Maryland Senate Bill 631 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 30 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-04-30 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 357
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. Malcolm Augustine [D]

2019-03-29 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (132-0) (Y: 132 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2019-03-21 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Y: 48 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-30	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 357
2019-04-08	Senate	Returned Passed
2019-04-05	House	Third Reading Passed (132-0)
2019-04-04	House	Second Reading Passed
2019-04-04	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2019-04-04	House	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
2019-04-03	House	Hearing 4/04 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-03-28	House	Rereferred to Health and Government Operations
2019-03-26	House	First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
2019-03-25	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2019-03-22	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-03-22	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {737971/1 Report Adopted
2019-03-22	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2019-02-11	Senate	Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-02-04	Senate	First Reading Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0631?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0631f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0631t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/Chapters_noln/CH_357_sb0631t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0001/sb0631_73797101.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0001/sb0631.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0631_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/0765.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0631_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/1408.pdf