HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 86

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  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

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  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

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  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
  

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  HB 58

  Status as of February 5, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Zirkin

  Entitled

  Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 139

  Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Southern Maryland Delegation

  Entitled

  State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Participation by Employees of Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  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

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  HB 151

  Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Insurance - Unfair Claim Settlement Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 153

  Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 51

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Insurance - Risk Based Capital Standards for Insurers - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  HB 223

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Branch, Oaks, Phillips, Boutin, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 280

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 459

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  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

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  HB 307

  Status as of April 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson, the Speaker (Administration), and Delegates R. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Clagett, Cryor, Doory, Finifter, Franchot, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Kopp, McIntosh, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Shriver, Turner, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Antidiscrimination Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 369

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 216

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Appropriations Committee (Departmental - University System of Maryland, Morgan State University, St. Mary's College, and Baltimore City Community College)

  Entitled

  Retirement - Optional Retirement Program - Health Insurance Benefits for Retirees and Surviving Spouses and Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 396

  Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Petzold and Redmer

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  HB 551

  Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dembrow

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Enforcement of Prompt Payment of Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  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
  

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  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

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  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
  

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  HB 686

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates K. Kelly, Amedori, R. Baker, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Branch, Brinkley, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, D'Amato, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dobson, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Finifter, Flanagan, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Getty, Giannetti, Gladden, Glassman, Goldwater, Griffith, Grosfeld, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hubers, Hutchins, A. Jones, Kagan, Kirk, Kittleman, Klima, Kopp, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McClenahan, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Minnick, Montague, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Parrott, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Riley, Rosso, Rzepkowski, Shank, Sher, Shriver, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Swain, Turner, Valderrama, Walkup, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Practice of Medicine - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
  

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  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
  

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  HB 688

  Status as of April 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Commission - Health Maintenance Organizations - Information Regarding Behavioral Health Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  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

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  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

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  HB 891

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Branch, Shriver, Cadden, and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Welfare Innovation Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 929

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 693

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love and Cadden

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Domestic Relations Division Employees - Pension and Retirement Health Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 940

  Status as of February 13, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murphy, Brinkley, Dembrow, Pendergrass, Montague, Snodgrass, Baldwin, Hecht, Kagan, Valderrama, Turner, Rosso, Marriott, Rzepkowski, La Vay, Pitkin, Riley, C. Davis, Menes, Greenip, Gladden, Grosfeld, Dewberry, Klausmeier, DeCarlo, Carlson, Kittleman, Hubers, and Redmer

  Entitled

  The Darrell Putman Compassionate Use Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 941

  Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Moe

  Entitled

  Insurers and Health Maintenance Organizations - Prompt Payment - Workers' Compensation Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  HB 1002

  Status as of February 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush and Baldwin

  Entitled

  State Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Registration of Energy Practitioners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1029

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 296

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, W. Baker, Benson, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Branch, Cadden, Conway, D'Amato, Eckardt, Fulton, V. Jones, K. Kelly, McClenahan, Mohorovic, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosso, Sophocleus, Valderrama, and Zirkin

  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

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  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

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  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
  

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  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

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  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
  

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  HB 1056

  Status as of March 16, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Krysiak, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Mortgage Lending - Single Premium Financed Credit Insurance - Prohibited

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 1075

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Klausmeier and Guns

  Entitled

  Coordination of Immunization Services Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  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
  

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  HB 1376

  Status as of March 24, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shriver and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  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

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  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

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  SB 33

  Status as of March 29, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Astle, Blount, Collins, DeGrange, Dorman, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Pinsky, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, Teitelbaum, Exum, Dyson, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Practice of Dentistry - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 34

  Status as of April 3, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Astle, Blount, Collins, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Pinsky, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, Exum, Teitelbaum, Dyson, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Practice of Medicine - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

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  SB 45

  Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Insurance - Unfair Claim Settlement Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 46

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Insurance - Risk Based Capital Standards for Insurers - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  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

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  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

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  SB 148

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Hollinger, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 175

  Status as of March 28, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Maryland False Health Claims Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary and Environmental Matters

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  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
  

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  SB 205

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 340

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Hoffman, Hollinger, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Antidiscrimination Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 236

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 134

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Bromwell, Sfikas, Astle, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Exum, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Roesser, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Senior Prescription Drug Relief Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  SB 329

  Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kasemeyer (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the State's Retiree Health Insurance Liabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  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
  

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  SB 343

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Enforcement of Prompt Payment of Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance
  

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  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
  

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  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

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  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

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  SB 473

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jimeno

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Domestic Relations Division Employees - Pension and Retirement Health Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 490

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Collins, DeGrange, Hafer, Kelley, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  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

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  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
  

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  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

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  SB 541

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 395

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madden, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Hafer, Kelley, McFadden, Mitchell, Roesser, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Welfare Innovation Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  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

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  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

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  SB 593

  Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Insurers and Health Maintenance Organizations - Prompt Payment - Workers' Compensation Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  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

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  SB 626

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 412

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Coordination of Immunization Services Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  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

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  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

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  SB 705

  Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, Exum, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Marijuana - Exceptions for Medical Use

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 743

  Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Dorman, Frosh, Hoffman, Hollinger, Middleton, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Expansion Initiative of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  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

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  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

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  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