SB 484

Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Coverage for Nonparticipating Providers

Sponsor: Senator KlausmeierCommittee: FinanceSubject: Insurance - HealthStatus: Hearing 2/26 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 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 list

FAV 18FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	O'Connor, Patricia	HEAU	Written (PDF)
FAV	Walters, Vickie	IBR	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weber, Ellenlobbyist	Legal Action Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Adams, Joe	MDDCSAM	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Dan	MHAMD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Maryland Coalition of Families	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, MDAAP, and MACHC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ciekot, Annlobbyist	NCADD-MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	faulkner, rachael	lcpcm, mota	Written (PDF)
FAV	Acle, Nicole	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bergan, Courtneylobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Stacey	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Klausmeier, Senator Klausmeierlegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Spiegel, Jessica	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thompson-Batters, Vanessa	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Rivkin, Deborahlobbyist	CareFirst	Oral
UNF	Celentano, Matt	League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland	Oral

Organizations on record

CareFirstUNF 1

HEAUFAV 1

IBRFAV 1

lcpcm, motaFAV 1

League of Life and Health Insurers of MarylandUNF 1

Legal Action CenterFAV 1

Maryland Coalition of FamiliesFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Rural Health AssociationFAV 1

MdCSWCFAV 1

MDDCSAMFAV 1

MedChi, MDAAP, and MACHCFAV 1

MHAMDFAV 1

NCADD-MDFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWeber, EllenLegal Action 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…

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…

FAVBergan, CourtneyRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland

UNFRivkin, DeborahCareFirstRegistered for: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield