CHAPTER NUMBER: 126
File Code: Public Health
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Forehand, Middleton, Collins,
Astle, Kelley, and Hoffman
- Entitled:
-
Home and Community Based Services for Impaired Individuals - Medicaid
Waiver
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) to apply
to the Health Care Financing Administration of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services for an amendment to the existing home and
community based waiver program under the federal Social Security Act;
providing for home and community based services to eligible medically
and functionally impaired individuals; specifying the elements of a
waiver application to be submitted by DHMH; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/5
- First Reading Finance
- 2/9
- Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/11
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/25
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 3/26
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/29
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 4/11
- Return Passed
- 4/27
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 126
House Action
- 3/29
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 3/31
- Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/11
- Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
- 4/9
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/10
- Third Reading Passed (139-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
- Senator John C. Astle, District 30
- Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- AGING, DEPARTMENT OF
- AMBULANCES -see also- EMERGENCIES; RESCUE SQUADS
- ASSISTED LIVING -see also- GROUP HOMES
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES
- DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND PERS; DEAF PERS. DEV. DISABL
- ELDERLY PERSONS
- EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
- HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
- HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
- HOME HEALTH CARE -see also- RESPITE CARE
- HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
- NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
- REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
- RESPITE CARE
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Health - General
- (
15-132
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 367066/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 26, 1999 at:
12:54 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 29, 1999: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- House
- April 10, 1999: Third Reading Passed (139-0)