HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 100

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  HB 2

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 16

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Taylor, the Speaker (Administration), and Delegates Busch, Guns, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, W. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Bohanan, Bozman, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, D'Amato, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Giannetti, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Kirk, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosso, Rudolph, Sher, Sophocleus, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, Zirkin, and Benson

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Programs Expansion Act of 2000

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 3

  Status as of March 27, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Busch, Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, W. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Bozman, Bronrott, Brown, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Conway, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Griffith, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosso, Sophocleus, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Health Insurance for All Marylanders Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 4

  Status as of April 7, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, W. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Brown, Cane, Clagett, Conroy, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Griffith, Healey, Hecht, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Rosso, Stern, Stocksdale, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Nonprofit Health Entity Responsibility Act of 2000

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 5

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 323

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, and Wood

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Responsibility for and Regulation of Downstream Risk

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 6

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 92

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Taylor, Dewberry, Arnick, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, Cane, Clagett, Conroy, DeCarlo, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Griffith, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosso, Sophocleus, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage of Habilitative Services for Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 22

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 326

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conroy, Love, Pitkin, and McHale

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Coverage for Hair Prostheses for Hair Loss Resulting from Chemotherapy or Radiation Treatment for Cancer

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 26

  Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Boschert

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Hearing Aids

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 59

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 329

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dembrow

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Adverse Decisions and Grievance Decisions - Notification Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 66

  Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Boutin

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Hearing Aids - Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 91

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Market Reforms

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 92

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 331

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Risk Based Capital Standards for Insurers and Managed Care Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 99

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Dental Plan Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 138

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Commission - Modifications and Clarifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 200

  Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stern, Owings, Hammen, Goldwater, Barve, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Frush, Morhaim, Barkley, Boutin, Bronrott, Cane, Cadden, D'Amato, Glassman, Grosfeld, Harrison, Howard, Hubers, A. Jones, Kirk, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Moe, Mohorovic, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Rosso, Sher, Stull, and Turner

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Thin Prep Pap Tests - Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 297

  Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Mitchell

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 300

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 513

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Shriver, Barkley, Boschert, Bronrott, Clagett, Conroy, Frush, Goldwater, Harrison, Healey, Howard, Hubbard, Menes, Patterson, Pitkin, Rosso, Valderrama, Marriott, Turner, Franchot, Bobo, Kopp, Mandel, Hecht, Love, Hurson, Hammen, Sher, Mohorovic, Elliott, Weir, Guns, Nathan-Pulliam, Redmer, Klausmeier, Owings, Cane, Stull, Morhaim, Baldwin, and Boutin

  Entitled

  State Board of Spinal Cord Injury Research

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 304

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 355

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Preauthorized Health Care Services - Denials of Reimbursement by Carriers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 305

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Retroactive Denial of Reimbursement to Health Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 308

  Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murphy, Brinkley, Dembrow, Pendergrass, Montague, Snodgrass, Baldwin, Hecht, and Kagan

  Entitled

  Marijuana - Exceptions for Compassionate Use

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 316

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 359

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krysiak , Goldwater, and Brown

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Carriers - Standing Referral to Obstetrician for Pregnancy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 350

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 283

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Clagett, Rosso, Rzepkowski, Brown, Busch, Donoghue, Fulton, Harrison, Love, and Moe

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for In Vitro Fertilization

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 354

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory and Getty (Committee to Revise Article 27)

  Entitled

  Crimes - State Health Plan Fraud

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 393

  Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Finifter, Morhaim, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Hearing Aids and Related Treatment - Coverage for Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 405

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 371

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Internal Appeal and Grievance Processes

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 412

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 123

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Private Review Agents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 432

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 375

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Guns

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Commission and Health Services Cost Review Commission - Use of Assessed Fees - Direct Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 496

  Status as of March 1, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Nonprofit Health Maintenance Organizations Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations
  

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  HB 530

  Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McHale, Hammen, Guns, and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Carriers - Records of Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 559

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 254

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Stern, Mandel, Sher, Goldwater, Barkley, Kopp, Kagan, Carlson, Grosfeld, Petzold, Bronrott, Hixson, Heller, Dembrow, and Cryor

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Requirements for Providers to Serve on Provider Panels

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 579

  Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Busch

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Uniform Claims Form

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 591

  Status as of March 28, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, McHale, Walkup, Krysiak, Love, Kirk, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Pitkin, Eckardt, Griffith, Barve, Kach, Pendergrass, Marriott, and Brown

