Legislation

Altering the health care services the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, subject to a certain limitation, is required to provide through telehealth; requiring that certain services provided under the Program include certain counseling and treatment; prohibiting the Program from excluding from coverage a behavioral health care service provided to a recipient in person solely because the service may be provided through telehealth; requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to submit a certain report on telehealth; etc.

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Original:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Health and Government Operations

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Details

Cross-filed with: HB0123

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 10/13/2020 Legislative Date 10/13/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 12/23/2020 Legislative Date 12/23/2020 Action Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/05/2021 Legislative Date 3/05/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/05/2021 Legislative Date 2/20/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {377177/1 Adopted Proceedings 21 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/05/2021 Legislative Date 2/20/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 21 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021 Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/09/2021 Legislative Date 2/22/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 23 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2021 Legislative Date 3/02/2021 Action Referred Health and Government Operations Proceedings 21 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2021 Legislative Date 3/17/2021 Action Hearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2021 Legislative Date 3/20/2021 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/01/2021 Legislative Date 4/01/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2021 Legislative Date 3/18/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {946780/1 Adopted Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2021 Legislative Date 3/18/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2021 Legislative Date 3/19/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (132-0) Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2021 Legislative Date 3/13/2021 Action Senate Concurs House Amendments Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2021 Legislative Date 3/13/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (46-0) Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2021 Legislative Date 3/13/2021 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021 Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/13/2021 Legislative Date 4/13/2021 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 71 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021 Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	10/13/2020	10/13/2020	Pre-filed
Senate	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Finance
Senate	12/23/2020	12/23/2020	Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/05/2021	3/05/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	3/05/2021	2/20/2021	Favorable with Amendments {377177/1 Adopted	21 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/05/2021	2/20/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	21 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021
Senate	3/09/2021	2/22/2021	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	23 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/10/2021	3/02/2021	Referred Health and Government Operations	21 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2021	3/17/2021	Hearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m.
House	3/20/2021	3/20/2021	Hearing canceled
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/01/2021	4/01/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	4/02/2021	3/18/2021	Favorable with Amendments {946780/1 Adopted	37 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2021	3/18/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	37 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2021	3/19/2021	Third Reading Passed (132-0)	38 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2021	3/13/2021	Senate Concurs House Amendments	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2021	3/13/2021	Third Reading Passed (46-0)	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2021	3/13/2021	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021
Post Passage	4/13/2021	4/13/2021	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 71
			Text - Chapter - Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021

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