File Code: Public Health
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 395/96 - FIN
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Bromwell, Blount, Hoffman, and Hafer
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Maryland Medical Assistance Program -
 Payments to Nursing
 Facilities with High Medical Assistance Utilization
 
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to pay a
disproportionate share payment to specified nursing facilities;
providing for the amount of the disproportionate share payment;
providing for an exception under specified circumstances; establishing
a restriction on the appropriation of specified funds unless a
specified amount of the funds is targeted for a specified purpose;
providing for the termination of the Act; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/24
 - First Reading Finance
 - 1/28
 - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/13
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 - 3/14
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/18
 - Motion Special Order 3/20 (Senator Hollinger) Failed
 -      Third Reading Passed (41-2)
 
House Action
- 3/18
 - First Reading Environmental Matters
 - 3/19
 - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/3
 - Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
 - Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
 - Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
 - Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - APPROPRIATIONS
 - BUDGETS
 - HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
 - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
 - NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
 - SUNSET
 
- Bill affects the following Statute:
 -   Health - General
 - (
 15-117.1 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- Senate
 - Number: 667745/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 14, 1997     at: 13:00
 Status: Adopted