2005 Regular Session

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 155

HB 7
Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate Donoghue
Entitled
Community Access Program Grants - Coordination of Health Care Provider Reimbursements - Sunset Extension for Pilot Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 8
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Gaines, Hammen, and Rosenberg
Entitled
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Mental Health Services - Cost-of-Living Adjustment
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 19
Status as of January 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate Benson
Entitled
Health Occupations - Morticians - Licensing - Corporations
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 48
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Boschert
Entitled
Patient Protection Insurance
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 54
Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By
Delegates Pendergrass, Goldwater, Hubbard, Madaleno, and Mandel
Entitled
Health - Clinical Trials Data Bank
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 55
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Pendergrass, Hammen, Hurson, Conroy, Marriott, F. Turner, Sossi, Hubbard, Bobo, and Madaleno
Entitled
Medical Professional Liability Insurance - Consideration Paid to Insurance Producers - Limitations
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 88
Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate Weldon
Entitled
State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Regulation of Optometric Care
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 113
Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Zirkin, Aumann, Boteler, Cardin, DeBoy, Frank, Jennings, McComas, McMillan, Morhaim, Shank, Sophocleus, and Trueschler
Entitled
Health Care Malpractice - Emergency Medical Care - Good Samaritan Immunity
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 114
Status as of March 30, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By
Delegates Zirkin, Morhaim, Aumann, Boteler, Cardin, DeBoy, Frank, Jennings, McComas, McMillan, Shank, Sophocleus, Trueschler, Barve, Arnick, Bartlett, Bates, Bohanan, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Branch, Burns, Cadden, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conway, Costa, Cryor, D. Davis, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Haddaway, Hammen, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Impallaria, James, Jones, Kach, Kelly, Kirk, Krebs, Kullen, Leopold, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Menes, Miller, Minnick, Myers, Oaks, O'Donnell, Parrott, Petzold, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shewell, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weldon, and Weir
Entitled
Quality Health Care Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Senate Rules
HB 143
Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 196
Sponsored By
Delegates Healey, Boschert, Bozman, Cryor, C. Davis, Dumais, Gilleland, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, King, Marriott, McKee, Moe, Patterson, Ramirez, Ross, and Goodwin
Entitled
Education - Public Schools - Use of Asthma Drugs and Related Medication
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 157
Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Finance
Sponsored By
Delegates Busch and Edwards
Entitled
Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Fund - Medical Assistance Program Account - Health Care Provider Rates
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 203
Status as of February 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Hixson, Bozman, C. Davis, Gordon, Healey, Howard, Marriott, and Patterson
Entitled
Income Tax Credit for Services Donated by Health Care Professionals
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 233
Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 43
Sponsored By
Delegates Boutin and Mandel
Entitled
Public Health - Legibility of Prescriptions Workgroup - Reports
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 254
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 279
Sponsored By
The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Arnick, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Bates, Bohanan, Boteler, Boutin, Cadden, Cluster, Costa, Cryor, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dumais, Eckardt, Edwards, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Fulton, Gilleland, Impallaria, Kach, King, Krebs, Leopold, Levy, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Minnick, Moe, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Parrott, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, and Weir
Entitled
Department of Human Resources - Disclosure of Information - Hospitals and Birthing Centers
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Finance
HB 263
Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates Menes, Bohanan, Donoghue, and Rudolph
Entitled
State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Academic Detailing Initiative
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 266
Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Hubbard, Conroy, Costa, Kullen, and Taylor
Entitled
Individuals with Developmental Disabilities - Additional Rights and Service Options
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 273
Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Zirkin
Entitled
Health Care Malpractice Claims - Past Medical Expenses
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 274
Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Zirkin
Entitled
Health Care Malpractice - Time Limits - Minors
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 277
Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Zirkin and Bohanan
Entitled
Health Care Malpractice Actions - Attesting Experts - Qualifications
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 294
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Donoghue, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Sunset Repeal
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 301
Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Arnick, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Cluster, Costa, Cryor, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Fulton, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, and Weir
Entitled
Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 303
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 365
