Legislation

Title: Health Insurance - Communications Between Carriers and Enrollees - Conformity With the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Sponsored by: Senators Kelley, Astle, Feldman, Glassman, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mathias, Middleton, Pugh, and Ramirez
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 72
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to develop and make available a specified form for enrollees to use to request confidential communications from health insurance carriers in accordance with specified provisions of federal law; requiring carriers to accept a specified form for a specified purpose under specified circumstances; providing that a notice given by an insurer under specified circumstances is subject to specified provisions of federal law; making the Act an emergency measure; etc.

Committees

Original:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

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

Details

Emergency Bill

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): Upon Enactment

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/03/2014 Legislative Date 1/31/2014 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/05/2014 Legislative Date 2/05/2014 Action Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2014 Legislative Date 3/17/2014 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2014 Legislative Date 3/13/2014 Action Favorable with Amendments {677574/1 Report Adopted Proceedings 47
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2014 Legislative Date 3/13/2014 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 47
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2014 Legislative Date 3/14/2014 Action Third Reading Passed (46-0) Proceedings 48
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2014 Legislative Date 3/17/2014 Action First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations Proceedings 53
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/28/2014 Legislative Date 3/28/2014 Action Rereferred to Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/28/2014 Legislative Date 3/28/2014 Action Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2014 Legislative Date 4/03/2014 Action Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2014 Legislative Date 3/27/2014 Action Favorable Report Adopted Proceedings 63
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2014 Legislative Date 3/27/2014 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 63
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2014 Legislative Date 3/28/2014 Action Third Reading Passed (137-0) Proceedings 64
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2014 Legislative Date 3/27/2014 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 61
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/08/2014 Legislative Date 4/08/2014 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 72 Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/03/2014	1/31/2014	First Reading Finance
Senate	2/05/2014	2/05/2014	Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	3/14/2014	3/17/2014	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	3/18/2014	3/13/2014	Favorable with Amendments {677574/1 Report Adopted	47
Senate	3/18/2014	3/13/2014	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	47
Senate	3/19/2014	3/14/2014	Third Reading Passed (46-0)	48
House	3/20/2014	3/17/2014	First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations	53
House	3/28/2014	3/28/2014	Rereferred to Health and Government Operations
House	3/28/2014	3/28/2014	Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
House	4/02/2014	4/03/2014	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House	4/03/2014	3/27/2014	Favorable Report Adopted	63
House	4/03/2014	3/27/2014	Second Reading Passed	63
House	4/04/2014	3/28/2014	Third Reading Passed (137-0)	64
Senate	4/05/2014	3/27/2014	Returned Passed	61
Post Passage	4/08/2014	4/08/2014	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 72

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
3/18/2014	Amendments Senate - (Finance) {677574/01 Adopted
2/04/2014	Text - First - Health Insurance - Communications Between Carriers and Enrollees - Conformity With the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
3/18/2014	Text - Third - Health Insurance - Communications Between Carriers and Enrollees - Conformity With the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
4/15/2014	Text - Chapter - Health Insurance - Communications Between Carriers and Enrollees - Conformity With the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
3/14/2014	Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance
4/02/2014	Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations
3/14/2014	Vote - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (46-0) - 03/14/14
3/28/2014	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (137-0) - 03/28/14

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