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HOUSE BILL 702

CHAPTER NUMBER: 345
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 283

Sponsored By:
Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) and Delegates Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

Entitled:
Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program

Synopsis:

Prohibiting the subsidy required under the Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program from exceeding a specified amount in specified fiscal years; clarifying the purpose of the Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program; altering the payments to be made for specified enrollees by the Program; requiring the Board of Directors of the Maryland Health Insurance Plan to make specified determinations about the Program annually; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/6
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/8
Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
2/28
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/3
Third Reading Passed (141-0)
3/22
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/6
First Reading Finance
3/10
Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Favorable Report by Finance
3/22
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/24
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/2
Signed by the Governor Chapter 345

Sponsored by:

Health & Government Operations Comm., Chairman
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Departmental
Ins. Administration, MD
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Sheryl Davis Kohl, District 34A
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
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 David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
ELDERLY PERSONS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
REPORTS
SUNSET

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance
( 14-106 , 14-511 , 14-512 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 326486/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 1, 2006   at: 10:45 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 3, 2006: Third Reading Passed (141-0)
Senate
March 24, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)


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