2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB474: Health Insurance - Adverse Decisions - Notices, Reporting, and Examinations

Legislative Summary

Requiring that certain adverse decision and grievance decision notices include certain information in a certain manner; requiring certain carriers, if the number of adverse decisions issued by the carrier for a type of service has grown by 10% or more in the immediately preceding calendar year or 25% or more in the immediately preceding 3 calendar years, to provide certain information to the Maryland Insurance Commissioner; authorizing the Commissioner to use certain adverse decision information as the basis of an examination; etc.

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Bill History

1/23/2025
First Reading Finance
Senate
1/27/2025
Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate
3/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments {543925/1 Adopted
Senate
3/4/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/6/2025
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
Senate
3/7/2025
Referred Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Favorable with Amendments {123225/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Senate Concurs House Amendments
Senate
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
Senate
4/7/2025
Passed Enrolled
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 123225/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 123225/1 Adopted

4/1/2025Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 543925/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 543925/1 Adopted

3/4/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/7/2025
140
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/6/2025
44
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Pamela Beidle
Pamela Beidle
Democrat

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/9/2025264.8 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/4/2025140.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/23/202596.4 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197037.1 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197044.0 KB