SB 724

Enacted

Health Insurance Carriers - Requirements for Internal Grievance Process - Modification

Sponsor: Chair, Finance CommitteeCommittee: FinanceSubject: Health - InsuranceStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 37 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the process by which a health insurance carrier is required to provide notice of an adverse decision in nonemergency cases under the internal grievance process established by the carrier for its members.

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Testimony (9)

MGA witness list

FAV 9Favorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Written (PDF)
FAV	Birrane, Kathleen	Maryland Insurance Administration	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kwei, Mary	Maryland Insurance Administration	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Forsyth, Heather	OAG/HEAU	Written (PDF)
FAV	Forsyth, Heather	OAG/HEAU	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chair, Finance Committee, Chair, Finance Committee	Individual	Oral
FAV	Chair, Finance Committee, Chair, Finance Committee	Individual	Oral
FAV	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Harris Jones & MaloneFAV 1

Maryland Insurance AdministrationFAV 2

OAG/HEAUFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKauffman, DannaRegistered 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…