2006 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 32

CHAPTER NUMBER: 505 File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Senator Hollinger
Entitled:
State of Emergency - Health Care Practitioners - Licensing, Certifying, and Credentialing

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to coordinate with health occupations boards to develop a process to license, certify, or credential both licensed health care practitioners and out-of-State health care practitioners who may be needed to respond to a catastrophic health emergency; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
9/29
Pre-filed
1/11
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
1/4
Hearing 1/18 at 1:30 p.m.
2/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/7
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/9
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
4/3
Returned Passed
House Action
2/10
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/15
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
4/2
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/3
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/26
Became Law without Governor's signature per Maryland Constitution - Chapter 505

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
EMERGENCIES
GOVERNOR
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
INTERSTATE AFFAIRS
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 18-903 )
Public Safety
( 14-101 , 14-106 , 14-107 )

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):
Senate
Number: 784339/01 (PDF)     Offered on: February 7, 2006   at: 10:28 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
February 9, 2006: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
April 3, 2006: Third Reading Passed (137-0)