| MD | HB90 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to allow corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and sole proprietorships that are small employers to be represented by certain authorized individuals rather than an attorney in certain h...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 827 |
| MD | HB36 | Pass | Prohibiting a public adjuster, or anyone acting on behalf of a public adjuster, from soliciting or attempting to solicit a client between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.; altering the statements that are required to be included in a public adjus...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 826 |
| MD | SB230 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to allow corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and sole proprietorships that are small employers to be represented by certain authorized individuals rather than an attorney in certain h...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 828 |
| MD | HB265 | Pass | Repealing the requirements for education and experience for licensing of certain insurance producers, including producers for property and casualty insurance, life insurance, health insurance, annuities, and related products.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 874 |
| MD | SB336 | Pass | Repealing the requirements for education and experience for licensing of certain insurance producers, including producers for property and casualty insurance, life insurance, health insurance, annuities, and related products.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 873 |
| MD | HB647 | Pass | Establishing requirements and prohibitions for pet insurance policies that are issued to a resident of the State or are sold, solicited, negotiated, or offered in the State, including disclosure requirements and requirements and prohibitions related ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 740 |
| MD | SB614 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage related to prostheses beginning January 1, 2025; establishing that certain insure...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 823 |
| MD | HB728 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to establish and implement the Qualified Resident Enrollment Program to facilitate the enrollment of qualified residents in qualified plans; providing that the operation and administration of the Program...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 842 |
| MD | SB705 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to establish and implement the Qualified Resident Enrollment Program to facilitate the enrollment of qualified residents in qualified plans; providing that the operation and administration of the Program...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 841 |
| MD | SB778 | Pass | Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide certain health insurance benefits under certain insurance policies or contracts to provide certain coverage for certain hearing aids for adults; aut...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 952 |
| MD | SB791 | Pass | Altering and establishing requirements and prohibitions related to health insurance utilization review; altering requirements related to internal grievance procedures and adverse decision procedures; altering certain reporting requirements on health ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 848 |
| MD | HB865 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage related to prostheses; establishing that certain insurers, nonprofit health servi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 822 |
| MD | HB932 | Pass | Altering and establishing requirements and prohibitions related to health insurance utilization review; altering requirements related to internal grievance procedures and adverse decision procedures; altering certain reporting requirements on health ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 847 |
| MD | HB1259 | Pass | Including image-guided breast biopsy in the definition of "supplemental breast examination" for the purpose of certain provisions of law requiring insurers, health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for supplement...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 868 |
| MD | HB1339 | Pass | Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide certain health insurance benefits under certain insurance policies or contracts to provide certain coverage for certain hearing aids for adults; aut...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 951 |
| MD | HB1337 | Pass | Requiring carriers to report additional data on the number of members entitled to health care benefits under a policy, plan, or certificate and the number of clean claims for reimbursement processed by a carrier to Maryland Health Commissioner.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 891 |
| MD | SB775 | Pass | Altering the requirements that certain officers and employees of the State be covered by certain surety bonds to allow the officers and employees to be covered by certain insurance policies; transferring certain duties and responsibilities of the Mar...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 438 |
| MD | HB1012 | Pass | Altering the requirements that certain officers and employees of the State be covered by certain surety bonds to allow the officers and employees to be covered by certain insurance policies; transferring certain duties and responsibilities of the Mar...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 437 |
| MD | SB684 | Pass | Altering certain reporting requirements on health insurance carriers relating to compliance with the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act; altering requirements for certain analyses of nonquantitative treatment limitations required o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 233 |
| MD | SB701 | Pass | Altering the amount of funds in each of calendar years 2024 and 2025, the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange is authorized to designate for annual subsidies under the State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program to include unspent f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 247 |
| MD | HB953 | Pass | Altering the amount of funds the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange is authorized to designate for annual subsidies under the State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program for certain fiscal years to include unspent funds designated ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 248 |
| MD | SB1106 | Pass | Correcting certain errors or omissions in certain articles of the Annotated Code; clarifying language; correcting certain obsolete references; reorganizing certain sections of the Annotated Code; providing that this Act is not intended to affect any ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 382 |
| MD | HB1074 | Pass | Altering certain reporting requirements on health insurance carriers relating to compliance with the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act; altering requirements for certain analyses of nonquantitative treatment limitations required o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 234 |
| MD | HB1397 | Pass | Altering certain provisions of law prohibiting discrimination based on certain protected characteristics to include prohibitions on discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, marital status, and disability; ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 377 |
| MD | HB30 | Pass | Conforming provisions of State health insurance law with existing federal requirements, including updating effective dates for federal regulations, clarifying federal consumer protection regulations resulting from changes to the federal No Surprises ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 117 |
| MD | HB67 | Pass | Altering the maximum civil penalty to which an unauthorized insurer or person that violates certain provisions of State insurance law is subject for each violation; and altering the maximum civil penalty that the Maryland Insurance Commissioner may i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 119 |
