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SENATE BILL 57

CHAPTER NUMBER: 17
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Insurance - Health

Sponsored By:
Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) and Senators Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh

Entitled:
Health Insurance - Conformity with Federal Law - Mental Health Benefits, Medical and Surgical Benefits for Mastectomies, and the Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Synopsis:

Providing that it is not discriminatory, under provisions of law prohibiting specified health insurance policies, contracts, or certificates from discriminating against a person with a mental illness or an emotional, drug, or alcohol abuse disorder, if the benefits for partial hospitalization and outpatient expenses under group contracts covering employees of one or more large employers are covered in a specified manner; 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
9/24
Pre-filed
1/13
First Reading Finance
1/6
Hearing 1/20 at 2:00 p.m.
2/10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2/11
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/15
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/5
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
2/16
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/17
Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (140-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/13
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 17

Sponsored by:

Finance Committee, Chair
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Departmental
Insurance Administration, Maryland
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Barry Glassman, District 35
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Discrimination
Diseases -see also- AIDS; Rabies
Federal Government
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Insurance Administration
Mental Health
Substance Abuse
Sunset
Women

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-703.1 , 19-706 , 19-706 )

Insurance
( 15-134 , 15-135 , 15-802 , 15-815 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 787275/01     Offered on: February 11, 2010   at: 11:27 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 346582/01     Offered on: April 7, 2010   at: 10:32 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Committee Votes Explain Committee Votes:
Senate
Finance
House
Health and Government Operations

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
February 15, 2010: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 5, 2010: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
April 1, 2010: Third Reading Passed (140-0)



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