MD HB382 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-21 - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Health and Government Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 16 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-21 - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Health and Government Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibiting the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, health maintenance organizations, and managed care organizations from applying a prior authorization requirement, step therapy protocol, or fail-first protocol for prescription drugs used to treat certain mental illnesses of certain insureds and enrollees.
Title
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Step Therapy, Fail-First Protocols, and Prior Authorization - Prescription to Treat Serious Mental Illness
Sponsors
| Del. Steve Johnson [D] | Del. Andre Johnson [D] | Del. Ken Kerr [D] | Del. Susan McComas [R] |
| Del. Deni Taveras [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-21 | House | Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-01-16 | House | First Reading Health and Government Operations |
Same As/Similar To
SB111 (Crossfiled) 2025-01-14 - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Drugs
Health - Insurance
Health Insurance
Health Maintenance Organizations
Medical Assistance
Medical Treatments
Mental and Behavioral Health
Nonprofit Organizations
Public Health
Reports
Health - Insurance
Health Insurance
Health Maintenance Organizations
Medical Assistance
Medical Treatments
Mental and Behavioral Health
Nonprofit Organizations
Public Health
Reports
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health - General | 15 | 102.3 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Health - General | 15 | 157 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Insurance | 15 | 142 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Insurance | 15 | 851.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0382?ys=2025RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0382f.pdf |
