2008 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 872

CHAPTER NUMBER: 627
File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 852
Sponsored By:
Delegates Pendergrass, Bobo, DeBoy, Guzzone, Malone, F. Turner, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Public-Private Health Care Programs

Synopsis:

Requiring a person to be certified by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner before operating a public-private health care program in the State; establishing requirements an applicant for certification must meet; requiring the Commissioner to certify an applicant to operate a public-private health care program under specified circumstances; providing for the expiration and renewal of a certification; requiring a public-private health care program to disapprove an application under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/6
First Reading Health and Government Operations
Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/12
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/14
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
3/25
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/17
First Reading Finance
3/18
Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27
Favorable Report by Finance
3/25
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/26
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/22
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 627

Sponsored by:

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Guy Guzzone, District 13
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Hearings
Insurance Administration
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
Nonprofit Organizations
Penalties
Reports
Restitution
Rules and Regulations
Sunset

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance
( 14-701 , 14-702 , 14-703 , 14-704 , 14-705 , 14-706 , 14-707 , 14-708 , 14-709 , 14-710 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 216682/01     Offered on: March 12, 2008   at: 10:22 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 14, 2008: Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Senate
March 26, 2008: Third Reading Passed (45-0)