CHAPTER NUMBER: 289
File Code: Insurance - Health
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Kelley
- Entitled:
-
Medicare Supplement Plan A Policies - Individuals With
a Disability - Rates
Requiring a carrier, under specified circumstances, to make available
a Medicare supplement policy plan A to an individual eligible for
Medicare due to a disability; prohibiting a carrier from charging
individuals who, regardless of age, are eligible for Medicare due to a
disability a higher rate for a Medicare supplement policy plan A than
the rate charged by the carrier to individuals in the same county or
same zip code who are eligible for Medicare due to age; requiring the
Maryland Insurance Administration to conduct a study; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/21
- First Reading Finance
- 1/28
- Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/14
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 3/15
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/17
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 4/7
- Senate Concur - House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Passed Enrolled
House Action
- 3/18
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
- 3/23
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/7
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
- 4/2
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/4
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (135-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/10
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 289
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL
- DISCRIMINATION
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
- INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
- PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
- REPORTS
- SUNSET
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Insurance
- (
15-909
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
- Number: 017873/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 15, 2005 at:
11:26 a.m. Status: Adopted
House
- Number: 466283/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 7, 2005 at:
11:13 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- March 17, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- April 7, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
- April 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed (135-0)