1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 875

File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hurson, Valderrama, Montague, Harrison, Conroy, Heller, McIntosh, Kopp, Perry, Mandel, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Love, DeCarlo, B. Hughes, Genn, Conway, Petzold, and Rosapepe
Entitled:
Medical Assistance Programs - Eligibility

Synopsis:

Requiring the Medical Assistance Program to provide specified services for all legal immigrants who meet Program eligibility standards and who arrived in the United States before a specified date; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to maintain a State-Only Medical Assistance Program for specified low-income individuals and specified minors; etc.

Legislative History

House Action
1/31
First Reading Appropriations
2/5
Hearing 2/18 at 11:00 a.m.
2/7
Hearing cancelled
Re-assigned Environmental Matters
2/19
Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Gilbert J. Genn, District 16
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Brenda B. Hughes, District 25
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate Marsha G. Perry, District 33
Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19
Delegate James C. Rosapepe, District 21
Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ALIENS
DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND PERSONS; DEAF PERSONS
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
WELFARE -see also- SOCIAL SERVICES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 15-103 , 15-124.1 )

Documents:

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