Maryland House Bill 599 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 30 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-04-30 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 358
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring an insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or health maintenance organization to use the most recent treatment criteria developed by the American Society of Addiction Medicine for addictive, substance-related, and co-occurring conditions for all medical necessity and utilization management determinations for substance use disorder benefits; applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2020; etc.

Health Insurance – Coverage for Mental Health Benefits and Substance Use Disorder Benefits – Treatment Criteria

Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]

Del. Terri Hill [D]

2019-03-24 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-03-12 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (138-0) (Y: 139 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 8) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-30	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 358
2019-03-29	House	Returned Passed
2019-03-28	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2019-03-27	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2019-03-27	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2019-03-25	Senate	Favorable Report by Finance
2019-03-18	Senate	First Reading Finance
2019-03-15	House	Third Reading Passed (138-0)
2019-03-14	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-03-14	House	Favorable with Amendments {576284/1 Report Adopted
2019-03-14	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2019-02-13	House	Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-02-06	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0599?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb0599f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb0599t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/Chapters_noln/CH_358_hb0599t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0009/hb0599_57628401.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0009/hb0599.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/hb0599_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/0505.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/hb0599_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/0850.pdf