Legislation

Title: Health Insurance - Diagnostic and Supplemental Examinations and Biopsies for Breast Cancer - Cost-Sharing
Sponsored by: Delegates Sample-Hughes, D. Barnes, Bartlett, Fennell, Guzzone, R. Lewis, Patterson, Taveras, Turner, Wilkins, and Woods
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 299
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Prohibiting, except under certain circumstances, insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide coverage for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations from imposing a copayment, coinsurance, or deductible requirement for the examination; and requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to study and report to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by October 1, 2023 on the financial impact of eliminating cost-sharing for diagnostic image-guided biopsies for breast cancer.

Committees

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

Opposite:: Finance

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0184

Bill File Type: Regular

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

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/26/2023 Legislative Date 1/26/2023 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Health Insurance – Diagnostic and Supplemental Examinations for Breast Cancer – Cost–Sharing Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/26/2023 Legislative Date 1/26/2023 Action Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 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 2/27/2023 Legislative Date 2/27/2023 Action Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/28/2023 Legislative Date 2/25/2023 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 34 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Health Insurance – Diagnostic and Supplemental Examinations for Breast Cancer – Cost–Sharing Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/02/2023 Legislative Date 2/27/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (134-0) Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/03/2023 Legislative Date 2/28/2023 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/30/2023 Legislative Date 3/30/2023 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/30/2023 Legislative Date 3/20/2023 Action Favorable with Amendments {673320/1 Adopted Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/30/2023 Legislative Date 3/20/2023 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2023 Legislative Date 3/21/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (46-0) Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2023 Legislative Date 3/28/2023 Action House Concurs Senate Amendments Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2023 Legislative Date 3/28/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (136-0) Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2023 Legislative Date 3/28/2023 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Health Insurance – Diagnostic and Supplemental Examinations for Breast Cancer – Cost–Sharing Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/03/2023 Legislative Date 5/03/2023 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 299 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Health Insurance - Diagnostic and Supplemental Examinations and Biopsies for Breast Cancer - Cost-Sharing Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/26/2023	1/26/2023	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Health Insurance – Diagnostic and Supplemental Examinations for Breast Cancer – Cost–Sharing
House	1/26/2023	1/26/2023	Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/27/2023	2/27/2023	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House	2/28/2023	2/25/2023	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	34 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Health Insurance – Diagnostic and Supplemental Examinations for Breast Cancer – Cost–Sharing
House	3/02/2023	2/27/2023	Third Reading Passed (134-0)	36 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/03/2023	2/28/2023	Referred Finance	37 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/30/2023	3/30/2023	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	3/30/2023	3/20/2023	Favorable with Amendments {673320/1 Adopted	57 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/30/2023	3/20/2023	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	57 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/31/2023	3/21/2023	Third Reading Passed (46-0)	58 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2023	3/28/2023	House Concurs Senate Amendments	65 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2023	3/28/2023	Third Reading Passed (136-0)	65 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2023	3/28/2023	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Health Insurance – Diagnostic and Supplemental Examinations for Breast Cancer – Cost–Sharing
Post Passage	5/03/2023	5/03/2023	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 299
			Text - Chapter - Health Insurance - Diagnostic and Supplemental Examinations and Biopsies for Breast Cancer - Cost-Sharing

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