27, 1999, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign
House Bill 931.

Sincerely,

Parris N. Glendening
Governor

House Bill 931

AN ACT concerning

Health Insurance - Managed Behavioral Health Care Organizations -
Explanations and Expense Ratios Quality Measures, Explanations, and

Expense Ratios

FOR the purpose of requiring a carrier that owns or contracts with a managed
behavioral health care organization to distribute a certain explanation to the
members of the carrier; specifying certain information that the explanation
must include; requiring a carrier to file a certain expense ratio; providing for a
certain exception; requiring the Insurance Commissioner to adopt certain
regulations; defining certain terms; establishing a task force to develop
performance quality measures for managed behavioral health care
organizations; providing for the membership and responsibilities of the task
force; providing for a delayed effective date for certain provisions of this Act;
providing for the application of this Act; and generally relating to health
insurance carriers that use managed behavioral health care organizations.

BY adding to

Article - Health - General
Section 19-706(ff)
Annotated Code of Maryland

(1996 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Insurance

Section 15-126

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1997 Volume and 1998 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Health - General

19-706.

(FF) THE PROVISIONS OF § 15-126 OF THE INSURANCE ARTICLE SHALL APPLY
TO HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS.

Article - Insurance