2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB975: Health Insurance - Coverage for Specialty Drugs

Legislative Summary

Prohibiting certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from excluding coverage for certain specialty drugs that are administered or dispensed by a provider that is an in-network provider of covered oncology services, complies with State regulations for the administering and dispensing of specialty drugs, and meet certain qualifications; and requiring the reimbursement rate for certain specialty drugs to meet certain criteria.

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Bill History

2/3/2025
First Reading Finance
Senate
2/6/2025
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/27/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate
3/28/2025
Favorable with Amendments {263927/1 Adopted
Senate
3/28/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/31/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
4/1/2025
Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Rereferred to Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (134-2)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Returned Passed
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 263927/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 263927/1 Adopted

3/28/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/7/2025
134
Yea
2
Nay
4
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

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

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Clarence Lam
Clarence Lam
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/28/2025129.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/5/2025107.7 KB
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