HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 126

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  HB 28

  Status as of February 11, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Fulton

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Weight Loss Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 41

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kelly

  Entitled

  Tattooing - Minors - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 72

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conroy and Menes

  Entitled

  Health Insurers and Life Insurers - Disclosure of Medical Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 80

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Arnick and Minnick

  Entitled

  Licensing and Regulation of Tattoo Artists and Tattoo Artist Instructors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 95

  Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Kopp, Barve, Krysiak, Frank, Pendergrass, Eckardt, and Cadden

  Entitled

  Consumer Health Care Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 127

  Status as of January 30, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Fulton

  Entitled

  Health - Hotels - Cleaning Commonly Used Items

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 155

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 217

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Bobo, Frush, Grosfeld, Kopp, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, Pitkin, Walkup, Cryor, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Education Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 209

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 418

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stup, Stull, Brinkley, Snodgrass, and Hecht

  Entitled

  Regulation of Food Establishments - Excluded Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 230

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Krysiak

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Medical Clinical Trials - Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 235

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates C. Davis, Harrison, and Branch

  Entitled

  Health - Information Privacy - Disclosure of Medical Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 261

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Pitkin, Workman, Kopp, Barve, Bobo, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Mastectomies and Lymph Node Dissections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 268

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 178

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Hammen, Oaks, Nathan-Pulliam, Watson, Boston, Branch, Campbell, C. Davis, Doory, Fulton, Harrison, Kirk, McIntosh, C. Mitchell, Montague, Opara, Parker, Rawlings, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Needle Exchange Program - Repeal of Sunset

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 299

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Krysiak, Dypski, Rawlings, Marriott, Boston, Opara, Oaks, McIntosh, Rosenberg, Montague, Kirk, C. Mitchell, Watson, Branch, C. Davis, Harrison, T. Murphy, Klausmeier, Nathan-Pulliam, and Parker

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Ordinance Enforcement - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 313

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater and Barve

  Entitled

  Benefits for Routine Gynecological Care - Coverage Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 320

  Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Menes

  Entitled

  Insurers - Medical Information - Disclosure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 322

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Benefits Coverage - Inpatient Hospitalization for Mastectomy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 323

  Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Walkup, Mossburg, Kirk, Pendergrass, and Goldwater

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Tanning Facilities - Disclosure and Notice of Risks

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 334

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Allegany County Delegation

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County Health Department

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 355

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 432

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dembrow and Minnick

  Entitled

  Correctional Facilities - Authorization for Medical Treatment of Juvenile Inmates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 386

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Minnick, Arnick, Mohorovic, Dembrow, Love, Holt, Harkins, Pitkin, Faulkner, DeCarlo, and Franchot

  Entitled

  Licensing and Regulation of Tattoo Artists and Body Piercing Artists

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 387

  Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 57

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Department of Legislative Reference - Code Revision)

  Entitled

  Insurance Article - Code Revision - Supplemental Provisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 395

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Walkup

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Mastectomies and Lymph Node Dissections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 423

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 443

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, Dembrow, Genn, and Doory

  Entitled

  Medical, Dental, or Hospital Records and Writings - Admissibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 436

  Status as of January 28, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, C. Mitchell, Parker, Boston, Marriott, Frush, and E. Burns

  Entitled

  Health - Inspections of Food Establishments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 476

  Status as of February 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Minnick

  Entitled

  Tattooing - Minors - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 504

  Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stup, Nathan-Pulliam, Elliott, Stull, Brinkley, Snodgrass, Hecht, McKee, Edwards, Harkins, D. Hughes, Donoghue, Poole, Workman, Watson, O'Donnell, Hubbard, Kirk, C. Davis, Boston, C. Mitchell, Love, Harrison, Fulton, Fry, Willis, Hutchins, Klausmeier, Stocksdale, Frush, Getty, Montague, and Arnick

  Entitled

  Fairness in Milk Marketing Act of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 506

  Status as of March 30, 1997: Bill is in the House - Requests Recede

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Oaks, Nathan-Pulliam, Turner, Frush, D. Davis, Rudolph, Kopp, Grosfeld, and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Health Care Services - Thriving by Three Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 549

  Status as of February 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Greenip

  Entitled

  Minors - Treatment - Repeal of Immunity from Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 554

  Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve

  Entitled

  Drivers' Licenses - Medical Advisory Board - Disclosure of Records and Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 598

  Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 107

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Frank, Donoghue, Barve, Walkup, Crumlin, Eckardt, Kirk, Krysiak, Pitkin, Doory, Hurson, Harrison, Goldwater, Cadden, Kach, Pendergrass, V. Mitchell, Nathan-Pulliam, and Fulton

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement for Medical Screening Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 604

  Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frank, Crumlin, Krysiak, Love, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Health Benefits Appeals Board

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 642

  Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mandel, Pendergrass, Bobo, Goldwater, Pitkin, Conroy, Turner, Cadden, Franchot, Kagan, Petzold, Hurson, Hubbard, Howard, Frush, Menes, Rosapepe, Perry, Hecht, Love, Morhaim, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Maternal and Child Health - Lactation Project

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 653

  Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg (Joint Committee on Welfare Reform) and Delegates Rawlings, Branch, Cadden, Klima, C. Mitchell, and McHale

  Entitled

  Welfare Innovation Act of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 667

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Finifter, Morhaim, Frank, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Recovery by Minor in Tort - Small Withdrawals for Medical or Educational Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 701

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 553

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt, Schisler, Walkup, Guns, Boston, Oaks, and Opara

  Entitled

  Education - School Health Pilot Program - Repeal of Termination Provision

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Finance

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  HB 731

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 257

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Gordon, Kagan, Goldwater, and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Benefit Packages - Coverage for Certain Blood and Blood Products

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 753

  Status as of February 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Hurson, and Hammen

  Entitled

  Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 834

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelly, Baldwin, Bissett, Bonsack, Boston, Brinkley, M. Burns, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Ciliberti, Crumlin, Cryor, DeCarlo, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Exum, Faulkner, Fulton, Getty, Greenip, Heller, Holt, Jacobs, Kach, Klima, Leopold, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Mohorovic, Montague, Mossburg, D. Murphy, Muse, O'Donnell, Parker, Pitkin, Rosapepe, Rzepkowski, Schade, Stocksdale, Turner, Walkup, and Workman

  Entitled

  The Patients' Consent Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 842

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelly, Beck, Bissett, Brinkley, Crumlin, DeCarlo, Dypski, Dembrow, Elliott, Fry, Harkins, Jacobs, Leopold, Mohorovic, Mossburg, D. Murphy, Ports, Rzepkowski, Schade, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Health Care Savings Accounts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 865

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Harrison, Branch, Valderrama, Nathan-Pulliam, Krysiak, Rosenberg, Conroy, Hammen, Morhaim, C. Davis, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Program - Special Needs Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 945

  Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Weir, Guns, and Billings

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Access to Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 949

  Status as of February 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Harrison, Love, and Krysiak

  Entitled

  Community Health Networks

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 971

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 504

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Muse, Valderrama, R. Baker, C. Davis, Howard, Patterson, C. Mitchell, Benson, Turner, Opara, Crumlin, Finifter, and Marriott

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Uses of Methylphenidate and Other Drugs on School Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 984

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Healey, and Rawlings

  Entitled

  Tobacco Tax - Tobacco Tax Health Protection Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1009

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 508

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McHale, Bozman, Elliott, and Donoghue

  Entitled

  State Board of Pharmacy - Issuance of Permits - Dialysis Drugs and Devices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1038

  Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bonsack, W. Baker, Barve, Bozman, Branch, Brinkley, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, Crumlin, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Donoghue, Dypski, Exum, Elliott, Faulkner, Finifter, Frank, Fry, Fulton, Getty, Goldwater, Guns, Hammen, Harkins, Harrison, Heller, Holt, Howard, D. Hughes, Hutchins, Hurson, Kagan, Kelly, Klausmeier, Klima, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, Leopold, Linton, Love, Malone, McClenahan, McIntosh, McKee, C. Mitchell, Mohorovic, Morhaim, D. Murphy, Oaks, Muse, Perry, Pitkin, Preis, Rudolph, Stocksdale, Stull, Weir, Willis, Wood, Workman, Turner, Boston, Poole, Owings, Curran, Proctor, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Quality of Care - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1042

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Oaks, Kirk, Watson, Opara, C. Mitchell, Fulton, Nathan-Pulliam, and Parker

  Entitled

  Health - Refrigerated Foods - Sale After Certain Dates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1044

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Menes

  Entitled

  Public and Private Recreational Facilities - CPR Personnel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1061

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Guns, McHale, Pitkin, Bonsack, Love, and Hurson

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Foundation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1072

  Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Grosfeld, Kirk, Parker, Valderrama, Watson, E. Burns, B. Hughes, D. Hughes, and Mohorovic

  Entitled

  Maryland Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury Advisory Board

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1081

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Minors - Treatment - Capacity to Consent

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1084

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Benson, Bonsack, Nathan-Pulliam, Morhaim, and Goldwater

  Entitled

  Public Health - Food Service Facilities - Availability of List of Ingredients of Prepared Food

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1094

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Frederick County Delegation

  Entitled

  Frederick County - Frederick County Adult Detention Center - Testing of Inmates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1104

  Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment - Spiritual Healing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1138

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 521

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Morhaim, Owings, Frush, Oaks, Nathan-Pulliam, C. Mitchell, Kirk, Boston, Fulton, Bobo, Muse, Benson, Crumlin, R. Baker, Opara, Marriott, and Branch

  Entitled

  Childhood Lead Screening Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1218

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Branch, C. Davis, Harrison, Fulton, and Watson

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Total Health Care, Inc.

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1227

  Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Campbell, and McIntosh

  Entitled

  Tobacco Products - Sales to Minors - Enforcement Exception to Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1352

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 168

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt, Busch, Gordon, Donoghue, Goldwater, Boston, Barve, Krysiak, Exum, Crumlin, Frank, Pendergrass, and Fulton

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Diabetes Equipment, Supplies, and Self-Management Training - Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1358

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 294

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Busch, Gordon, Donoghue, Love, Kach, V. Mitchell, McClenahan, Eckardt, Goldwater, Boston, Barve, Krysiak, Exum, Kirk, Walkup, La Vay, Crumlin, Frank, Pendergrass, Fulton, and Harrison

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1429

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Medicaid - Children with Special Health Care Needs Council

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1447

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration)

  Entitled

  Elimination and Consolidation of Certain Boards and Commissions and Agency Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1452

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Guns

  Entitled

  Transfer of the Authority to Regulate the Land Application of Sewage Sludge from the Department of the Environment to the Department of Agriculture

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1461

  Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Childhood Lead Screening - Exemption for Religious Beliefs and Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HJ 12

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Benson

  Entitled

  Health Care Consumers' Bill of Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HJ 26

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Menes and Montague (Special Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse)

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Drug Treatment and Employment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 5

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Tattooing - Minors - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 8

  Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators McFadden and Young

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Total Health Care, Inc.

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 23

  Status as of January 27, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Sfikas

  Entitled

  Homeowners' Property Tax Credit - Computation - Medical Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 28

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators McCabe, Haines, Craig, Middlebrooks, Trotter, Roesser, Stone, Blount, Kelley, Boozer, Lawlah, and Collins

  Entitled

  Correctional Detention Facilities - Authorization for Medical Treatment of Juvenile Inmates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 53

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Health Club Services - Registration Renewal Fees , Bonding Liability, and Payment of Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 67

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Craig

  Entitled

  Tattooing - Minors - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 91

  Status as of February 6, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Laboratories - Tissue Banks

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 94

  Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 8

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Disease Prevention - Tuberculosis

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 95

  Status as of March 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Nurse Practice Act - Dispensing of Drugs or Devices by Health Department Nurses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 108

  Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 12

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Md. Inst. of Emer. Medical Serv. Sys.)

  Entitled

  Emergency Medical Services - Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 117

  Status as of April 1, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Trotter , Madden, Hollinger, Munson, Dorman, Hafer, Teitelbaum, Young, and Roesser

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Treatments for Breast and Testicular Cancer

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 151

  Status as of April 1, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Dependent Children and Grandchildren - Coverage Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 162

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 145

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Care Consumer Information and Education Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 163

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 332

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Hafer, Roesser, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Experimental Medical Care Disclosure Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 165

  Status as of February 20, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Madden

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Mastectomies and Lymph Node Dissections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 201

  Status as of February 20, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health Insurers and Health Maintenance Organizations - Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Treatments for Breast or Testicular Cancer

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 220

  Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Sfikas, Hollinger, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Tanning Facilities - Disclosure and Notice of Risks

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 233

  Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Currie, Derr, Dorman, Hollinger, Forehand, Middleton, Ruben, Young, Trotter, Neall, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Hoffman, Madden, Pinsky, Hafer, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Expansion of Eligibility for Low and Moderate Income Pregnant Women and Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 270

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 551

  Sponsored By

  Senators Sfikas, McFadden, Hughes, Blount, Young, Conway, Kelley, and Della

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Ordinance Enforcement - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 284

  Status as of March 4, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Licensing and Regulation of Tattoo Artists and Body Piercing Artists

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 325

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 580

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger (Chairman, Health Subcommittee) and Senators Craig, Pinsky, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Roesser

  Entitled

  Medical Records - Maintenance, Disclosure, and Confidentiality

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 337

  Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Community Health Networks

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 358

  Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County Health Department

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 368

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 167

  Sponsored By

  Senators Craig, Bromwell, Young, Hollinger, Hafer, Dorman, Roesser, Astle, Dyson, Teitelbaum, Della, Derr, and Trotter

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Diabetes Equipment, Supplies, and Self-Management Training - Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 396

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 584

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  AIDS - Pregnant Women - Counseling and Testing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 401

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 172

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Md. Inst. for Emer. Medical Serv. Sys.)

  Entitled

  Emergency Medical Services - Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 407

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 173

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Maryland Pharmacy Assistance Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 435

  Status as of April 2, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Craig and Hafer

  Entitled

  Milk Products - Health Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 436

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  State Board of Pharmacy - Issuance of Permits - Dialysis Drugs and Devices

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 451

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 177

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, McFadden, Blount, Kelley, Young, Conway, and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Needle Exchange Program - Repeal of Sunset

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 452

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 358

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Blount, and Colburn

  Entitled

  Education - School Health Pilot Program - Repeal of Termination Provision

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 478

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 180

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Young, Dorman, Hafer, Madden, Teitelbaum, Astle, Derr, and Trotter

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Foundation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 479

  Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Practice Parameters and Guidelines

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 482

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 363

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman and Hafer

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Access to Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 497

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Currie, Chairman, Prince George's County Senators (Prince George's County Executive)

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Local Health Services Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 499

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 593

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madden, Astle, Della, Roesser, Dorman, Currie, Bromwell, Derr, Hafer, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Young

  Entitled

  Welfare Innovation Act of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 512

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 367

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hoffman

  Entitled

  Children in Need of Assistance - Drug-Addicted Babies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 518

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Sexual Offenders - Parole and Probation - Hormonal Treatment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 527

  Status as of March 22, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Discipline of Physicians - System of Delivery of Health Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 529

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Physicians - Intractable Pain - Prescribing or Administering Controlled Dangerous Substances

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 531

  Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 544

  Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hoffman

  Entitled

  State Tobacco Tax - Smoking and Cancer Prevention Fund - Poverty Grants for Schools

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 545

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 185

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Disclosure of Medical Records - Compulsory Process - Notice to Person in Interest

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 592

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Derr and Ferguson (Frederick County Senators)

  Entitled

  Frederick County - Frederick County Adult Detention Center - Testing of Inmates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 643

  Status as of April 2, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madden, Hoffman, McFadden, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Program - Special Needs Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 654

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Quality of Care - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 659

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Kelley, Roesser, Lawlah, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Civil Procedure - Evidence - Medical, Dental, and Hospital Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 709

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Teitelbaum, Dorman, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Patient Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 710

  Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Hoffman, Forehand, Conway, Teitelbaum, McFadden, Ruben, Pinsky, Lawlah, Currie, and Frosh

  Entitled

  Taxation of Smokeless Tobacco Products - Tobacco Awareness Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 727

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Compulsive Gambling

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 752

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Young

  Entitled

  Fairness in Milk Marketing Act of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 768

  Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Roesser and Haines

  Entitled

  Maryland Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund and Advisory Board

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 813

  Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della, Roesser, Derr, Trotter, and Hafer

  Entitled

  The Patients' Consent Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 841

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Task Force on Health Care Regulatory Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 843

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell and Young

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 849

  Status as of February 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Dorman, and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Quality of Health Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 879

  Status as of March 21, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Comprehensive Care and Subacute Care Bed Need

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 899

  Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 5

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration)

  Entitled

  Elimination and Consolidation of Certain Boards and Commissions and Agency Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

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  SB 904

  Status as of March 25, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Bromwell, Young, Hollinger, Astle, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Hafer, Della, Trotter, Derr, Roesser, and Madden

  Entitled

  Consumer Health Information Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SJ 5

  Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Public Safety and Emergency Services Personnel

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SJ 11

  Status as of March 28, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young and Trotter

  Entitled

  Health Care Consumers' Bill of Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters