Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 61

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  HB 4

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Manno, Minnick, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Small Business Health Insurance Expansion Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 32

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 653

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kullen

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Limitations on Preexisting Condition Provisions - Individual Health Benefit Plans

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 41

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 517

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, V. Turner, Benson, Montgomery, Kullen, and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Hospitalization and Home Visits Following a Mastectomy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 141

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 131

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Insurance - Insurer Provider Panels - Health Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 142

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 372

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Insurance - Antifraud Plans

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 145

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 550

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach and Boteler

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Dental Provider Panels - Provider Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 235

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 663

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Bromwell, Kullen, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Rescission of Contracts and Certificates - Restrictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 255

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 664

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Costa, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 272

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Bobo, Bronrott, Donoghue, Frick, Frush, Hubbard, Ivey, Kullen, Lee, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Maryland Coverage Affordability and Revenue Efficiency Standards Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 273

  Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Reznik, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, Mathias, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Schuler, Shewell, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stein, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage of Autism Spectrum Disorders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 304

  Status as of February 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Barve, Braveboy, Bronrott, Frush, Griffith, Holmes, Hubbard, Ivey, James, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rosenberg, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Maryland False Health Claims Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary and Appropriations
  

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  HB 385

  Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kaiser, Bates, Bronrott, Carr, Frick, Gutierrez, Holmes, Reznik, Taylor, V. Turner, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Insurance - In Vitro Fertilization Benefit - Definition of Successful Pregnancy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 405

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 670

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Benson, Braveboy, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Ivey, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Levi, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Breast Cancer Screening

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 440

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 67

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Prompt Pay - Clarifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 441

  Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage of Amino Acid-Based Elemental Formula - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 456

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 113

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Off-Label Use of Drugs - Standard Reference Compendia

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 468

  Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bronrott, Carr, Gutierrez, Waldstreicher, Ali, Barve, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Heller, Hixson, Hucker, Kramer, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Reznik, Rice, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Required Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 579

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 244

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Aumann, Barkley, Benson, Cane, Carr, Costa, Feldman, Frick, Guzzone, Hecht, Hubbard, Krysiak, Lafferty, Manno, McHale, Montgomery, Ramirez, Reznik, Robinson, Schuler, Tarrant, Taylor, and Rice

  Entitled

  Prosthetic Parity Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 585

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 586

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Use of Physician Rating Systems by Carriers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 610

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 682

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Bona Fide Wellness Programs - Incentives

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 674

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 578

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market Regulation - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 706

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 689

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Hammen, Benson, Costa, Elliott, Hubbard, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Electronic Health Records - Regulation and Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 725

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 315

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Group Model Health Maintenance Organizations - Drug Therapy Management

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 734

  Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Benson, Conaway, Costa, Kullen, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Riley, Robinson, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Participation by Hospitals on Provider Panels - Prohibited Rejections or Conditions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 860

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hammen

  Entitled

  Healthy Maryland Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 951

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Ali, Anderson, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Hucker, Kirk, Manno, Oaks, Ross, F. Turner, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Care Affordability Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 982

  Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Hammen

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Licensure of Physician Assistants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1071

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 104

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach, Manno, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Definition of Coverage Decisions - Pharmacy Inquiries

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1089

  Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Waldstreicher, Mizeur, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage of In Vitro Fertilization Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1147

  Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Physicians for Administrative Services - Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1155

  Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Carr, Carter, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hecht, Hubbard, Ivey, Kipke, Lee, McDonough, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Riley, and Robinson

  Entitled

  Prescription Confidentiality Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1161

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Maryland Anesthesiologist Assistants Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1186

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Manno, Hucker, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Frush, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Lafferty, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Security Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1280

  Status as of April 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Mizeur

  Entitled

  Gender Equity Health Coverage Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1366

  Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bromwell and Kipke

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  SB 79

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 509

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 84

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 22

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Medicare Coverage and Continuation Coverage - Provisions That Relate to Federal Laws and Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 130

  Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Use of Prescription Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 173

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 516

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, Munson, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Garagiola, Glassman, Middleton, and Harris

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Hospitalization and Home Visits Following a Mastectomy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 272

  Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Maryland False Health Claims Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 341

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 243

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Della, Exum, Gladden, Glassman, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Raskin, Rosapepe, Garagiola, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Prosthetic Parity Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 380

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, Della, Exum, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 394

  Status as of February 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Pugh, and Robey

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage of Autism Spectrum Disorders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 417

  Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Exum, Harrington, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Peters, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Prescription Confidentiality Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 439

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 66

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Prompt Pay - Clarifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 481

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 549

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Dental Provider Panels - Provider Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 515

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Healthy Maryland Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 564

  Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno, Forehand, Lenett, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Required Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 636

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 89

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Required Report and Repeal of Obsolete Provisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 637

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 577

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, DeGrange, Glassman, Kelley, King, Kittleman, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market Regulation - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 638

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 683

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Glassman, Kittleman, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Bona Fide Wellness Programs - Incentives

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 661

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 585

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, Kelley, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Use of Physician Rating Systems by Carriers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 744

  Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Senator Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Electronic Health Records - Regulation and Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 756

  Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Consumer Health Open Insurance Coverage Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

• 

  SB 791

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 314

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Group Model Health Maintenance Organizations - Drug Therapy Management

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 798

  Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Maryland Anesthesiologist Assistants Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• 

  SB 813

  Status as of February 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Health Care Affordability Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

• 

  SB 852

  Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits - Notice and Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

• 

  SB 854

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 103

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Definition of Coverage Decisions - Pharmacy Inquiries

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 881

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Maryland Health System Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 985

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 112

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Off-Label Use of Drugs - Standard Reference Compendia

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations