HOUSE BILL 516

Sponsored By:

Delegates Bromwell and Kipke

Entitled:

Health Benefit Exchanges - Establishment and Operation

Synopsis:

Requiring a health benefit exchange to be established as a nonprofit entity; prohibiting an exchange from being established as a governmental agency; establishing the primary purpose of an exchange; requiring an exchange to focus its efforts on carrying out specified exchange functions; prohibiting an exchange from taking on specified functions, providing specified products or services, or soliciting business from specified persons; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/7

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/9

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

3/25

Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8

Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Agents and Brokers

Federal Government

Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates.

Grants

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations

Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of

Insurance Administration

Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers' Licenses

Nonprofit Organizations

Reports

Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees & Taxes; specific tax.

Rules and Regulations

Small Business

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance

( 15-2001 , 15-2002 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

House

Health and Government Operations