SENATE BILL 351

Sponsored By:

Senators Teitelbaum and Grosfeld

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Managed Behavioral Health Care Organizations - Expense and Loss Ratios and Reports

Synopsis:

Requiring carriers that provide behavioral health care services to submit an annual report containing specified expense and loss ratios; requiring the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to establish a specified methodology by regulation; requiring managed behavioral health care organizations and carriers to perform an audit of data in the annual report; requiring a specified fine to be imposed on specified carriers that fail to file a specified report; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

1/31

First Reading Finance

2/4

Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.

3/3

Withdrawn

House Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AUDITORS AND AUDITS

FINES

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS

INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION

MENTAL HEALTH

PUBLIC INFORMATION

REPORTS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance

( 15-127 , 15-605 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered