HOUSE BILL 702

Sponsored By:

Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) and Delegates Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

Entitled:

Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program

Synopsis:

Prohibiting the subsidy required under the Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program from exceeding a specified amount in specified fiscal years; clarifying the purpose of the Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program; altering the payments to be made for specified enrollees by the Program; requiring the Board of Directors of the Maryland Health Insurance Plan to make specified determinations about the Program annually; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/6

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/8

Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.

2/28

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations

3/1

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/3

Third Reading Passed (141-0)

3/22

Returned Passed

Senate Action

3/6

First Reading Finance

3/10

Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.

3/21

Favorable Report by Finance

3/22

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/24

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Action after passage in House and Senate

5/2

Signed by the Governor Chapter 345

Sponsored by:

Health & Government Operations Comm., Chairman

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8

Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8

Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B

Departmental

Ins. Administration, MD

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C

Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B

Delegate William J. Frank, District 42

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B

Delegate Sheryl Davis Kohl, District 34A

Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B

Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE

ELDERLY PERSONS

GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

REPORTS

SUNSET

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance

( 14-106 , 14-511 , 14-512 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):

House

Number: 326486/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 1, 2006   at: 10:45 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 3, 2006: Third Reading Passed (141-0)

Senate

March 24, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)