2001 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 432

CHAPTER NUMBER: 109 File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 922
Sponsored By:
Senators Middleton, Van Hollen, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Madden, Dyson, Colburn, Collins, Conway, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kelley, McCabe, McFadden, Mitchell, Mooney, Munson, Neall, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled:
Community Providers - Developmentally Disabled Individuals - Rate Increase

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to increase the rate of reimbursement paid to community providers of treatment or services to developmentally disabled individuals beginning July 1, 2002; requiring the Department to determine a disparity amount that is a calculation of the difference in wages and benefits between community direct service workers and developmental disabilities associates or other employees in State residential centers and to eliminate the disparity amount under the Act; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Finance
2/6
Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2/7
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/15 at 2:00 p.m.
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
4/5
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Passed Enrolled
4/20
Signed by the Governor Chapter 109
House Action
3/24
First Reading Appropriations
3/28
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/2
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (139-0)
Sponsored by:
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 9
Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
Senator Christopher J. McCabe, District 14
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator Robert R. Neall, District 33
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SALARIES -see also- OVERTIME
STATE EMPLOYEES
Bill affects the following Statute:
Health - General
( 7-307 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 397574/2 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2001   at: 11:22 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 754063/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 6, 2001   at: 10:38 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 26, 2001: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
April 5, 2001: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 2, 2001: Third Reading Passed (139-0)