File Code: Insurance - Health and Life
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegate Frank
- Entitled:
-
Health Insurance - Health Benefits Appeals Board
Creating a Health Benefits Appeals Board in the Maryland Insurance
Administration; requiring the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to
employ licensed medical staff for the Appeals Board; authorizing
individuals to file an appeal with the Appeals Board concerning any
limitation on or denial of coverage for health benefits from a
carrier; requiring the Appeals Board to hear and rule on an appeal
within 2 weeks from the date of the filing of the appeal; requiring
the Commissioner to collect a $200 health benefits appeals fee; etc.
House Action
- 2/23
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/26
- Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/21
- Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Senate Action
- No Action
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG., LABELING, WARRANTIES.
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
- INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
- INSURANCE-HEALTH -see also- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
19-706
)
- Insurance
- (
2-104 ,
2-114 ,
2-401 ,
2-402 ,
2-403 ,
2-404 ,
2-405 ,
2-406 ,
6-301 ,
6-302 ,
6-303 ,
6-304
)
- Article - 48A Insurance Code
- (
17 ,
33A ,
752 ,
753 ,
754 ,
755 ,
756 ,
757 ,
758
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
None available