HOUSE BILL 1112

Sponsored By:

Delegate Barve

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Managed Behavioral Health Care Organizations - Expense and Loss Ratios and Reports

Synopsis:

Requiring carriers that provide behavioral health care services to submit an annual report containing specified expense and loss ratios; requiring the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to establish a specified methodology by regulation; requiring managed behavioral health care organizations and carriers to perform an audit of data in the annual report; requiring a specified fine to be imposed on specified carriers that fail to file a specified report; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/8

First Reading Economic Matters

2/13

Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.

3/18

Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AUDITORS AND AUDITS

FINES

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations

INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION

MENTAL HEALTH

PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

PUBLIC INFORMATION

REPORTS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance

( 15-127 , 15-605 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered