2004 Regular Session
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 55
HB 114
Status as of January 21, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Morhaim
- Entitled
- Public Health - Ephedrine Group Alkaloids - Prohibition
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 121
Status as of April 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Mitchell (Chairman, Joint Audit Committee)
- Entitled
- General Assembly - Department of Legislative Services - Office of Legislative Audits - Audit Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 166
Status as of February 4, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Costa
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Standing Referrals to Specialists - Treatment Plans
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
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
HB 204
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, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Rosenberg, Stern, F. Turner, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program
- 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
- 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 Amedori, Frank, King, and Quinter
- Entitled
- Hospitals - Umbilical Cord Blood - Donation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Donoghue, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Goldwater, Smigiel, Boteler, Boutin, Elliott, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Required Reimbursement - Podiatrists
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Boutin and Mandel, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Prescription Drug Safety Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Morhaim , Boutin, Hurson, Hammen, Rudolph, Oaks, Murray, Benson, Mandel, Goldwater, Nathan-Pulliam, Hubbard, Rosenberg, Pendergrass, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Care Decisions - "Patient's Plan of Care" Form - Communication of Patient Preferences
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 621
Status as of March 4, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Amedori, O'Donnell, Aumann, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Burns, Cluster, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, Owings, Parrott, Proctor, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
- Entitled
- Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Burns, Jones, and Nathan-Pulliam
- Entitled
- Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Liberty Road, Route 26
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Wood, Elmore, Moe, and Owings
- Entitled
- Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
HB 840
Status as of February 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Rudolph
- Entitled
- Pharmacy Benefits Managers
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)
- Entitled
- Fund Transfers Act of 2004
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Barve
- Entitled
- Hospitals - Medical Residency Education Programs - Resident and Intern Duty Hours
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1008
Status as of February 24, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, D. Davis, Doory, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Griffith, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hurson, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, and Vaughn
- Entitled
- Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1033
Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Donoghue
- Entitled
- Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Covered Services
- 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 Trueschler, Dwyer, Frank, Gilleland, Kach, McComas, and McDonough
- Entitled
- Income Tax Credit for Malpractice Insurance Premium Increases
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McComas, Boteler, and Boutin
- Entitled
- Driver's Licenses - Medical Advisory Board - Reports by Physicians
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1156
Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Frank, Amedori, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boteler, Burns, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Edwards, Elliott, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Abortion - The Women's Health Protection Act
- 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 Vallario, Anderson, Carter, Dumais, Gutierrez, Hennessy, Kelley, Kelly, Lee, Menes, Quinter, Simmons, Amedori, Arnick, Aumann, Bartlett, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cryor, D. Davis, Doory, DeBoy, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Haddaway, Hammen, Harrison, Hurson, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, Love, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Moe, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Parrott, Pendergrass, Shank, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Vaughn, Walkup, Weldon, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Medical Malpractice Reforms and Task Force
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters and Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hurson
- Entitled
- Medical Malpractice Insurance - Base Rates
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Gaines, Hubbard, Benson, Brown, Conroy, D. Davis, Frush, Griffith, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Kelley, Menes, Moe, Niemann, Parker, Patterson, Ramirez, Ross, Vallario, and Vaughn
- Entitled
- Task Force to Study Physician Reimbursement at Maryland Hospitals
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
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
- Sponsored By
- Delegates V. Turner, Kelley, Anderson, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Brown, D. Davis, Donoghue, Frush, Goldwater, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Lee, McDonough, Moe, Murray, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, Vaughn, Weldon, Boutin, Hurson, Mandel, Oaks, and Smigiel
- Entitled
- Hospitals - Written Statement - Provider Bills
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 1395
Status as of March 3, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Barve
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Participation of Providers on Multiple Provider Panels
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1446
Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Morhaim
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Physician Credentialing Process
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1514
Status as of March 5, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hixson, Busch, Franchot, and Hurson
- Entitled
- Income Tax Credit for Services Donated by Health Care Professionals
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
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
SB 144
Status as of February 12, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator McFadden (Chairman, Joint Audit Committee) and Senators Astle, Hafer, Hogan, Kramer, Lawlah, and Stoltzfus
- Entitled
- General Assembly - Department of Legislative Services - Office of Legislative Audits - Audit Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Brinkley, Garagiola, and Mooney
- Entitled
- Frederick County - Sheriff - Appointment of Medical Advisor
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
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
SB 248
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 - Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 265
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Stone
- Entitled
- Abortion - The Women's Health Protection Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Jacobs, Lawlah, and Stone
- Entitled
- Hospitals - Umbilical Cord Blood - Donation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 351
Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Jacobs, Hooper, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Green, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Jimeno, Mooney, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Stone
- Entitled
- Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Hollinger
- Entitled
- Health Care Decisions - "Patient's Plan of Care" Form - Communication of Patient Preferences
- 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
- Senators Exum, Gladden, and Hafer
- Entitled
- Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
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
- Senators Kelley, Astle, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Required Reimbursement - Podiatrists
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration)
- Entitled
- Fund Transfers Act of 2004
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Ruben
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Specialist Services
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Frosh
- Entitled
- Medical Malpractice Reform - Tax Credit for Malpractice Insurance
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Miller, Britt, Currie, Frosh, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, and Stone
- Entitled
- Medical Malpractice Insurance - Base Rates
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Astle
- Entitled
- Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Covered Services
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators McFadden, Britt, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jones, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Brochin
- Entitled
- Maryland Physicians Noneconomic Damages Reimbursement Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Lawlah, Britt, Exum, Giannetti, Green, and Pinsky
- Entitled
- Distressed Hospital Reform Act of 2004
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Mooney, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Lawlah, and Munson
- Entitled
- Physicians - Practice of Medicine - Expert Witness Testimony
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
