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SENATE BILL 84

CHAPTER NUMBER: 22
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Insurance - Health

Sponsored By:
Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

Entitled:
Health Insurance - Medicare Coverage and Continuation Coverage - Provisions That Relate to Federal Laws and Programs

Synopsis:

Requiring a carrier that issues health benefit plans to small employers in accordance with specified provisions of law to allow an individual an extended election period for specified continuation coverage under specified circumstances; requiring the extended election period to continue for a specified period of time under specified circumstances; altering the minimum benefits a Medicare supplemental policy must provide; making the Act an emergency measure; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
Senate Action
9/30
Pre-filed
1/14
First Reading Finance
1/12
Hearing 1/21 at 3:00 p.m.
1/23
Favorable Report by Finance
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
1/27
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
3/30
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
1/28
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/18
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (136-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/14
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 22

Sponsored by:

Finance Committee, Chair
Departmental
Insurance Administration, Maryland

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Disabilities -see also- Blind; Deaf; Developmental
Elderly Persons
Federal Government
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
Small Business

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-706 )

Insurance
( 15-409.1 , 15-906 , 15-909 )

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: 506587/01     Offered on: March 27, 2009   at: 12:28 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
January 27, 2009: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
March 30, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
March 25, 2009: Third Reading Passed (136-0)



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