HOUSE BILL 518

Sponsored By:

Delegates Kagan, Barve, Bobo, Boston, Crumlin, Cummings, Donoghue, Exum, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Harrison, Kopp, Krysiak, Marriott, McIntosh, Muse, Pendergrass, Perry, Pitkin, Turner, and Walkup

Entitled:

Health Insurers and Health Maintenance Organizations - Drug Benefits - Coverage for the Nicotine Patch

Synopsis:

Requiring certain health insurers and health maintenance organizations that provide drug coverage to provide coverage of the nicotine patch in the same manner and under the same conditions for which the insurer or health maintenance organization covers other drugs.

Legislative History

House Action

1/31

First Reading Economic Matters

2/14

Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Frank D. Boston, Jr., District 41

Delegate Michael A. Crumlin, District 25

Delegate Elijah E. Cummings, District 44

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C

Delegate Nathaniel Exum, District 24

Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Tony Edward Fulton, District 40

Delegate Gilbert J. Genn, District 16

Delegate Marilyn Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17

Delegate Sharon Grosfeld, District 18

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42

Delegate C. Anthony Muse, District 26

Delegate Shane Pendergrass, District 13A

Delegate Marsha G. Perry, District 33

Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A

Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DRUGS -see also- C. D. S., DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

INSURANCE-HEALTH -see also- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-706 )

Article - 48A Insurance Code

( 490FF )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None available