SB 207

Enacted

Insurance Carriers and Managed Care Organizations - Cybersecurity Standards

Sponsor: Chair, Finance CommitteeCommittee: FinanceSubject: Health - InsuranceStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 231 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing certain cybersecurity standards applicable to insurance carriers, including health maintenance organizations and third-party administrators; requiring a carrier to take certain actions related to cybersecurity, including developing, implementing, and maintaining a written information security program, identifying certain threats, and establishing a certain incident response plan; applying certain requirements relating to cybersecurity to managed care organizations; etc.

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Testimony (14)

MGA witness list

FAV 7FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Boone, Kory	MIA	Oral
FAV	Birrane, Kathleen	Maryland Insurance Administration	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Birrane, Kathleen	Maryland Insurance Administration	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dorsey, Van	Maryland Insurance Administration	Oral
FAV	Dorsey, Van	Maryland Insurance Administration	Oral
FAV	Chair, Finance Committee, Chair, Finance Committee	Individual	Oral
FAV	Chair, Finance Committee, Chair, Finance Committee	Individual	Oral
UNF	Gelburd, Mollie	America's Health Insurance Plans	Written (PDF)
FWA	Enten, Robert	Md Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Assoc	Oral
FWA	Abrams, Hanna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Briemann, Jenniferlobbyist	Individual	Oral
FWA	Egan, Nancylobbyist	Individual	Oral
FWA	Karkhanis, Neallobbyist	Individual	Oral
INFO	Abrams, Hanna	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

America's Health Insurance PlansUNF 1

Maryland Insurance AdministrationFAV 4

Md Thoroughbred Horsemen’s AssocFWA 1

MIAFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FWABriemann, JenniferRegistered for: Maryland Managed Care Organization Association

FWAEgan, NancyRegistered for: American Property Casualty Insurance Association

FWAKarkhanis, NealRegistered for: American Council of Life Insurers; Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund; City of Westminster; League of Life & Health Insurers of Maryland, Inc.; It Works Learning Center, Inc.; America's Health Insurance Plans…