CHAPTER NUMBER: 106
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
- Sponsored By:
-
Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Md. Inst. for
Emer. Medical Serv. Sys.)
- Entitled:
-
Assisted Suicide - Definition of "Licensed Health Care
Professional"
Altering the definition of licensed health care professional to
include emergency medical service providers in order to make specified
provisions that exclude a licensed health care professional from
criminal liability for performing specified activities applicable to
emergency medical services providers; making the Act an emergency
measure; etc.
House Action
- 1/19
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 2/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/14
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 2/15
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 2/18
- Third Reading Passed (138-0)
- 3/31
- Returned Passed
- 4/25
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 106
Senate Action
- 2/21
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/15
- Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/30
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/31
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/1
- Third Reading Passed (43-1)
- Sponsored by:
- Chairman, Judiciary Comm.
- Departmental
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
- EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
416
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- February 18, 2000: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
- Senate
- April 1, 2000: Third Reading Passed (43-1)