HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 53

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  HB 40

  Status as of April 11, 1999: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Health Care Access and Cost Commission - Modifications and Clarifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 169

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Barve, Bobo, Eckardt, Hurson, Kirk, Kopp, Morhaim, Pendergrass, and Bronrott

  Entitled

  Acquisition of Nonprofit Hospice Facilities and Nonprofit Nursing Homes

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 242

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 613

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Health Services Cost Review Commission - Abrogation Date and User Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 277

  Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Kopp, and Bronrott

  Entitled

  Certificate of Need - Open Heart Surgical Program - Suburban Maryland Health Planning Area

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 283

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Mandated Health Insurance Services - Cost Determination

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 345

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage Determinations and Retroactive Adverse Decisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 360

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 626

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Continuing Care Communities - Certificate of Need Exemption - Concurrent Direct Admissions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 361

  Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Continuing Care Communities - Certificate of Need Exemption - Comprehensive Care Nursing Beds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 476

  Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Pitkin, R. Baker, Billings, Bobo, Bronrott, Carlson, Clagett, Cryor, D. Davis, Dembrow, Edwards, Franchot, Grosfeld, Kopp, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, V. Jones, Kagan, K. Kelly, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Shriver, Stern, and Turner

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Universal Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 619

  Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Klausmeier, Weir, Ports, and Redmer

  Entitled

  Continuing Care Communities - Certificate of Need Exemption - Direct Admission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 626

  Status as of March 23, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Medicare Risk Health Maintenance Organizations - Premiums

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 660

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 261

  Sponsored By

  Delegates D. Davis, Oaks, Billings, Cane, Hubbard, Morhaim, Guns, Klausmeier, Frush, Weir, Hammen, Schisler, Nathan-Pulliam, and Stull

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Federally Qualified Health Centers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 676

  Status as of April 1, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach, Donoghue, and Goldwater

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Enrollees and Subscribers - Private Contracts for Health Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 705

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 657

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Guns, Hammen, and Cane

  Entitled

  Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Facilities - Quality of Care and Performance Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 717

  Status as of March 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Redmer

  Entitled

  Home-Based Hospice Care - Deregulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 909

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 670

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Guns, Oaks, Cane, Eckardt, Schisler, W. Baker, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Off-Site Outpatient Hospital Facility - Rate Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 918

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 671

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Redmer, Mitchell, Love, McClenahan, Eckardt, Minnick, Glassman, Ports, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Small Employers - Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 930

  Status as of March 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Certificate of Need - Health Care Facilities - Closing of Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 931

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Goldwater, Eckardt, Love, Donoghue, McClenahan, Pendergrass, and Bobo

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Managed Behavioral Health Care Organizations - Quality Measures, Explanations, and Expense Ratios

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 953

  Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dewberry, Guns, Weir, McHale, Elliott, Stull, Malone, D. Murphy, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Open Heart Surgery Services - Demonstration Program For New Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 978

  Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 111

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Mitchell

  Entitled

  Health Care Access and Cost Commission - Advisory Committee on Practice Parameters - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 980

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 676

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Formulary Development Process - Accreditation Status

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 987

  Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Taylor

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Increasing Health Insurance Coverage for Individuals in the Non-Group Health Insurance Market

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 991

  Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Health Resources Planning Commission - Certificate of Need - Obstetric Medical Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 993

  Status as of April 8, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen and Taylor

  Entitled

  Health Planning - Certificate of Need - Home Health

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 994

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 678

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen and Taylor

  Entitled

  Hospital Capacity and Cost Containment Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 995

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 702

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater and Taylor

  Entitled

  Health Care Regulatory Reform - Commission Consolidation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1023

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Health Care Regulatory Fund and Complaint Process for Adverse Decisions or Grievances

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1054

  Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Utilization Review - Qualifications of Physicians Making Adverse Decisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HJ 8

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 6

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Hurson, Guns, Busch, Hammen, Oaks, Rudolph, Morhaim, Billings, Goldwater, and Pitkin

  Entitled

  State Regulation of Self-Funded Employer-Based Health Plans

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HJ 9

  Status as of March 30, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, R. Baker, Benson, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Cane, C. Davis, Dobson, Eckardt, Finifter, Goldwater, Gladden, Grosfeld, Howard, Hubbard, A. Jones, Klausmeier, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Mohorovic, Montague, Oaks, Paige, Phillips, Proctor, Rawlings, Swain, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Prevention of Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, and Heart Disease Through Obesity Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Treatment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  SB 108

  Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kasemeyer and Kelley

  Entitled

  Continuing Care Communities - Comprehensive Care Nursing Beds - Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 159

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Hoffman, Astle, Hooper, Hollinger, Colburn, Teitelbaum, Dyson, Ruben, Madden, Conway, Exum, Dorman, and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Continuing Care Communities - Certificate of Need Exemption - Concurrent Direct Admissions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 203

  Status as of March 17, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Continuing Care Communities - Certificate of Need Exemption - Comprehensive Care Nursing Beds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 221

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 532

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists - Certified Nurse Midwives

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 261

  Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 350

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 554

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman, Astle, Exum, Hafer, Kelley, Roesser, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage Determinations and Retroactive Adverse Decisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 499

  Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Certificate of Need - Open Heart Surgical Program - Suburban Maryland Health Planning Area

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 564

  Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Collins and Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Continuing Care Facilities - Certificates of Need - Exceptions for Per Diem Nursing Care Residents

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 577

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Federally Qualified Health Centers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 579

  Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Hollinger, Kelley, Sfikas, Van Hollen, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Universal Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 585

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 579

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Teitelbaum, Hollinger, and Dorman

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Managed Behavioral Health Care Organizations - Quality Measures, Explanations, and Expense Ratios

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 593

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 126

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Forehand, Middleton, Collins, Astle, Kelley, and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Home and Community Based Services for Impaired Individuals - Medicaid Waiver

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 596

  Status as of March 18, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Medicare Risk Health Maintenance Organizations - Premiums

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 601

  Status as of February 9, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Private Review Agents - Reimbursement to Health Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 623

  Status as of April 10, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators McCabe, Madden, and Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Assisted Living Programs - Small Facilities - Cost and Impact Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 625

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 582

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Mandated Health Insurance Services - Cost Determination

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 699

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 593

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Health Care Regulatory Fund and Complaint Process for Adverse Decisions or Grievances

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 700

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Non-Group Health Insurance Market

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 714

  Status as of April 9, 1999: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Senator Collins

  Entitled

  Nursing Home Comparative Evaluation System

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 724

  Status as of February 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Health Resources Planning Commission - Certificate of Need - Obstetric Medical Services - Prince George's County

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 738

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 381

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Children and Families Health Care Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SJ 7

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 5

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger and Bromwell

  Entitled

  State Regulation of Self-Funded Employer-Based Health Plans

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters