Maryland Senate Bill 858 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)
Status: Passed on May 8 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-05-08 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 488
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring a carrier that is an insurer, a nonprofit health service plan, or a health maintenance organization, except for a group model health maintenance organization, to ensure in certain standards that certain enrollees have access to local health departments and certain services provided through local health departments to the extent that local health departments are willing to participate on a carrier's provider panel; applying the Act to all policies and contracts issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2019; etc.

Health Insurance – Access to Local Health Departments

Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]	Sen. John Astle [D]	Sen. Joanne Benson [D]	Sen. Brian Feldman [D]
Sen. Stephen Hershey [R]	Sen. J.B. Jennings [R]	Sen. Katherine Klausmeier [D]	Sen. Jim Mathias [D]
Sen. Thomas Middleton [D]	Sen. Edward Reilly [R]

2018-04-02 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (139-0) (Y: 140 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2018-03-17 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Y: 48 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-05-08	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 488
2018-04-09	Senate	Returned Passed
2018-04-09	House	Third Reading Passed (139-0)
2018-04-03	House	Second Reading Passed
2018-04-03	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2018-04-03	House	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
2018-03-29	House	Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
2018-03-20	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations
2018-03-19	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2018-03-15	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2018-03-15	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {107774/1 Report Adopted
2018-03-14	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2018-02-28	Senate	Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2018-02-05	Senate	First Reading Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0858?ys=2018rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/sb/sb0858f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/sb/sb0858t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/Chapters_noln/CH_488_sb0858t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/amds/bil_0008/sb0858_10777401.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/fnotes/bil_0008/sb0858.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes_comm/sb0858_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes/Senate/0628.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes_comm/sb0858_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes/House/1424.pdf