File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1492  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Frosh,
Garagiola, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Exum,
Glassman, and Kelley
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Subsidy for Medicare Part D
Coverage Gap and Sunset Extension
 
Requiring a specified nonprofit health service plan to transfer
$4,000,000 to the separate account for the Senior Prescription Drug
Assistance Program within the Maryland Health Insurance Plan;
authorizing the corporation not to make the transfer under specified
circumstances; requiring the Program to provide a subsidy for the
Medicare Part D coverage gap, subject to the availability of funds;
extending to December 31, 2010, the termination date of the Senior
Prescription Drug Assistance Program; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/19
 - First Reading Senate Rules
 - 2/22
 - Re-referred Finance
 - 2/25
 - Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/10
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 - 3/11
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/13
 - Third Reading Passed (45-0)
 - 3/30
 - Returned Passed
 
House Action
- 3/14
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 3/19
 - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/31
 - Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 3/26
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/27
 - Third Reading Passed (138-0)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/22
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 557
 
Sponsored by:
- President, The
 - Administration
 - Senator John C. Astle, District 30
 - Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
 - Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
 - Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
 - Senator Barry Glassman, District 35
 - Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
 - Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
 - Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
 - Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
 - Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26
 - Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
 - Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
 - Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse
 - Elderly Persons
 - Federal Government
 - Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
 - Medical Assistance
 - Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax
 - Sunset
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Insurance
 - (
 14-102 ,
 14-106.2 ,
 14-501 ,
 14-501 ,
 14-501 ,
 14-504 ,
 14-504 ,
 14-512 ,
 14-512 ,
 14-513 
)
 
- 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):
 Senate
- Number: 677978/01     Offered on: March 11, 2008      at:
11:04 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 13, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (45-0)
 
House 
- March 27, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (138-0)