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Legislation


2012 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 540

File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 470
Sponsored By:
Senators Astle, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mathias, Middleton, and Pugh
Entitled:
Maryland Health Care Commission - Preauthorization of Health Care Services - Benchmarks

Synopsis:

Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to work with payors and providers to attain benchmarks for standardizing and automating the process required by payors for preauthorizing health care services; requiring the benchmarks to include, on or before specified dates, establishment or utilization of specified features; providing that the benchmarks do not apply to specified preauthorizations; requiring the Commission to establish by regulation a process through which a payor or provider may be waived from attaining benchmarks; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

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Senate Action
2/3
First Reading Finance
2/15
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/19
Favorable with Amendments {137778/1 Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
4/3
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/24
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/28
Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
4/2
Favorable with Amendments {146180/1 Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (124-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/22
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 534

Sponsored by:

Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Barry Glassman, District 35
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Allan H. Kittleman, District 9
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator James N. Mathias, Jr., District 38
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health Care Commission
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Notices
Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
Pharmacy Benefits Managers
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Telecommunications and Information Technology

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-101 , 19-108.2 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 137778/01     Offered on: March 22, 2012   at: 12:23 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 146180/01     Offered on: April 7, 2012   at: 10:13 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Finance
House
Health and Government Operations
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 22, 2012: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
April 3, 2012: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
April 3, 2012: Third Reading Passed (124-0)
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