2022 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB834: Health Insurance - Two-Sided Incentive Arrangements and Capitated Payments - Authorization

Legislative Summary

Providing that value-based arrangements established under certain provisions of federal law are exempt from certain provisions of State law regulating health care practitioner referrals; providing that a health care practitioner or set of health care practitioners that accepts capitated payments in a certain manner but does not perform certain other acts is not considered to be performing acts of an insurance business; prohibiting participation in a certain arrangement from being the sole opportunity for increases in reimbursement; etc.

Bill History

2/7/2022
First Reading Finance
Senate
2/8/2022
Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
2/9/2022
Hearing canceled
Senate
2/11/2022
Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/15/2022
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate
3/15/2022
Favorable with Amendments {433526/1 Adopted
Senate
3/15/2022
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/17/2022
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Senate
3/18/2022
Referred Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/18/2022
Hearing 3/24 at 1:30 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/30/2022
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/30/2022
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
3/31/2022
Third Reading Passed (126-0)
House of Delegates
3/31/2022
Returned Passed
Senate
5/12/2022
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 298
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 433526/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 433526/1 Adopted

3/15/2022Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/31/2022
126
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
12
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/17/2022
45
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/12/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Pamela Beidle
Pamela Beidle
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text5/19/2022221.8 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/15/2022249.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/10/2022184.4 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197036.9 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197042.7 KB