File Code: Health Occupations
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 594
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Hollinger, Dorman, Collins, Ruben, Blount, DeGrange,
Forehand, Stone, Van Hollen, Sfikas, Astle, Hafer, Middleton,
Ferguson, Green, Harris, Hoffman, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled:
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Practice of Dentistry - Definition
Including within the definition of "practice dentistry" under the
State Dental Practice Act the making of a specified proposed
determination that a dental service or dental operation is not
medically or dentally necessary or medically or dentally appropriate
for a patient; specifying an exception for a determination made solely
for an educational purpose; specifying a rule of construction for the
Act; and requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to conduct a
specifed study.
Senate Action
- 2/5
- First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 2/17
- Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/15
- Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 3/16
- Favorable
- Special Order 3/19 (Senator Bromwell) Adopted
- 3/19
- Favorable
- Special Order 3/22 (Senator Ferguson) Adopted
- 3/22
- Favorable
- Special Order 3/23 (Senator Madden) Adopted
- 3/23
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Madden) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/25
- Third Reading Passed (42-5)
House Action
- 3/25
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 4/5
- Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
- Senator John C. Astle, District 30
- Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
- Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
- Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
- Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
- Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
- Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
- Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 9
- Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
- Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
- Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
- Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
- Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- DENTISTS
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN. CARE ORGS
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
- INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
- INTERSTATE AFFAIRS
- PATIENTS
- REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Health Occupations
- (
4-101
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 223315/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 23, 1999 at:
12:25 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
- Senate
- March 25, 1999: Third Reading Passed (42-5)