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Carriers - Standing Referrals to Specialists

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 649

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 400

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Redmer, Ports, Cane, J. Kelly, Klausmeier, Eckardt, McClenahan, Kach, Wood, and Mitchell

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Eligibility Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 668

  Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Barkley, Bronrott, Heller, Kopp, Petzold, and Mandel

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Claims for Reimbursement - Uniform Claims Remittance Form

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 669

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 402

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Brown, Eckardt, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Walkup, Donoghue, Fulton, McHale, Minnick, and Moe

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Access to Obstetric and Gynecological Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 672

  Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Barkley, Bronrott, Heller, Kopp, Petzold, and Mandel

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Retroactive Denial of Reimbursement to Health Care Providers by Carriers - Codes and Coding Guidelines

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 762

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 410

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen , McHale, Donoghue, Fulton, Goldwater, Love, Moe, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Uniform Claims Forms

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 814

  Status as of February 28, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Elliott

  Entitled

  Unfair Claim Settlement Practices - Liability of Insurer for Costs and Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 895

  Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott, Sophocleus, and Bozman

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Prescription Cards and Other Proof of Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 896

  Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott, Sophocleus, and Bozman

  Entitled

  Equitable Reimbursement for Prescription Drugs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 901

  Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kopp, Barve, Barkley, Bronrott, Brown, Goldwater, Heller, Hubbard, Mandel, Menes, and Stern

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 2000

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 914

  Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Bozman, W. Baker, Cane, Rudolph, McClenahan, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Interpreter Expenses for Hearing Impaired

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 927

  Status as of March 1, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Love

  Entitled

  Certified Nurse Practitioners - Provider Panel Identification

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 934

  Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Kach, Donoghue, Harrison, Pendergrass, Goldwater, Mitchell, McClenahan, Moe, McHale, Eckardt, Kirk, Hurson, Doory, Krysiak, Hill, Walkup, Barve, Sophocleus, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Emergency Room Services - Reimbursement Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 943

  Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin and Vallario

  Entitled

  Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 969

  Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Klausmeier, Boutin, Baldwin, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Mental Health Treatment - Authorization Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1016

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 449

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson and Brown

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Discrimination - Specified Diseases or Diagnoses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1031

  Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate R. Baker

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Benefits for In Vitro Fertilization

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1068

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Notice of Health Care Providers on Carrier's Provider Panel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1117

  Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Redmer, Finifter, Elliott, James, Ports, Stocksdale, Boutin, Klausmeier, Leopold, Marriott, Rzepkowski, O'Donnell, Glassman, Hubbard, and Eckardt

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1125

  Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Smoking Cessation Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1199

  Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Redmer

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Substantial, Available, and Affordable Coverage Products

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1222

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 465

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Busch

  Entitled

  Private Review Agents - Market Conduct Examinations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1232

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 466

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Nathan-Pulliam, and Oaks

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Health Care Needs of Inmates in Transition from Correctional Institutions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1350

  Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Guns, Taylor, Amedori, R. Baker, W. Baker, Baldwin, Bartlett, Benson, Bohanan, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Conway, D'Amato, Dobson, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Frush, Fulton, Getty, Glassman, Hammen, Hecht, Howard, Hutchins, James, Kagan, K. Kelly, Linton, Marriott, McClenahan, McKee, Mitchell, Montague, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Palumbo, Parrott, Patterson, Phillips, Proctor, Rawlings, Riley, Rudolph, Schisler, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Swain, Turner, Walkup, and Wood

  Entitled

  Senior Assistance - Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HJ 11

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 14

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Redmer

  Entitled

  Maryland Partnership for Long-Term Care Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  SB 9

  Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 52

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 31

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Dental Plan Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 53

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 32

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Market Reforms

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 60

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Risk Based Capital Standards for Insurers and Managed Care Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 164

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Internal Appeal and Grievance Processes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 170

  Status as of March 24, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Ruben, Middleton, Lawlah, Munson, DeGrange, Collins, Dorman, Green, Jacobs, Blount, Ferguson, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, Stone, Conway, Colburn, Bromwell, Astle, Kelley, Forehand, Hooper, Roesser, Pinsky, Frosh, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 171

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 242

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Middleton, Lawlah, Munson, DeGrange, Forehand, Teitelbaum, Jacobs, Hooper, Roesser, Collins, Blount, Stone, Green, Dorman, Astle, Kelley, Ferguson, Mooney, Conway, Sfikas, Pinsky, Frosh, Colburn, and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 174

  Status as of April 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Hollinger, Dorman, Van Hollen, Ruben, Kelley, McFadden, Pinsky, Mitchell, Exum, Roesser, Green, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Colorectal Cancer Screening - Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 189

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 64

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Commission - Modifications and Clarifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 190

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Private Review Agents

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 201

  Status as of March 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Miller, Blount, Collins, Currie, DeGrange, Dorman, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hoffman, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Mitchell, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Children's Health Program Expansion Act of 2000

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 268

  Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Collins

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Hearing Aids - Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 274

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 248

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Retroactive Denial of Reimbursement to Health Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 275

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Preauthorized Health Care Services - Denials of Reimbursement by Carriers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 287

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 512

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Blount, Conway, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Roesser, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  State Board of Spinal Cord Injury Research

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 295

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 253

  Sponsored By

  Senators Roesser, Teitelbaum, Hogan, Ruben, Van Hollen, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Requirements for Providers to Serve on Provider Panels

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 322

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 259

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone and Hughes (Committee to Revise Article 27)

  Entitled

  Crimes - State Health Plan Fraud

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 371

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 270

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger (Chairman, Health Subcommittee) and Senators Conway, Harris, Pinsky, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Medical Records - Confidentiality

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 373

  Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Dorman, Collins, Ruben, Blount, DeGrange, Forehand, Stone, Van Hollen, Sfikas, Astle, Middleton, Green, Harris, Hoffman, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Practice of Dentistry - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 386

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Collins and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Coverage for Hair Prostheses for Hair Loss Resulting from Chemotherapy or Radiation Treatment for Cancer

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 455

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 279

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Exum, DeGrange, Hooper, and Hafer

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Notice of Health Care Providers on Carrier's Provider Panel

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 485

  Status as of March 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Patient Rights - The No More Runaround Act of 2000

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 486

  Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Carriers - Records of Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 495

  Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hoffman

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 2000

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 496

  Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 502

  Status as of March 2, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman, DeGrange, Hooper, Teitelbaum, Exum, Astle, and Della

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Carriers - Standing Referrals to Specialists

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 512

  Status as of February 16, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Exum

  Entitled

  Procurement - Service Contracts - Standards for Privatization

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• 

  SB 516

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 282

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for In Vitro Fertilization

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 518

  Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Dorman, Pinsky, McFadden, Teitelbaum, Kelley, Ruben, Frosh, Lawlah, DeGrange, Exum, and Green

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Smoking Cessation - Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 567

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Exum, Conway, DeGrange, Dorman, Hooper, Mitchell, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Access to Obstetric and Gynecological Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 583

  Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senator Neall

  Entitled

  State Employees - Retirement and Pensions - Postretirement Health Funding System

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• 

  SB 600

  Status as of March 2, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lawlah

  Entitled

  HealthChoice - Children's Dental Program - Actuarial Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 654

  Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Collins

  Entitled

  Insurance Carriers - Compensation of Health Care Practitioners

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 765

  Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator McCabe

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Health Insurance - Dependent Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 798

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Private Review Agents - Market Conduct Examinations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 800

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Uniform Claims Forms

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 801

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Hooper, DeGrange, Hafer, Teitelbaum, and Della

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Eligibility Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 803

  Status as of March 24, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Prescription Cards and Other Proof of Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 813

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 309

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Racing Act of 2000

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Ways and Means

• 

  SB 815

  Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Uniform Claims Form

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 855

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 565

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson, Middleton, and Miller

  Entitled

  Senior Assistance - Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 863

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 15

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Bromwell, and Van Hollen and the President (Administration)

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Programs Expansion Act of 2000

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 883

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 320

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Task Force to Study the Non-Group Health Insurance Market - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SJ 4

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 3

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Maryland Partnership for Long-Term Care Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SJ 5

  Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Dorman, Kelley, McFadden, Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Della, DeGrange, Lawlah, Currie, Conway, Frosh, Van Hollen, Mitchell, Ruben, Green, Forehand, Stone, Sfikas, Exum, Kasemeyer, Hughes, Dyson, Hoffman, Blount, and Collins

  Entitled

  Health Care for All Marylanders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters