2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 426

CHAPTER NUMBER: 549 File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 231
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hurson, Hammen, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Barkley, King, Stern, Barve, Costa, Donoghue, Franchot, Gordon, Hixson, Hubbard, Mandel, Murray, Ross, Taylor, Weldon, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Elliott, Frank, Kullen, McDonough, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, and V. Turner
Entitled:
Freestanding Medical Facilities - Licensing and Pilot Project

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt regulations for licensing a specified freestanding medical facility; requiring a freestanding medical facility to meet specified standards; requiring the Department to issue a specified license; providing for an exception; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/1
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/9
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (125-1)
4/2
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Finance
3/29
Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable Report by Finance
4/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/26
Signed by the Governor Chapter 549

Sponsored by:

Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
CLINICS
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
HEARINGS
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
NOTICES
NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-131 , 19-3A-01 , 19-3A-02 , 19-3A-03 , 19-3A-04 , 19-3A-05 , 19-3A-06 , 19-3A-07 , 19-706 )
Health Occupations
( 4-101 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 426383/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 2005   at: 12:35 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 25, 2005: Third Reading Passed (125-1)
Senate
April 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed (46-0)