CHAPTER NUMBER: 294
File Code: Insurance - Health and Life
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 843
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Busch, Gordon, Donoghue, Love, Kach, V. Mitchell, McClenahan,
Eckardt, Goldwater, Boston, Barve, Krysiak, Exum, Kirk, Walkup, La Vay,
Crumlin, Frank, Pendergrass, Fulton, and Harrison
- Entitled:
-
Maryland Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Establishing individual and group market reforms consistent with the
federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act;
prohibiting specified preexisting condition provisions; mandating
guaranteed issuance and renewability under specified circumstances;
requiring specified carriers to submit information and documentation
to the Insurance Commissioner; requiring specified carriers to give
evidence of coverage; establishing rules for eligibility for coverage;
etc.
House Action
- 2/21
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/20
- Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/20
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Special Order p.m. session (Delegate Redmer) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/21
- Third Reading Passed (134-1)
- 3/30
- Returned Passed
- 4/29
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 294
Senate Action
- 3/24
- First Reading Finance
- 3/25
- Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/31
- Favorable Report by Finance
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/2
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Michael Erin Busch, District 30
- Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
- Delegate Frank D. Boston, Jr., District 41
- Delegate Michael A. Crumlin, District 25
- Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate Nathaniel Exum, District 24
- Delegate Robert L. Frank, District 11
- Delegate Tony Edward Fulton, District 40
- Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
- Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
- Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
- Delegate A. Wade Kach, District 9A
- Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
- Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
- Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
- Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
- Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
- Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
- Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
- Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
- INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
- REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
19-706 ,
19-706
)
- Insurance
- (
15-508 ,
15-1202 ,
15-1301 ,
15-1301 ,
15-1302 ,
15-1302 ,
15-1303 ,
15-1303 ,
15-1304 ,
15-1304 ,
15-1305 ,
15-1305 ,
15-1306 ,
15-1306 ,
15-1307 ,
15-1307 ,
15-1308 ,
15-1309 ,
15-1310 ,
15-1311 ,
15-1312 ,
15-1401 ,
15-1402 ,
15-1403 ,
15-1404 ,
15-1405 ,
15-1406 ,
15-1407 ,
15-1408 ,
15-1409
)
- Article - 48A Insurance Code
- (
490Y ,
703 ,
752 ,
753 ,
754 ,
755 ,
756 ,
757 ,
758 ,
759 ,
760 ,
761 ,
762 ,
763 ,
764 ,
765 ,
766 ,
767 ,
768 ,
769 ,
770 ,
771 ,
772
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- House
- Number: 473865/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 20, 1997 at: 10:44
Status: Adopted
