Legislation

Title: Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Health
Sponsored by: Delegates Barron, D. Barnes, Crutchfield, Lehman, and Pena-Melnyk
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Finance
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Renaming the Office of the Inspector General in the Maryland Department of Health to be the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Health and providing that the Office is an independent unit of the State, rather than a unit in the Department; requiring an annual report by December 1 of the Office's activities investigating fraud and waste of certain funds, referrals to the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, recoveries of mistaken claims paid in error, recoveries of the cost of benefits mistakenly paid, and regulatory changes; etc.

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Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

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Cross-filed with: SB0963

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/29/2020 Legislative Date 1/29/2020 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Health Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/03/2020 Legislative Date 2/03/2020 Action Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2020 Legislative Date 3/16/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/13/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {736087/1 Adopted Proceedings 50 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/13/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 50 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Health Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (130-3) Proceedings 51AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 53AClick to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/29/2020	1/29/2020	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Health
House	2/03/2020	2/03/2020	Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2020	3/16/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/17/2020	3/13/2020	Favorable with Amendments {736087/1 Adopted	50 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2020	3/13/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	50 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Health
House	3/17/2020	3/14/2020	Third Reading Passed (130-3)	51AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2020	3/14/2020	Referred Finance	53AClick to view Recorded Media

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