2004 Regular Session
Health Occupations (J2)
Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 54
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Department of Legislative Services)
- Entitled
- Respiratory Care Professional Standards Committee - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 138
Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Boutin and Owings
- Entitled
- State Board of Morticians - Family Security Trust Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hubbard
- Entitled
- Maryland Health Care Commission - Fees - Health Care Practitioners
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Boutin, Hammen, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, Mandel, Oaks, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- State Board of Dental Examiners - Powers and Duties
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 203
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Goldwater, Ross, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Harrison, Hixson, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Rosenberg, Stern, F. Turner, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Dispensing Emergency Contraception
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg, Benson, Bromwell, Cardin, Costa, Heller, McDonough, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Maryland Athletic Trainers Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 310
Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Eckardt, and Goldwater
- Entitled
- State Board of Nursing - Rehabilitation Committee Membership and Demonstration Studies
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hurson (Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee)
- Entitled
- State Board of Dietetic Practice - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 354
Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hurson
- Entitled
- State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists - Membership
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Elliott, Bozman, and Sophocleus
- Entitled
- Maryland Pharmacy Act - Practice of Pharmacy - Administration of the Influenza Vaccination
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Goldwater, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Bronrott, Busch, Conway, Costa, Donoghue, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Gordon, Harrison, Hixson, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, Vallario, Weldon, Hammen, Hurson, and McDonough
- Entitled
- Task Force to Study Pharmacy Benefits Management
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 421
Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hubbard
- Entitled
- State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Certification, and Regulation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard, Hurson, Hammen, Rosenberg, Goldwater, Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists - Voting Powers
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Donoghue, Eckardt, Goldwater, Mandel, Walkup, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- State Board of Nursing - Skilled Nursing Assistants - Establishment and Certification
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Morhaim, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- State Board of Dental Examiners - Regulation of Sedation - Issuance of Permits
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Eckardt, Goldwater, Mandel, Walkup, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- State Board of Nursing - Nursing Assistants and Medication Technicians - Miscellaneous Provisions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Menes, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Eckardt, Goldwater, Griffith, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Petzold, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- State Acupuncture Board - Auricular Detoxification
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Hearings - Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 751
Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hammen
- Entitled
- State Board of Social Work Examiners - Appointment of Board Members - Vacancies
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 795
Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Benson, Donoghue, Kach, Morhaim, V. Turner, and Hurson
- Entitled
- Task Force to Study Funeral Establishment Licensing
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Donoghue
- Entitled
- Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 917
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Barve
- Entitled
- Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Inactive Status - Hearings - Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Menes, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- State Acupuncture Board - Maryland Acupuncture Act - Revisions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 953
Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard, Murray, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Specialized Psychological Testing
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 998
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Elliott, Bozman, and Sophocleus
- Entitled
- State Board of Pharmacy - Registration of Pharmacy Technicians
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Frank, Aumann, Boteler, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Education - Social Workers - Certified Professional Personnel
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1091
Status as of March 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Goldwater, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Dumais, Eckardt, Frush, Holmes, Jones, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Pendergrass, and Rosenberg
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Scope of Practice
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1114
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Menes, Bobo, Goldwater, Hixson, Mandel, and Montgomery
- Entitled
- State Board of Physicians - Licensing and Continuing Education Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Benson, Barkley, Frush, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Respiratory Care Practitioners Act - Practice of Polysomnography
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1262
Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Shank
- Entitled
- Physicians - Practice of Medicine - Expert Witness Testimony
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rudolph, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- State Board of Social Work Examiners - Appointment of Board Members - Vacancies
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1321
Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Rudolph
- Entitled
- Health Occupations Boards - Misdemeanor Offenses - Delegation of Authority, Fines, and Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1330
Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Zirkin
- Entitled
- State Board of Physicians - Licensee Profiles
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
HB 1492
Status as of April 7, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Kach
- Entitled
- Psychologists - Practice Psychology - Microstimulation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1518
Status as of April 7, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hurson
- Entitled
- Health Care - Adverse Patient Safety Events - Reporting and Attorney's Fees for Civil Action
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Department of Legislative Services)
- Entitled
- Respiratory Care Professional Standards Committee - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Hollinger (Chairman, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee)
- Entitled
- State Board of Dietetic Practice - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Hollinger
- Entitled
- State Board of Social Work Examiners - Appointment of Board Members - Vacancies
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 154
Status as of February 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Hafer
- Entitled
- State Board of Dental Examiners - Hearings
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 247
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Dispensing Emergency Contraception
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Conway
- Entitled
- State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists - Voting Powers
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Hollinger (By Request)
- Entitled
- Health Occupations Boards - Misdemeanor Offenses - Delegation of Authority, Fines, and Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 334
Status as of March 3, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Jacobs and Hooper
- Entitled
- State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Certification, and Regulation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Pinsky
- Entitled
- State Board of Dental Examiners - Regulation of Sedation - Issuance of Permits
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Maryland Pharmacy Act - Practice of Pharmacy - Administration of the Influenza Vaccination
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Hollinger
- Entitled
- State Board of Nursing - Nursing Assistants and Medication Technicians - Miscellaneous Provisions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Hollinger
- Entitled
- State Board of Nursing - Skilled Nursing Assistants - Establishment and Certification
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 411
Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Britt, Astle, and Grosfeld
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Maryland Athletic Trainers Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Pharmacies - Electronic Reimbursement
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Jacobs
- Entitled
- Maryland Health Care Commission - Fees - Health Care Practitioners
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
SB 519
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Conway, Britt, Klausmeier, and Pinsky
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Scope of Practice
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 696
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Harris
- Entitled
- Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Specialized Testing
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 821
Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Giannetti
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Morticians - Exemption and Permit
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Mooney, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Lawlah, and Munson
- Entitled
- Physicians - Practice of Medicine - Expert Witness Testimony
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
