Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 93

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  HB 29

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 632

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Manno, Riley, Pena-Melnyk, Montgomery, Kipke, Morhaim, Reznik, V. Turner, Kullen, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Long-Term Care Insurance - Prohibited Acts - Genetic Tests, Genetic Information, or Genetic Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 50

  Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montgomery

  Entitled

  Prescription Drugs - Marketing or Promotion - Use of Prescriber Identifying Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 69

  Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Mizeur

  Entitled

  Prosthetic Parity Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 115

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 251

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Barve, Braveboy, Cane, Conaway, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Ivey, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Oaks, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Stukes, V. Turner, Valderrama, Walker, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Programs and Maryland Children's Health Program - Statements on State-Issued Check Stubs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 120

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 206

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bromwell, Benson, Costa, DeBoy, Elliott, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Morhaim, Reznik, Rudolph, Schuler, Shewell, Stocksdale, Weldon, Beitzel, Donoghue, Hammen, Kach, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Disclosures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 236

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Life or Health Insurance Policies and Contracts - Discretionary Clauses - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 238

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 259

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Status, Operation, and Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 243

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson, Costa, Elliott, Kipke, Krebs, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Choice of Pharmacy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 250

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Healey, and Walker

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Tanning Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 257

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 262

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Elliott, Kipke, Rudolph, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Hammen, Kach, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Contracts with Pharmacies and Pharmacists

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 272

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 264

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Medical Stop-Loss Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 277

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 63

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Maryland Insurance Commissioner - Adoption of Regulations Applicable in an Emergency - Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 278

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 656

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Powers of the Secretary

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 289

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 265

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement - Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 343

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 204

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, George, Hammen, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Kach, King, Kullen, Love, McDonough, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Sophocleus, Weldon, Donoghue, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Therapeutic Interchanges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 350

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 68

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Budget and Management)

  Entitled

  State Employees' Health Insurance Advisory Council - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 404

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 271

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Insurance Fraud - Required Disclosure Statements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 419

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 202

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott, Ali, Bartlett, Beitzel, Bromwell, Cane, Costa, DeBoy, Frush, George, Norman, Hammen, Hecht, Hubbard, Impallaria, Kach, King, Kipke, Kirk, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Riley, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stukes, Stull, V. Turner, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, Benson, and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 460

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Cane, Donoghue, Harrison, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Montgomery, Morhaim, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Maryland Cancer Treatment Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 462

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 76

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Self-Employed Individuals - Sunset Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 493

  Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Disabled Individuals - Eligibility for the Maryland Health Insurance Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 499

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Kach, Montgomery, Stukes, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Primary Care Physicians - Reimbursement for Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 578

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 510

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Mizeur, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Dumais, Elliott, Feldman, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Heller, Kaiser, Kipke, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Rice, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Waldstreicher, Weldon, Beitzel, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, McDonough, Morhaim, Pendergrass, and Riley

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Amino Acid-Based Elemental Formula

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 580

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 279

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Costa, Davis, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kipke, Rudolph, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Kach, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 594

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Carrier Credentialing - Reimbursement of Providers of Health Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 603

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Barnes, Benson, Branch, Cane, Costa, Donoghue, Dumais, Gutierrez, Hammen, Healey, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kipke, Kullen, Levi, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Reznik, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Walker

  Entitled

  Health Care Coverage - Institutions of Higher Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
  

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  HB 701

  Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kaiser, Bates, Bromwell, Carr, Frick, Hucker, Ivey, Love, Minnick, Mizeur, Montgomery, Reznik, Robinson, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for In Vitro Fertilization - Miscarriage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 709

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa and Kipke

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Special Services, Procedures, or Reports - Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 725

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 519

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, Bartlett, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Hecht, Stull, and Weldon

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Line of Duty Death Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 737

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott, Bartlett, Bates, Benson, G. Clagett, Donoghue, Hammen, Hecht, Hubbard, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McKee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Schuh, Stull, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Care Coverage - Personal Responsibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 798

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Niemann

  Entitled

  State Personnel and Pensions - Contractual Employees - Health Benefits and Purchase of Service Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 815

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 673

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Donoghue, James, Nathan-Pulliam, Riley, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Health Care Practitioners - Information Provided by Carriers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 872

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 627

  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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 948

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haddaway, Bartlett, Cane, Eckardt, Elmore, Mathias, McComas, Rudolph, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Foster Parents - Eligibility to Participate

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1045

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 407

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gaines, Aumann, Barkley, Bronrott, DeBoy, Haynes, Healey, Jones, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Department of Budget and Management - Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Information from and Liability of Health Insurance Carriers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1089

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 196

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Direct Billing of Anatomic Pathology Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1093

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Health Care Coverage Fund - Tax on Health Insurance Premiums - Access to Health Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1100

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 441

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Barkley, Barnes, Branch, Donoghue, Hubbard, McHale, Nathan-Pulliam, Ramirez, Ross, Stukes, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, Benson, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Insurance Producers - Life and Health Insurance Examinations - Annual Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1125

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Hucker, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Carr, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Frush, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Rosenberg, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland Universal Health Care Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1153

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Haynes, Manno, Olszewski, Reznik, and Ross

  Entitled

  Comptroller - Eligibility for the Maryland Medical Assistance Program or the Maryland Children's Health Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1161

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bromwell, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Standards for Availability of Health Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1175

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Provider Contracts - Conditions of Participation with Carriers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1176

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 535

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Nathan-Pulliam, Ali, Braveboy, Carr, Healey, Holmes, Ivey, Kaiser, Krysiak, Mizeur, O'Donnell, Oaks, Reznik, Ross, Shank, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Hammen, Pendergrass, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Riley, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Public Health - Committee on Childhood Obesity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1219

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 688

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach, Elliott, Kipke, Kullen, Nathan-Pulliam, and Riley

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Health Care Provider Panels - Provider Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1233

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 229

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Griffith, Aumann, Barkley, Bates, Bohanan, Branch, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Eckardt, Gaines, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Heller, James, Jones, Levy, Myers, Proctor, Robinson, Schuh, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Retiree Health Care Funding Options - Extension of Reporting and Termination Dates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1282

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Donoghue, Manno, Reznik, Taylor, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  State Construction Projects - Contractors and Subcontractors - Employer-Paid Health Care Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1284

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Appropriations Committee

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Account - Transfer of Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1343

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Healey, V. Clagett, Elmore, George, Howard, Ivey, Krebs, Ross, Stocksdale, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit and Subtraction Modification for Long-Term Care Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1391

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 692

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Hammen, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Kipke, Lafferty, McIntosh, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Schuh, Bromwell, Costa, Hubbard, Kullen, Montgomery, Oaks, V. Turner, Weldon, Hucker, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, Frick, George, Gilchrist, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Serafini, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Kids First Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1395

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 693

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Maryland Health Quality and Cost Council - Chronic Care Management Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1404

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Donoghue, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kullen, McIntosh, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Stein, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Eliminating Barriers to Enrollment Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1434

  Status as of March 14, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Barkley, Carr, and Lee

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Conversion from Group to Individual Policy - Preexisting Conditions While Under Group Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1438

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Holmes

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premium

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1468

  Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Outpatient Mental Health Treatment - Elimination of Tiered Copayments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1492

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 558

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Hammen, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Busch, Costa, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Kullen, Manno, McDonough, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Rudolph, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Subsidy for Medicare Part D Coverage Gap and Sunset Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1505

  Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Preauthorized or Approved Health Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1522

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 329

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Fund - Allocations to and Disbursements from the Medical Assistance Program Account

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1540

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson, Hucker, Bobo, Glenn, Heller, Holmes, Ivey, Levi, Love, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Ramirez, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Health Care Reform Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1585

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 472

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Griffith, Aumann, Barkley, Bates, Bohanan, Branch, G. Clagett, Eckardt, Guzzone, Haynes, James, Jones, Levy, Robinson, and Schuh

  Entitled

  Local Governments - Postemployment Benefits - Investment of Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1587

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 245

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Beitzel, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Services Cost Review Commission - Averted Uncompensated Care - Assessment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1589

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 331

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Insurance Producers - Licensing Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  SB 65

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brochin

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Coverage of Child Dependents

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 98

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Conway, Della, Exum, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Prosthetic Parity Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 192

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 25

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Application of Insurance Fraud Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 215

  Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Maryland False Health Claims Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 469

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Special Services, Procedures, or Reports - Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 476

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 406

  Sponsored By

  Senator Madaleno

  Entitled

  Department of Budget and Management - Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Information from and Liability of Health Insurance Carriers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 545

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 589

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee

  Entitled

  Health Care Funds - Transfers and Disbursements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance
  House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations

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  SB 560

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Madaleno

  Entitled

  State Employees and Retirees - Health Insurance and Benefit Options - Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 584

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 425

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della, Gladden, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 595

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 598

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Della, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Carrier Credentialing - Reimbursement of Providers of Health Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 602

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 195

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Direct Billing of Anatomic Pathology Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 611

  Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Provider Contracts - Conditions of Participation with Carriers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 665

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Compensation Program for Family Member Caretakers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 667

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Foster Parents - Eligibility to Participate

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 701

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 440

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Astle, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Insurance Producers - Life and Health Insurance Examinations - Annual Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 719

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Standards for Availability of Health Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 720

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Della, Exum, Garagiola, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 722

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 201

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 723

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 203

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Therapeutic Interchanges

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 724

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 205

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier and Della

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Disclosures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 725

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Contracts with Pharmacies and Pharmacists

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 726

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Choice of Pharmacy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 811

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Health Care Provider Panels - Provider Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 852

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 626

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kasemeyer, Kittleman, and Robey

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Public-Private Health Care Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 859

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 228

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Retiree Health Care Funding Options - Extension of Reporting and Termination Dates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 899

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Public Health - Task Force on Childhood Obesity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 906

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 557

  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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 918

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 631

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Long-Term Care Insurance - Prohibited Acts - Genetic Tests, Genetic Information, or Genetic Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 945

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 471

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Local Governments - Postemployment Benefits - Investment of Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 962

  Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Public Education - Bridge to Excellence - Video Lottery Terminals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 965

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Dyson, Gladden, Jones, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Kids First Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 974

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 244

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Health Services Cost Review Commission - Averted Uncompensated Care - Assessment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations