Legislation

Requiring certain health benefit plans and certain carriers to provide a special enrollment period during which individuals who become pregnant may enroll in a health benefit plan; establishing a 90-day duration for the special enrollment period beginning on the date a pregnancy is confirmed by a health care practitioner; establishing certain effective dates of coverage; requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to report to certain legislative committees on the use of the special enrollment period by January 1, 2022; etc.

Committees

Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0036

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2019

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/21/2019 Legislative Date 1/21/2019 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Health Insurance - Health Benefit Plans - Special Enrollment Period for Pregnancy Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/23/2019 Legislative Date 1/23/2019 Action Hearing 2/07 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2019 Legislative Date 3/11/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2019 Legislative Date 3/09/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments {656082/1 Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2019 Legislative Date 3/09/2019 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Health Insurance - Health Benefit Plans - Special Enrollment Period for Pregnancy Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2019 Legislative Date 3/11/2019 Action Third Reading Passed (138-0) Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2019 Legislative Date 3/14/2019 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 46AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/25/2019 Legislative Date 3/25/2019 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/27/2019 Legislative Date 3/23/2019 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 55 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/28/2019 Legislative Date 3/24/2019 Action Third Reading Passed 47-0 Proceedings 56 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/29/2019 Legislative Date 3/21/2019 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 56 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/30/2019 Legislative Date 4/30/2019 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 355 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Health Insurance - Health Benefit Plans - Special Enrollment Period for Pregnancy Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/21/2019	1/21/2019	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Health Insurance - Health Benefit Plans - Special Enrollment Period for Pregnancy
House	1/23/2019	1/23/2019	Hearing 2/07 at 2:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/11/2019	3/11/2019	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/12/2019	3/09/2019	Favorable with Amendments {656082/1 Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/12/2019	3/09/2019	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	44 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Health Insurance - Health Benefit Plans - Special Enrollment Period for Pregnancy
House	3/14/2019	3/11/2019	Third Reading Passed (138-0)	46 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/14/2019	3/14/2019	Referred Finance	46AClick to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/25/2019	3/25/2019	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	3/27/2019	3/23/2019	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	55 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/28/2019	3/24/2019	Third Reading Passed 47-0	56 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/29/2019	3/21/2019	Returned Passed	56 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	4/30/2019	4/30/2019	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 355
			Text - Chapter - Health Insurance - Health Benefit Plans - Special Enrollment Period for Pregnancy

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