File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 333  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Goldwater, Mandel,
 Stern, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank,
 Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Morhaim, Murray,
 Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and
 Weldon
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity
 
Altering the duties of the Task Force to Study Utilization Review of
the Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity; altering the date a report
of the Task Force is provided to committees of the General Assembly;
requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission and the Maryland
Insurance Administration to provide staffing for the Task Force;
requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to annually provide a
report to committees of the General Assembly; etc.
House Action
- 2/2
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 2/16
 - Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/14
 
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 3/15
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/17
 - Third Reading Passed (136-0)
 - 3/31
 - Returned Passed
 
Senate Action
- 3/18
 - First Reading Finance
 - 3/23
 - Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/1
 - Favorable Report by Finance
 -      Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/2
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 5/26
 - Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
 - Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
 - Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
 - Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
 - Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
 - Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
 - Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
 - Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
 - Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
 - Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
 - Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
 - Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
 - Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
 - 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 David D. Rudolph, District 34B
 - Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
 - Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
 - Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
 - HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
 - HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
 - HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
 - HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
 - INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
 - MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS
 - REPORTS
 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
 - SUNSET
 
Bill affects the following Statute:
-   Insurance
 - (
 15-839 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
 House 
- Number: 206681/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 15, 2005      at:
11:13 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- March 17, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (136-0)
 
Senate
- April 2, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)