2000 Regular Session

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 137

HB 4
Status as of April 7, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By
Delegates Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, W. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Brown, Cane, Clagett, Conroy, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Griffith, Healey, Hecht, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Rosso, Stern, Stocksdale, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled
Nonprofit Health Entity Responsibility Act of 2000
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 6
Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 92
Sponsored By
Delegates Hurson, Taylor, Dewberry, Arnick, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, Cane, Clagett, Conroy, DeCarlo, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Griffith, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosso, Sophocleus, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled
Health Insurance - Coverage of Habilitative Services for Children
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 22
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 326
Sponsored By
Delegates Conroy, Love, Pitkin, and McHale
Entitled
Health Benefit Plans - Coverage for Hair Prostheses for Hair Loss Resulting from Chemotherapy or Radiation Treatment for Cancer
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 57
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By
Delegates Leopold, Clagett, Busch, Greenip, Love, Rosso, Baldwin, D'Amato, Sophocleus, Rzepkowski, and Owings
Entitled
Anne Arundel County - Marriage License Fee - Premarriage Education
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 82
Status as of February 28, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Sophocleus
Entitled
Alcohol and Drug Abuse - Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Programs - Demonstration of Need Prior to Approval or Certification
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 84
Status as of January 26, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled
Food Service Facilities - Food Service Managers - Certification
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 89
Status as of February 14, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Sophocleus
Entitled
Criminal Offenders - Contagious Disease or Virus Testing
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 108
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegate Morhaim
Entitled
Patient Care Advisory Committees - Consultation and Evidentiary Use of Advice
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 134
Status as of February 14, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Hixson
Entitled
Long-Term Health Consequences of Nasal Radium Irradiation Medical Procedures
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 138
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled
Maryland Health Care Commission - Modifications and Clarifications
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 200
Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Stern, Owings, Hammen, Goldwater, Barve, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Frush, Morhaim, Barkley, Boutin, Bronrott, Cane, Cadden, D'Amato, Glassman, Grosfeld, Harrison, Howard, Hubers, A. Jones, Kirk, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Moe, Mohorovic, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Rosso, Sher, Stull, and Turner
Entitled
Health Insurance - Thin Prep Pap Tests - Coverage
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 292
Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Hubbard, Billings, and Morhaim
Entitled
Environment - Permits - Land Application of Animal Processing Sludge
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 308
Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Murphy, Brinkley, Dembrow, Pendergrass, Montague, Snodgrass, Baldwin, Hecht, and Kagan
Entitled
Marijuana - Exceptions for Compassionate Use
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 313
Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 585
Sponsored By
Delegates Hubbard, Owings, Oaks, D. Davis, Frush, Cane, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Stern, Sher, Klausmeier, Boutin, Mohorovic, Elliott, R. Baker, Pitkin, Grosfeld, Hubers, Benson, Marriott, Hill, Billings, Swain, Kagan, Rosso, Bobo, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Fulton, Branch, Gladden, Dypski, Phillips, D'Amato, Conroy, Proctor, Howard, Shriver, and Petzold
Entitled
Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 318
Status as of April 5, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Delegates A. Jones, Rosenberg, Branch, Burns, Dewberry, Hubers, V. Jones, Malone, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Pitkin, and Rawlings
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - PACT: Helping Children with Special Needs
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 325
Status as of February 14, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Boutin, Hammen, Nathan-Pulliam, and Klausmeier
Entitled
Nursing Homes - Sanctions and Penalties
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 354
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Doory and Getty (Committee to Revise Article 27)
Entitled
Crimes - State Health Plan Fraud
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 360
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 367
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Goldwater, Zirkin, Oaks, Mohorovic, Weir, Owings, Hubers, Moe, Hammen, Boutin, Sher, Malone, Hurson, Klausmeier, Redmer, Cane, Eckardt, and Guns
Entitled
Health Care Workers' Safety Act - Bloodborne Pathogen Standard
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 433
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 376
Sponsored By
Delegates Goldwater, Bronrott, Eckardt, Kopp, Nathan-Pulliam, Walkup, Barkley, Barve, Busch, Cadden, Conway, Cryor, Donoghue, Elliott, Gordon, Grosfeld, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Hurson, Kagan, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, McClenahan, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Sher, Snodgrass, Stern, Turner, Howard, and Carlson
Entitled
Governor's Wellmobile Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 497
Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 131
Sponsored By
Delegates Zirkin and Vallario
Entitled
Evidence - Health Care Records and Writings
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 502
Status as of February 16, 2000: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates Cadden, Kopp, Rosso, Sophocleus, Love, Leopold, Clagett, Heller, Conway, and McIntosh
Entitled
Local Government Health Funding Incentive Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 515
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Stern, Benson, Bobo, Clagett, Goldwater, Grosfeld, V. Jones, Love, Morhaim, Hammen, Hubbard, D. Davis, Frush, Hurson, Boutin, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled
Maternal Mortality Review Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 523
Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 135
Sponsored By
Delegates Montague, Doory, and Dobson
Entitled
Baltimore City - Pen Lucy Community Center Loan of 1998
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 527
Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Donoghue, Taylor, K. Kelly, Snodgrass, Shank, Hecht, Bartlett, McKee, and Edwards
Entitled
Western Maryland Wellmobile
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 555
Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 139
Sponsored By
Delegate Stern
Entitled
Task Force on Food Allergies and Restaurant Patrons - Extension of Time to Report Recommendations
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 559
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 254
Sponsored By
Delegates Barve, Stern, Mandel, Sher, Goldwater, Barkley, Kopp, Kagan, Carlson, Grosfeld, Petzold, Bronrott, Hixson, Heller, Dembrow, and Cryor
Entitled
Health Insurance - Requirements for Providers to Serve on Provider Panels
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 570
Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates Marriott, Fulton, and Rawlings
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Park Heights Community Men's Health Center
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 619
Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Mandel, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Dembrow, Dypski, Frush, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Kagan, Kopp, V. Jones, Marriott, McIntosh, Petzold, Pitkin, and Riley
Entitled
Vehicle Laws - Medical Advisory Board - Safe Operation of Motor Vehicles
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 635
Status as of March 1, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Mohorovic, Finifter, Nathan-Pulliam, DeCarlo, Cadden, Morhaim, Paige, Sophocleus, Bronrott, Minnick, Marriott, Riley, Boutin, Rosso, Cane, Linton, Kopp, Fulton, La Vay, Goldwater, Conroy, Moe, Mandel, and Cryor
Entitled
Mental Hygiene Administration - Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 660
Status as of March 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Hubbard and Rosenberg
Entitled
Lead Functions - Transfer to Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 669
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 402
Sponsored By
Delegates Goldwater, Brown, Eckardt, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Walkup, Donoghue, Fulton, McHale, Minnick, and Moe
Entitled
Health Insurance - Access to Obstetric and Gynecological Services
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 685
Status as of March 1, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Cane, D. Davis, Frush, A. Jones, Klausmeier, Oaks, Owings, and Stull
Entitled
Health - Assisted Living Programs - Regulation
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 694
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim, Zirkin, Oaks, Finifter, D. Davis, Stull, Boutin, Stern, Hammen, Owings, Hubbard, Klausmeier, Frush, Mohorovic, Cane, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled
Advisory Council on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 770
Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 152
Sponsored By
Delegates Bobo, Bozman, Glassman, Eckardt, Goldwater, Malone, Moe, Morhaim, Parrott, Pitkin, and Stull
Entitled
Health Care Providers - Do Not Resuscitate Orders - Outpatients
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 776
Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Giannetti
Entitled
Vehicle Laws - Drunk Driving - Modification of License Suspension
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 823
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 415
Sponsored By
Delegates Clagett, Zirkin, Love, Bronrott, Pitkin, Krysiak, Hurson, Bobo, and Rosso
Entitled
Task Force on the Environmental Effects of MTBE
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 826
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 416
Sponsored By
Delegates Love, Busch, Clagett, and D'Amato
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Maryland Therapy and Education Center
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 841
Status as of March 28, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Delegate Barve
Entitled
Motor Vehicle Insurance - Personal Injury Protection Claims
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 845
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 419
Sponsored By
Delegate D. Davis
Entitled
Disease Prevention - Reporting Hepatitis C
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 846
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 420
Sponsored By
Delegates Goldwater, Bronrott, Kopp, and Mandel
Entitled
Related Institutions - Immunizations - Influenza Virus and Pneumococcal Disease
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 866
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Klausmeier, Nathan-Pulliam, Frush, Stern, Boutin, Oaks, Guns, Hurson, Redmer, and Morhaim
Entitled
Medical Assistance - Expedited Eligibility
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 891
Status as of March 2, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate O'Donnell
Entitled
Parental Rights Act of 2000
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 901
Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Kopp, Barve, Barkley, Bronrott, Brown, Goldwater, Heller, Hubbard, Mandel, Menes, and Stern
Entitled
Child Abuse and Neglect Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 2000
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 943
Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Zirkin and Vallario
Entitled
Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1007
Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 160
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled
Prince George's County - Correctional Officers - Workers' Compensation PG 318-00
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 1034
Status as of April 8, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By
Delegates R. Baker, Brown, Valderrama, Proctor, Goldwater, D. Davis, Hubbard, Vallario, Grosfeld, Frush, Hill, and Patterson
Entitled
Health Care Credentialing Study
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Senate Rules
HB 1053
Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Hixson, Healey, C. Davis, Howard, Bozman, and Shriver
Entitled
Income Tax Credit for Services Donated by Health Care Professionals
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1087
Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Delegates Montague, Grosfeld, Cole, Gladden, Menes, Rawlings, and Doory
Entitled
Juvenile Causes - Treatment Service Plans
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1122
Status as of March 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Montague and Cole
Entitled
Juvenile Justice - Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Monitoring Injuries at Juvenile Facilities
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1125
Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Barve
Entitled
Health Benefit Plans - Smoking Cessation Coverage
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1159
Status as of February 16, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates Taylor, Edwards, and K. Kelly
Entitled
Local Health Services Funding - Salary Adjustment - Amount
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 1166
Status as of February 28, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates V. Jones, Kirk, Paige, Marriott, and Dobson (By Request)
Entitled
Crimes - Undergarments - Retail and Wholesale Establishments
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1172
Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 672
Sponsored By
Delegate Shriver
Entitled
Education - Early Childhood Literacy - Grants
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
HB 1177
Status as of February 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Busch, Guns, Donoghue, Kirk, Love, Pendergrass, Walkup, Goldwater, Kach, McClenahan, Brown, La Vay, J. Kelly, Moe, McHale, Eckardt, Minnick, Gordon, Krysiak, and Harrison
Entitled
Cigarette Restitution Fund - Community Health Coalition Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1178
Status as of February 16, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate R. Baker
Entitled
Cigarette Restitution Fund - Expenditures for Public Health Objectives Only
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1184
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 308
Sponsored By
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Montague, A. Jones, Branch, Paige, Dobson, Oaks, Cane, Patterson, Phillips, and V. Jones
Entitled
Oral Health Programs - Reducing Oral Cancer Mortality
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 1190
Status as of April 5, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Delegates V. Jones, Kirk, Paige, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Baltimore City Health Department Men's Public Health Center
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 1205
Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 675
Sponsored By
Delegates Gladden, Taylor, Hurson, Guns, Weir, Rawlings, Conway, Rosenberg, Edwards, R. Baker, Bozman, Marriott, Nathan-Pulliam, D. Davis, Cane, Klausmeier, Stern, Hammen, Pitkin, McClenahan, Frush, C. Davis, Moe, Griffith, Cole, McHale, Elliott, Stull, Getty, Brinkley, and Redmer
Entitled
Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes Partnership - S.T.O.P. Fund
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
HB 1221
Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 677
Sponsored By
Delegate Marriott (Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Rosenberg, Hammen, Hubbard, Klausmeier, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled
Education - Lead Poisoning Tests - Administering and Reporting
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 1223
Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 174
Sponsored By
Delegates Moe, Bozman, Conway, Frush, Glassman, Love, Malone, Menes, Mitchell, O'Donnell, Parrott, Rudolph, Stull, and Walkup
Entitled
Emergency Medical Services - Public Safety Personnel - Immunizations
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 1232
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 466
Sponsored By
Delegates Cane, Nathan-Pulliam, and Oaks
Entitled
Task Force to Study the Health Care Needs of Inmates in Transition from Correctional Institutions
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 1233
Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Kagan, Stern, Hubbard, Carlson, Bronrott, Cane, Barve, Grosfeld, Franchot, Hecht, and D. Davis
Entitled
Task Force to Study Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis Treatment
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1268
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 470
Sponsored By
Delegate Hubbard
Entitled
Mortality Review Committee - Deaths of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 1269
Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Rosenberg and Oaks
Entitled
Task Force on Health Care and the Internet
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
HB 1275
Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Klausmeier, Oaks, Guns, Redmer, Doory, Boutin, Kach, Hubers, Amedori, Ports, Schisler, Barkley, and Eckardt
Entitled
Cigarette Restitution Fund - Registered Nurses in Public Schools
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1289
Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Conway, Bozman, McClenahan, and Cane
Entitled
Infectious Disease Notification - Disclosure of Name of Contagious Deceased Person
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1310
Status as of March 1, 2000: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates Oaks and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled
Health Care for the Uninsured
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 1318
Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate C. Davis
Entitled
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1324
Status as of February 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Delegates Guns and Petzold
Entitled
Physician Assistants - Delegation Agreements
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
HB 1340
Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Valderrama
Entitled
Public Local Laws - Marijuana - Exceptions
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1346
Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Guns and Hammen
Entitled
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Funding for Dental Services
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1385
Status as of March 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Love
Entitled
Maryland Athletic Trainers Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1415
Status as of March 15, 2000: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates Conway and Bozman
Entitled
McCready Health Services Foundation - Alice B. Tawes Nursing Home - Cigarette Restitution Fund
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 1424
Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Swain, Benson, Fulton, Oaks, Paige, Dobson, Hill, and Patterson
Entitled
Cigarette Restitution Fund - Adult and Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment and Services for Minority Populations Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1425
Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 17
Sponsored By
Delegates Rawlings, Busch, Hixson, Dewberry, Hurson, Rosenberg, Cane, Frush, Nathan-Pulliam, Guns, Conway, R. Baker, W. Baker, Branch, Cadden, Hubers, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Palumbo, Pitkin, Proctor, Stocksdale, and Turner
Entitled
Cigarette Restitution Fund Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program - Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations and Environmental Matters
Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance
HJ 8
Status as of March 28, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Delegates Stern, Barkley, Brinkley, Carlson, and Stull
Entitled
Task Force to Study the Utilization of Health Care Services by Men
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Finance
HJ 22
Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Burns, and Dobson
Entitled
Task Force on Economic, Racial, and Ethnic Disparities in Health
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
SB 7
Status as of February 7, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator DeGrange
Entitled
Criminal Offenders - Contagious Disease or Virus Testing
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 9
Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Green and Hollinger
Entitled
Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 15
Status as of January 31, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Ruben (By Request)
Entitled
Long-Term Health Consequences of Nasal Radium Irradiation Medical Procedures
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 28
Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Bromwell
Entitled
Health - Reused Single-Use Medical Devices - Patient Consent Required
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 29
Status as of February 7, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator DeGrange
Entitled
Alcohol and Drug Abuse - Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Programs - Demonstration of Need Prior to Approval or Certification
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 100
Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 51
Sponsored By
Senator Hollinger
Entitled
Patient Care Advisory Committees - Consultation and Evidentiary Use of Advice
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Environmental Matters
SB 112
Status as of March 14, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Jacobs, Hooper, and Collins
Entitled
Harford County - Treatment and Prevention of Drug Abuse by Children
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 125
Status as of January 19, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Della
Entitled
Baltimore City - Board of Liquor License Commissioners - Health Benefits
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 174
Status as of April 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Senators Teitelbaum, Hollinger, Dorman, Van Hollen, Ruben, Kelley, McFadden, Pinsky, Mitchell, Exum, Roesser, Green, and Forehand
Entitled
Health Insurance - Colorectal Cancer Screening - Coverage
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 188
Status as of February 21, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Conway, Kelley, Blount, Exum, Mitchell, Lawlah, McFadden, Teitelbaum, and Currie
Entitled
Arrests - Access to Medical Care and Medication in Confinement
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 189
Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 64
Sponsored By
Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled
Maryland Health Care Commission - Modifications and Clarifications
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 247
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senator Middleton
Entitled
Emergency Medical Services - Public Safety Personnel - Immunizations
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 250
Status as of February 2, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Hollinger and Bromwell
Entitled
Intractable Pain Management Hotline - Board of Physician Quality Assurance
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 257
Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Senators Dyson and Hollinger
Entitled
Business Regulation - Industrial Hygiene Services
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Economic Matters
SB 279
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 249
Sponsored By
Senators Kelley, Della, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Sfikas, Hoffman, and Bromwell
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - PACT: Helping Children with Special Needs
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
SB 288
Status as of March 7, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Hollinger, Frosh, Collins, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Hoffman, Bromwell, Forehand, and Astle
Entitled
Medical Assistance Program - Eligibility of Noninstitutionalized Spouses - Allowances
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 295
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 253
Sponsored By
Senators Roesser, Teitelbaum, Hogan, Ruben, Van Hollen, and Forehand
Entitled
Health Insurance - Requirements for Providers to Serve on Provider Panels
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 322
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 259
Sponsored By
Senators Stone and Hughes (Committee to Revise Article 27)
Entitled
Crimes - State Health Plan Fraud
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 324
Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Green and Miller
Entitled
Workers' Compensation - Appeal Proceedings - Admissibility of Health Care Writings or Records
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 328
Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 519
Sponsored By
Senators Lawlah, Roesser, Hogan, Pinsky, Dorman, Exum, Currie, Green, Baker, Miller, Teitelbaum, Kelley, Hollinger, Hafer, Forehand, Frosh, and Hughes
Entitled
Health Care Credentialing Study
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Environmental Matters
SB 372
Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Senators Hollinger, Dorman, Exum, Collins, Della, Ruben, Blount, DeGrange, Forehand, Stone, Van Hollen, Sfikas, Astle, Middleton, Ferguson, Pinsky, Green, Harris, Hoffman, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Practice of Medicine - Definition
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 373
Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Senators Hollinger, Dorman, Collins, Ruben, Blount, DeGrange, Forehand, Stone, Van Hollen, Sfikas, Astle, Middleton, Green, Harris, Hoffman, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Practice of Dentistry - Definition
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 386
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Senators Collins and Bromwell
Entitled
Health Benefit Plans - Coverage for Hair Prostheses for Hair Loss Resulting from Chemotherapy or Radiation Treatment for Cancer
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 395
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 272
Sponsored By
Senators Kelley, Hollinger, Ruben, Currie, Sfikas, Forehand, Dorman, Astle, Lawlah, Mitchell, Teitelbaum, Conway, Hooper, Van Hollen, and DeGrange
Entitled
Medical Assistance - Expedited Eligibility
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Environmental Matters
SB 429
Status as of February 9, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Harris and Mooney
Entitled
Abortion after Viability - Prohibition - Penalties
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 459
Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 74
Sponsored By
Senators Hollinger, Hoffman, Forehand, Lawlah, Conway, Kelley, and Ruben
Entitled
Maternal Mortality Review Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 485
Status as of March 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Della
Entitled
Health Insurance - Patient Rights - The No More Runaround Act of 2000
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 487
Status as of March 2, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Della
Entitled
Maryland Cancer Registry - Deaths Caused by Cancer
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 492
Status as of March 24, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator Della
Entitled
Cigarette Restitution Fund - Cessation Programs
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 495
Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Hoffman
Entitled
Child Abuse and Neglect Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 2000
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 496
Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Senators Hoffman and Hollinger
Entitled
Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 518
Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Senators Van Hollen, Dorman, Pinsky, McFadden, Teitelbaum, Kelley, Ruben, Frosh, Lawlah, DeGrange, Exum, and Green
Entitled
Health Benefit Plans - Smoking Cessation - Coverage
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 546
Status as of March 8, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator Hughes
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Park Heights Community Men's Health Center
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 553
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senators Hollinger and Harris
Entitled
Health Care Workers' Safety Act - Bloodborne Pathogen Standard
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 554
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senators Hollinger , Harris, and Conway
Entitled
Disease Prevention - Reporting Hepatitis C
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 560
Status as of February 21, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senators Currie, Dorman, and Exum
Entitled
Cigarette Restitution Fund - Expenditures for Public Health Objectives Only
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 564
Status as of February 28, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Ruben, Forehand, Lawlah, and Dorman
Entitled
Alcohol- and Drug-Related Offenses - Penalties - Treatment
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 567
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senators Exum, Conway, DeGrange, Dorman, Hooper, Mitchell, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Health Insurance - Access to Obstetric and Gynecological Services
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 576
Status as of March 27, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Senators Kelley, Della, Hooper, Dorman, Bromwell, Astle, Hafer, Mitchell, and Hughes
Entitled
Health - Assisted Living Programs - Regulation
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Environmental Matters
SB 580
Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senators Currie and Hogan
Entitled
Local Government Health Funding Incentive Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 588
Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Senator Astle
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Maryland Therapy and Education Center
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
SB 684
Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 553
Sponsored By
Senator Harris
Entitled
Health - General - Advance Directives
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters
SB 687
Status as of February 10, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Hollinger, Green, Bromwell, McFadden, Collins, Hooper, Pinsky, Astle, Blount, Colburn, Currie, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Mitchell, Munson, Ruben, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled
School Health Programs - Smoking Prevention - A Nurse in Every School
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
SB 708
Status as of March 16, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Pinsky
Entitled
Food Service Facilities - Food Service Managers - Certification
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 709
Status as of February 16, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Pinsky and Exum
Entitled
Mosquito-Borne Diseases - Pesticides - Public Health
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 710
Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Senators Pinsky and Exum
Entitled
Task Force to Study Mosquito-Borne Public Health Hazards
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 712
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senator McFadden
Entitled
Education - Lead Poisoning Tests - Administering and Reporting
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 724
Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator McFadden
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Baltimore City Health Department Men's Public Health Center
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 742
Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 84
Sponsored By
Senator Hollinger (Task Force to Study the Uses of Methylphenidate and Other Drugs on School Children)
Entitled
Advisory Council on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 743
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senators Neall, Blount, Hollinger, Hoffman, Van Hollen, Middleton, McCabe, Jacobs, Frosh, Collins, Sfikas, Conway, Dyson, Kasemeyer, Munson, Hogan, Ruben, Currie, Pinsky, and Stoltzfus
Entitled
Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes Partnership - S.T.O.P. Fund
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
House: Environmental Matters
SB 750
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senators Kasemeyer, Collins, Green, Frosh, Forehand, Van Hollen, McFadden, and Roesser
Entitled
Education - Early Childhood Literacy - Grants
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
SB 755
Status as of February 9, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator Hooper
Entitled
Local Health Services Funding - Amount - Salary Adjustment
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 761
Status as of April 8, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Senator Della
Entitled
Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene - Disclosure of Information to Interested Persons
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Environmental Matters
SB 791
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 307
Sponsored By
Senators Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Middleton, Van Hollen, Hoffman, and Neall
Entitled
Oral Health Programs - Reducing Oral Cancer Mortality
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Environmental Matters
SB 802
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senator Dorman
Entitled
Governor's Wellmobile Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Environmental Matters
SB 809
Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Lawlah
Entitled
African American Male Oral Cancer Initiative
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 896
Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 18
Sponsored By
Senators Van Hollen, Hoffman, Bromwell, Miller, Lawlah, Neall, Kasemeyer, Madden, Middleton, Currie, Hogan, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Cigarette Restitution Fund - Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program - Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening , and Treatment Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance
House: Appropriations and Environmental Matters
SB 898
Status as of March 24, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled
McCready Health Services Foundation - Alice B. Tawes Nursing Home - Cigarette Restitution Fund
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 901
Status as of March 14, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Kelley, Blount, Conway, Currie, Exum, Hughes, Lawlah, McFadden, and Mitchell
Entitled
Cigarette Restitution Fund - Adult and Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment and Services for Minority Populations Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
SJ 5
Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Senators Pinsky, Dorman, Kelley, McFadden, Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Della, DeGrange, Lawlah, Currie, Conway, Frosh, Van Hollen, Mitchell, Ruben, Green, Forehand, Stone, Sfikas, Exum, Kasemeyer, Hughes, Dyson, Hoffman, Blount, and Collins
Entitled
Health Care for All Marylanders
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters