2005 Regular Session
Insurance - Health (C3)
Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 47
HB 7
Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Donoghue
- Entitled
- Community Access Program Grants - Coordination of Health Care Provider Reimbursements - Sunset Extension for Pilot Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 52
Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Boschert
- Entitled
- Maryland Association Health Plan Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hammen, Elliott, Eckardt, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Frank, Goldwater, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Maryland Pharmacy Programs - Modifications and Subsidies for Medicare Drug Benefits
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Morhaim, Elliott, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Frank, Goldwater, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Pharmacies - Electronic Reimbursement
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hurson, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Small Employer Criteria and Cancellation and Nonrenewal Procedures
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hammen, Benson, Bobo, Donoghue, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lee, Love, Mandel, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Quinter, Rudolph, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Kach, Kullen, Murray, Oaks, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Health Benefit Plans - Reimbursement to Health Care Practitioners
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Coverage for Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- 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
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 469
Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Costa
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Health Savings Accounts - High Deductible Health Plans
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 509
Status as of March 18, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Dumais
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Open Enrollment Period for Self-Insured Individuals
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 747
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hammen, Morhaim, and Pendergrass
- Entitled
- Mental Health Safety Net Restoration Act of 2005
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 877
Status as of March 31, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bohanan, Feldman, Hammen, Murray, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Medicaid Quality Improvement Act of 2005
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 925
Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Donoghue
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Health Care Provider Credentialing Process
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 953
Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Gilleland
- Entitled
- Prescription Drugs - Preferred Drug List - Price
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates O'Donnell and Edwards
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Premium Tax on Health Maintenance Organizations and Managed Care Organizations - Repeal
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kach, Boteler, Goldwater, Rudolph, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Joint Legislative Task Force on Small Group Market Health Insurance
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 1062
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Murray, Benson, Branch, Bromwell, Carter, C. Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Goldwater, Gordon, Hammen, Haynes, Holmes, Hubbard, King, Kirk, Lee, Marriott, Oaks, Rudolph, Simmons, Stern, Taylor, V. Turner, and Vaughn
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Prescription Drug Coverage - Alternative Drugs
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Exclusions for Preexisting Conditions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Prohibition Against Reunderwriting
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 1144
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Cryor, Dumais, Frush, Gaines, Gordon, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Menes, Moe, Murray, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Ross, V. Turner, and Vaughn
- Entitled
- Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rudolph, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, Weldon, F. Turner, Aumann, Barkley, Bates, Branch, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Edwards, Gaines, Haynes, Leopold, Madaleno, Paige, Stocksdale, James, Bohanan, and Cadden
- Entitled
- Maryland Rx Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Premiums and Information from Carriers
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 1366
Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Frank and Boteler
- Entitled
- Managed Care Organizations - Adjustment to Capitation Payments - Quality Improvement Incentive
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1386
Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hurson
- Entitled
- Impairment of Health Care Services Contracts
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
HB 1428
Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Simmons
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Health Maintenance Organizations - Rate Increases - Hearings
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
HB 1532
Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Rosenberg
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - In Vitro Fertilization - Coverage
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bromwell, Benson, Boutin, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Payment of Claims for Reimbursement - Erroneous Denial of Provider's Claim
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 1614
Status as of April 3, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Haynes, Kirk, and Paige
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Surgery for Temporal Mandibular Joint Disorders - Coverage
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Kelley
- Entitled
- Medicare Supplement Plan A Policies - Individuals With a Disability - Rates
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Maryland Pharmacy Programs - Modifications and Subsidies for Medicare Drug Benefits
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Pharmacies - Electronic Reimbursement
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kelley, Astle, Britt, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Health Maintenance Organizations - Rate Increases - Disapproval by Insurance Commissioner
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - High-Deductible Health Plans - Prohibition on Deductible - Exception
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kelley, Astle, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Ruben, Della, Hafer, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Coverage for Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kelley, Astle, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Mental Health Safety Net Restoration Act of 2005
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Harris
- Entitled
- No-Fault Cerebral Palsy Insurance Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Exum, Currie, Lawlah, Astle, Della, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Medical Loss Ratio and Quality of Care
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kelley, Exum, Gladden, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Coverage of Outpatient Treatment for Behavioral Disorders
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Stoltzfus and Harris
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Tax on Premiums of Health Maintenance Organizations and Managed Care Organizations - Repeal
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Lawlah
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Substance Abuse Treatment - Copayments
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Lawlah, Astle, Britt, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Human Papillomavirus Screening Test - Coverage
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Astle
- Entitled
- Managed Care Organizations - Adjustment to Capitation Payments - Quality Improvement Incentive
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Maintenance Drug Prescriptions - Mail Order Purchase - Study
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Gladden
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - In Vitro Fertilization - Coverage
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Astle
- Entitled
- Joint Legislative Task Force on Small Group Market Health Insurance
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Self-Employed Individuals
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
