2000 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 19, 2000 - 2:34 a.m.

	HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS	Another Session
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HB 2	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 16
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor, the Speaker (Administration), and Delegates Busch, Guns, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, W. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Bohanan, Bozman, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, D'Amato, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Giannetti, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Kirk, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosso, Rudolph, Sher, Sophocleus, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, Zirkin, and Benson
Entitled	Maryland Health Programs Expansion Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 3	Status as of March 27, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch, Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, W. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Bozman, Bronrott, Brown, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Conway, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Griffith, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosso, Sophocleus, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Health Insurance for All Marylanders Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 4	Status as of April 7, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, W. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Brown, Cane, Clagett, Conroy, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Griffith, Healey, Hecht, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Rosso, Stern, Stocksdale, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Nonprofit Health Entity Responsibility Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 5	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 323
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, and Wood
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Responsibility for and Regulation of Downstream Risk
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 6	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 92
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Taylor, Dewberry, Arnick, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, Cane, Clagett, Conroy, DeCarlo, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Griffith, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosso, Sophocleus, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage of Habilitative Services for Children
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 22	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 326
Sponsored By	Delegates Conroy, Love, Pitkin, and McHale
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Coverage for Hair Prostheses for Hair Loss Resulting from Chemotherapy or Radiation Treatment for Cancer
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 26	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Boschert
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Hearing Aids
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 59	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 329
Sponsored By	Delegate Dembrow
Entitled	Health Insurance - Adverse Decisions and Grievance Decisions - Notification Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 66	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Boutin
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Hearing Aids - Children
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 91	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Maryland Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Market Reforms
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 92	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 331
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Risk Based Capital Standards for Insurers and Managed Care Organizations
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 99	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Dental Plan Organizations
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 138	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - Modifications and Clarifications
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 200	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Stern, Owings, Hammen, Goldwater, Barve, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Frush, Morhaim, Barkley, Boutin, Bronrott, Cane, Cadden, D'Amato, Glassman, Grosfeld, Harrison, Howard, Hubers, A. Jones, Kirk, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Moe, Mohorovic, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Rosso, Sher, Stull, and Turner
Entitled	Health Insurance - Thin Prep Pap Tests - Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 297	Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Mitchell
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 300	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 513
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Shriver, Barkley, Boschert, Bronrott, Clagett, Conroy, Frush, Goldwater, Harrison, Healey, Howard, Hubbard, Menes, Patterson, Pitkin, Rosso, Valderrama, Marriott, Turner, Franchot, Bobo, Kopp, Mandel, Hecht, Love, Hurson, Hammen, Sher, Mohorovic, Elliott, Weir, Guns, Nathan-Pulliam, Redmer, Klausmeier, Owings, Cane, Stull, Morhaim, Baldwin, and Boutin
Entitled	State Board of Spinal Cord Injury Research
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 304	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 355
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Health Insurance - Preauthorized Health Care Services - Denials of Reimbursement by Carriers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 305	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Health Insurance - Retroactive Denial of Reimbursement to Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 308	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Murphy, Brinkley, Dembrow, Pendergrass, Montague, Snodgrass, Baldwin, Hecht, and Kagan
Entitled	Marijuana - Exceptions for Compassionate Use
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 316	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 359
Sponsored By	Delegates Krysiak , Goldwater, and Brown
Entitled	Health Insurance Carriers - Standing Referral to Obstetrician for Pregnancy
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 350	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 283
Sponsored By	Delegates Clagett, Rosso, Rzepkowski, Brown, Busch, Donoghue, Fulton, Harrison, Love, and Moe
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for In Vitro Fertilization
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 354	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory and Getty (Committee to Revise Article 27)
Entitled	Crimes - State Health Plan Fraud
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 393	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Finifter, Morhaim, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Health Insurance - Hearing Aids and Related Treatment - Coverage for Children
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 405	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 371
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Internal Appeal and Grievance Processes
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 412	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 123
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Private Review Agents
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 432	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 375
Sponsored By	Delegate Guns
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission and Health Services Cost Review Commission - Use of Assessed Fees - Direct Costs
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 496	Status as of March 1, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Morhaim
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Nonprofit Health Maintenance Organizations Required
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

HB 530	Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale, Hammen, Guns, and Donoghue
Entitled	Health Insurance - Carriers - Records of Claims
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 559	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 254
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Stern, Mandel, Sher, Goldwater, Barkley, Kopp, Kagan, Carlson, Grosfeld, Petzold, Bronrott, Hixson, Heller, Dembrow, and Cryor
Entitled	Health Insurance - Requirements for Providers to Serve on Provider Panels
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 579	Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Busch
Entitled	Health Insurance - Uniform Claims Form
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 591	Status as of March 28, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, McHale, Walkup, Krysiak, Love, Kirk, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Pitkin, Eckardt, Griffith, Barve, Kach, Pendergrass, Marriott, and Brown
Entitled	Health Insurance Carriers - Standing Referrals to Specialists
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 649	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 400
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Redmer, Ports, Cane, J. Kelly, Klausmeier, Eckardt, McClenahan, Kach, Wood, and Mitchell
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Eligibility Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 668	Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Barkley, Bronrott, Heller, Kopp, Petzold, and Mandel
Entitled	Health Insurance - Claims for Reimbursement - Uniform Claims Remittance Form
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 669	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 402
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Brown, Eckardt, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Walkup, Donoghue, Fulton, McHale, Minnick, and Moe
Entitled	Health Insurance - Access to Obstetric and Gynecological Services
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 672	Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Barkley, Bronrott, Heller, Kopp, Petzold, and Mandel
Entitled	Health Insurance - Retroactive Denial of Reimbursement to Health Care Providers by Carriers - Codes and Coding Guidelines
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 762	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 410
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen , McHale, Donoghue, Fulton, Goldwater, Love, Moe, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Health Insurance - Uniform Claims Forms
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 814	Status as of February 28, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Elliott
Entitled	Unfair Claim Settlement Practices - Liability of Insurer for Costs and Damages
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 895	Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Elliott, Sophocleus, and Bozman
Entitled	Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Prescription Cards and Other Proof of Insurance
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 896	Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Elliott, Sophocleus, and Bozman
Entitled	Equitable Reimbursement for Prescription Drugs
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 901	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kopp, Barve, Barkley, Bronrott, Brown, Goldwater, Heller, Hubbard, Mandel, Menes, and Stern
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 914	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Bozman, W. Baker, Cane, Rudolph, McClenahan, and Walkup
Entitled	Health Insurance - Interpreter Expenses for Hearing Impaired
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 927	Status as of March 1, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Love
Entitled	Certified Nurse Practitioners - Provider Panel Identification
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 934	Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Kach, Donoghue, Harrison, Pendergrass, Goldwater, Mitchell, McClenahan, Moe, McHale, Eckardt, Kirk, Hurson, Doory, Krysiak, Hill, Walkup, Barve, Sophocleus, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Emergency Room Services - Reimbursement Required
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 943	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin and Vallario
Entitled	Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 969	Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Klausmeier, Boutin, Baldwin, and Hubbard
Entitled	Health Insurance - Mental Health Treatment - Authorization Procedures
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1016	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 449
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson and Brown
Entitled	Health Insurance - Discrimination - Specified Diseases or Diagnoses
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1031	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate R. Baker
Entitled	Health Insurance - Benefits for In Vitro Fertilization
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1068	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Health Insurance - Notice of Health Care Providers on Carrier's Provider Panel
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1117	Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Finifter, Elliott, James, Ports, Stocksdale, Boutin, Klausmeier, Leopold, Marriott, Rzepkowski, O'Donnell, Glassman, Hubbard, and Eckardt
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1125	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Smoking Cessation Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1199	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Redmer
Entitled	Health Insurance - Substantial, Available, and Affordable Coverage Products
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1222	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 465
Sponsored By	Delegate Busch
Entitled	Private Review Agents - Market Conduct Examinations
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1232	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 466
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, Nathan-Pulliam, and Oaks
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Health Care Needs of Inmates in Transition from Correctional Institutions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1350	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns, Taylor, Amedori, R. Baker, W. Baker, Baldwin, Bartlett, Benson, Bohanan, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Conway, D'Amato, Dobson, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Frush, Fulton, Getty, Glassman, Hammen, Hecht, Howard, Hutchins, James, Kagan, K. Kelly, Linton, Marriott, McClenahan, McKee, Mitchell, Montague, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Palumbo, Parrott, Patterson, Phillips, Proctor, Rawlings, Riley, Rudolph, Schisler, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Swain, Turner, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled	Senior Assistance - Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HJ 11	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 14
Sponsored By	Delegate Redmer
Entitled	Maryland Partnership for Long-Term Care Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

SB 9	Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Green and Hollinger
Entitled	Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 52	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 31
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Dental Plan Organizations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 53	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 32
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Maryland Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Market Reforms
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 60	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Risk Based Capital Standards for Insurers and Managed Care Organizations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 164	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Internal Appeal and Grievance Processes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 170	Status as of March 24, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Ruben, Middleton, Lawlah, Munson, DeGrange, Collins, Dorman, Green, Jacobs, Blount, Ferguson, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, Stone, Conway, Colburn, Bromwell, Astle, Kelley, Forehand, Hooper, Roesser, Pinsky, Frosh, and Mooney
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 171	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 242
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Middleton, Lawlah, Munson, DeGrange, Forehand, Teitelbaum, Jacobs, Hooper, Roesser, Collins, Blount, Stone, Green, Dorman, Astle, Kelley, Ferguson, Mooney, Conway, Sfikas, Pinsky, Frosh, Colburn, and Bromwell
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 174	Status as of April 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Hollinger, Dorman, Van Hollen, Ruben, Kelley, McFadden, Pinsky, Mitchell, Exum, Roesser, Green, and Forehand
Entitled	Health Insurance - Colorectal Cancer Screening - Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 189	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 64
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - Modifications and Clarifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 190	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Private Review Agents
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 201	Status as of March 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Miller, Blount, Collins, Currie, DeGrange, Dorman, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hoffman, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Mitchell, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Children's Health Program Expansion Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 268	Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Collins
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Hearing Aids - Children
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 274	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 248
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Health Insurance - Retroactive Denial of Reimbursement to Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 275	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Health Insurance - Preauthorized Health Care Services - Denials of Reimbursement by Carriers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 287	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 512
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Blount, Conway, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Roesser, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Board of Spinal Cord Injury Research
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 295	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 253
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser, Teitelbaum, Hogan, Ruben, Van Hollen, and Forehand
Entitled	Health Insurance - Requirements for Providers to Serve on Provider Panels
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 322	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 259
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Hughes (Committee to Revise Article 27)
Entitled	Crimes - State Health Plan Fraud
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 371	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 270
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger (Chairman, Health Subcommittee) and Senators Conway, Harris, Pinsky, and Sfikas
Entitled	Medical Records - Confidentiality
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 373	Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Dorman, Collins, Ruben, Blount, DeGrange, Forehand, Stone, Van Hollen, Sfikas, Astle, Middleton, Green, Harris, Hoffman, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Practice of Dentistry - Definition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 386	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Collins and Bromwell
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Coverage for Hair Prostheses for Hair Loss Resulting from Chemotherapy or Radiation Treatment for Cancer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 455	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 279
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Exum, DeGrange, Hooper, and Hafer
Entitled	Health Insurance - Notice of Health Care Providers on Carrier's Provider Panel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 485	Status as of March 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Health Insurance - Patient Rights - The No More Runaround Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 486	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Health Insurance - Carriers - Records of Claims
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 495	Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Hoffman
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 496	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman and Hollinger
Entitled	Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 502	Status as of March 2, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman, DeGrange, Hooper, Teitelbaum, Exum, Astle, and Della
Entitled	Health Insurance Carriers - Standing Referrals to Specialists
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 512	Status as of February 16, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Exum
Entitled	Procurement - Service Contracts - Standards for Privatization
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 516	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 282
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky and Sfikas
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for In Vitro Fertilization
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 518	Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Dorman, Pinsky, McFadden, Teitelbaum, Kelley, Ruben, Frosh, Lawlah, DeGrange, Exum, and Green
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Smoking Cessation - Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 567	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Conway, DeGrange, Dorman, Hooper, Mitchell, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Access to Obstetric and Gynecological Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 583	Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senator Neall
Entitled	State Employees - Retirement and Pensions - Postretirement Health Funding System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 600	Status as of March 2, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah
Entitled	HealthChoice - Children's Dental Program - Actuarial Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 654	Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Collins
Entitled	Insurance Carriers - Compensation of Health Care Practitioners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 765	Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator McCabe
Entitled	State Personnel - Health Insurance - Dependent Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 798	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Private Review Agents - Market Conduct Examinations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 800	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Health Insurance - Uniform Claims Forms
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 801	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Hooper, DeGrange, Hafer, Teitelbaum, and Della
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Eligibility Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 803	Status as of March 24, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Prescription Cards and Other Proof of Insurance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 813	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 309
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Racing Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Ways and Means

SB 815	Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Health Insurance - Uniform Claims Form
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 855	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 565
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Middleton, and Miller
Entitled	Senior Assistance - Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 863	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 15
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Bromwell, and Van Hollen and the President (Administration)
Entitled	Maryland Health Programs Expansion Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 883	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 320
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Health Insurance - Task Force to Study the Non-Group Health Insurance Market - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SJ 4	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 3
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Maryland Partnership for Long-Term Care Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SJ 5	Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Dorman, Kelley, McFadden, Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Della, DeGrange, Lawlah, Currie, Conway, Frosh, Van Hollen, Mitchell, Ruben, Green, Forehand, Stone, Sfikas, Exum, Kasemeyer, Hughes, Dyson, Hoffman, Blount, and Collins
Entitled	Health Care for All Marylanders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters