2022 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB1397: Health Insurance - Prescription Insulin Drugs - Limits on Copayment and Coinsurance (Insulin Cost Reduction Act)
Legislative Summary
Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to limit the amount a covered individual is required to pay in copayments or coinsurance for a covered prescription insulin drug to not more than $30 for a 30-day supply.
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Bill History
2/17/2022
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
House of Delegates
3/3/2022
Rereferred to Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/3/2022
Hearing 3/15 at 1:30 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/18/2022
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/18/2022
Favorable with Amendments {243721/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/18/2022
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/21/2022
Third Reading Passed (130-0)
House of Delegates
3/21/2022
Referred Finance
Senate
4/4/2022
Favorable Report by Finance
Senate
4/5/2022
Favorable Adopted
Senate
4/5/2022
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/6/2022
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Senate
4/7/2022
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
5/16/2022
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 405
House of Delegates
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 243721/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 243721/1 Adopted
3/18/2022Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/6/2022
45
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/21/2022
130
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/16/2022)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 25
Republican: 6
Primary Sponsor
Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (30)
Heather Bagnall
Democrat
Ben Barnes
Democrat
Ned Carey
Democrat
Nick Charles
Democrat
Shaneka Henson
Democrat
Faye Howell
Democrat
Cheryl Landis
Democrat
Mary Lehman
Democrat
Kirill Reznik
Democrat
Kriselda Valderrama
Democrat
Geraldine Valentino-Smith
Democrat
Harry Bhandari
Democrat
Alfred Carr
Democrat
Brian Chisholm
Republican
Bonnie Cullison
Democrat
Terri Hill
Democrat
Steve Johnson
Democrat
Anne Kaiser
Democrat
Ariana Kelly
Democrat
Ken Kerr
Democrat
Nicholaus Kipke
Republican
Robbyn Lewis
Democrat
Matt Morgan
Republican
Shane Pendergrass
Democrat
Teresa Reilly
Republican
Samuel Rosenberg
Democrat
Sid Saab
Republican
Sheree Sample-Hughes
Democrat
Kathy Szeliga
Republican
Karen Lewis Young
Democrat