Requiring the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to adopt regulations establishing a process to be used by specified insurers for handling disability benefit claims under specified circumstances; requiring specified insurers under specified circumstances to provide an insured with a process to dispute an insurer's disability benefit decision; providing that regulations establishing a process to be used by insurers offering individual disability benefit policies may not take effect until July 1, 2004; etc.

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Sponsored by:

Chairman, Health & Government Operations Comm.

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A

Delegate Eric Bromwell, District 8

Delegate Bob A. Costa, District 33B

Departmental

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C

Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18

Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13

Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B

Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36

Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS

INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance

( 15-1010 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 746480/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2003   at: 11:31 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 387278/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2003   at: 3:15 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 21, 2003: Third Reading Passed (138-0)

April 4, 2003: Third Reading Passed (131-0)

Senate

April 4, 2003: Third Reading Passed (47-0)