MD | The Maryland Insurance Administration today issued Bulletin 23-9. It summarizes insurance laws enacted during the 2023 Session of the Maryland General Assembly, including:

• HB0374 (Ch. 355) – Health Insurance – Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Audits of Pharmacies and Pharmacists
• HB0376/SB0184 (Chs. 298 and 299) – Health Insurance – Diagnostic and Supplemental Examinations and Biopsies for Breast Cancer – Cost-Sharing
• HB0716/SB0474 (Chs. 108 and 109)- Managed Care Organizations – Retroactive Denial of Reimbursement – Information in Written Statement
• HB0785/SB0515 (Chs. 364 and 365) – Health Insurance – Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocol and Prior Authorization – Revisions
• HB0812/SB0786 (Chs. 248 and 249) – Health – Reproductive Health Services – Protected Information and Insurance Requirements
• HB0814/SB0601 (Chs. 256 and 257) – Maryland Health Benefit Exchange – State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program – Sunset Extension
• HB0815/SB0965 (Chs. 353 and 354) – Cancer Screening – Health Insurance and Assessment of Outreach, Education, and Health Disparities
• HB1148/SB0582 (Chs. 290 and 291) – Behavioral Health Care – Treatment and Access (Behavioral Health Model for Maryland)
• HB1151/SB0678 (Chs. 300 and 301)- Health Insurance – Reimbursement for Services Rendered by a Pharmacist
• HB1217/SB0805 (Chs. 322 and 323) – Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance – Required Coverage for Biomarker Testing
• SB0534 (Ch. 382) – Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2023
• SB0724 (Ch. 37) – Health Insurance Carriers – Requirements for Internal Grievance Process – Modification
• SB0806 (Ch. 384) – Maryland Health Benefit Exchange and Maryland Department of Health – Health Care and Dental Care Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants – Report
• SB0828/HB0988 (Chs. 258 and 259) – Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program – Modifications
• HB0098 (Ch. 186) – Condominiums – Mandatory Insurance Coverage – Alterations
• HB0128 (Ch. 514) – Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance – Enhanced Underinsured Motorist Coverage – Opt-Out Option
• SB0530 (Ch. 535) – Insurance – Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund – Assessments
• HB0808/SB0859 (Chs. 246 and 247)- Reproductive Health Protection Act
• HB1272 (Ch. 224) – Maryland Insurance Commissioner Enforcement – Specialty Mental Health Services and Payment of Claims – Sunset Extension
• SB0725 (Ch. 38) – Insurance – Product and Service Offerings
• SB0928 (Ch. 267)- Insurance – Credit for Reinsurance Model Law – Reciprocal Jurisdictions

Click here to read the bulletin for detailed information about each of these laws and their impact on the insurance industry.