HOUSE BILL 760

Sponsored By:

Delegate Hurson

Entitled:

Insurance Premiums Tax - Health Maintenance Organizations - Funding for Outpatient Mental Health Treatment

Synopsis:

Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to reimburse specified providers of outpatient mental health treatment a specified amount for specified individuals; imposing the insurance premiums tax on health maintenance organizations; creating the Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Fund to consist of revenue received from the premiums tax imposed on health maintenance organizations; providing that revenue from the Fund be used to reimburse for specified outpatient mental health treatment; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/7

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/19

Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.

2/25

Hearing cancelled

3/3

Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

MENTAL HEALTH

REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 15-101 , 15-105 , 19-727 )

Insurance

( 6-101 , 6-102 , 6-103.2 , 6-103.3 , 6-104 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Not available at this time

Amendments: None offered