1996 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 497

File Code: Insurance - Health and Life
Sponsored By:
Senators Dorman and Trotter
Entitled:
Physicians - Requirements - Educational Materials for Prostate Cancer

Synopsis:

Requiring physicians to offer certain educational materials regarding the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer to certain male patients under certain circumstances; and requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in collaboration with certain persons, to approve or develop and print such materials.

Legislative History

Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Finance
Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
2/29
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Sen. Dorman) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/5
Special Order 3/6 (Sen. Young) Adopted
3/6
Motion Returned Second Reading (Sen. Young) Adopted
Motion Reconsidered Favorable with Amendments Report (Sen. Young) Adopted
Motion Reconsidered Committee Amendment (Sen. Young) Adopted
Motion Withdrawn Committee Amendment (Sen. Young) Adopted
Floor Committee Amendment (Finance)
Laid Over (Sen. Della) Adopted
3/7
Floor Committee Amendment
Motion Reconsidered Committee Amendment (Finance) (Young
Committee Amendment (Finance) Adopted
Favorable with Amendments Adopted
Floor Committee Amendment (Finance) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Sen. Hollinger) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/11
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House Action
3/12
First Reading Economic Matters
Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
3/15
Hearing cancelled
3/18
Re-assigned Environmental Matters
3/20
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters
Adopted
Sponsored by:
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Decatur W. Trotter, District 24
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CHEMICAL TESTS
DISEASES -see also- AIDS
EDUCATION -see also- SCHOOLS-PUBLIC, SPECIAL ED., HIGHER ED.
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
INSURANCE-HEALTH -see also- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
PATIENTS
PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL
PUBLICATIONS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Health Occupations
( 14-510 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 232885/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 1, 1996 at: 11:50 Status: Adopted
Number: 342385/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 7, 1996 at: 12:49 Status: Adopted
Number: 347137/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 7, 1996 at: 12:48 Status: Adopted
Number: 567637/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 7, 1996 at: 12:49 Status: Adopted