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HOUSE BILL 125

CHAPTER NUMBER: 322
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Insurance - Health

Sponsored By:
Delegates Goldwater , Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

Entitled:
Health Insurance - Medicare Supplement Policies - Individuals Enrolled in the Maryland Health Insurance Plan

Synopsis:

Requiring health insurance carriers that issue Medicare supplement policies to issue a Medicare supplement policy to an individual who transferred from a substantial, available, and affordable coverage plan to the Maryland Health Insurance Plan on July 1, 2003, is terminated from the Maryland Health Insurance Plan as a result of elilibility for Medicare, and applies for the Medicare supplement policy within a specified period of time; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/19
First Reading Health and Government Operations
1/28
Hearing 2/10 at 2:00 p.m.
2/23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2/24
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/27
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
4/4
Returned Passed
5/11
Signed by the Governor Chapter 322
Senate Action
3/1
First Reading Finance
3/16
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable Report by Finance
4/4
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/5
Third Reading Passed (46-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate John Adams 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 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
ELDERLY PERSONS
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
NOTICES
SUNSET

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance
( 15-901 , 15-909 , 15-929 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 196082/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: February 24, 2004   at: 10:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
February 27, 2004: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate
April 5, 2004: Third Reading Passed (46-0)


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