CHAPTER NUMBER: 550 
File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 426  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Hogan, Astle, Forehand, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Kramer,
Mooney, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
 Freestanding Medical Facilities -
 Licensing and Pilot Project
 
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.
Senate Action
- 1/26
 - First Reading Finance
 - 1/28
 - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/28
 
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/29
 - Third Reading Passed (46-1)
 - 4/7
 - Returned Passed
 
House Action
- 3/27
 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
 - 4/4
 - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
 - 4/5
 - Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/7
 - Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 4/2
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/4
 - Third Reading Passed (135-0)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/26
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 550
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
 - Senator John C. Astle, District 30
 - Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
 - Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
 - Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
 - Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
 - Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
 - Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
 - Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
 
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 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
 Senate
- Number: 657176/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 28, 2005      at:
10:11 p.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 29, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (46-1)
 
House 
- April 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (135-0)