MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 45

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  HB 2

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 16

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Taylor, the Speaker (Administration), and Delegates Busch, Guns, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, W. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Bohanan, Bozman, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, D'Amato, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Giannetti, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Kirk, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosso, Rudolph, Sher, Sophocleus, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, Zirkin, and Benson

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Programs Expansion Act of 2000

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  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

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  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

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  HB 496

  Status as of March 1, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Nonprofit Health Maintenance Organizations Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  HB 543

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 537

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Guns, Weir, Baldwin, Boutin, Cane, D. Davis, Elliott, Frush, Hubbard, Hurson, Klausmeier, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Redmer, Sher, Stern, Stull, V. Jones, Hixson, Healey, Bartlett, Bozman, Carlson, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, Finifter, Heller, Bohanan, McKee, Patterson, Phillips, Rosso, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Education - Maryland Dent-Care Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 551

  Status as of March 2, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard and Owings

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Exempt Hospice Care from Managed Care Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 588

  Status as of March 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sher, Hammen, Oaks, Hurson, Mandel, Bronrott, and Petzold

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Pregnant Women

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 784

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 213

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Hammen, Klausmeier, and Boutin

  Entitled

  Nursing Homes - Staffing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  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

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  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
  

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  HB 930

  Status as of March 31, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, Nathan-Pulliam, Pitkin, and A. Jones

  Entitled

  Nursing Homes - Increased Hourly Wage for Certified Nursing Assistants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 950

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 437

  Sponsored By

  Delegates D. Davis, R. Baker, Oaks, Nathan-Pulliam, and Cane

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance - Program Recipients - Continuity of Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 996

  Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Maryland Pharmacy Assistance Program - Adjustment of Asset and Income Levels and Copays

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1017

  Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Medicaid Reimbursement Rates Fairness Act of 2000

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1144

  Status as of February 16, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Redmer, Stern, Klausmeier, Ports, Eckardt, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Maryland Pharmacy Assistance Program - Eligibility Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1201

  Status as of March 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Grosfeld, R. Baker, Barkley, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Cole, Conroy, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dembrow, Dobson, Doory, Franchot, Frush, Gladden, Goldwater, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk, Kopp, McHale, McIntosh, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Palumbo, Patterson, Phillips, Pitkin, Proctor, Riley, Rosenberg, Sher, Shriver, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  State Procurement and Financing - Investment and Accountability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1330

  Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt, Cane, Walkup, Schisler, Guns, Conway, Mitchell, Rudolph, W. Baker, McClenahan, Donoghue, Wood, Owings, Shank, McKee, Bohanan, O'Donnell, and Edwards

  Entitled

  Maryland Senior Prescription Drug Payment Assistance Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1336

  Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, W. Baker, Bohanan, Bozman, Cane, Conway, Eckardt, Guns, Hecht, James, K. Kelly, McClenahan, Mitchell, O'Donnell, Shank, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Pharmacies - Discounts for Medicare Beneficiaries

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  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
  

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  HB 1350

  Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  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

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  HJ 11

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 14

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Redmer

  Entitled

  Maryland Partnership for Long-Term Care Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  SB 54

  Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Organizations - Administrative Service Provider Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  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
  

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  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

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  SB 359

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Exum, Bromwell, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Hooper, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance - Program Recipients - Continuity of Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  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

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  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
  

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  SB 519

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 536

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Kelley, Mitchell, Blount, Bromwell, Kasemeyer, Hollinger, Hogan, Conway, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Education - Maryland Dent-Care Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

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  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
  

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  SB 600

  Status as of March 2, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lawlah

  Entitled

  HealthChoice - Children's Dental Program - Actuarial Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 621

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 544

  Sponsored By

  Senator Sfikas

  Entitled

  Maryland Pharmacy Assistance Program - Coverage Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 649

  Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Hogan, Neall, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Pharmacies - Discounts for Medicare Beneficiaries

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 689

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 219

  Sponsored By

  Senators Collins, Hollinger, and Teitelbaum (Task Force on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes)

  Entitled

  Nursing Homes - Sanctions and Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 698

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Hollinger, and Collins (Task Force on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes)

  Entitled

  Nursing Homes - Quality of Care Oversight

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 752

  Status as of March 27, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Hooper, Pinsky, Hollinger, Blount, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Frosh, Stone, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Pregnant Women

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 782

  Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Lawlah, Sfikas, Forehand, Exum, McFadden, Mitchell, and Hughes

  Entitled

  Medicaid Reimbursement Rates Fairness Act of 2000

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 794

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 212

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Collins, and Teitelbaum (Task Force on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes)

  Entitled

  Nursing Homes - Staffing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  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

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  SB 855

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 565

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson, Middleton, and Miller

  Entitled

  Senior Assistance - Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 863

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 15

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Bromwell, and Van Hollen and the President (Administration)

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Programs Expansion Act of 2000

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 867

  Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mitchell, Bromwell, Conway, McFadden, Blount, Hughes, Lawlah, Currie, Kelley, and Exum

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Historic Providers of Health Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SJ 4

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 3

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Maryland Partnership for Long-Term Care Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters