MD SB921 | 2025 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on May 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-20 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 707
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Prohibiting certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from imposing a step therapy or fail-first protocol for certain prescription drugs prescribed by a treating physician to treat a symptom of or side effect from the treatment of stage four metastatic cancer; etc.

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Title

Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols - Drugs to Treat Associated Conditions of Advanced Metastatic Cancer

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-04-07 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 136 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-31 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-05-20SenateApproved by the Governor - Chapter 707
2025-04-07SenateReturned Passed
2025-04-07HouseThird Reading Passed (136-1)
2025-04-03HouseFavorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2025-04-03HouseFavorable Report by Health and Government Operations
2025-04-02HouseRereferred to Health and Government Operations
2025-04-01HouseReferred Rules and Executive Nominations
2025-03-31SenateThird Reading Passed (47-0)
2025-03-28SenateSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
2025-03-28SenateFavorable with Amendments {613025/1 Adopted
2025-03-27SenateFavorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2025-02-06SenateHearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
2025-02-03SenateFirst Reading Finance

Same As/Similar To

HB1087 (Crossfiled) 2025-05-20 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 706

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Insurance15142(n/a)See Bill Text

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