MD HB785 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-5)
Status: Passed on May 3 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-03 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 365
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-5)
Status: Passed on May 3 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-03 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 365
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to establish a certain process for requesting an exception to a step therapy or fail-first protocol; prohibiting certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from requiring more than a certain number of prior authorizations for a prescription for different dosages of the same prescription drug; etc.
Title
Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocol and Prior Authorization - Revisions
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2023-04-05 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-03-20 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 136 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-03-20 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 136 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-03 | House | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 365 |
| 2023-04-05 | House | Returned Passed |
| 2023-04-05 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (46-0) |
| 2023-03-31 | Senate | Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed |
| 2023-03-31 | Senate | Favorable Report by Finance |
| 2023-03-20 | Senate | Referred Finance |
| 2023-03-20 | House | Third Reading Passed (136-0) |
| 2023-03-17 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2023-03-17 | House | Favorable with Amendments {593123/1 Adopted |
| 2023-03-17 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations |
| 2023-02-13 | House | Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2023-02-08 | House | First Reading Health and Government Operations |
Same As/Similar To
SB515 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-03 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 364
Subjects
Drugs
Health - Insurance
Health Insurance
Health Maintenance Organizations
Medical Treatments
Mental and Behavioral Health
Nonprofit Organizations
Health - Insurance
Health Insurance
Health Maintenance Organizations
Medical Treatments
Mental and Behavioral Health
Nonprofit Organizations
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance | 15 | 10B-06 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Insurance | 15 | 142 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Insurance | 15 | 854 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
