HOUSE BILL 674

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation

Sponsored By:

Delegate Wood

Entitled:

Health - Maryland Trauma Center Services Fund - Establishment

Synopsis:

Establishing the Maryland Trauma Center Services Fund; requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, the Health Services Cost Review Commission, and the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems to jointly establish a selection board to administer the Fund; authorizing eligible trauma centers to submit to the selection board a proposal to alleviate physician uncompensated care costs or the costs of providing 24-hour on-call physician coverage; requiring the selection board to evaluate a proposal; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/7

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/21

Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.

3/4

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 3/6 at 12:00 p.m.

3/18

Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

APPROPRIATIONS

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations

HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc

REPORTS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

UNCOMPENSATED CARE

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-103 , 19-130 , 19-207 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered