HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 30

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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 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 255

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Utilization Review - Adverse Decisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 428

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 236

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Department of Fiscal Services)

  Entitled

  Health Care Access and Cost Commission - Sunset Review

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 455

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 238

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health Services Cost Review Commission - Abrogation Date

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 514

  Status as of April 6, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rawlings, McHale, Hubbard, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Maryland Medicaid Managed Care Program - Capitation Payments - Graduate Medical Education Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 553

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 245

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Gordon, Crumlin, and Eckardt

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Individual Market - Substantial, Available, and Affordable Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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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 668

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Crumlin and Eckardt

  Entitled

  Mandated Health Insurance Services - Process of Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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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 843

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 698

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelly, Donoghue, Love, Kach, V. Mitchell, McClenahan, Eckardt, Goldwater, Boston, Barve, Walkup, La Vay, Crumlin, Frank, Schade, and Fulton

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Medical Savings Accounts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic 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 1289

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McHale

  Entitled

  Hospital Capacity and Cost Containment Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  SB 97

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 134

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Access and Cost Commission - Modifications and Clarifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 193

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle and Neall

  Entitled

  Health Resources Planning Commission - Certificate of Need - Nursing Facilities Implementation Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 196

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Denial of Services - Second Opinions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 314

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

  Sponsored By

  The President (Department of Fiscal Services)

  Entitled

  Health Care Access and Cost Commission - Sunset Review

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 333

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement for Medical Screening Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic 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 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 635

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Health Services Cost Review Commission - Uncompensated Care - Reports and Notifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 781

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell and Derr

  Entitled

  Advisory Panel on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 782

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  State Health Services Cost Review Commission - Hospital Rates and Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 800

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Derr

  Entitled

  Mandated Health Insurance Benefits - Process of Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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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 850

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Dorman, and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Excess Hospital Bed Capacity

  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 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