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Maryland House Bill HB363

Maryland 2023 Regular Session

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5- Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
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107 HOUSE BILL 363
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12- CF SB 806
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1310 By: Delegate Cullison
1411 Introduced and read first time: January 26, 2023
1512 Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
16-Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17-House action: Adopted
18-Read second time: March 30, 2023
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20-CHAPTER ______
14+A BILL ENTITLED
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2216 AN ACT concerning 1
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2418 Maryland Health Benefit Exchange and Maryland Department of Health 2
25-– Health Care and Dental Care Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants – 3
26-Report 4
19+ – Health Care Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants – Report 3
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28-FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange and the Maryland 5
29-Department of Health to develop a report comparing options for offering affordable 6
30-health care and dental care coverage to State residents who are ineligible for the 7
31-Maryland Medical Assistance Program, the Maryland Children’s Health Program, 8
32-or qualified health plans, or stand–alone dental plans due to the individuals’ 9
33-immigration status; and generally relating to a study on providing health care and 10
34-dental care coverage to undocumented immigrants. 11
21+FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange and the Maryland 4
22+Department of Health to develop a report comparing options for offering affordable 5
23+health care coverage to State residents who are ineligible for the Maryland Medical 6
24+Assistance Program, the Maryland Children’s Health Program, or qualified health 7
25+plans due to the individuals’ immigration status; and generally relating to a study 8
26+on providing health care coverage to undocumented immigrants. 9
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36- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
37-That: 13
28+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 10
29+That: 11
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39- (a) The Maryland Health Benefit Exchange and the Maryland Department of 14
40-Health shall develop a report comparing options for offering affordable health care and 15
41-dental care coverage to State residents who are ineligible for the Maryland Medical 16
42-Assistance Program, the Maryland Children’s Health Program, or qualified health plans 17
43-through the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange due to the individuals’ immigration status. 18
31+ (a) The Maryland Health Benefit Exchange and the Maryland Department of 12
32+Health shall develop a report comparing options for offering affordable health care coverage 13
33+to State residents who are ineligible for the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, the 14
34+Maryland Children’s Health Program, or qualified health plans through the Maryland 15
35+Health Benefit Exchange due to the individuals’ immigration status. 16
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45- (b) The report required under subsection (a) of this section shall include a 19
46-comparison of the cost to the State, the impact on the uninsured, potential benefits designs, 20
47-and implementation considerations for: 21
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37+ (b) The report required under subsection (a) of this section shall include a 17
38+comparison of the cost to the State, the impact on the uninsured, potential benefits designs, 18
39+and implementation considerations for: 19
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41+ (1) offering health care coverage through: 20
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43+ (i) the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland 21
44+Children’s Health Program to individuals who are eligible technically and financially for 22
45+the programs but for the individuals’ immigration status; and 23
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47+ (ii) qualified health plans offered through the Maryland Health 24
48+Benefit Exchange to individuals who are eligible technically and financially to enroll in 25 2 HOUSE BILL 363
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51- (1) offering health care and dental care coverage through: 1
51+coverage through the Exchange but for the individuals’ immigration status; and 1
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53- (i) the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland 2
54-Children’s Health Program to individuals who are eligible technically and financially for 3
55-the programs but for the individuals’ immigration status; and 4
53+ (2) offering health care coverage to the following groups: 2
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57- (ii) qualified health plans and stand–alone dental plans offered 5
58-through the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to individuals who are eligible technically 6
59-and financially to enroll in coverage through the Exchange but for the individuals’ 7
60-immigration status; and 8
55+ (i) all eligible individuals; 3
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62- (2) offering health care and dental care coverage to the following groups: 9
57+ (ii) only individuals under the age of 21 years; 4
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64- (i) all eligible individuals; 10
59+ (iii) only individuals who are at least 65 years old; and 5
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66- (ii) only individuals under the age of 21 years; 11
61+ (iv) only low–income individuals. 6
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68- (iii) only individuals who are at least 65 years old; and 12
63+ (c) On or before October 31, 2023, the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange and 7
64+the Maryland Department of Health shall report their findings and recommendations to 8
65+the House Health and Government Operations Committee and the Senate Finance 9
66+Committee in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article. 10
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70- (iv) only low–income individuals. 13
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72- (c) On or before October 31, 2023, the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange and 14
73-the Maryland Department of Health shall report their findings and recommendations to 15
74-the House Health and Government Operations Committee and the Senate Finance 16
75-Committee in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article. 17
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77- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall tak e effect July 18
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83-Approved:
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85- Governor.
86-________________________________________________________________________________
87- Speaker of the House of Delegates.
88-________________________________________________________________________________
89- President of the Senate.
68+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 11
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