sponsored By:

Senators Hollinger and Bromwell

Entitled:

Maryland Health Care Foundation - Health Insurance Demonstration Project for Uninsured, Low-Income, Working Employees

Synopsis:

Authorizing the Maryland Health Care Foundation to contract with an entity to make available, through a demonstration project, health insurance through employers for uninsured, low-income, working employees; providing for the qualifications of individuals eligible to be covered and their employers; specifying the benefits to be provided under the Act; requiring the demonstration project to include a voluntary hospital component to assure the provision of acute care services to the enrollees; limiting the number of enrollees; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/2

First Reading Finance

2/6

Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.

3/22

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

3/23

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Floor Amendment (Finance) Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/26

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

House Action

3/24

First Reading Economic Matters

3/28

Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.

4/7

Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

Sponsored by:

Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11

Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS

INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION

PROCUREMENT

RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS

REPORTS

SUNSET

UNCOMPENSATED CARE

WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 20-506 , 20-506.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 367775/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2001   at: 11:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 847379/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2001   at: 11:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

Senate

March 26, 2001: Third Reading Passed (46-0)