MD HB1359 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-13 - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-13 - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Repealing certain prohibitions on certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations regarding the imposition of step therapy or fail-first protocols; requiring a step therapy protocol to be established by using certain criteria based on certain guidelines; requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, or health maintenance organizations to establish a certain process for requesting an exception step therapy protocol; etc.
Title
Health Insurance - Requirements for Establishing Step Therapy Protocol and Requesting Exceptions
Sponsors
| Del. Pat Young [D] | Del. Harry Bhandari [D] | Del. Alfred Carr [D] | Del. James Gilchrist [D] |
| Del. Nicholaus Kipke [R] | Del. Robbyn Lewis [D] | Del. Sid Saab [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-13 | House | Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn |
| 2020-02-10 | House | Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2020-02-07 | House | First Reading Health and Government Operations |
Same As/Similar To
SB952 (Crossfiled) 2020-02-04 - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Communications
Contracts
Data
Disclosure
Diseases
Drugs
Electronic Communication
Ethics
Evidence
Examinations
Health
Health Care Facilities
Health Insurance
Health Maintenance Organizations
Health Occupations
Injury
Insurance - Health
Insurance Administration
internet
Investigations and Inquiries
Medical Research
Medical Treatments
Mental and Behavioral Health
Nonprofit Organizations
Open Government
Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Public Information
Publications
Records
Rules and Regulations
Safety
Contracts
Data
Disclosure
Diseases
Drugs
Electronic Communication
Ethics
Evidence
Examinations
Health
Health Care Facilities
Health Insurance
Health Maintenance Organizations
Health Occupations
Injury
Insurance - Health
Insurance Administration
internet
Investigations and Inquiries
Medical Research
Medical Treatments
Mental and Behavioral Health
Nonprofit Organizations
Open Government
Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Public Information
Publications
Records
Rules and Regulations
Safety
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health - General | 19 | 108.2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Insurance | 15 | 142 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
