CHAPTER NUMBER: 301 
File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 462  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper,
Kelley, Klausmeier, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum
 
- 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.
Senate Action
- 2/1
 - First Reading Finance
 - 2/2
 - Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/25
 - Favorable Report by Finance
 -      Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/1
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 - 4/2
 - Returned Passed
 
House Action
- 3/2
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 3/16
 - Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/1
 - Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 3/30
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/31
 - Third Reading Passed (136-0)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/10
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 301
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
 - Senator John C. Astle, District 30
 - Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
 - Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
 - Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
 - Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
 - Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
 - Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
 - Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
 - Senator E. J. Pipkin, District 36
 - Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
 
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:
None offered
 - Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 1, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)
 
House 
- March 31, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (136-0)