2003 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 499

CHAPTER NUMBER: 305 File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) and Delegates Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Haynes, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Maryland Insurance Administration - Disability Benefits - Adoption of Regulations

Synopsis:

Requiring the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to adopt regulations establishing a process to be used by specified insurers for handling disability benefit claims under specified circumstances; requiring specified insurers under specified circumstances to provide an insured with a process to dispute an insurer's disability benefit decision; providing that regulations establishing a process to be used by insurers offering individual disability benefit policies may not take effect until July 1, 2004; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/6
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/19
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/21
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/4
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (131-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/13
Signed by the Governor Chapter 305
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Finance
3/25
Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Sponsored by:
Chairman, Health & Government Operations Comm.
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Eric Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Bob A. Costa, District 33B
Departmental
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Insurance
( 15-1010 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 746480/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2003   at: 11:31 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 387278/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2003   at: 3:15 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 21, 2003: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
April 4, 2003: Third Reading Passed (131-0)
Senate
April 4, 2003: Third Reading Passed (47-0)