SB 334

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

Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine (District 47)Committee: FinanceSubject: Insurance - HealthStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 212 (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 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 (36)

MGA witness list

FAV 28FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsINFO 5Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Christensen, Tricia	Baltimore Harm Reduction Comm.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Lynn	Carroll County Youth Services Bureau	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyers, Catherine	Center for Children, Inc.	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	Weber, Ellenlobbyist	LegalAction Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cavathas, Dimitrios	Lower Shore Clinic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Adams, Joe	MDDCSAM	Written (PDF)
FAV	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Maryland Coalition of Families	Written (PDF)
FAV	Raswant, Maansi	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tompsett, Tommy	Maryland Psychiatric Society	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, Lara	Maryland Rural Health Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	MdCSWC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	MedChi, MDAAP, and MACHC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Dan	Mental Health Assoc of MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cyphers, Moiralobbyist	NAMI MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ciekot, Annlobbyist	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Watkins, Daniel	Pathways	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alsobrooks, Angela	Prince George's County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	McCleaf, Kylie	Sheppard Pratt	Written (PDF)
FAV	Doyle, Lori	cbh	Written (PDF)
FAV	Faulkner, Rachael	mota, mna, lcpcm	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Augustine, Senator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Bergan, Courtneylobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Stacey	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dept of Health and Human Services, MoCo	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Spiegel, Jessica	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Grason, Cathy	CareFirst	Oral
FWA	Coble, Annie	Jonhs 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

Baltimore Harm Reduction Comm.FAV 1

CareFirstFWA 1

Carroll County Youth Services BureauFAV 1

cbhFAV 1

Center for Children, Inc.FAV 1

Cornerstone MontgomeryFAV 1

Families First Counseling & PsychiatryFAV 1

HEAUFAV 1

Jonhs HopkinsFWA 1

Kaiser PermanenteINFO 1

League of Life and Health Insurers of MarylandFWA 1

LegalAction CenterFAV 1

Lower Shore ClinicFAV 1

Maryland Coalition of FamiliesFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Insurance AdministrationINFO 1

Maryland Psychiatric SocietyFAV 1

Maryland Rural Health AssociationFAV 1

MdCSWCFAV 1

MDDCSAMFAV 1

MedChi, MDAAP, and MACHCFAV 1

Mental Health Assoc of MDFAV 1

MIAINFO 3

mota, mna, lcpcmFAV 1

NAMI MDFAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

PathwaysFAV 1

Prince George's County ExecutiveFAV 1

Sheppard PrattFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWeber, EllenLegalAction CenterRegistered for: Legal Action Center

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

FAVKauffman, DannaMedChi, MDAAP, and MACHCRegistered 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, MoiraNAMI MDRegistered for: American Clean Power; American Clean Power Association (ACP)

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

FAVBergan, CourtneyRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland

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.…