SB 795

Health Insurance - Vision Benefits - Regulation of Insurers and Vision Benefit Managers

Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (District 12)Committee: FinanceSubject: Health - InsuranceStatus: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing requirements for certain vision benefits, vision benefit plans, and vision benefit discount plans; requiring an insurer or a vision benefit manager to disclose certain information on its website and in certain communications and maintain certain methods of communication for use by participating eye care providers; establishing certain requirements and prohibitions for contracts between insurers or vision benefit managers and participating eye care providers; etc.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	May, Michelle	Advanced Family Vision Care	Written (PDF)
FAV	Porter, Phylicia	Baltimore City Council District 10	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gordon, Mark	Barenburg Eye Associates	Oral
FAV	Sanchez Ifekauche, Delora	Cornerstone Government Affairs	Oral
FAV	Lucente, Perry	Dunkirk Vision ( private practice owner )	Oral
FAV	Sukontasup, Nutaporn Natalie	First Sight Vision Care	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Maryland Academy of Audiology, Advocacy	Maryland Academy of Audiology	Written (PDF)
FAV	Atcherson, Heather	Maryland Optometric Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cohen, Jennifer	Maryland Optometric Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wong, Vicky	Maryland Optometric Association	Oral
FAV	Gogerdchi, Aidin	Tidewater Family Eye Care	Position only
FAV	Carpio, Katia	Visionary Eye Doctors	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carter, Catherine	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Scheff, Jared	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Lam, Senator Lamlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Shustock, Patricia	Individual	Position only
UNF	Robinson, Kimberlylobbyist	CareFirst BlueCross BlueSheild	Position only
UNF	Kress, Williamlobbyist	Kress Hammen	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Roberts, Julian	National Association of Vision Care Plans	Oral
UNF	Celentano, Matthewlobbyist	The League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lerol, Travis	Travis Lerol	Position only
UNF	Healy, Melody	VSP Vision Care	Oral
FWA	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Advanced Family Vision CareFAV 1

Baltimore City Council District 10FAV 1

Barenburg Eye AssociatesFAV 1

CareFirst BlueCross BlueSheildUNF 1

Cornerstone Government AffairsFAV 1

Dunkirk Vision ( private practice owner )FAV 1

First Sight Vision CareFAV 1

Kress HammenUNF 1

Maryland Academy of AudiologyFAV 1

Maryland Optometric AssociationFAV 3

National Association of Vision Care PlansUNF 1

The League of Life and Health Insurers of MarylandUNF 1

Tidewater Family Eye CareFAV 1

Travis LerolUNF 1

Visionary Eye DoctorsFAV 1

VSP Vision CareUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFRobinson, KimberlyCareFirst BlueCross BlueSheildRegistered for: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield; Cigna Corporate Services, LLC

UNFKress, WilliamKress HammenRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation; Amazon.com Services, LLC; Apple Inc.; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Centers for Better Insurance, LLC; Coalition of Maryland Title Insurers…

UNFCelentano, MatthewThe League of Life and Health Insurers of MarylandRegistered for: 38 Degrees North; Advanced Energy United; Alliance of Maryland Dental Plans; Allstate Insurance Company; America's Health Insurance Plans; American Council of Life Insurers…

FWAKauffman, 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…