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SENATE BILL 341

CHAPTER NUMBER: 243
File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 579

Sponsored By:
Senators Pugh, Della, Exum, Gladden, Glassman, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Raskin, Rosapepe, Garagiola, and Middleton

Entitled:
Prosthetic Parity Act

Synopsis:

Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for prosthetic devices, components of prosthetic devices, and repairs to prosthetic devices; prohibiting covered benefits from being subject to a specified copayment or coinsurance requirement; prohibiting insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from imposing a specified dollar maximum on specified coverage; 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
1/29
First Reading Finance
2/4
Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
2/6
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/12 at 1:30 p.m.
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/17
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Mooney) Adopted
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (41-2)
4/5
Returned Passed
House Action
3/20
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/25
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
4/2
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/3
Third Reading Passed (133-4)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/7
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 243

Sponsored by:

Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Barry Glassman, District 35
Senator David C. Harrington, District 47
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Prostheses

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-706 )

Insurance
( 15-820 , 15-844 )

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):
Senate
Number: 317477/01     Offered on: March 18, 2009   at: 10:44 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 20, 2009: Third Reading Passed (41-2)
House
April 3, 2009: Third Reading Passed (133-4)



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