HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 85

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  HB 2

  Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Busch, Taylor, Arnick, Conway, Dewberry, Doory, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, W. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bohanan, Cadden, Cane, Clagett, Cole, Crouse, D'Amato, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dobson, Donoghue, Dypski, Eckardt, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Gordon, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, Malone, Mandel, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Morhaim, Parrott, Pendergrass, Petzold, Phillips, Pielke, Pitkin, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Shriver, Valderrama, Walkup, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entity - Conditions for Approval

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 84

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 197

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Children's Health Program - Employer-Sponsored Health Benefit Plans - Employer Contribution

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 85

  Status as of April 9, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 29

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Producer Commissions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 86

  Status as of April 9, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 30

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health - Maryland AIDS Insurance Assistance Program - Sunset Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 141

  Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entities - Limitations on Officers, Directors, and Trustees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 164

  Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 348

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Proctor (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the State's Retiree Health Insurance Liabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 181

  Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 497

  Sponsored By

  Southern Maryland Delegation, Western Maryland Delegation, and Eastern Shore Delegation

  Entitled

  State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Eligibility for Enrollment and Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 231

  Status as of February 8, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Barkley, Bobo, Cadden, Clagett, Fulton, Goldwater, Hubers, Love, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosso, Rudolph, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, and Turner

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Premium Tax

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 245

  Status as of February 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Busch

  Entitled

  Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan - Termination Provisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 364

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 219

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love and Cadden

  Entitled

  Child Support Enforcement Administration - Retirement Health Benefits - Former Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Domestic Relations Division Employees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 448

  Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Busch, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Gordon, Hill, Kach, Krysiak, La Vay, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Pendergrass, Pielke, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entities - Form of Remuneration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 450

  Status as of March 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Brown

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Enforcement of Prompt Payment of Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 551

  Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Edwards and Kelly

  Entitled

  State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Eligibility for Participation - Employees of County Boards of Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 571

  Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Busch

  Entitled

  Maryland Group Health Insurance Plan - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 628

  Status as of April 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mitchell, Love, McClenahan, Minnick, Owings, Pendergrass, and Stern

  Entitled

  Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Board of Directors - Compensation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 650

  Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hammen

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Reimbursement Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 660

  Status as of February 27, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Expansion of the All-Payor System

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 679

  Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Mitchell

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Prescription Drug Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 692

  Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 382

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater , Hurson, and Lee

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Modification and Clarification

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 706

  Status as of April 9, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 78

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Montgomery County - Board of Education - Compensation MC 204-02

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 738

  Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kagan, Gordon, Clagett, Rosso, Glassman, La Vay, Goldwater, Moe, Donoghue, Hubbard, R. Baker, Harrison, McHale, Brown, Love, Rzepkowski, Pitkin, Cryor, and Barve

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - In Vitro Fertilization - Conditions for Provision of Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 754

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 247

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Busch, Barve, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Harrison, Kach, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Pendergrass, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Nonrenewal of Individual Health Benefit Plans - Requirements for Carriers with Affiliates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 761

  Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Goldwater

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefit Management Regulation Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 795

  Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Kirk, Harrison, Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Hammen, Krysiak, Paige, Goldwater, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Private Review Agents - Adverse Decisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 799

  Status as of April 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dembrow

  Entitled

  Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Board Member and Officer Compensation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 805

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 250

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Barve, Eckardt, Goldwater, Gordon, Hill, Kach, Krysiak, Love, Moe, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Reimbursement of Health Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 807

  Status as of March 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue and Krysiak

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Required Reimbursement - Podiatrists

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 822

  Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barkley and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  State Health Plan - False Representation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 882

  Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McHale

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Foundation - Health Insurance Demonstration Project for Uninsured, Low-Income Workers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 891

  Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Turner and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Mental Illness - Coverage Period for Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 896

  Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 394

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Love, Goldwater, McHale, Pendergrass, Eckardt, and Krysiak

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Mental Illness - Coverage for Residential Crisis Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 935

  Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Redmer

  Entitled

  Small Group Health Insurance - Preexisting Conditions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 939

  Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach, Mitchell, and Eckardt

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Exclusion from Policies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 982

  Status as of March 20, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve and Doory (Montgomery County Administration) and Delegates R. Baker, Barkley, Billings, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Clagett, Dobson, Frush, Gladden, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Hubbard, Kirk, Mandel, McHale, McIntosh, Moe, Oaks, Pendergrass, Sher, and Shriver

  Entitled

  Maryland Family and Medical Leave Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1025

  Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sher, Donoghue, Fulton, Goldwater, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, McHale, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Task Force on Access to Mental Health Treatment for Privately Insured Individuals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1112

  Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1129

  Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, Hecht, and Riley

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Vaccinations Against Meningococcal Disease

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1144

  Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Baldwin

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage Offered to Small Employers - Open Enrollment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1157

  Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Klausmeier, Boutin, Cane, Frush, Hammen, Hubbard, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Oaks, Stern, and Stull

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Uniform Standard Credentialing Form

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1158

  Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 409

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Redmer and Ports

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Continuation Coverage - Voluntary Termination of Employment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1159

  Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Redmer

  Entitled

  Small Group Health Insurance - Community Rate Adjustment - Small Employer Group Experience

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1186

  Status as of February 13, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates R. Baker, D. Davis, and Frush

  Entitled

  Fair Market Drug Pricing Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1192

  Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 411

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage Under Medical Support Notices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1207

  Status as of April 8, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor , Busch, Barve, Donoghue, Eckardt, Goldwater, Gordon, Harrison, Hill, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Pendergrass, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans and Rate Making - Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1222

  Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murphy, Brinkley, Dembrow, Pendergrass, Montague, Snodgrass, Baldwin, Hecht, Kagan, Valderrama, Turner, Rosso, Marriott, Rzepkowski, La Vay, Pitkin, Riley, C. Davis, Menes, Greenip, Gladden, Grosfeld, Dewberry, Klausmeier, DeCarlo, Carlson, Bates, Hubers, Redmer, Ports, Barve, Bobo, Boutin, Cole, Dobson, Dypski, Fulton, Griffith, Hammen, Hurson, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, McHale, McIntosh, Minnick, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Phillips, Rosenberg, and Hutchins

  Entitled

  Darrell Putman Compassionate Use Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1227

  Status as of February 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shriver and Hurson

  Entitled

  Citizens' Prescription Drug Benefit Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1228

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 153

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor , Busch, Barve, Brown, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Goldwater, Gordon, Harrison, Hill, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Pendergrass, Pielke, Walkup, Barkley, Bobo, Bozman, Cadden, Clagett, DeCarlo, Hubers, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosso, Rudolph, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Turner, Giannetti, Swain, and Conroy

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Safety Net Act of 2002

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1254

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 154

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass , Mitchell, Barkley, Barve, Bates, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Bohanan, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Bronrott, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Crouse, Cryor, D'Amato, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dobson, Doory, Dypski, Flanagan, Frush, Getty, Glassman, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Hubbard, Hubers, Hutchins, Kach, Kagan, Kirk, Klima, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Malone, Mandel, McHale, McKee, Menes, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Patterson, Petzold, Pitkin, Ports, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shank, Sher, Shriver, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Stern, Stocksdale, Turner, Valderrama, Walkup, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Acquisition of a Nonprofit Health Entity - Determination by Regulating Entity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1295

  Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Brown

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Foundation - Health Care Disparities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1304

  Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Busch

  Entitled

  Health and Disability Insurance - Appeals and Grievance Process - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1311

  Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Nonprofit Health Entities - Blue Cross and Blue Shield Trademarks

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1360

  Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Harrison

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Insurance - Claims by Members and Subscribers of Health Maintenance Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1427

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 284

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Busch, Donoghue, Kach, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group - Open Enrollment Period

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  SB 10

  Status as of March 29, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kasemeyer, Astle, Bromwell, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Exum, Hafer, Hollinger, Kelley, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Insurance Premiums Tax - Health Maintenance Organizations - Funding of Public Mental Health System Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 71

  Status as of February 11, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Dorman, Frosh, Hollinger, Middleton, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Expansion Initiative of 2002

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 274

  Status as of March 27, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman, Kelley, and Roesser

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Required Reimbursement - Podiatrists

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 317

  Status as of March 5, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Green, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Maryland False Health Claims Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 370

  Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Carriers - Standing Referrals to Specialists

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 388

  Status as of April 9, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 23

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Maryland Group Health Insurance Plan - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 407

  Status as of March 7, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Employer Groups - Health Benefit Plans

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 410

  Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Neall, Astle, Baker, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Haines, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mitchell, Mooney, Munson, Roesser, Ruben, Schrader, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Participation in the State Medical Assistance Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 411

  Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Neall, Astle, Baker, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Lawlah, Middleton, Mitchell, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Schrader, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Financial Audit to Determine Value of Public Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 412

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 152

  Sponsored By

  Senators Neall, Astle, Baker, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Conway, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mitchell, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Schrader, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority - Nonprofit Health Service Plans

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 413

  Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Neall, Astle, Baker, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mitchell, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Schrader, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Substantial, Available, and Affordable Coverage Products - Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 443

  Status as of March 27, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Astle, Conway, DeGrange, Dorman, Exum, Hooper, Kelley, and Roesser

  Entitled

  Counties and Municipal Corporations - Group Health Benefit Plans - Coverage for Residents

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 444

  Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jimeno and Neall

  Entitled

  Child Support Enforcement Administration - Retirement Health Benefits - Former Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Domestic Relations Division Employees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 451

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 162

  Sponsored By

  Senators Exum, Astle, Currie, Dorman, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Foundation - Health Disparities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 466

  Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Reimbursement of Health Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 481

  Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 464

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Reimbursement Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 487

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 155

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Neall, Astle, Baker, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mitchell, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Schrader, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entity - Conditions for Approval

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 548

  Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Van Hollen

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 550

  Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Bromwell, Exum, Frosh, Middleton, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Fair Market Drug Pricing Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 564

  Status as of February 26, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jimeno

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Employees - Pension and Retirement Health Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 592

  Status as of March 27, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Neall, Astle, Baker, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Roesser, Ruben, Schrader, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entities - Limitations on Approval - Public Interest

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 609

  Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Foundation - Health Insurance Demonstration Project for Uninsured, Low-Income Workers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 615

  Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jimeno

  Entitled

  State Health Plan - False Representation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 651

  Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Nonrenewal of Individual Health Benefit Plans - Requirements for Carriers with Affiliates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 659

  Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ruben (Montgomery County Administration) and Senators Currie, Dorman, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Hoffman, Hollinger, McFadden, Pinsky, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Maryland Family and Medical Leave Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 798

  Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Health Care Practitioners

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 819

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 189

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman, Astle, Exum, Hafer, and Hooper

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Uniform Standard Credentialing Form

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 841

  Status as of April 7, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway and Exum

  Entitled

  Credit Regulation - Extensions of Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

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  SB 842

  Status as of March 19, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health and Disability Insurance - Appeals and Grievance Process - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 844

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 191

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Employees of Legal Aid Bureau, Inc.

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 880

  Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Middleton, and Neall

  Entitled

  Acquisition of a Nonprofit Health Service Plan - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 888

  Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group - Open Enrollment Period

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters