CHAPTER NUMBER: 127
File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 884
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Bromwell, Roesser, Astle, and Dorman
- Entitled:
-
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
Altering the Program for Hearing-Impaired Infants to include a
universal newborn hearing screening component; altering the
composition and responsibilities of the Advisory Council for the
Program; requiring the Advisory Council to advise the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene on the implementation of universal hearing
screening of newborns; requiring hospitals to provide the results of
the universal hearing screening of the newborn to the Department as
part of the required birth event information; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/5
- First Reading Finance
- 2/9
- Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/12
- Favorable Report by Finance
- 3/15
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/17
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- 4/6
- Senate Concur - House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- 4/27
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 127
House Action
- 3/17
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 3/18
- Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/2
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- 3/31
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/1
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-2)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
- Senator John C. Astle, District 30
- Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
- Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- DEAF PERSONS
- EXAMINATIONS
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
- HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN. CARE ORGS
- HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
- MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT. ORGS
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
4-208 ,
13-601 ,
13-602 ,
13-603 ,
13-604 ,
13-605 ,
13-605 ,
15-103 ,
19-308.5 ,
19-705.1
)
- Insurance
- (
15-817
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 723386/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 2, 1999 at:
11:56 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 17, 1999: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- April 6, 1999: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- House
- April 1, 1999: Third Reading Passed (134-2)