MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 50

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  HB 89

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 294

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ramirez, Niemann , Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Frush, Rosenberg, Bobo, Quinter, Dumais, Kaiser, Healey, Benson, Mandel, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Bromwell, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, Elliott, Feldman, Franchot, Frank, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Hammen, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Kach, King, Kohl, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Marriott, McDonough, McHale, McIntosh, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Pendergrass, Rudolph, Ross, Simmons, Stern, Taylor, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Legal Immigrants - Pregnant Women and Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 441

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Dumais, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Harrison, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Kelley, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Murray, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Quinter, Rosenberg, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Healthy Maryland Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 697

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 344

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene) and Delegates Hammen, Goldwater, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Kidney Disease Program - Eligibility Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 702

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 345

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) and Delegates Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 750

  Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haynes, Cane, Kirk, Marriott, Murray, and Paige

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Insurance Producers That Sell Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage - Limitations on Sale of Other Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 771

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 351

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Therapeutic Behavioral Services - Rate Adequacy Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 822

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Bozman, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Busch, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conroy, Conway, Costa, Cryor, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Gaines, Gilleland, Glassman, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Hogan, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Impallaria, James, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, Kelly, King, Kirk, Kohl, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Leopold, Levy, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, McMillan, Menes, Miller, Minnick, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, O'Donnell, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Taylor, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, Wood, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Health - Maryland Medbank Program - Sunset Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 843

  Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gaines, Benson, Bohanan, Bromwell, Costa, Eckardt, Frank, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Hubbard, Jones, Kullen, Madaleno, F. Turner, V. Turner, Goldwater, Barve, Donoghue, Elliott, Kohl, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Services - Cost-of-Living Adjustment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 848

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Oral Health Safety Net Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1061

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Cardin, Costa, Goldwater, Gordon, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Disabled Individuals - Eligibility for the Maryland Health Insurance Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1079

  Status as of March 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murray, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, King, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Medically Based Child Care Centers - Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1121

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott, Benson, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hammen, Hogan, Hubbard, Kohl, Krebs, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rudolph, Shewell, Stocksdale, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Premium Subsidy Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1152

  Status as of March 21, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Doory, Frush, Goldwater, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Murray, Patterson, and Ramirez

  Entitled

  Maryland Universal Health Care Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1330

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 440

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee - Membership, Staffing, and Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1339

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mandel, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, McDonough, Murray, Pendergrass, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Long-Term Care - Community Choice Program - Participation, Location, and Termination

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1340

  Status as of March 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, DeBoy, Gaines, Goldwater, Madaleno, Mandel, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Medical Day Care - Reimbursement Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1342

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 492

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Long-Term Care Planning Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1384

  Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haynes, Costa, Donoghue, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Nursing Facilities - Quality Assessment - Medicaid Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1412

  Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt and Haddaway

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Internet-Based Intermediary Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1422

  Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Health Services Cost Review Commission - Repeal - Study of Alternative Financing of Uncompensated and Undercompensated Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1455

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 497

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Costa, Kullen, Mandel, Murray, Oaks, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Cultural Competency and Health Outcomes - Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1467

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 400

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Rudolph, Bobo, Malone, DeBoy, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Cares

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1476

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Hubbard, Anderson, Benson, Feldman, Goldwater, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, Murray, Patterson, Ramirez, V. Turner, and Cardin

  Entitled

  Caregivers - Voluntary Tax Withholding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1510

  Status as of March 21, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1543

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murray, King, and Niemann

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Maryland Medicaid Preferred Drug List Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1549

  Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Turner, Hubbard, Kelley, Kullen, Mandel, Parker, Ross, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Programs - Long-Term Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1574

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 501

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Hammen, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Medicaid Advisory Committee - Medical Assistance Program - Amendments and Waiver Applications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1689

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rudolph

  Entitled

  Prescription Drug Repository Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1699

  Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bohanan

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Cost of Dispensing Prescription Drugs - Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1701

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 503

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bohanan, Gaines, Barve, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland AIDS Drug Assistance Program - Rebates - Special Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  SB 61

  Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 22

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Munson, Middleton, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health - Maryland Medbank Program - Sunset Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 117

  Status as of April 11, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 70

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Office of the Inspector General - Health Program Integrity and Recovery Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 283

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 410

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Exum, Frosh, Gladden, Grosfeld, Kelley, McFadden, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Universal Health Care Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 447

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 256

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Della, Hafer, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Teitelbaum, and Garagiola

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Services - Cost-of-Living Adjustment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

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  SB 528

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Health Services Cost Review Commission - Repeal - Study of Alternative Financing of Uncompensated and Undercompensated Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 568

  Status as of March 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Della, Dyson, Exum, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jones, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 579

  Status as of March 28, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Gladden, Hafer, Hollinger, Hooper, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Medical Day Care - Reimbursement Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 624

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 264

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Prescriptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 644

  Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Kelley, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Medically Based Child Care Centers - Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 649

  Status as of March 28, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Kelley, Middleton, DeGrange, Hogan, Jones, Kramer, McFadden, Munson, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Oral Health Safety Net Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 711

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Colburn, Conway, Forehand, Green, Grosfeld, Kelley, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Programs - Long-Term Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 717

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Colburn, Conway, Della, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, McFadden, Pinsky, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Long-Term Care - Community Choice Program - Participation, Location, and Termination

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 748

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 438

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Psychiatric Residential Treatment Demonstration Waiver Application

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 754

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 536

  Sponsored By

  Senators Exum, Britt, Currie, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Lawlah, Pinsky, Teitelbaum, Jones, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Caregivers - Voluntary Tax Withholding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means

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  SB 771

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 439

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hafer and Kelley

  Entitled

  Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee - Membership, Staffing, and Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 931

  Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Britt, and Giannetti

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Disabled Individuals - Eligibility for the Maryland Health Insurance Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 1059

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 287

  Sponsored By

  Senator Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Prescription Drug Repository Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 1065

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 288

  Sponsored By

  Senator Currie

  Entitled

  Revenue Stabilization Account - Fund Transfer - Prince George's County

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 1091

  Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Eligibility for Long-Term Care Services - Individuals with Substantial Home Equity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance