Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Coverage for Nonparticipating Providers
Sponsor: Sheree Sample-Hughes (District 37A)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Insurance - HealthStatus: Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring each carrier to inform members and beneficiaries in a certain manner of the right to request a certain referral to a specialist or nonphysician specialist who is not part of the carrier's provider panel; requiring, under certain circumstances, certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to cover certain mental health or substance use disorder services provided to a member by a nonparticipating provider at a certain cost; etc.
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Testimony (20)
MGA witness listFAV 18FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | O'Connor, Patricia | HEAU | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Walters, Vickie | IBR Inc | Position only |
| FAV | Weber, Ellenlobbyist | Legal Action Center | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Geddes, Annlobbyist | MD Coalition of Families | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Adams, Joe | MDDCSAM | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Geddes, Annlobbyist | Maryland Coalition of Families | Position only |
| FAV | Raswant, Maansi | Maryland Hospital Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilson, Lara | Maryland Rural Health Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kasemeyer, Pam | MdCSWC | Position only |
| FAV | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | MedChi, MACHC and MDAAP | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ciekot, Annlobbyist | NCADD MD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | faulkner, rachael | lcpcm, mota | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Batters-Thompson, Vanessa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bergan, Courtneylobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Stacey | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Sample-Hughes, Delegate Sample-Hugheslegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Martin, Dan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Spiegel, Jessica | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rivkin, Deb | Carefirst | Oral |
| UNF | Celentano, Matt | League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland | Oral |
Organizations on record
CarefirstUNF 1
HEAUFAV 1
IBR IncFAV 1
lcpcm, motaFAV 1
Legal Action CenterFAV 1
MdCSWCFAV 1
MDDCSAMFAV 1
NCADD MDFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVGeddes, AnnMD Coalition of FamiliesRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland; Maryland Coalition of Families
FAVGeddes, AnnMaryland 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…
FAVCiekot, AnnNCADD MDRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute…