CHAPTER NUMBER: 32
File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 91
- Sponsored By:
-
Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance
Administration, Maryland)
- Entitled:
-
Maryland Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Market
Reforms
Establishing market reforms consistent with the provisions of the
federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; repealing
the provision allowing health benefit plans that do not use a
preexisting condition to impose a waiting period or surcharge on
enrollees; requiring small employers to provide a special enrollment
period; etc.
Senate Action
- 11/3
- Pre-filed
- 1/12
- First Reading Finance
- Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- 1/13
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 1/26 at 2:00 p.m.
- 1/26
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 2/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 1/31
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/15
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 2/16
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/21
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- 4/3
- Senate Concur - House Amendment
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- 4/25
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 32
House Action
- 2/22
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 3/22
- Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/30
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- 3/28
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/29
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (136-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Chairman, Finance Comm.
- Departmental
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
- NOTICES
- PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
- SMALL BUSINESS
- WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Insurance
- (
15-1201 ,
15-1208 ,
15-1208.1 ,
15-1212 ,
15-1301 ,
15-1401 ,
15-1406 ,
15-1406.1
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 507971/1 (PDF) Offered on: February 16, 2000 at:
10:37 a.m. Status: Adopted
- House
- Number: 563397/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 30, 2000 at:
10:48 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- February 21, 2000: Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- April 3, 2000: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- House
- March 29, 2000: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
