2003 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 732

CHAPTER NUMBER: 404 File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Sponsored By:
Senators Middleton, Dyson, and Teitelbaum
Entitled:
Maryland Health Care Commission - Hospice Care

Synopsis:

Restricting the jurisdictions in which a purchaser of a general hospice may provide home-based hospice services; prohibiting the Maryland Health Care Commission from issuing a certificate of need or a determination pursuant to an acquisition under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/26
First Reading Senate Rules
3/3
Re-referred Finance
Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Motion Reconsider Third Reading (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (41-0)
4/5
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/22
Signed by the Governor Chapter 404
House Action
3/23
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/26
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/31 at 3:00 p.m.
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
4/2
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order later today (Delegate Hubbard) Adopted
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Hurson) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (126-10)
Sponsored by:
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
HOME CARE SERVICES -see also- RESPITE CARE
HOSPICES
JURISDICTION
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
REPORTS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-101 , 19-120 , 19-120 , 19-120 , 19-906 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 437174/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2003   at: 11:42 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 316088/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2003   at: 11:22 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 363020/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2003   at: 11:31 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 22, 2003: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
March 22, 2003: Third Reading Passed (41-0)
April 5, 2003: Third Reading Passed (43-0)
House
April 3, 2003: Third Reading Passed (126-10)