Maryland Senate Bill 3 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-4)
Status: Passed on April 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-13 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 71
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Altering the health care services the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, subject to a certain limitation, is required to provide through telehealth; requiring that certain services provided under the Program include certain counseling and treatment; prohibiting the Program from excluding from coverage a behavioral health care service provided to a recipient in person solely because the service may be provided through telehealth; requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to submit a certain report on telehealth; etc.

Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021

Sen. Melony Griffith [D]	Sen. Malcolm Augustine [D]	Sen. Pamela Beidle [D]	Sen. Adelaide Eckardt [R]
Sen. Sarah Elfreth [D]	Sen. Arthur Ellis [D]	Sen. William Ferguson [D]	Sen. Guy Guzzone [D]
Sen. Stephen Hershey [R]	Sen. Cheryl Kagan [D]	Sen. Delores Kelley [D]	Sen. Justin Ready [R]
Sen. Mary Washington [D]	Sen. Chris West [R]

2021-04-05 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-02 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 132 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2021-03-09 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-13	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 71
2021-04-05	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2021-04-05	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2021-04-05	Senate	Senate Concurs House Amendments
2021-04-02	House	Third Reading Passed (132-0)
2021-04-02	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-04-02	House	Favorable with Amendments {946780/1 Adopted
2021-04-01	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2021-03-20	House	Hearing canceled
2021-03-17	House	Hearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-03-10	House	Referred Health and Government Operations
2021-03-09	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2021-03-05	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-03-05	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {377177/1 Adopted
2021-03-05	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2020-12-23	Senate	Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
2021-01-13	Senate	First Reading Finance
2020-10-13	Senate	Pre-filed

HB123 (Crossfiled) 2021-04-13 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 70

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Chapter of the Acts	2020		(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	15	103	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	15	105.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	15	141.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Insurance	15	139	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0003?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0003f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0003t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0003e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_71_sb0003e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0003/sb0003_37717701.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0003/sb0003_94678001.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/sb0003_fin.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/sb0003_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/0359.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/1019.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/0874.pdf