File Code: Public Health
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By
Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Office of the Inspector
General - Health Program Integrity and Recovery Act
 
Establishing the Office of the Inspector General in the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene; outlining the authority, duties, and powers
of the Office; prohibiting specified acts by providers; describing
specified provider duties; providing for penalties and sanctions for
violating specified prohibited acts; granting a provider notice and an
opportunity to be heard; and providing a person with an award, civil
immunity, and protection from retaliation for cooperating with an
investigation.
House Action
- 2/11
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 2/23
 - Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/9
 - Hearing cancelled
 -      Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
 
Senate Action
- No Action
 
Sponsored by:
- Health & Government Operations Comm., Chairman
 - Departmental
 - Health & Mental Hygiene, Department of
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT
 - AUDITORS AND AUDITS
 - CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
 - CLINICS
 - DISCIPLINE
 - FRAUD -see also- FORGERY
 - HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
 - HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
 - HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
 - HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
 - INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
 - LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
 - MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS
 - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
 - NOTICES
 - PENALTIES
 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- ATTY GEN; COMP; CO ADMIN; etc
 - RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
 - STATE EMPLOYEES
 - STATUTES OF LIMITATION
 - WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Health - General
 - (
 2-501 ,
 2-502 ,
 2-503 ,
 2-504 ,
 2-505 ,
 2-506 ,
 2-507 ,
 2-508 ,
 2-509 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments:
None offered