Maryland House Bill 1148

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Spectrum: Unknown
Status: Introduced on February 7 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-11 - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring out-of-network health care facilities to provide certain information to a consumer and obtain certain consent before providing a health care service; requiring that certain out-of-network status information be provided in a certain consent form; prohibiting an out-of-network health care facility from charging, billing, or attempting to collect an amount in excess of the consumer's in-network cost unless the consumer is provided certain notice and provided consent; and making a violation of the Act an unfair trade practice.

Health Care Facilities – Notice to Consumers – Out–of–Network Status (Health Care Provider Out–of–Network Information Act)

No sponsor information available at this time.

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-11	House	Withdrawn by Sponsor
2024-03-04	House	Hearing canceled
2024-02-12	House	Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-02-07	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

SB1104 (Crossfiled) 2024-03-11 - Withdrawn by Sponsor

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Commercial Law	13	301	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	19	2601	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	19	2602	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	19	2603	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	19	2604	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1148?ys=2024RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb1148f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes_comm/hb1148_hgo.pdf