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim, Barve, Boutin, Hubbard, Kullen, Mandel, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, and Oaks
Entitled
Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Smoking Cessation Treatment
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 310
Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Goldwater, Haynes, Jones, Mandel, Murray, Oaks, Patterson, and V. Turner
Entitled
Labor and Employment - Payment of Overtime - Registered Nurses
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 317
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Delegates Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Task Force on the Establishment of a Prescription Drug Repository Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 344
Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates V. Turner, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, and Oaks
Entitled
Safe Nurse Staffing for Quality Care Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 345
Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 204
Sponsored By
Delegates V. Turner, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Ramirez, Vaughn, Benson, Boutin, Goldwater, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Pendergrass, Rudolph, and Weldon
Entitled
Health - Hospital Summary Financial Statement - Physician Charges
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 370
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Anderson, C. Davis, Doory, Hammen, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, McIntosh, Paige, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Hospitals - HIV Testing - Public Safety Worker
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 384
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 371
Sponsored By
Delegates Krysiak, McHale, and Moe
Entitled
Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 399
Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 206
Sponsored By
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Eckardt, Goldwater, Jones, Lee, Mandel, Montgomery, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
State Board of Nursing - Miscellaneous Provisions
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 420
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 373
Sponsored By
Delegate Hurson (Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee)
Entitled
State Board of Dental Examiners - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 427
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate Hurson
Entitled
Maryland Commission on Specialty Health Group Rates and Terms
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 431
Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Mandel, Benson, Bobo, Boutin, Bronrott, Burns, G. Clagett, Cluster, Cryor, Eckardt, Frush, Gilleland, Glassman, Goldwater, Haddaway, Heller, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, Krebs, Kullen, Love, Madaleno, McComas, Menes, Minnick, Montgomery, Murray, Petzold, Proctor, Sossi, Stern, and F. Turner
Entitled
Health Occupations - Practicing Without License - Penalties
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 433
Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim, Boutin, Bromwell, Cardin, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Oaks, Rosenberg, Shank, and Zirkin
Entitled
Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
HB 452
Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Delegates Hammen, Benson, Bobo, Donoghue, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lee, Love, Mandel, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Quinter, Rudolph, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Kach, Kullen, Murray, Oaks, and Weldon
Entitled
Health Benefit Plans - Reimbursement to Health Care Practitioners
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 485
Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Zirkin, Barve, Boteler, Cardin, DeBoy, Frank, Jennings, Malone, Minnick, Morhaim, Shank, Sophocleus, Trueschler, and Weir
Entitled
Health Care Malpractice - Periodic Payments
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 499
Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim, Boutin, and Zirkin
Entitled
Health Care Malpractice Claims - Structured Settlements and Annuities
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 502
Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Myers, Bartlett, Barve, Boteler, Boutin, Cluster, Costa, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Frank, Fulton, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, King, Krebs, McComas, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Minnick, Moe, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled
Health - Job-Related Drug Testing - Breath Tests for Alcohol
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 512
Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Bates, Boteler, Impallaria, Jennings, Krebs, McDonough, and Miller
Entitled
Medical Injury Compensation - Claimant Recovery
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 515
Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Wood
Entitled
Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 545
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegate Levy
Entitled
Massage Therapists - Certification and Registration - Educational Qualifications
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 565
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 382
Sponsored By
Delegates Bobo, Moe, Pendergrass, Quinter, F. Turner, Vaughn, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Hospitals - Bone Marrow Donation
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 573
Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 220
Sponsored By
Delegates Boutin, Kach, McDonough, Hubbard, Kullen, Pendergrass, and Boteler
Entitled
State Board of Morticians - Authority to Conduct Audits
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 579
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Donoghue, Bromwell, Kullen, Barve, Bobo, Conroy, D. Davis, Doory, Feldman, Goldwater, Haddaway, Hurson, Impallaria, Jameson, Kelly, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Parrott, Pendergrass, Taylor, Vaughn, Walkup, Wood, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, Morhaim, Oaks, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Pilot Program to Study and Improve Screening Practices for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 611
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Bromwell , Donoghue, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Health Occupations - Podiatrists - Scope of Practice
