2002 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 12, 2002 - 3:18 a.m.

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HB 2	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch, Taylor, Arnick, Conway, Dewberry, Doory, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, W. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bohanan, Cadden, Cane, Clagett, Cole, Crouse, D'Amato, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dobson, Donoghue, Dypski, Eckardt, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Gordon, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, Malone, Mandel, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Morhaim, Parrott, Pendergrass, Petzold, Phillips, Pielke, Pitkin, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Shriver, Valderrama, Walkup, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entity - Conditions for Approval
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 84	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 197
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Maryland Children's Health Program - Employer-Sponsored Health Benefit Plans - Employer Contribution
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 141	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegate Morhaim
Entitled	Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entities - Limitations on Officers, Directors, and Trustees
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 231	Status as of February 8, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Barkley, Bobo, Cadden, Clagett, Fulton, Goldwater, Hubers, Love, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosso, Rudolph, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, and Turner
Entitled	Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Premium Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 245	Status as of February 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Busch
Entitled	Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan - Termination Provisions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 448	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Gordon, Hill, Kach, Krysiak, La Vay, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Pendergrass, Pielke, and Walkup
Entitled	Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entities - Form of Remuneration
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 450	Status as of March 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Brown
Entitled	Civil Actions - Enforcement of Prompt Payment of Claims
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 571	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Busch
Entitled	Maryland Group Health Insurance Plan - Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 679	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Mitchell
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Prescription Drug Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 692	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 382
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater , Hurson, and Lee
Entitled	Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Modification and Clarification
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 738	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Kagan, Gordon, Clagett, Rosso, Glassman, La Vay, Goldwater, Moe, Donoghue, Hubbard, R. Baker, Harrison, McHale, Brown, Love, Rzepkowski, Pitkin, Cryor, and Barve
Entitled	Health Insurance - In Vitro Fertilization - Conditions for Provision of Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 754	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 247
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch, Barve, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Harrison, Kach, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Pendergrass, and Walkup
Entitled	Health Insurance - Nonrenewal of Individual Health Benefit Plans - Requirements for Carriers with Affiliates
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 761	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Goldwater
Entitled	Pharmacy Benefit Management Regulation Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 795	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Kirk, Harrison, Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Hammen, Krysiak, Paige, Goldwater, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Health Insurance - Private Review Agents - Adverse Decisions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 799	Status as of April 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Dembrow
Entitled	Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Board Member and Officer Compensation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 805	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 250
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Barve, Eckardt, Goldwater, Gordon, Hill, Kach, Krysiak, Love, Moe, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Reimbursement of Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 807	Status as of March 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue and Krysiak
Entitled	Health Insurance - Required Reimbursement - Podiatrists
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 822	Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Barkley and Grosfeld
Entitled	State Health Plan - False Representation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 882	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate McHale
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Foundation - Health Insurance Demonstration Project for Uninsured, Low-Income Workers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 891	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Turner and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Health Insurance - Mental Illness - Coverage Period for Children
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 896	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 394
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Love, Goldwater, McHale, Pendergrass, Eckardt, and Krysiak
Entitled	Health Insurance - Mental Illness - Coverage for Residential Crisis Services
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 935	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Redmer
Entitled	Small Group Health Insurance - Preexisting Conditions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 936	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Love
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement of Noncontracting Providers - Emergency Services
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 939	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach, Mitchell, and Eckardt
Entitled	Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Exclusion from Policies
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1015	Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Gladden, Grosfeld, Cole, and Montague
Entitled	Health Care Records - Ex Parte Communications With Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1025	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Sher, Donoghue, Fulton, Goldwater, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, McHale, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Health Insurance - Task Force on Access to Mental Health Treatment for Privately Insured Individuals
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1112	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Health Insurance - Managed Behavioral Health Care Organizations - Expense and Loss Ratios and Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1129	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, Hecht, and Riley
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Vaccinations Against Meningococcal Disease
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1144	Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Baldwin
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage Offered to Small Employers - Open Enrollment
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1157	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Klausmeier, Boutin, Cane, Frush, Hammen, Hubbard, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Oaks, Stern, and Stull
Entitled	Hospitals - Uniform Standard Credentialing Form
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1158	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 409
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer and Ports
Entitled	Health Insurance - Continuation Coverage - Voluntary Termination of Employment
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1159	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Redmer
Entitled	Small Group Health Insurance - Community Rate Adjustment - Small Employer Group Experience
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1177	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Managed Care Organizations - Claim Payments and Late Fines
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1192	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 411
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage Under Medical Support Notices
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1207	Status as of April 8, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor , Busch, Barve, Donoghue, Eckardt, Goldwater, Gordon, Harrison, Hill, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Pendergrass, and Walkup
Entitled	Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans and Rate Making - Reform
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

HB 1228	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 153
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
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1254	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 154
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass , Mitchell, Barkley, Barve, Bates, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Bohanan, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Bronrott, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Crouse, Cryor, D'Amato, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dobson, Doory, Dypski, Flanagan, Frush, Getty, Glassman, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Hubbard, Hubers, Hutchins, Kach, Kagan, Kirk, Klima, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Malone, Mandel, McHale, McKee, Menes, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Patterson, Petzold, Pitkin, Ports, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shank, Sher, Shriver, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Stern, Stocksdale, Turner, Valderrama, Walkup, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Acquisition of a Nonprofit Health Entity - Determination by Regulating Entity
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1304	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Busch
Entitled	Health and Disability Insurance - Appeals and Grievance Process - Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1311	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Nonprofit Health Entities - Blue Cross and Blue Shield Trademarks
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1360	Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Harrison
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Insurance - Claims by Members and Subscribers of Health Maintenance Organizations
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1427	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 284
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch, Donoghue, Kach, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group - Open Enrollment Period
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1449	Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson and Hurson
Entitled	Insurance Premiums Tax - Health Maintenance Organizations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

SB 10	Status as of March 29, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer, Astle, Bromwell, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Exum, Hafer, Hollinger, Kelley, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Insurance Premiums Tax - Health Maintenance Organizations - Funding of Public Mental Health System Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 48	Status as of February 25, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Quality Assurance Unit - Medical Director - Qualifications and Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 90	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 117
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Health Maintenance Organizations and Managed Care Organizations - Application of Acquisitions Disclosure and Control Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 91	Status as of February 4, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Managed Care Organizations and Health Maintenance Organizations - Reporting Requirements and Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 274	Status as of March 27, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman, Kelley, and Roesser
Entitled	Health Insurance - Required Reimbursement - Podiatrists
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 317	Status as of March 5, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Green, and Sfikas
Entitled	Maryland False Health Claims Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 370	Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Health Insurance Carriers - Standing Referrals to Specialists
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 388	Status as of April 9, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 23
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Maryland Group Health Insurance Plan - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 407	Status as of March 7, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Employer Groups - Health Benefit Plans
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 413	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Neall, Astle, Baker, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mitchell, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Schrader, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Health Insurance - Substantial, Available, and Affordable Coverage Products - Reform
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 443	Status as of March 27, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Astle, Conway, DeGrange, Dorman, Exum, Hooper, Kelley, and Roesser
Entitled	Counties and Municipal Corporations - Group Health Benefit Plans - Coverage for Residents
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 466	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Reimbursement of Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 472	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 317
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee
Entitled	Maryland Insurance Administration - Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 487	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 155
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Neall, Astle, Baker, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mitchell, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Schrader, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entity - Conditions for Approval
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 548	Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Van Hollen
Entitled	Health Insurance - Managed Behavioral Health Care Organizations - Expense and Loss Ratios and Reports
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 562	Status as of April 1, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement of Noncontracting Providers - Emergency Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 592	Status as of March 27, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Neall, Astle, Baker, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Roesser, Ruben, Schrader, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entities - Limitations on Approval - Public Interest
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 609	Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Foundation - Health Insurance Demonstration Project for Uninsured, Low-Income Workers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 615	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Jimeno
Entitled	State Health Plan - False Representation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 626	Status as of March 19, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Mental Health Care Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 651	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Health Insurance - Nonrenewal of Individual Health Benefit Plans - Requirements for Carriers with Affiliates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 798	Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Van Hollen
Entitled	Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Health Care Practitioners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 819	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 189
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman, Astle, Exum, Hafer, and Hooper
Entitled	Hospitals - Uniform Standard Credentialing Form
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 842	Status as of March 19, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Health and Disability Insurance - Appeals and Grievance Process - Modifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 888	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group - Open Enrollment Period
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters