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HOUSE BILL 1492

CHAPTER NUMBER: 558
File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 906

Sponsored By:
The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Hammen, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Busch, Costa, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Kullen, Manno, McDonough, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Rudolph, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

Entitled:
Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Subsidy for Medicare Part D Coverage Gap and Sunset Extension

Synopsis:

Requiring a specified nonprofit health service plan to transfer $4,000,000 to the separate account for the Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program within the Maryland Health Insurance Plan; authorizing the corporation not to make the transfer under specified circumstances; requiring the Program to provide a subsidy for the Medicare Part D coverage gap, subject to the availability of funds; extending to December 31, 2010, the termination date of the Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
House Action
2/18
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
2/25
Re-referred Health and Government Operations
2/27
Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/12
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/13 (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted
3/13
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/15
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
3/28
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/19
First Reading Finance
3/21
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable Report by Finance
3/27
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/28
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/22
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 558

Sponsored by:

Speaker, The
Administration
Delegate Wendell R. Beitzel, District 1A
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Roger P. Manno, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse
Elderly Persons
Federal Government
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Medical Assistance
Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax
Sunset

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance
( 14-102 , 14-106.2 , 14-501 , 14-501 , 14-501 , 14-504 , 14-504 , 14-512 , 14-512 , 14-513 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 676088/01     Offered on: March 12, 2008   at: 10:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 15, 2008: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
March 28, 2008: Third Reading Passed (45-0)



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