2011 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of September 19, 2011 - 5:18 p.m.

	Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations	Another Session
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HB 14	Status as of February 22, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	Health Insurance - Medically Underserved Areas and Populations - Reimbursement for Covered Services Rendered by Telemedicine
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 15	Status as of February 22, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	Health Insurance - Participation in Health Insurance Systems and Plans - Freedom of Choice
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 72	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 397
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2011
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 83	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 426
Sponsored By	Delegates K. Kelly, Bromwell, Costa, Cullison, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, A. Kelly, Krebs, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ready, Reznik, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled	Health Insurance - Ambulance Service Providers - Direct Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 156	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 104
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Self-Employed Individuals - Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 166	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 2
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Hammen, Hubbard, Anderson, Arora, Barnes, Cullison, Dumais, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hucker, A. Kelly, Lee, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rosenberg, V. Turner, and Zucker
Entitled	Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Act of 2011
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

HB 170	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 4
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Hammen, Hubbard, Anderson, Arora, Barnes, Cullison, Dumais, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hucker, A. Kelly, Lee, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rosenberg, V. Turner, and Zucker
Entitled	Health Insurance - Conformity with Federal Law
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 226	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 9
Sponsored By	Delegates Cullison, Hammen, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Program - Reporting
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 251	Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled	Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Cost-Sharing Obligations
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 291	Status as of April 7, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Anderson, Arora, Aumann, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Boteler, Branch, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Clagett, Cullison, Donoghue, Feldman, Frank, Frush, Gilchrist, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Hixson, Hucker, Ivey, Kach, Kaiser, Kramer, Lafferty, Love, Luedtke, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, A. Miller, Minnick, Mitchell, Mizeur, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Proctor, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Smigiel, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Washington, and Weir
Entitled	Public Health - Maryland Medical Marijuana Model Program Work Group
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 333	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 591
Sponsored By	Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Administration - Simplification
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 444	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 529
Sponsored By	Delegate Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Notice of Receipt of Application
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 446	Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Anderson, Cullison, A. Kelly, Murphy, Oaks, Reznik, F. Turner, and V. Turner
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Preventive Physical Therapy - Required
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 450	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 243
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard and Hammen
Entitled	Maryland Community Health Resources Commission - Health Care Reform - Implementation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 452	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 527
Sponsored By	Delegates Kipke, Cullison, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and Tarrant
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage of Hearing Aids
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 468	Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegate Kach
Entitled	Health Insurance - Dental Provider Contracts - Prohibited Provision
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 516	Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell and Kipke
Entitled	Health Benefit Exchanges - Establishment and Operation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 549	Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and Elliott
Entitled	State Board of Pharmacy - Pharmacists - Practice of Pharmacy and Licensure
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 562	Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 634	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 136
Sponsored By	Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment Earnings Offset - Retiree Health Care Premiums
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 681	Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Frank, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Jacobs, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, W. Miller, Minnick, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Ready, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 736	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 533
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Bromwell, Costa, Cullison, Elliott, Frank, Kach, A. Kelly, Krebs, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ready, Reznik, V. Turner, Donoghue, Hammen, Hubbard, Kipke, McDonough, Oaks, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Electronic Health Records - Incentives for Health Care Providers - Regulations
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 762	Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Braveboy
Entitled	Insurance - Unfair Claim Settlement Practices - Refusal to Pay a Claim
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 783	Status as of April 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Reznik, Anderson, Barkley, Beidle, Bobo, Boteler, Bromwell, Carr, Clagett, Cullison, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, A. Miller, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stein, Stocksdale, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 784	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 535
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Costa, Elliott, Kach, A. Kelly, Kipke, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, Bromwell, Cullison, Donoghue, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Oaks, Ready, Reznik, and V. Turner
Entitled	Medical Records - Health Information Exchanges
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 811	Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates A. Kelly, Carr, Cullison, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hucker, Kramer, Lee, Luedtke, Mitchell, Mizeur, S. Robinson, Waldstreicher, and Zucker
Entitled	Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Required Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 815	Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate A. Kelly
Entitled	Health Insurance - Limit on Copayments
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 837	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 603
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Cane, Carter, Cluster, Dumais, George, Haddaway-Riccio, Hough, K. Kelly, McConkey, McDermott, W. Miller, and Parrott
Entitled	Courts - Exemption from Execution - Exception for Child Support Arrearage
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 851	Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Kach
Entitled	Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Medical Laboratories
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 880	Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	The Minority Leader and Delegates Smigiel, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Fisher, Frank, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Impallaria, Jacobs, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, McMillan, W. Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Stifler, Stocksdale, Szeliga, and Vitale
Entitled	Health Care Freedom Act of 2011
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 888	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 525
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach, Bromwell, Cullison, Elliott, A. Kelly, Kipke, A. Miller, Olszewski, S. Robinson, Stocksdale, Donoghue, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ready, Reznik, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled	Health Insurance - Prescription Eye Drops - Refills
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 949	Status as of April 5, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Holmes
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for the Treatment of Bleeding Disorders
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 974	Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, A. Kelly, Morhaim, Murphy, Oaks, Reznik, and V. Turner
Entitled	Health Insurance - Preauthorization of Health Care Services - Use of Electronic Health Records
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1015	Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter, Anderson, Carr, Cullison, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Haynes, Oaks, and S. Robinson
Entitled	Health Insurance Carriers - Declinations of Applications for Coverage - Required Reporting
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1035	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Carr, Clagett, Conaway, Frush, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Lee, Luedtke, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Washington
Entitled	Maryland Health Security Act of 2011
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1063	Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Health Insurance - Health Care Providers - Payment of Claims for Reimbursement by Carriers
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1085	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 155
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Braveboy, Frank, Frick, Frush, Hubbard, A. Kelly, Kipke, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and V. Turner
Entitled	Disability Insurance Policies - Discretionary Clauses - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1146	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 380
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Budget and Management)
Entitled	Electronic Health Records - State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Incentives
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

HB 1155	Status as of April 1, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	Pension Reform Act of 2011
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1178	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 301
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Kach, Bromwell, Krebs, Murphy, Reznik, Walker, Donoghue, Frank, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Licensed Insurance Producers - Information on State Health Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1294	Status as of April 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Minority Leader
Entitled	Deficit Reduction Financing Act of 2011
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1308	Status as of March 9, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Gilchrist, Frick, Ivey, Kaiser, A. Miller, Ross, and Stukes
Entitled	Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1338	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 569
Sponsored By	Delegates Kipke, Bromwell, Costa, Cullison, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, A. Kelly, Krebs, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ready, Reznik, and Tarrant
Entitled	Health Insurance - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Claims
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HJ 6	Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Conway
Entitled	Safe Harbor Legislation and Regulations Needed to Form Accountable Care Organizations
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HJ 11	Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Wood, Aumann, Bohanan, Boteler, Clagett, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Fisher, Frank, George, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Holmes, Jacobs, Jameson, McConkey, McDermott, McMillan, Minnick, Murphy, O'Donnell, Otto, Proctor, Schulz, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Vitale, Weir, and Wilson
Entitled	Equal Benefits for Treatment for Agent Orange Exposure of Vietnam Veterans Who Served Outside Vietnam
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 44	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 8
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Program - Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 56	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 11
Sponsored By	Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Evaluation of Quality of Care and Performance of Health Benefit Plans
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 59	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 13
Sponsored By	Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Insurance - Company Action Level Events - Health Insurers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 87	Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2011
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 107	Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Health Benefit Exchanges - Establishment and Operation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 154	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 425
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Glassman, Edwards, Astle, Garagiola, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh
Entitled	Health Insurance - Ambulance Service Providers - Direct Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 182	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Middleton, Benson, Forehand, Frosh, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Ramirez, Raskin, Rosapepe, Garagiola, Kelley, Muse, Pugh, Currie, McFadden, and Peters
Entitled	Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Act of 2011
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 183	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 3
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Middleton, Benson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Montgomery, Pinsky, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Health Insurance - Conformity with Federal Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 298	Status as of February 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pipkin
Entitled	Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Covered Services Rendered by Telemedicine
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 308	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 215
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Raskin, Colburn, Currie, Forehand, Jacobs, Jennings, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Mathias, Miller, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Reilly, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Medical Marijuana - Affirmative Defenses - Maryland Medical Marijuana Model Program Workgroup
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary

SB 312	Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Forehand, Glassman, Kelley, King, Montgomery, Pugh, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Required Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 357	Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Administration - Simplification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 388	Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Benson, Forehand, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Maryland Health Security Act of 2011
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 403	Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment Earnings Offset - Retiree Health Care Premiums
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 486	Status as of March 10, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Dyson, and Miller
Entitled	State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Eligibility for Enrollment and Participation of Retirees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 514	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 242
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton and Kasemeyer
Entitled	Maryland Community Health Resources Commission - Health Care Reform - Implementation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 561	Status as of February 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Health Insurance - Health Care Providers - Payment of Claims for Reimbursement by Carriers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 579	Status as of March 3, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	Health Insurance - Limit on Copayments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 603	Status as of March 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Raskin
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Preventive Physical Therapy - Required
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 618	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Manno
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 628	Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	State Health and Retirement Benefits - Public Employees and Retirees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 701	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 524
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Health Insurance - Prescription Eye Drops - Refills
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 702	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 526
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage of Hearing Aids
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 703	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier and Stone
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 705	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 85
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Pipkin, Garagiola, Kittleman, Mathias, and Pugh
Entitled	Health Insurance - Dental Provider Contracts - Prohibited Provision
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 709	Status as of March 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Forehand, Middleton, Montgomery, and Pugh
Entitled	Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Cost-Sharing Obligations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 710	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 528
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Notice of Receipt of Application
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 712	Status as of March 3, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Medical Laboratories
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 722	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 532
Sponsored By	Senators Rosapepe, Astle, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh
Entitled	Electronic Health Records - Incentives for Health Care Providers - Regulations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 723	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 534
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	Medical Records - Health Information Exchanges
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 724	Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	Health Insurance - Exchange Option for Small Business
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 733	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Colburn, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Kittleman, Shank, and Simonaire
Entitled	Health Care Freedom Act of 2011
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 744	Status as of February 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh and Montgomery
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Telemedicine Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 759	Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Benson, King, Manno, Mathias, and Montgomery
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 769	Status as of March 17, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Conway and Montgomery
Entitled	State Board of Pharmacy - Pharmacists - Practice of Pharmacy and Licensure
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 850	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 300
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Licensed Insurance Producers - Information on State Health Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 879	Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for the Treatment of Bleeding Disorders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 974	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 568
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Health Insurance - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Claims
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 984	Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin and Brinkley
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Balancing Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SJ 6	Status as of March 19, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Safe Harbor Legislation and Regulations Needed to Form Accountable Care Organizations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations