2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1164

CHAPTER NUMBER: 484 File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 835
Sponsored By:
Delegates Rudolph, Donoghue, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund - Reimbursement Rates - Grants

Synopsis:

Increasing the reimbursement rate for the cost incurred by level II and III trauma centers to maintain trauma physicians on-call; increasing the total amount of reimbursements made to trauma physicians from the Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund; requiring the Health Services Cost Review Commission to develop guidelines for the approval of a specified grant to subsidize stand-by costs for specified out-of-state pediatric trauma centers; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/10
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/15
Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
4/8
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/25
First Reading Finance
3/29
Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.
4/10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Middleton) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Middleton) Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (44-1)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/16
Signed by the Governor Chapter 484

Sponsored by:

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
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
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
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 Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.
GRANTS
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
REPORTS
UNCOMPENSATED CARE

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 19-130 )

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: 746882/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 2006   at: 12:09 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 323525/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 2006   at: 6:35 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 507770/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 2006   at: 6:34 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 24, 2006: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
April 8, 2006: Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Senate
April 6, 2006: Third Reading Passed (44-1)