Legislation

Title: Health Insurance - Health Benefit Plans - Special Enrollment Period for Pregnancy
Sponsored by: Senator Lam
Status: Veto sustained (0-46)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

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:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

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

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0127

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1038 Session: 2018 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2019

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 11/13/2018 Legislative Date 11/13/2018 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/09/2019 Legislative Date 1/09/2019 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Health Insurance - Health Benefit Plans - Special Enrollment Period for Pregnancy Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/28/2019 Legislative Date 1/28/2019 Action Hearing 2/06 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2019 Legislative Date 3/18/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2019 Legislative Date 3/17/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments {877479/1 Adopted Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2019 Legislative Date 3/17/2019 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 49 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 Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2019 Legislative Date 3/18/2019 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 50 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/21/2019 Legislative Date 3/16/2019 Action Referred Rules and Executive Nominations Proceedings 51AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/26/2019 Legislative Date 3/27/2019 Action Rereferred to Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/27/2019 Legislative Date 3/27/2019 Action Hearing 4/02 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 4/03/2019 Legislative Date 4/03/2019 Action Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2019 Legislative Date 3/25/2019 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2019 Legislative Date 3/29/2019 Action Third Reading Passed (133-0) Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2019 Legislative Date 3/31/2019 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/24/2019 Legislative Date 5/24/2019 Action Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Governor's Veto Letter Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/09/2020 Legislative Date 1/09/2020 Action Veto sustained (0-46) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	11/13/2018	11/13/2018	Pre-filed
Senate	1/09/2019	1/09/2019	First Reading Finance
			Text - First - Health Insurance - Health Benefit Plans - Special Enrollment Period for Pregnancy
Senate	1/28/2019	1/28/2019	Hearing 2/06 at 1:30 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2019	3/18/2019	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	3/19/2019	3/17/2019	Favorable with Amendments {877479/1 Adopted	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/19/2019	3/17/2019	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	49 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Health Insurance - Health Benefit Plans - Special Enrollment Period for Pregnancy
Senate	3/20/2019	3/18/2019	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	50 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/21/2019	3/16/2019	Referred Rules and Executive Nominations	51AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/26/2019	3/27/2019	Rereferred to Health and Government Operations
House	3/27/2019	3/27/2019	Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2019	4/03/2019	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House	4/03/2019	3/25/2019	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	60 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2019	3/29/2019	Third Reading Passed (133-0)	64 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2019	3/31/2019	Returned Passed	63 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/24/2019	5/24/2019	Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
			Governor's Veto Letter	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	1/09/2020	1/09/2020	Veto sustained (0-46)

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