2010 Regular Session
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 68
HB 19
Status as of February 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Coverage of In Vitro Fertilization Services
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 30
Status as of March 2, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Coverage of In Vitro Fertilization Services
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Kach
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Copayments for In Vitro Fertilization Procedures and Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
- Entitled
- Insurance - Insurers - Audits, Investments, and Operations
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 147
Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Morhaim, Barve, Eckardt, Elliott, George, Hubbard, Kullen, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 182
Status as of February 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Stifler, Pena-Melnyk, Aumann, Barkley, Beidle, Bromwell, Eckardt, Frank, Frush, Glenn, Haddaway, Hecht, James, Jameson, Jennings, Kaiser, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Love, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, O'Donnell, Riley, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, V. Turner, and Jenkins
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Coverage for Breast Cancer Screening - American Cancer Society Guidelines
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 198
Status as of March 9, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bronrott, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Carr, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Heller, Hixson, Hucker, Kaiser, Kramer, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Reznik, Rice, Simmons, Taylor, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Required Coverage
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Tarrant
- Entitled
- Health - Administrative Service Provider Contracts - Contracting Provider Definition
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 274
Status as of February 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate King
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Benefit Cards - Copayments
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kullen, Eckardt, Bartlett, Beidle, Benson, Bohanan, G. Clagett, Dumais, Gaines, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Hecht, James, Jameson, Jenkins, Krebs, Love, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Norman, O'Donnell, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, and Wood
- Entitled
- State Board of Nursing - Nurse Practitioners - Certification Requirements and Authority to Practice
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Morhaim and Hammen
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Licensure of Physician Assistants
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 416
Status as of March 2, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Haddaway, Aumann, Boteler, Bromwell, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Smigiel, Sossi, and Stocksdale
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Definition of Bona Fide Wellness Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kach, Jones, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Jenkins, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Primary Care Providers - Bonus Payments
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 478
Status as of March 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Mizeur, Benson, Carr, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Elliott, Frush, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Kipke, Lafferty, Manno, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Ross, Stukes, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Cost-Sharing Obligations
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Anderson, Beidle, Beitzel, Benson, Bobo, Cardin, Carr, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, King, Kramer, Lafferty, Levy, Love, McIntosh, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Walker
- Entitled
- Maryland False Health Claims Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary and Appropriations
HB 585
Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate V. Clagett
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Dental Implants
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 594
Status as of April 6, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates George, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Frank, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jenkins, Jennings, Kelly, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Myers, Norman, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Sophocleus, and Stukes
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, Jones, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Cancer Chemotherapy - Cost Sharing Equity
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Reznik, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Costa, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Feldman, Gilchrist, Haddaway, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kullen, Manno, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Simmons, Smigiel, Sossi, Taylor, Donoghue, Jenkins, Morhaim, Kach, Krebs, Oaks, Riley, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Facilities - Freestanding Medical Facilities - Rates
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 767
Status as of March 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Montgomery, Manno, Hucker, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, Lee, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Maryland Health Security Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kach, Olszewski, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Jenkins, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Dental Provider Panels - Provider Contracts
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kach, Olszewski, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Jenkins, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Individual Health Benefit Plans - Frequency of Premium Increases
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Mizeur
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Annual Preventive Care
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Busch, Carter, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Feldman, Gaines, Gutierrez, Hammen, Hucker, Ivey, James, Kaiser, Kullen, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Stein, Tarrant, V. Turner, Waldstreicher, Braveboy, Hubbard, Jenkins, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, Morhaim, Oaks, and Riley
- Entitled
- Patient Centered Medical Home Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 951
Status as of March 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Carter, Gutierrez, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, and Robinson
- Entitled
- Health Insurance Carriers - Declinations of Applications for Coverage - Required Reporting
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1026
Status as of March 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bromwell and Kach
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Dental Provider Contracts - Prohibited Provision
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1027
Status as of April 6, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Mizeur
- Entitled
- Gender Equity Health Coverage Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Vallario, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Jenkins, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Insurance - Coordination of Benefits - Health Insurance and Personal Injury Protection
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 1075
Status as of March 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Kipke
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Payments for Services of Nonparticipating Health Care Providers
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1091
Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Reznik, Anderson, Barkley, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, Mathias, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Schuler, Shewell, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stein, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Coverage of Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Donoghue
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Clinically Integrated Organizations
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 1127
Status as of March 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Holmes, Dwyer, Niemann, and Stein
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Coverage for the Treatment of Bleeding Disorders
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1180
Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Montgomery, Carr, Frick, and Manno
- Entitled
- Prescription Confidentiality Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1351
Status as of April 6, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Manno and Montgomery
- Entitled
- Insurance - Use of Genetic Information and Genetic Tests
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1386
Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Mizeur
- Entitled
- Disclosure of Health Premium Expenditures Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1423
Status as of March 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Costa
- Entitled
- Small Group Market Health Insurance - Renewal Notice
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1468
Status as of March 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Tarrant, Bromwell, Elliott, Hubbard, Krebs, Kullen, Reznik, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Nonparticipating Providers - Disclosure of Status and Charges
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1524
Status as of March 17, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kelly, Beitzel, DeBoy, Donoghue, Frank, Minnick, Myers, and Serafini
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Ambulance Service Providers - Direct Reimbursement
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1557
Status as of April 6, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Bromwell
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Coverage for Treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 27
Status as of April 7, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Conway
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Benefits for In Vitro Fertilization - Donor Sperm
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) and Senators Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Conformity with Federal Law - Mental Health Benefits, Medical and Surgical Benefits for Mastectomies, and the Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Brochin
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Child Dependents - Qualifying Age Limit
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Lenett, Currie, Della, Gladden, Harrington, Kelley, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Maryland False Health Claims Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance
House: Judiciary and Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Conway, Currie, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Harrington, Kelley, King, Lenett, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Pugh, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Licensure of Physician Assistants
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators King, Miller, Harrington, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stone, and Middleton
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Annual Preventive Care
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Garagiola, Kelley, Astle, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Kramer, McFadden, Miller, Peters, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Madaleno, Pugh, Forehand, Frosh, King, Lenett, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Required Coverage
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Dyson, Astle, Conway, Currie, Kelley, Middleton, and Pugh
- Entitled
- State Board of Nursing - Nurse Practitioners - Certification Requirements and Authority to Practice
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Conway, Forehand, Harrington, Jacobs, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Cancer Chemotherapy - Cost Sharing Equity
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Garagiola, King, Pipkin, Colburn, Della, Exum, Forehand, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Health Facilities - Freestanding Medical Facilities - Rates
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Della
- Entitled
- Insurers, Health Maintenance Organizations, and Managed Care Organizations - Compensation Reports
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Frosh
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Payment and Fee Disclosure
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pipkin, Astle, Klausmeier, Exum, and Garagiola
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Dental Provider Panels - Provider Contracts
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Klausmeier, Della, Exum, Forehand, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pugh, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Cost-Sharing Obligations
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Klausmeier and Astle
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Dental Provider Contracts - Prohibited Provision
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Pugh, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Maryland Health System Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Garagiola, Frosh, Exum, Kelley, Middleton, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Insurance - Coordination of Benefits - Health Insurance and Personal Injury Protection
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Munson
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Clinically Integrated Organizations
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Colburn, Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Ambulance Service Providers - Assignment of Benefits
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators King, Madaleno, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Harrington, Kelley, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Rosapepe, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Klausmeier, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Patient Centered Medical Home Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Klausmeier and Astle
- Entitled
- Health - Administrative Service Provider Contracts - Contracting Provider Definition
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Stone
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Coverage for the Treatment of Bleeding Disorders
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Coverage of Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity - Repeal of Reporting Requirement
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Lenett
- Entitled
- Prescription Confidentiality Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Colburn
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Definition of Bona Fide Wellness Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Nonparticipating Providers - Disclosure of Status and Charges
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
