2005 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 521

CHAPTER NUMBER: 316
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled:
Health Insurance - High-Deductible Health Plans - Prohibition on Deductible - Exception

Synopsis:

Establishing an exception to a specified prohibition against specified health insurance carriers imposing a deductible for specified health insurance coverage provided to mothers and newborn children; authorizing the health insurance carriers to require that specified health insurance coverage be subject to the deductible of a high-deductible health plan under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/4
First Reading Finance
Motion Rules Suspended Referred (Senator Green) Adopted
Referred Finance
2/16
Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22
Favorable Report by Finance
3/21
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/24
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/7

Senate Concur - House Amendment
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/24
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/29
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/2
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (136-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/10
Signed by the Governor Chapter 316

Sponsored by:

Finance Comm., Chairman
Departmental
Ins. Administration, MD

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
PREGNANCY
WOMEN

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance
( 15-812 )

Documents:

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: 196685/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 6, 2005   at: 11:40 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 24, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 7, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 2, 2005: Third Reading Passed (136-0)