Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 45

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  HB 14

  Status as of February 22, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Medically Underserved Areas and Populations - Reimbursement for Covered Services Rendered by Telemedicine

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 83

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 426

  Sponsored By

  Delegates K. Kelly, Bromwell, Costa, Cullison, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, A. Kelly, Krebs, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ready, Reznik, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Ambulance Service Providers - Direct Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 156

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 104

  Sponsored By

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

  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 166

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 2

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Hammen, Hubbard, Anderson, Arora, Barnes, Cullison, Dumais, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hucker, A. Kelly, Lee, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rosenberg, V. Turner, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 170

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 4

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Hammen, Hubbard, Anderson, Arora, Barnes, Cullison, Dumais, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hucker, A. Kelly, Lee, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rosenberg, V. Turner, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Conformity with Federal Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 251

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Cost-Sharing Obligations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 444

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 529

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Notice of Receipt of Application

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 446

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Anderson, Cullison, A. Kelly, Murphy, Oaks, Reznik, F. Turner, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Preventive Physical Therapy - Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 452

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 527

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke, Cullison, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage of Hearing Aids

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 468

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Dental Provider Contracts - Prohibited Provision

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 549

  Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Elliott

  Entitled

  State Board of Pharmacy - Pharmacists - Practice of Pharmacy and Licensure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 736

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 533

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Bromwell, Costa, Cullison, Elliott, Frank, Kach, A. Kelly, Krebs, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ready, Reznik, V. Turner, Donoghue, Hammen, Hubbard, Kipke, McDonough, Oaks, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Electronic Health Records - Incentives for Health Care Providers - Regulations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 762

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Braveboy

  Entitled

  Insurance - Unfair Claim Settlement Practices - Refusal to Pay a Claim

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 783

  Status as of April 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Reznik, Anderson, Barkley, Beidle, Bobo, Boteler, Bromwell, Carr, Clagett, Cullison, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, A. Miller, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stein, Stocksdale, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Autism Spectrum Disorders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 811

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates A. Kelly, Carr, Cullison, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hucker, Kramer, Lee, Luedtke, Mitchell, Mizeur, S. Robinson, Waldstreicher, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Required Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 815

  Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate A. Kelly

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Limit on Copayments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 851

  Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Medical Laboratories

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 888

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 525

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach, Bromwell, Cullison, Elliott, A. Kelly, Kipke, A. Miller, Olszewski, S. Robinson, Stocksdale, Donoghue, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ready, Reznik, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Prescription Eye Drops - Refills

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 949

  Status as of April 5, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Holmes

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for the Treatment of Bleeding Disorders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 974

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, A. Kelly, Morhaim, Murphy, Oaks, Reznik, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Preauthorization of Health Care Services - Use of Electronic Health Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1015

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Anderson, Carr, Cullison, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Haynes, Oaks, and S. Robinson

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Carriers - Declinations of Applications for Coverage - Required Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1035

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Carr, Clagett, Conaway, Frush, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Lee, Luedtke, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Washington

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Security Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1063

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Health Care Providers - Payment of Claims for Reimbursement by Carriers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1085

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 155

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Braveboy, Frank, Frick, Frush, Hubbard, A. Kelly, Kipke, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Disability Insurance Policies - Discretionary Clauses - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  SB 56

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 11

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Evaluation of Quality of Care and Performance of Health Benefit Plans

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 154

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 425

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Glassman, Edwards, Astle, Garagiola, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Ambulance Service Providers - Direct Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 182

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 1

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Middleton, Benson, Forehand, Frosh, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Ramirez, Raskin, Rosapepe, Garagiola, Kelley, Muse, Pugh, Currie, McFadden, and Peters

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 183

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 3

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Middleton, Benson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Montgomery, Pinsky, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Conformity with Federal Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 298

  Status as of February 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Covered Services Rendered by Telemedicine

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 312

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno, Forehand, Glassman, Kelley, King, Montgomery, Pugh, Raskin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Required Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 388

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Benson, Forehand, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Security Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 561

  Status as of February 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Health Care Providers - Payment of Claims for Reimbursement by Carriers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 579

  Status as of March 3, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Limit on Copayments

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 603

  Status as of March 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Preventive Physical Therapy - Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 701

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 524

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Prescription Eye Drops - Refills

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 702

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 526

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage of Hearing Aids

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 705

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 85

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Pipkin, Garagiola, Kittleman, Mathias, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Dental Provider Contracts - Prohibited Provision

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 709

  Status as of March 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Forehand, Middleton, Montgomery, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Cost-Sharing Obligations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 710

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 528

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Notice of Receipt of Application

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 712

  Status as of March 3, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Medical Laboratories

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 722

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 532

  Sponsored By

  Senators Rosapepe, Astle, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Electronic Health Records - Incentives for Health Care Providers - Regulations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 744

  Status as of February 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Telemedicine Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 759

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Benson, King, Manno, Mathias, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Autism Spectrum Disorders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 769

  Status as of March 17, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway and Montgomery

  Entitled

  State Board of Pharmacy - Pharmacists - Practice of Pharmacy and Licensure

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 879

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for the Treatment of Bleeding Disorders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance