2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1538

File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Rudolph, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Health Insurance - High Deductible Plans and Limited Benefit Plans for Uninsured Individuals - Chesapeake Region Pilot Project

Synopsis:

Authorizing a nonprofit health service plan to limit the issuance of a specified high deductible health plan to specified uninsured individuals who are residents of Cecil County, Harford County, or Kent County under specified circumstances; authorizing a nonprofit health service plan to issue a specified limited benefit health insurance contract to specified uninsured individuals who are residents of Cecil County, Harford County, or Kent County under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
3/9
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
3/16
Re-referred Health and Government Operations
3/18
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
3/28
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Finance
3/31
Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
4/13
Unfavorable Report by Finance

Sponsored by:

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Cecil County
Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement
Disclosure
Harford County
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Insurance Administration
Kent County
Reports
Sunset

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance
( 14-128 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 616789/01     Offered on: March 28, 2009   at: 2:27 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 26, 2009: Third Reading Passed (135-0)