| MD | SB228 | Pass | Repealing a certain provision of law providing that a qualified health plan is not required under certain circumstances to provide essential benefits that duplicate the minimum benefits of qualified dental plans; and repealing the authority of the Ma...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 116 |
| MD | SB217 | Pass | Conforming provisions of State health insurance law with existing federal requirements, including by updating effective dates for federal regulations, clarifying federal consumer protection regulations resulting from changes to the federal No Surpris...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 118 |
| MD | HB23 | Pass | Repealing a certain provision of law providing that a qualified health plan is not required under certain circumstances to provide essential benefits that duplicate the minimum benefits of qualified dental plans; and repealing the authority of the Ma...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 115 |
| MD | SB229 | Pass | Altering the maximum civil penalty to which an unauthorized insurer or person that violates certain provisions of State insurance law is subject for each violation; and altering the maximum civil penalty that the Maryland Insurance Commissioner may i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 120 |
| MD | HB252 | Pass | Requiring certain controlling persons of certain insurers in an insurance holding company system to file an annual group calculation as directed by the lead state commissioner of the insurance group; requiring certain controlling persons of certain i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 121 |
| MD | HB1521 | Pass | Altering the eligibility requirements for the Maryland Children's Health Program; and repealing the requirement that the Program be administered, based on the family income of eligible individuals, through the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 47 |
| MD | SB231 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibiting a public adjuster, or anyone acting on behalf of a public adjuster, from soliciting or attempting to solicit a client during the progress of a loss-producing occurrence or between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.; requiring a public a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Fraser-Hidalgo, Qi and Wilson) |
| MD | SB590 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering certain provisions of law prohibiting discrimination based on certain protected characteristics to include prohibitions on discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, marital status, and disability.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Simonaire) Adopted |
| MD | SB595 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring administrators, carriers, and pharmacy benefits managers to include certain cost sharing amounts paid by or on behalf of an enrollee or a beneficiary when calculating the enrollee's or beneficiary's contribution to a cost sharing requiremen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
House Refuses Recede |
| MD | HB876 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibiting certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from excluding coverage for certain specialty drugs that are administered or dispensed by a provider that meets certain criteria; and requiring the rei...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-18
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB1270 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring that the calculation of an enrollee's contribution to a cost sharing requirement for a prescription drug be based on the list price of the drug reduced by at least 85% of the total amount of rebates received or expected to be received by th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-16
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB726 | Engross
Sine Die | Altering the definition of "purchaser" for the purpose of certain provisions of State insurance law governing pharmacy benefits managers to exclude certain nonprofit health maintenance organizations; and repealing certain provisions that restrict app...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB879 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to include certain discounts, financial assistance payments, product vouchers, and other out-of-pocket expenses made by or on behalf of an insured or enr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB1331 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for massage therapy; and prohibiting the insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from imposing...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB1483 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring, before the Board of Directors of the Industry Automobile Insurance Association authorizes the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund to withdraw certain amounts, that the Maryland Insurance Commissioner approve a certain certification of a cer...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | SB497 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to cover nonprescription naloxone hydrochloride and any other drug or product that is approved by the federal...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB1423 | Intro
Sine Die | 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB736 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to cover nonprescription naloxone hydrochloride and any other drug or product that is approved by the federal...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB240 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting a carrier from canceling an individual health benefit plan if a policyholder has made a premium payment before the end of the grace period, the amount of the premium payment made is less than the aggregate amount of the net monthly premiu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-19
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | SB227 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting a carrier from canceling an individual health benefit plan if a policyholder has made a premium payment before the end of the grace period, the amount of the premium payment made is less than the aggregate amount of the net monthly premiu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-19
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB1412 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Abortion Care Access Grant Program to provide grants to improve access to abortion care services for individuals in the State; establishing the Abortion Care Access Grant Program Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide grants u...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To House Health and Government Operations Committee |
| MD | HB1376 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain health insurers, nonprofit health service plans, managed care organizations, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage and certain reimbursement for a special administrative...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To House Health and Government Operations Committee |
| MD | HB184 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Healthy Maryland Program as a public corporation and a unit of State government to provide comprehensive universal single-payer health care services for residents of the State by January 1, 2026; establishing requirements and prohibi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To House Health and Government Operations Committee |
| MD | HB880 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the reimbursement levels for drug products that the Maryland Medical Assistance Program is required to establish and that pharmacy benefits managers that contract with a pharmacy on behalf of a managed care organization are required to reimb...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To House Health and Government Operations Committee |
