2009 Regular Session
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 61
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Manno, Minnick, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Small Business Health Insurance Expansion Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Kullen
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Limitations on Preexisting Condition Provisions - Individual Health Benefit Plans
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, V. Turner, Benson, Montgomery, Kullen, and Pena-Melnyk
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Hospitalization and Home Visits Following a Mastectomy
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
- Entitled
- Insurance - Insurer Provider Panels - Health Care Providers
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
- Entitled
- Insurance - Antifraud Plans
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kach and Boteler
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Dental Provider Panels - Provider Contracts
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Tarrant, Bromwell, Kullen, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Rescission of Contracts and Certificates - Restrictions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Costa, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 272
Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Mizeur, Bobo, Bronrott, Donoghue, Frick, Frush, Hubbard, Ivey, Kullen, Lee, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, and F. Turner
- Entitled
- Maryland Coverage Affordability and Revenue Efficiency Standards Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 273
Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Reznik, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, Mathias, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Schuler, Shewell, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stein, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Coverage of Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Barve, Braveboy, Bronrott, Frush, Griffith, Holmes, Hubbard, Ivey, James, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rosenberg, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
- Entitled
- Maryland False Health Claims Act of 2009
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary and Appropriations
HB 385
Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kaiser, Bates, Bronrott, Carr, Frick, Gutierrez, Holmes, Reznik, Taylor, V. Turner, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Insurance - In Vitro Fertilization Benefit - Definition of Successful Pregnancy
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Benson, Braveboy, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Ivey, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Levi, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Breast Cancer Screening
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Bromwell
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Prompt Pay - Clarifications
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Bromwell
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Coverage of Amino Acid-Based Elemental Formula - Modifications
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Morhaim
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Coverage for Off-Label Use of Drugs - Standard Reference Compendia
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 468
Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bronrott, Carr, Gutierrez, Waldstreicher, Ali, Barve, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Heller, Hixson, Hucker, Kramer, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Reznik, Rice, and Taylor
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Required Coverage
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Mizeur, Aumann, Barkley, Benson, Cane, Carr, Costa, Feldman, Frick, Guzzone, Hecht, Hubbard, Krysiak, Lafferty, Manno, McHale, Montgomery, Ramirez, Reznik, Robinson, Schuler, Tarrant, Taylor, and Rice
- Entitled
- Prosthetic Parity Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Costa and Pena-Melnyk
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Use of Physician Rating Systems by Carriers
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Bona Fide Wellness Programs - Incentives
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Small Group Market Regulation - Modifications
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Hammen, Benson, Costa, Elliott, Hubbard, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Electronic Health Records - Regulation and Reimbursement
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Tarrant, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Group Model Health Maintenance Organizations - Drug Therapy Management
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 734
Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Tarrant, Benson, Conaway, Costa, Kullen, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Riley, Robinson, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Participation by Hospitals on Provider Panels - Prohibited Rejections or Conditions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 860
Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hammen
- Entitled
- Healthy Maryland Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 951
Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard, Ali, Anderson, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Hucker, Kirk, Manno, Oaks, Ross, F. Turner, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Care Affordability Act of 2009
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 982
Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Morhaim and Hammen
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Licensure of Physician Assistants
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kach, Manno, and Montgomery
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Definition of Coverage Decisions - Pharmacy Inquiries
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 1089
Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Waldstreicher, Mizeur, and Rosenberg
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Coverage of In Vitro Fertilization Services
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1147
Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Donoghue
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Physicians for Administrative Services - Required
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1155
Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Montgomery, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Carr, Carter, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hecht, Hubbard, Ivey, Kipke, Lee, McDonough, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Riley, and Robinson
- Entitled
- Prescription Confidentiality Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1161
Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Donoghue
- Entitled
- Maryland Anesthesiologist Assistants Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1186
Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Montgomery, Manno, Hucker, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Frush, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Lafferty, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Maryland Health Security Act of 2009
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1280
Status as of April 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Mizeur
- Entitled
- Gender Equity Health Coverage Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1366
Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bromwell and Kipke
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Reform
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Medicare Coverage and Continuation Coverage - Provisions That Relate to Federal Laws and Programs
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Forehand
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Use of Prescription Information
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, Munson, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Garagiola, Glassman, Middleton, and Harris
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Hospitalization and Home Visits Following a Mastectomy
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Forehand
- Entitled
- Maryland False Health Claims Act of 2009
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Della, Exum, Gladden, Glassman, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Raskin, Rosapepe, Garagiola, and Middleton
- Entitled
- Prosthetic Parity Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Garagiola, Astle, Della, Exum, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Klausmeier, Pugh, and Robey
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Coverage of Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Exum, Harrington, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Peters, Raskin, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Prescription Confidentiality Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Prompt Pay - Clarifications
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pipkin, Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Dental Provider Panels - Provider Contracts
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Healthy Maryland Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Madaleno, Forehand, Lenett, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Required Coverage
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Required Report and Repeal of Obsolete Provisions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Garagiola, Astle, DeGrange, Glassman, Kelley, King, Kittleman, and Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Small Group Market Regulation - Modifications
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Garagiola, Glassman, Kittleman, and Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Bona Fide Wellness Programs - Incentives
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Garagiola, Astle, Kelley, and Middleton
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Use of Physician Rating Systems by Carriers
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Electronic Health Records - Regulation and Reimbursement
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Pipkin
- Entitled
- Consumer Health Open Insurance Coverage Act of 2009
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Group Model Health Maintenance Organizations - Drug Therapy Management
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Conway
- Entitled
- Maryland Anesthesiologist Assistants Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Jones
- Entitled
- Health Care Affordability Act of 2009
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
SB 852
Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Garagiola
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits - Notice and Report
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Garagiola
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Definition of Coverage Decisions - Pharmacy Inquiries
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Pinsky
- Entitled
- Maryland Health System Act of 2009
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Garagiola
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Coverage for Off-Label Use of Drugs - Standard Reference Compendia
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
