MD SB975 | 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 728
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on May 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-20 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 728
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibiting certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from excluding coverage for certain specialty drugs that are administered or dispensed by a provider that is an in-network provider of covered oncology services, complies with State regulations for the administering and dispensing of specialty drugs, and meet certain qualifications; and requiring the reimbursement rate for certain specialty drugs to meet certain criteria.
Title
Health Insurance - Coverage for Specialty Drugs
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-04-07 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 134 N: 2 NV: 4 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-31 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-31 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 728 |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Returned Passed |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed (134-2) |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Rereferred to Health and Government Operations |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Referred Rules and Executive Nominations |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (47-0) |
| 2025-03-28 | Senate | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2025-03-28 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {263927/1 Adopted |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | First Reading Finance |
Same As/Similar To
HB1243 (Crossfiled) 2025-05-20 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 729
Subjects
Drugs
Health - Insurance
Health Insurance
Health Maintenance Organizations
Health Occupations
Health Services Cost Review Commission
Medical Treatments
Nonprofit Organizations
Reimbursement Rates
Health - Insurance
Health Insurance
Health Maintenance Organizations
Health Occupations
Health Services Cost Review Commission
Medical Treatments
Nonprofit Organizations
Reimbursement Rates
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance | 15 | 1611.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Insurance | 15 | 1612 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Insurance | 15 | 847 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Insurance | 15 | 847.2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
