Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Plan Options - Governmental Third Party Payers [HB-1050]
Authorizing the Board of Directors for the Maryland Health Insurance Plan to establish a Plan option for members of the Plan whose premiums are paid by specified governmental units; authorizing the Board to include specified amounts in setting premium rates and cost-sharing arrangements for the Plan option; etc.
HB-1050: Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Plan Options - Governmental Third Party Payers
Sponsored by: Rep. Health
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
Medicaid State Plan Amendments - Effective Dates [HB-1424]
Establishing the effective date of Medicaid State Plan amendments and Medical Assistance Program waiver applications and modifications; and providing for the application of the Act.
HB-1424: Medicaid State Plan Amendments - Effective Dates
Sponsored by: Rep. Health
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Administration of National High Risk Pool [HB-1564]
Authorizing the Board of Directors for the Maryland Health Insurance Plan to elect for the Plan to administer a specified national high risk pool program for the State; authorizing the Board to enter into any agreements necessary for the Board to administer the program; etc.
HB-1564: Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Administration of National High Risk Pool
Sponsored by: Rep. Health
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
State Board of Dental Examiners - Sunset Extension and Revisions [HB-501]
Continuing the State Board of Dental Examiners in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2021, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the Board; requiring that an evaluation of the Board and the statutes and regulations that relate to the Board be performed on or before July 1, 2020; etc.
HB-501: State Board of Dental Examiners - Sunset Extension and Revisions
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter Hammen
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/20/2010
Department of Aging - Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program [HB-536]
Reestablishing the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program in the Department of Aging; specifying the purpose of the Program; establishing the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman in the Department; providing for the selection of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; establishing specified powers and duties of the Secretary, the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, and designated ombudsmen; requiring that an ombudsman have access to specified facilities, documents, and records; requiring the Secretary to adopt specified regulations; etc.
HB-536: Department of Aging - Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Health
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Sunset Extension [HB-67]
Extending the termination date for the Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program to December 31, 2012; and extending the limit of $14,000,000 on the subsidy that a nonprofit health service plan is required to provide to the Program under a specified provision of law through fiscal year 2013.
HB-67: Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Sunset Extension
Sponsored by: Rep. Health
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
Insurance - Insurers - Audits, Investments, and Operations [HB-69]
Authorizing the reserve investments of an insurer to include specified items under specified circumstances; authorizing the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to consider whether an authorized insurer has made adequate provision for specified cash flows and related expenses when determining whether the continued operation of the authorized insurer in the State would be hazardous to specified individuals and entities; etc.
HB-69: Insurance - Insurers - Audits, Investments, and Operations
Sponsored by: Rep. Health
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Training for Insurance Producers [HB-71]
Requiring insurance producers who market the Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program to receive specified continuing education; authorizing the Board of Directors for the Maryland Insurance Plan to adopt regulations that require an insurance producer to receive training about the Program before the insurance producer may market the Program or assist a Medicare beneficiary to enroll in the Program; etc.
HB-71: Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Training for Insurance Producers
Sponsored by: Rep. Health
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Systems - Prepaid Service - [HB-1145]
Establishing a prepaid wireless E 9-1-1 fee of 60 cents per retail transaction; providing for the collection of the E 9-1-1 fee; establishing conditions for whether a retail transaction has occurred in the State; providing that the E 9-1-1 fee is the liability of the consumer; authorizing a seller to deduct 2% of E 9-1-1 fees collected under the Act; requiring sellers to remit collected E 9-1-1 fees to the Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to deposit the E 9-1-1 fees into the 9-1-1 Trust Fund within 30 days of receipt; etc.
HB-1145: Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Systems - Prepaid Service -
Sponsored by: Rep. Health
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/25/2011