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2003 Regular Session bill information current as of December 15, 2003 - 8:57 a.m.
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SENATE BILL 351

File Code: Insurance - Health
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1112/02 - ECM

Sponsored By:
Senators Teitelbaum and Grosfeld

Entitled:
Health Insurance - Managed Behavioral Health Care Organizations - Expense and Loss Ratios and Reports

Synopsis:

Requiring carriers that provide behavioral health care services to submit an annual report containing specified expense and loss ratios; requiring the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to establish a specified methodology by regulation; requiring managed behavioral health care organizations and carriers to perform an audit of data in the annual report; requiring a specified fine to be imposed on specified carriers that fail to file a specified report; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/31
First Reading Finance
2/4
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
3/3
Withdrawn
House Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AUDITORS AND AUDITS
FINES
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
MENTAL HEALTH
PUBLIC INFORMATION
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance
( 15-127 , 15-605 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments: None offered


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