Subject Health Insurance | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | HB102 | Altering the frequency with which specified payments from a special fund are required to be paid; requiring the reduction of specified grants and payments under specified circumstances; providing that a specified District Court surcharge shall be add... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 425 |
| MD | HB391 | Requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management to include a specified wellness program in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program; establishing requirements for the wellness program; requiring the Secretary of Budget and ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | SB672 | Continuing the State Board of Physicians and allied health advisory committees in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (Sunset Law) by extending to July 1, 2018, the termination provisions relating to the statutory an... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | SB658 | Providing that, for purposes of calculating Maryland estate tax, the surviving spouse of a decedent shall include any individual to whom, at the time of the decedent's death, the decedent was lawfully married under State law; providing an income tax ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 517 |
| MD | HB1160 | Prohibiting a carrier from including in a vision provider contract a provision that requires a vision provider to provide services at a fee set by the carrier or provide discounts on materials that are not covered by benefits; etc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 576 |
| MD | HB1031 | Providing that, for purposes of calculating Maryland estate tax, the surviving spouse of a decedent shall include any individual to whom, at the time of the decedent's death, the decedent was lawfully married under State law; providing an income tax ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 518 |
| MD | SB904 | Prohibiting a carrier from including in a vision provider contract a provision that requires a vision provider to provide services at a fee set by the carrier or provide discounts on materials that are not covered by benefits; etc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 575 |
| MD | SB224 | Requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management to include a specified wellness program in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program; establishing requirements for the wellness program; requiring the Secretary of Budget and ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 208 |
| MD | HB228 | Altering eligibility requirements for the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the definition of "former foster care adolescent" to conform to federal eligibility requirements; authorizing the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide spec... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 159 |
| MD | HB361 | Establishing fees for an initial SHOP Exchange navigator license, a renewal, and a reinstatement; providing that the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to annual limitations on cost sharing and deductibles, child-only plan of... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 368 |
| MD | SB581 | Requiring health maintenance organizations and entities that issue or deliver specified health insurance policies or contracts to provide, on their Web sites and in print, notice about specified benefits for mental illness, emotional disorders, drug ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 288 |
| MD | SB769 | Requiring health insurance carriers to provide a specified notice to insureds and enrollees, and post a specified notice on the carrier's Web site, that an insured or enrollee may access specified information and submit specified comments relating to... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 318 |
| MD | HB1096 | Continuing the State Board of Physicians and allied health advisory committees in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (Sunset Law) by extending to July 1, 2018, the termination provisions relating to the statutory an... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 401 |
| MD | HB1252 | Requiring entities that propose to issue or deliver specified insurance policies or contracts in the State or to administer health benefit programs that provide specified coverage to ensure that, when conducting utilization review for mental health a... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 291 |
| MD | HB1216 | Requiring health maintenance organizations and entities that issue or deliver specified health insurance policies or contracts to provide, on their Web sites and in print, notice about specified benefits for mental illness, emotional disorders, drug ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 289 |
| MD | SB582 | Requiring entities that propose to issue or deliver specified insurance policies or contracts in the State or administer health benefit programs that provide specified coverage to ensure that, when conducting utilization review for mental health and ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 290 |
| MD | HB360 | Repealing provisions of law that authorize health maintenance organizations to offer a benefit package that provides specified limited benefits; repealing provisions of law that authorize a specified group health insurance policy to provide for the c... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 106 |
| MD | SB749 | Providing that the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund is not subject to specified provisions of State law; providing that the Fund is independent of all State units; requiring the Board to employ specified attorneys for specified purposes; removing e... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 73 |
| MD | HB1132 | Providing that the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund is not subject to specified provisions of State law; providing that the Fund is independent of all State units; requiring the Board to employ specified attorneys for specified purposes; removing e... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 74 |
| MD | HB1107 | Revising the composition of the Prince George's County Board of Education; providing for the appointment of specified members of the county board by the County Executive of Prince George's County and the Prince George's County Council; requiring the ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 147 |
| MD | HB736 | Requiring the State Board of Pharmacy, in consultation with the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, to specify the prescription drugs that may be considered specialty drugs by a pharmacy benefits manager; requiring the Board to publish in the ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 Referred to interim study by Health and Government Operations |
| MD | SB1074 | Establishing the Task Force to Evaluate the Impact of Maryland's Proposal to Maintain the Medicare Waiver; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study specified matters related to a specifie... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-02 Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
| MD | SB274 | Altering eligibility requirements for the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the definition of "former foster care adolescent" to conform to federal eligibility requirements; authorizing the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide spec... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-28 |
| MD | HB808 | Requiring an insurer, a nonprofit health service plan, or a health maintenance organization to comply with specified prompt payment requirements, notwithstanding that compensability under the workers' compensation law remains to be determined for the... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations |
| MD | HB1001 | Requiring health maintenance organizations and carriers that offer specified contracts, certificates, and policies to submit to the Maryland Insurance Commissioner a report certifying and outlining how each contract, certificate, and policy complies ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn |
| MD | HB1331 | Providing specified employees a total of six workweeks of parental leave in a 12-month period under specified circumstances; providing that the parental leave granted by an employer may be unpaid; providing that paid leave may be substituted for any ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-21 Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| MD | HB1100 | Establishing an independent Medical Marijuana Oversight Commission; providing for the purpose and membership of the Commission; providing for the terms of the members of the Commission; providing for the appointment of a chair and vice chair of the C... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn |
| MD | HB578 | Altering a limitation on claiming the income tax credit for eligible long-term care insurance premiums for more than 1 year with respect to the same insured individual; altering the amount of the credit from a one-time $500 credit to an annual $200 c... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-15 |
| MD | SB843 | Requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management, in consultation with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, to establish a wellness pilot project in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program; requiring the wellness pi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 Unfavorable Report by Finance Withdrawn |
| MD | SB928 | Requiring the State Board of Pharmacy, in consultation with the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, to specify the prescription drugs that may be considered specialty drugs by a pharmacy benefits manager; requiring the Board to publish in the ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) |
| MD | SB680 | Requiring an insurer, a nonprofit health service plan, or a health maintenance organization to comply with specified prompt payment requirements, notwithstanding that compensability under the workers' compensation law remains to be determined for the... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-06 |
| MD | HB185 | Requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management, in consultation with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, to establish a wellness pilot project in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program; requiring the wellness pi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-04 Unfavorable Report by Appropriations |
| MD | HB1518 | Allowing specified former employees of the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office who were transferred on or before October 1, 2012, to the Employees' Pension System of the State of Maryland and the State Personnel Management System as employees of... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-04 |
| MD | SB127 | Altering the frequency with which specified payments from a special fund are required to be paid; requiring the reduction of specified grants and payments under specified circumstances; altering or repealing specified required appropriations; alterin... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-27 |
| MD | SB585 | Requiring health maintenance organizations and carriers that offer specified contracts, certificates, and policies to submit to the Maryland Insurance Commissioner a report certifying and outlining how each contract, certificate, and policy complies ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-27 |
| MD | SB746 | Limiting the duration of a step therapy or fail-first protocol imposed by a specified insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or health maintenance organization; requiring the insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or health maintenance organization... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-27 |
| MD | HB1015 | Limiting the duration of a step therapy or fail-first protocol imposed by a specified insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or health maintenance organization; requiring the insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or health maintenance organization... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-21 |
| MD | HB289 | Authorizing the Office of Student Financial Assistance to assist in the repayment of an education loan owed by a physician who practices primary care and participates in the provider network of a Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) that sells... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-20 Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means Withdrawn |
| MD | SB246 | Providing that the prohibition against operating or riding on a motorcycle without specified protective headgear does not apply to an individual at least 21 years old who carries at least $10,000 in health insurance coverage for injuries that may be ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-13 |
| MD | SB23 | Altering a limitation on claiming the income tax credit for eligible long-term care insurance premiums for more than 1 year with respect to the same insured individual; altering the amount of the credit from a one-time $500 credit to an annual $200 c... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-30 |
