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HOUSE BILL 1228

CHAPTER NUMBER: 153
File Code: Insurance - Health

Sponsored By:
Delegates Taylor , Busch, Barve, Brown, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Goldwater, Gordon, Harrison, Hill, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Pendergrass, Pielke, Walkup, Barkley, Bobo, Bozman, Cadden, Clagett, DeCarlo, Hubers, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosso, Rudolph, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Turner, Giannetti, Swain, and Conroy

Entitled:
Health Insurance Safety Net Act of 2002

Synopsis:

Establishing the Maryland Health Insurance Plan to provide comprehensive health benefits to individuals with preexisting medical conditions; establishing a Board of Directors for the Plan; granting the Board regulatory authority; authorizing the Board to aggregate the purchase of prescription drugs for enrollees in the plan and in the Senior Prescription Drug Program for a specified purpose; establishing a fund for the Plan; specifying the uses of the fund; requiring the Board to establish premium rates for the Plan; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/8
First Reading Economic Matters
Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/12
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/13 (Delegate Redmer) Adopted
3/13
Special Order after Third Reading calendar (Delegate Redmer) Adopted
Special Order 3/14 (Delegate Busch) Adopted
3/14
Floor Amendment (Delegate Redmer) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Busch) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/19
Third Reading Passed (138-3)
4/7
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Passed Enrolled
4/25
Signed by the Governor Chapter 153
Senate Action
3/20
First Reading Finance
3/22
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Neall) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (44-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Kerry A. Hill, District 26
Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6
Delegate Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Emil B. Pielke, Delegate, District 9B
Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AGING, DEPARTMENT OF
ASSESSMENTS
BUDGETS -see also- CAPITAL BUDGETS
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
ELDERLY PERSONS
EXEMPTIONS
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
LEGISLATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
NOTICES
PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
PUBLIC INFORMATION
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REPORTS
REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SUNSET

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 15-601 , 15-602 , 15-603 , 15-604 , 15-605 , 15-606 , 19-103 , 19-219 )

Insurance
( 6-101 , 14-106 , 14-110 , 14-501 , 14-502 , 14-503 , 14-504 , 14-505 , 14-506 , 14-507 , 14-508 , 14-509 , 14-510 , 14-511 , 14-512 , 14-513 , 14-514 , 14-515 , 15-606 , 15-606.1 , 15-1303 , 15-1309 )

State Finance and Procurement
( 11-203 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled (RTF / PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (Word / PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 033125/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 14, 2002   at: 10:30 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 443691/2 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 12, 2002   at: 11:41 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 913625/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 14, 2002   at: 10:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 147476/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2002   at: 10:39 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 863222/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2002   at: 10:41 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 19, 2002: Third Reading Passed (138-3)
April 7, 2002: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
April 6, 2002: Third Reading Passed (44-0)


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