2001 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 638

File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 813
Sponsored By:
Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Frosh, Hafer, Hooper, Hughes, Kasemeyer, Madden, McFadden, Mitchell, Pinsky, Sfikas, and Teitelbaum
Entitled:
Medical Assistance and Children's Health Programs - Care of Newborns

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, subject to budget limitations, to develop specified newborn care programs under the Maryland Medical Assistance and Maryland Children's Health Programs; requiring the Department to ensure that providers are reimbursed for services provided to newborns; requiring each managed care organization to designate an appropriate staff member to be a newborn care coordinator; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Finance
2/6
Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 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)
House Action
3/24
First Reading Environmental Matters
3/28
Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Withdrawn
Sponsored by:
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 15-102.1 , 15-103 , 15-303.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 587975/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2001   at: 11:35 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
March 26, 2001: Third Reading Passed (46-0)