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Legislation


2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 943

File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 756
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and V. Turner
Entitled:
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Carve-Out of Specialty Mental Health Services

Synopsis:

Prohibiting the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene from ending the exclusion of specialty mental health services from the program requiring Medical Assistance Program recipients to enroll in managed care organizations without specified approval; and prohibiting the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene from contracting with a behavioral managed care organization to provide specialty mental health services without specified approval.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/18
Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed (141-0)
4/10
Returned Passed
5/26
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
Senate Action
4/7
First Reading Senate Rules
4/10
Re-referred Finance
4/12
Favorable Report by Finance
4/9
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/10
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
MENTAL HEALTH

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 586286/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2004   at: 10:30 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
April 4, 2004: Third Reading Passed (141-0)
Senate
April 10, 2004: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
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