MD SB778 | 2024 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous SB397
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 16 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-16 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 952
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 16 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-16 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 952
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide certain health insurance benefits under certain insurance policies or contracts to provide certain coverage for certain hearing aids for adults; authorizing a limit on the benefit payable of $1,400 per hearing aid every 36 months; and authorizing an insured or enrollee to choose a certain hearing aid and pay a certain amount for the hearing aid without financial or contractual penalty to the provider of the hearing aid.
Title
Health Insurance - Hearing Aids for Adults - Coverage
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-03-27 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 138 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-03-14 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-03-14 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-16 | Senate | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 952 |
| 2024-03-28 | Senate | Returned Passed |
| 2024-03-27 | House | Third Reading Passed (138-1) |
| 2024-03-26 | House | Second Reading Passed |
| 2024-03-26 | House | Favorable Adopted |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations |
| 2024-03-16 | House | Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-03-15 | House | Referred Health and Government Operations |
| 2024-03-14 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (45-0) |
| 2024-03-12 | Senate | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2024-03-12 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {523924/1 Adopted |
| 2024-03-11 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance |
| 2024-02-02 | Senate | Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | First Reading Finance |
Same As/Similar To
SB397 (Carry Over) 2023-02-01 - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
HB1339 (Crossfiled) 2024-05-16 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 951
HB1339 (Crossfiled) 2024-05-16 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 951
Subjects
Health
Health - Insurance
Health Insurance
Health Maintenance Organizations
Hearing Aids
Nonprofit Organizations
Prices
Health - Insurance
Health Insurance
Health Maintenance Organizations
Hearing Aids
Nonprofit Organizations
Prices
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance | 15 | 838 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Insurance | 15 | 838.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
