SENATE BILL 904

Sponsored By:

Senator Middleton

Entitled:

Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Health Care Delivery Systems - Pilot Project

Synopsis:

Establishing a pilot project in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to test alternative and innovative health care delivery systems that provide services to the fee-for-service Maryland Medical Assistance Program population in a specified manner; requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop a specified request for proposals in consultation with specified individuals and entities; establishing the requirements a health care delivery system must meet to be eligible to participate in the pilot project; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

2/8

First Reading Senate Rules

2/20

Re-referred Finance

2/22

Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.

3/13

Hearing cancelled

House Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement

Grants

Health -see also- Mental Health

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations

Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Health Planning and Cost Review

Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals

Managed Care Organizations -see also- Health Maint Orgs

Medical Assistance

Mental Health

Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Reimbursement Rates

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 15-147 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered