Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 43

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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  Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations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  Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations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 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  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations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 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 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 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 413

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa and Kipke

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Nonparticipating Providers - Billing of Enrollees and Subscribers for Covered Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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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 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 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 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 818

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 448

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Nathan-Pulliam, Hubbard, Donoghue, Mizeur, Montgomery, Riley, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement - Additional Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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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 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 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 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 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 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 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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  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 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 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 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 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 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 744

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 447

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement - Additional Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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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 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