2012 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 679

CHAPTER NUMBER: 671
File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Braveboy, Burns, Gaines, Gutierrez, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Jones, Morhaim, Murphy, Oaks, B. Robinson, Ross, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Valderrama
Entitled:
Cultural Competency and Health Literacy - Education

Synopsis:

Requiring the Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities to work collaboratively with specified universities and colleges of social work, public health, and allied health to develop specified courses; changing the name of the Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Provider Competency Program to be the Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Professional Competency Program; altering the purpose of the Program; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

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House Action
2/8
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/22
Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/21
Favorable with Amendments {376880/1 Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (132-0)
4/4
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/28
Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/22
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 671

Sponsored by:

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Aisha N. Braveboy, District 25
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Peter Murphy, District 28
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
Dentists
Education -see also- Driver Ed; Higher Ed; Special Ed; etc
Ethnic Affairs
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc.
Language
Medical Schools
Minorities -see also- Women
Nurses
Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Reports
Social Workers
State Universities and Colleges

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 20-1001 , 20-1001 , 20-1004 , 20-1301 through 20-1304 )

Documents

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Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
House
Number: 376880/01     Offered on: March 24, 2012   at: 1:39 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Health and Government Operations
Senate
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2012: Third Reading Passed (132-0)
Senate
April 2, 2012: Third Reading Passed (46-0)