HOUSE BILL 272

Sponsored By:

Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

Entitled:

Medical Stop-Loss Insurance

Synopsis:

Authorizing medical stop-loss insurance to be sold, issued, or delivered in the State only by specified carriers that hold specified certificates of authority; prohibiting medical stop-loss insurers from issuing, delivering, or offering policies of medical stop-loss insurance if the policies have specified attachment points below specified amounts; making medical stop-loss insurers subject to specified sanctions under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

1/23

First Reading Health and Government Operations

Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m.

2/26

Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations

2/27

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

2/29

Third Reading Passed (121-17)

3/28

Returned Passed

Senate Action

3/3

First Reading Finance

3/17

Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.

4/1

Favorable Report by Finance

3/29

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/30

Third Reading Passed (38-8)

Action after passage in House and Senate

4/24

Approved by the Governor

- Chapter 264

Sponsored by:

Health and Government Operations Committee, Chair

Departmental

Insurance Administration, Maryland

Bill indexed under the following Subject:

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance

( 3-302 , 15-129 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

February 29, 2008: Third Reading Passed (121-17)

Senate

March 30, 2008: Third Reading Passed (38-8)