2001 Regular Session

Insurance - Health (C3)

Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 53

HB 5
Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Hurson, Taylor, Dewberry, Arnick, Busch, Doory, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, and Wood
Entitled
Low-Income Working Parents Health Care Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
HB 6
Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 135
Sponsored By
Delegates Taylor, Busch, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Boutin, Bozman, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Conway, D'Amato, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Donoghue, Dypski, Eckardt, Elliott, Finifter, Frush,Fulton, Giannetti, Gladden, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Grosfeld, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Hubbard, Hubers, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kach, J. Kelly, Kirk, Klausmeier, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, Mandel, McClenahan, McHale, McIntosh, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Redmer, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Schisler, Sher, Shriver, Stern, Stull, Swain, Turner, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled
Senior Prescription Drug Relief Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
HB 15
Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 178
Sponsored By
Delegates Busch, Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rosenberg, Vallario, and Wood, Barve, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cole, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Donoghue, Eckardt, Finifter, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Gordon, Hammen, Heller, V. Jones, Kirk, Love, Mandel, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Riley, Rosso, Shriver, and Weir
Entitled
Nonprofit Health Entity Accountability
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 50
Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Conroy
Entitled
Health Insurance - Coverage for Hair Prosthesis for Hair Loss Resulting from Alopecia
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 149
Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled
Health Insurance - Standard Provisions
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 160
Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 445
Sponsored By
Delegates Hixson, Rosenberg, Morhaim, Finifter, Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Busch, Donoghue, Fulton, Goldwater, Gordon, Harrison, Hill, J. Kelly, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, and Pendergrass
Entitled
Health Insurance - Hearing Aids - Coverage for Children
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 179
Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 53
Sponsored By
Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled
Health Insurance - Private Review Agents and Complaint Process
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 190
Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 128
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim, Goldwater, Kach, Finifter, Zirkin, Hammen, McHale, Cane, Hurson, Pendergrass, Grosfeld, Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Brown, Busch, Donoghue, Fulton, Gordon, Harrison, Hill, Kirk, Krysiak, Moe, Shriver, and Walkup
Entitled
Health Insurance - Colorectal Cancer Screening - Coverage
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 285
Status as of March 13, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Delegate Brown
Entitled
Health Insurance Carriers - Referrals to Specialists
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 457
Status as of February 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate K. Kelly
Entitled
Health Insurance - Coverage for Durable Medical Equipment
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 488
Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate McHale
Entitled
Health Insurance - Patient Rights - The No More Runaround Act of 2001
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 516
Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Donoghue
Entitled
Small Group Health Insurance - Premium Rates for Health Benefit Plans
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 517
Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Donoghue
Entitled
Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Health Benefit Plan with High Deductible
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 549
Status as of February 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates McHale, Barve, Goldwater, Hill, Love, and Moe
Entitled
Claims for Reimbursement of Health Care Services Rendered - Interest on Unpaid Claims
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 640
Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Goldwater, Barkley, Bronrott, Heller, Kopp, Mandel, and Petzold
Entitled
Health Insurance - Claims for Reimbursement - Uniform Claims Remittance Form
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 675
Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 493
Sponsored By
Delegate Goldwater
Entitled
Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 676
Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Goldwater
Entitled
Health Insurance - Covered Health Care Services - Underlying Medical Conditions
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 687
Status as of March 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Pendergrass, Barve, Bobo, Brown, Cane, D. Davis, Dembrow, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Finifter, Frush, Goldwater, Guns, Hammen, Harrison, Hill, Hubbard, Hurson, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, Mandel, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Redmer, Schisler, Stern, Stull, Turner, Walkup, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled
Senior Assistance - Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan for Urban and Rural Counties
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
HB 695
Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Mitchell, Donoghue, Fulton, Goldwater, Kach, Krysiak, Love, McClenahan, Moe, Pendergrass, and Walkup
Entitled
Health Insurance - Study of Maryland's Small Group Market
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 807
Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Elliott, Bozman, Sophocleus, Bobo, Snodgrass, Brinkley, Owings, Barve, Brown, Busch, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Goldwater, Gordon, Harrison, Hill, Hurson, J. Kelly, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Pendergrass, and Walkup
Entitled
Health Insurance Benefit Cards, Prescription Benefit Cards, or Other Technology
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 951
Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Pendergrass, Barve, Bobo, Brown, Donoghue, Fulton, Goldwater, Harrison, Hill, Hubers, Hurson, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, McHale, Moe, Petzold, Rzepkowski, Stern, Turner, and Walkup
Entitled
Health Insurance - Requirements for Provider Panels
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 995
Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate McHale
Entitled
Maryland Health Care Foundation - Health Insurance Demonstration Project for Uninsured, Low-Income, Working Adults
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1037
Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegate Barve
Entitled
Health Insurance - Claims for Reimbursement for Health Care Services Rendered
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 1040
Status as of March 26, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Busch and Hurson
Entitled
Health Insurance - Medical Directors - Regulation
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
HB 1041
Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Busch and Hurson
Entitled
Health Insurance - Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entity
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1042
Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 701
Sponsored By
Delegates Busch , Taylor, Barve, Brown, Donoghue, Eckardt, Goldwater, Harrison, Hurson, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Moe, Pendergrass, and Walkup
Entitled
Health Insurance - Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entity
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
HB 1050
Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Redmer
Entitled
Health Insurance - Small Employer Group Market - Affordability Cap
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1185
Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Donoghue
Entitled
Small Group Market Health Insurance - Premium Rates for Health Benefit Plans
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1396
Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 329
Sponsored By
Delegate McHale
Entitled
Long-Term Care Insurance - Loss Ratios - Premium Increases
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 1442
Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Love
Entitled
Health Services Cost Review Commission - Study of Uncompensated Care in Emergency Departments
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1448
Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 563
Sponsored By
Delegate Malone
Entitled
Medicare Supplement Policies - Medicare Select Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
SB 26
Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Teitelbaum
Entitled
Disability Insurance - Liability of Insurers for Penalties and Interest on Disputed Claims
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 100
Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 127
Sponsored By
Senators Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Dorman, Roesser, Ruben, Green, Exum, Pinsky, Forehand, Kelley, Collins, Hoffman, Hollinger, and Lawlah
Entitled
Health Insurance - Colorectal Cancer Screening - Coverage
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 132
Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 26
Sponsored By
Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled
Health Insurance - Standard Provisions
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 181
Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Hollinger, Middleton, Blount, Bromwell, Collins, Frosh, Hoffman, Jimeno, Lawlah, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Health Insurance - Maintenance Prescription Drugs - Supply
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 269
Status as of January 31, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Della
Entitled
Health Insurance - Patient Rights - The No More Runaround Act of 2001
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 285
Status as of February 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Astle, Dorman, Roesser, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Claims for Reimbursement of Health Care Services Rendered - Interest on Unpaid Claims
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 332
Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Dorman
Entitled
Health Insurance Carriers - Standing Referrals to Specialists
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 375
Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Stone and Hollinger
Entitled
Health Insurance - Coverage for Hair Prosthesis for Hair Loss Resulting from Alopecia
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 457
Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 388
Sponsored By
Senators Bromwell and Van Hollen
Entitled
Health Insurance - Study of Maryland's Small Group Market
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 458
Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 389
Sponsored By
Senators Bromwell and Van Hollen
Entitled
Health Insurance - Substantial, Available, and Affordable Coverage
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 511
Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 157
Sponsored By
Senators Roesser and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Health Insurance - Requirements for Providers to Serve on Provider Panels - Dental Plans
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 521
Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Hoffman
Entitled
Health Insurance - Covered Health Care Services - Underlying Medical Conditions
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 522
Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 736
Sponsored By
Senators Hoffman , Hollinger, Bromwell, Dorman, Astle, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Roesser, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 568
Status as of April 7, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Senators Hollinger and Bromwell
Entitled
Maryland Health Care Foundation - Health Insurance Demonstration Project for Uninsured, Low-Income, Working Employees
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 591
Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 406
Sponsored By
Senator Teitelbaum
Entitled
Health Insurance - Claims for Reimbursement for Health Care Services Rendered
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 615
Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senators Hollinger, Collins, Conway, Dorman, Exum, Ferguson, Haines, Kelley, Lawlah, Pinsky, Teitelbaum, Bromwell, Astle, DeGrange, Della, Hafer, Hooper, and Roesser
Entitled
Health Insurance - Hearing Aids - Coverage for Children
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 653
Status as of April 5, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Senators Roesser, DeGrange, Della, Hafer, Hooper, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Health Insurance - Uniform Claims Remittance Form - Feasibility Study
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 686
Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 416
Sponsored By
Senator Dorman
Entitled
Health Insurance Benefit Cards, Prescription Benefit Cards, or Other Technology
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 728
Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 423
Sponsored By
Senator Astle
Entitled
Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement of Noncontracting Providers for Services Rendered to Trauma Patients at Designated Trauma Centers
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 856
Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 173
Sponsored By
Senator Bromwell
Entitled
Health Insurance - Appeals and Grievances Procedures - Modifications
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 865
Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 174
Sponsored By
Senator Teitelbaum
Entitled
Dental Plan Organizations - Solvency Requirements
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SJ 8
Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Pinsky, Blount, Collins, Conway, Currie, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mitchell, Neall, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled
Health Care for All Marylanders
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance