HB 455

Health Insurance - Mental Health Benefits and Substance Use Disorder Benefits - Reports on Nonquantitative Treatment Limitations and Data

Sponsor: Delegate KellyCommittee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Insurance - HealthStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 211 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring certain carriers, on or before March 1, 2022 and March 1, 2024, to submit a report to the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to demonstrate the carrier's compliance with the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act; requiring certain carriers to identify the five health benefit plans with the highest enrollment for each product offered in certain markets and conduct a certain analysis; authorizing certain carriers to submit a request to the Commissioner that disclosure of certain information be denied; etc.

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Testimony (41)

MGA witness list

FAV 33FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsINFO 5Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Christensen, Tricia	BHRC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Lynn	CCYSB	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plaskon, John	CRMHS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyers, Catherine	Center for Children	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cho, Cari	Cornerstone Montgomery	Written (PDF)
FAV	Christiansen, Todd	Families First Counseling & Psychiatry	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Connor, Patricia	HEAU	Written (PDF)
FAV	Walters, Vickie	IBR	Written (PDF)
FAV	Petrik, Jennifer	Key Point	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weber, Ellenlobbyist	Legal Action Ce/nter	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Weber, Ellenlobbyist	Legal Action Center	Position only
FAV	Cavathas, Dimitrios	Lower Shore Clinic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Geddes, Annlobbyist	MD Coalition of Families	Written (PDF)
FAV	Adams, Joe	MDDCSAM	Written (PDF)
FAV	Raswant, Maansi	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, Lara	Maryland Rural Health Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	MdCSWC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	MedChi, MACHC and MDAAP	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Dan	Mental Health Assoc	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cyphers, Moiralobbyist	NAMI	Written (PDF)
FAV	Watkins, Daniel	Pathways	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alsobrooks, Angela	Prince George's County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	ciekot, Annlobbyist	Public Policy partners	Position only
FAV	McCleaf, Kylie	Sheppard Pratt	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tompsett, Thomas	The Maryland Psychiatric Society	Position only
FAV	Tompsett, Thomas	The Maryland Psychiatric Society (MPS)	Written (PDF)
FAV	doyle, lori	cbh	Written (PDF)
FAV	elliott, robynlobbyist	lcpcm, mna, mota	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bergah, Courtney	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Stacey	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ciekot, Annlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Kelly, Delegate Kellylegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Spiegel, Jessica	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Grason, Cathy	Carefirst	Oral
FWA	Coble, Annie	Johns Hopkins	Written (PDF)
FWA	Celentano, Matt	League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland	Oral
INFO	Taylor, Allisonlobbyist	Kaiser Permanente	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Bailey, Erica	MIA	Oral
INFO	Cooney, David	MIA	Oral
INFO	Kwei, Mary	MIA	Oral
INFO	Paddy, Michaellobbyist	Maryland Insurance Administration	Oral

Organizations on record

BHRCFAV 1

CarefirstFWA 1

cbhFAV 1

CCYSBFAV 1

Center for ChildrenFAV 1

Cornerstone MontgomeryFAV 1

CRMHSFAV 1

Families First Counseling & PsychiatryFAV 1

HEAUFAV 1

IBRFAV 1

Johns HopkinsFWA 1

Kaiser PermanenteINFO 1

Key PointFAV 1

lcpcm, mna, motaFAV 1

League of Life and Health Insurers of MarylandFWA 1

Legal Action Ce/nterFAV 1

Legal Action CenterFAV 1

Lower Shore ClinicFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Insurance AdministrationINFO 1

Maryland Rural Health AssociationFAV 1

MD Coalition of FamiliesFAV 1

MdCSWCFAV 1

MDDCSAMFAV 1

MedChi, MACHC and MDAAPFAV 1

Mental Health AssocFAV 1

MIAINFO 3

NAMIFAV 1

PathwaysFAV 1

Prince George's County ExecutiveFAV 1

Public Policy partnersFAV 1

Sheppard PrattFAV 1

The Maryland Psychiatric SocietyFAV 1

The Maryland Psychiatric Society (MPS)FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWeber, EllenLegal Action Ce/nterRegistered for: Legal Action Center

FAVWeber, EllenLegal Action CenterRegistered for: Legal Action Center

FAVGeddes, AnnMD Coalition of FamiliesRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland; Maryland Coalition of Families

FAVKauffman, DannaMedChi, MACHC and MDAAPRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…

FAVCyphers, MoiraNAMIRegistered for: American Clean Power; American Clean Power Association (ACP)

FAVciekot, AnnPublic Policy partnersRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute…

FAVelliott, robynlcpcm, mna, motaRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…

FAVCiekot, AnnRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute…

INFOTaylor, AllisonKaiser PermanenteRegistered for: Kaiser Permanente

INFOPaddy, MichaelMaryland Insurance AdministrationRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; Campaign to Protect Patient Health d/b/a Value of Care Coalition; Chase Brexton Health System; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition; Gaudenzia, Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.…