Legislation

Title: Cancer Screening - Health Insurance and Assessment of Outreach, Education, and Health Disparities
Sponsored by: Senators Benson, Carter, and Lewis Young
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 353
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for certain lung cancer diagnostic imaging and limiting the copayment, coinsurance, or deductible requirement that the entities can require for lung cancer screening and diagnosis; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to conduct an assessment on certain outreach, education, and health disparities in cancer screening and report the results of the assessment to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2024.

Committees

Original:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Health and Government Operations

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Witness List

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0815

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2023, January 1, 2024

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/27/2023 Legislative Date 2/27/2023 Action First Reading Senate Rules Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Breast and Lung Cancer - Establishment of Screening Awareness Program and Insurance Coverage and Cost Sharing Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2023 Legislative Date 3/14/2023 Action Rereferred to Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2023 Legislative Date 3/16/2023 Action Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2023 Legislative Date 3/23/2023 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2023 Legislative Date 3/15/2023 Action Favorable with Amendments {343720/1 Adopted Proceedings 52 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2023 Legislative Date 3/15/2023 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 52 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Cancer Screening - Health Insurance and Assessment of Outreach, Education, and Health Disparities Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/27/2023 Legislative Date 3/17/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (46-0) Proceedings 54 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/28/2023 Legislative Date 3/17/2023 Action Referred Rules and Executive Nominations Proceedings 54 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2023 Legislative Date 4/05/2023 Action Rereferred to Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/06/2023 Legislative Date 4/06/2023 Action Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/06/2023 Legislative Date 3/27/2023 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2023 Legislative Date 3/28/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (137-0) Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2023 Legislative Date 3/25/2023 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/03/2023 Legislative Date 5/03/2023 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 353 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Cancer Screening - Health Insurance and Assessment of Outreach, Education, and Health Disparities Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/27/2023	2/27/2023	First Reading Senate Rules
			Text - First - Breast and Lung Cancer - Establishment of Screening Awareness Program and Insurance Coverage and Cost Sharing
Senate	3/14/2023	3/14/2023	Rereferred to Finance
Senate	3/16/2023	3/16/2023	Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/23/2023	3/23/2023	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	3/23/2023	3/15/2023	Favorable with Amendments {343720/1 Adopted	52 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/23/2023	3/15/2023	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	52 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Cancer Screening - Health Insurance and Assessment of Outreach, Education, and Health Disparities
Senate	3/27/2023	3/17/2023	Third Reading Passed (46-0)	54 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/28/2023	3/17/2023	Referred Rules and Executive Nominations	54 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2023	4/05/2023	Rereferred to Health and Government Operations
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/06/2023	4/06/2023	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House	4/06/2023	3/27/2023	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	64 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2023	3/28/2023	Third Reading Passed (137-0)	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2023	3/25/2023	Returned Passed	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/03/2023	5/03/2023	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 353
			Text - Chapter - Cancer Screening - Health Insurance and Assessment of Outreach, Education, and Health Disparities

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