2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 697

CHAPTER NUMBER: 344 File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene) and Delegates Hammen, Goldwater, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Kidney Disease Program - Eligibility Requirements

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to require Kidney Disease Program recipients to apply for eligibility in the Medicare Part D Program, the Medicare Part B Program, and the Maryland Medical Assistance Program except under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/6
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/8
Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
3/14
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
4/3
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/21
First Reading Finance
3/22
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/2
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/2
Signed by the Governor Chapter 344

Sponsored by:

Health & Government Operations Comm., Chairman
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Departmental
Health & Mental Hygiene, Department of
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Sheryl Davis Kohl, District 34A
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 13-301 , 13-311 , 13-312 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 396188/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 15, 2006   at: 10:23 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 197879/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2006   at: 11:12 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 17, 2006: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
April 3, 2006: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
April 2, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)