2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1350

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 855
Sponsored By:
Delegates Guns, Taylor, Amedori, R. Baker, W. Baker, Baldwin, Bartlett, Benson, Bohanan, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Conway, D'Amato, Dobson, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Frush, Fulton, Getty, Glassman, Hammen, Hecht, Howard, Hutchins, James, Kagan, K. Kelly, Linton, Marriott, McClenahan, McKee, Mitchell, Montague, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Palumbo, Parrott, Patterson, Phillips, Proctor, Rawlings, Riley, Rudolph, Schisler, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Swain, Turner, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled:
Senior Assistance - Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan

Synopsis:

Establishing a prescription drug plan for specified Medicare Plus Choice-eligible individuals residing in medically underserved counties or portions of counties; requiring a carrier to provide the plan as a condition of receiving a specified hospital rate differential; creating a Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan Fund; requiring that the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene adopt specified regulations and issue a report jointly with the Maryland Insurance Administration and the Health Services Cost Review Commission; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/22
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
2/28
Re-referred Environmental Matters
3/13
Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
4/8
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order later today (Delegate Guns) Adopted
Special Order after Third Reading calendar (Delegate Guns) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Guns) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Guns) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Hurson) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Third Reading Passed (132-0)
Senate Action
4/7
First Reading Senate Rules
4/10
Re-referred Finance
Sponsored by:
Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5
Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36
Delegate Robert C. Baldwin, District 33
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 3
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38
Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38
Delegate C. Richard D'Amato, District 30
Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34
Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Samuel C. Linton, District 28
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Richard A. Palumbo, District 22A
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
Delegate Kenneth D. Schisler, District 37B
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24
Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
ELDERLY PERSONS
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SUNSET
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 15-601 , 15-602 , 15-603 , 15-604 , 15-605 )
Insurance
( 6-101 , 15-606 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 023921/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2000   at: 1:06 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 083525/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2000   at: 1:07 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 710914/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2000   at: 11:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 983621/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2000   at: 1:05 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
April 6, 2000: Third Reading Passed (132-0)