SENATE BILL 1043

Sponsored By:

Senators Conway and McFadden

Entitled:

Maryland Health Care Commission - Racial and Ethnic Variations Data - Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance

Synopsis:

Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to include specified racial and ethnic variations in specified systems to evaluate the quality of care outcomes and performance measurements of specified health maintenance organization benefit plans, nursing facilities, and hospitals and ambulatory surgical facilities; prohibiting the use of specified racial or ethnic variations information to deny or otherwise affect a health insurance policy or contract; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

3/6

First Reading Senate Rules

3/8

Re-referred Finance

3/14

Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m.

4/3

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

3/30

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/1

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

House Action

3/31

First Reading Health and Government Operations

4/5

Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.

Sponsored by:

Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43

Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CLINICS

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT

DISCRIMINATION

ETHNIC AFFAIRS

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION

MINORITIES -see also- WOMEN

NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-134 , 19-706 )

Insurance

( 27-914 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):

Senate

Number: 597575/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 3, 2006   at: 8:49 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

Senate

April 1, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)