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2005 Regular Session bill information current as of December 15, 2005 - 10:48 p.m.
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SENATE BILL 333

CHAPTER NUMBER: 301
File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 462

Sponsored By:
Senators Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum

Entitled:
Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity

Synopsis:

Altering the duties of the Task Force to Study Utilization Review of the Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity; altering the date a report of the Task Force is provided to committees of the General Assembly; requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission and the Maryland Insurance Administration to provide staffing for the Task Force; requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to annually provide a report to committees of the General Assembly; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/1
First Reading Finance
2/2
Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
2/25
Favorable Report by Finance
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/1
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/2
Returned Passed
House Action
3/2
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/16
Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
4/1
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
3/30
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/31
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/10
Signed by the Governor Chapter 301

Sponsored by:

Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator E. J. Pipkin, District 36
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SUNSET

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance
( 15-839 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 1, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
March 31, 2005: Third Reading Passed (136-0)


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