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 618
Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By
Delegates Rudolph, Elliott, Bozman, Sophocleus, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
State Board of Pharmacy - Registration of Pharmacy Technicians
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 627
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 280
Sponsored By
Delegates Hurson, Hammen, Hubbard, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Feldman, Goldwater, Kullen, Madaleno, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, Boutin, Elliott, Frank, Kach, McDonough, and Weldon
Entitled
Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 630
Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Burns
Entitled
Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Liberty Road, Route 26
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 697
Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegates Hubbard, Goldwater, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Weldon
Entitled
State Board of Dental Examiners - Committee on Dental Hygiene - Recommendations
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 717
Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By
Delegates Boutin, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
State Board of Dental Examiners - Licensing and Regulation
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 719
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 391
Sponsored By
Delegates Pendergrass, Weldon, Bobo, Bronrott, DeBoy, Dumais, Frush, Heller, Jones, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Petzold, Rosenberg, Rudolph, F. Turner, Goldwater, Hurson, Hammen, Boutin, Bromwell, Kach, Kullen, and McDonough
Entitled
Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Scope of Practice
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 741
Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 233
Sponsored By
Delegates Sophocleus, Barkley, Bobo, Boschert, Cadden, Cane, V. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Dumais, Elmore, Gilleland, King, Leopold, Love, McComas, Menes, Parker, Petzold, Rosenberg, Sossi, and F. Turner
Entitled
Family Law - Local Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 742
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Bohanan, O'Donnell, Shewell, Frank, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Bromwell, Burns, Cluster, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, Parrott, Proctor, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled
Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 758
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 395
Sponsored By
Delegates Eckardt, Aumann, Bartlett, Boutin, Bozman, Cluster, Conway, DeBoy, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Gaines, Goldwater, Haddaway, James, Jones, Kach, Leopold, Madaleno, McComas, McConkey, McKee, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, F. Turner, Walkup, and Weldon
Entitled
Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retired Health Care Practitioners
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 794
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 396
Sponsored By
Delegates Hubbard, Costa, Kullen, Madaleno, Mandel, Taylor, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Developmental Disability - Written Plan of Habilitation - State Residential Centers
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 795
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate Hammen
Entitled
Consent Provisions - Minors - Mental or Emotional Disorder
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 802
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 580
Sponsored By
Delegate Dumais
Entitled
Juvenile Law - Competency
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 814
Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Zirkin, Minnick, and Morhaim
Entitled
Circuit Courts - Medical Malpractice Review Panel Pilot Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 819
Status as of February 18, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Elliott, Hammen, and Hurson
Entitled
Volunteer Health Care Practitioners - Liability
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 823
Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Zirkin and Morhaim
Entitled
Circuit Courts - Medical Injury - Medical Malpractice Review Panel
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 827
Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim, Bozman, Cardin, Conway, Costa, Goldwater, Moe, Parrott, Stull, Zirkin, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Donoghue, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Hospitals - HIV Testing - Consent and Public Safety Workers
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 835
Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Stern, Burns, and Lee
Entitled
Wholesale Prescription Drug and Device Distribution Protection and Licensing Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 845
Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Kelley, Gutierrez, Menes, Shewell, Simmons, and Sophocleus
Entitled
Family Law - Child Abuse or Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 873
Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 247
Sponsored By
Delegates Mandel , Barve, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Kach, Kullen, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Inactive Status - Penalties and Disciplinary Actions
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 890
Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim and Petzold
Entitled
Health Care Malpractice Claims - Physician Assistants
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 925
Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate Donoghue
Entitled
Health Insurance - Health Care Provider Credentialing Process
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 926
Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 80
Sponsored By
Delegate Donoghue
Entitled
State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners - Physical Therapists and Assistants - Qualifications and Scope of License
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1007
Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Dumais
Entitled
Juvenile Law - Competency - Services
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1020
Status as of March 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Bobo, Benson, Donoghue, Hubbard, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Rudolph, and V. Turner
Entitled
Health Care Practices and Facilities - Closure - Patient Medical Records
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1021
Status as of April 5, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By
Delegates Hurson, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, V. Clagett, Cryor, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Hammen, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Zirkin
Entitled
Medical Decision Making Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Senate Rules
HB 1022
Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate Benson
Entitled
Maryland Polysomnography Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1025
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Hammen and Frank
Entitled
State Board of Physicians - Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1033
Status as of March 18, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate C. Davis
Entitled
Quality of Mental Health Care Panel
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1035
Status as of March 18, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate C. Davis
Entitled
Mentally Ill Individuals' Bill of Rights
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1054
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 413
Sponsored By
Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems)
Entitled
Automated External Defibrillator Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1087
Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Hurson, Benson, Dumais, Feldman, Heller, Kach, King, Madaleno, Oaks, Rudolph, and Stern
Entitled
Health Occupations - License Waiver - Pro Bono Services of Federal Employees
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1090
Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Finance
Sponsored By
Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled
Discount Medical Plan Organizations and Discount Drug Plan Organizations - Registration and Regulation
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 1098
Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Mandel, Benson, Hammen, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kullen, and Montgomery
Entitled
Vehicle Laws - Medical Advisory Board - Safe Operation of Motor Vehicles
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1099
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Mandel, Benson, Boutin, Eckardt, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kullen, Lee, Marriott, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Petzold, and V. Turner
Entitled
Statewide Commission on the Nursing Workforce
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1144
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Cryor, Dumais, Frush, Gaines, Gordon, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Menes, Moe, Murray, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Ross, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled
Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1145
Status as of February 24, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Hubbard, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, D. Davis, Feldman, Franchot, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Kaiser, King, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pendergrass, Quinter, Rosenberg, Ross, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled
Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1167
Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Hubbard, Bromwell, Eckardt, Holmes, Kullen, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, and Petzold
Entitled
State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Registration, and Regulation
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1183
Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegates Rosenberg, Busch, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Conway, C. Davis, D. Davis, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gordon, Hammen, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, James, Kaiser, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, Stern, F. Turner, Vaughn, Weir, Zirkin, Kullen, Morhaim, Murray, and V. Turner
Entitled
Maryland Cigarette Restitution Fund Spending and Stem Cell Research Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
HB 1193
Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Shank, Donoghue, Kelly, McComas, McKee, Morhaim, Myers, Sophocleus, Weldon, and Zirkin
Entitled
Health Care Malpractice - Medical Experts - Maintaining or Defending Claim or Action in Bad Faith or Without Substantial Justification
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1200
Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Barve, Jones, Kach, Donoghue, Arnick, Boschert, Bozman, Branch, Burns, Cadden, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, D. Davis, DeBoy, Glassman, Hammen, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, James, Kirk, Kullen, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McDonough, Menes, Morhaim, Petzold, Rudolph, Stern, Trueschler, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled
Civil Proceedings and Medical Injury Claims - Venue, Witnesses, and Evidence
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1209
Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Delegates Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, V. Clagett, Franchot, Holmes, McConkey, Montgomery, Murray, Oaks, Parker, Ramirez, Ross, Taylor, and Vaughn
Entitled
Landlord and Tenant - Termination of Lease - Limitation of Liability for Rent
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1212
Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Barve, Kach, Jones, Donoghue, Arnick, Boschert, Bozman, Burns, Cadden, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Glassman, Hammen, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, James, Kirk, Kullen, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McDonough, Menes, Morhaim, Petzold, Rudolph, Stern, Trueschler, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled
Courts - Medical Injury Claims - Damages
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1227
Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Shank and Myers
Entitled
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Uncompensated Care
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1230
Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Shank, Donoghue, Haddaway, Kelly, McComas, McKee, Morhaim, Myers, Sophocleus, Weldon, and Zirkin
Entitled
Courts - Health Care Injuries - Standard of Proof for Liability for Emergency Care
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1306
Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Benson, Bobo, Bozman, G. Clagett, C. Davis, DeBoy, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Hammen, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kullen, Mandel, Marriott, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Ramirez, Ross, Taylor, F. Turner, and V. Turner
Entitled
Maryland Home Care Services Improvement and Reimbursement Rate Commission
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1315
Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled
Maryland Birth Defects Program - Authority to Obtain Medical Information
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1316
Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
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
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1341
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Hurson, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Public Health - Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
HB 1359
Status as of February 15, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By
The Speaker and Delegates D. Davis and Hurson
Entitled
Maryland Patients' Access to Quality Health Care Act of 2004 - Implementation and Corrective Provisions
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations
HB 1386
Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Delegate Hurson
Entitled
Impairment of Health Care Services Contracts
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
HB 1431
Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Oaks, Carter, and Murray
Entitled
Public Health - Drug Abuse Treatment Programs - Zoning
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1442
Status as of April 5, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates Cardin and Morhaim
Entitled
Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retired Teachers, Principals, and Health Practitioners
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 1452
Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate Mandel
Entitled
Physicians - Unauthorized Practice of Medicine - Penalty
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1519
Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate Hurson
Entitled
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Rare and Expensive Case Management Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1520
Status as of February 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Delegate Hurson
Entitled
Health Maintenance Organizations - Hold Harmless Clause - Balance Billing - Authorization
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
HB 1521
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By
Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Crime Control and Prevention, Office of and State Police)
Entitled
Criminal Procedure - Drugged Driving - Chemical Testing
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1543
Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate Bromwell
Entitled
Health Professionals - Credentialing Information - Electronic Collection, Filing, and Display
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1597
Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 276
Sponsored By
Delegates Bromwell, Benson, Boutin, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Health Insurance - Payment of Claims for Reimbursement - Erroneous Denial of Provider's Claim
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
SB 24
Status as of February 10, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Teitelbaum, Hooper, Kelley, DeGrange, Miller, Colburn, Ruben, Stone, and Giannetti
Entitled
Health Occupations - Practicing Without License - Penalties
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 29
Status as of February 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Brochin
Entitled
Medical Professional Liability Insurance - Policies with Deductibles
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 106
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Kelley, Britt, Brochin, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jones, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Family Law - Child Abuse or Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 220
Status as of January 25, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Pipkin, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled
Department of Human Resources - Disclosure of Information - Hospitals and Birthing Centers
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings
SB 221
Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, Pipkin, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled
Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 248
Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By
Senator Hollinger (Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee)
Entitled
State Board of Dental Examiners - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 251
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 291
Sponsored By
Senator Hollinger
Entitled
Task Force to Study Electronic Health Records
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 264
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senators Exum, Astle, Della, Gladden, Hooper, Kelley, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 300
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 295
Sponsored By
Senators Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Sunset Repeal
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 304
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 297
Sponsored By
Senators Hollinger, Britt, Conway, DeGrange, Dyson, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, and Stone
Entitled
Health Occupations - Podiatrists - Scope of Practice
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 307
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Hollinger
Entitled
Labor and Employment - Payment of Overtime - Registered Nurses
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 321
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 300
Sponsored By
Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled
Hospitals - HIV Testing - Public Safety Worker
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 339
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 475
Sponsored By
Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, Della, Exum, Forehand, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Hughes, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, and Stone
Entitled
Landlord and Tenant - Termination of Lease - Limitation of Liability for Rent
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters
SB 340
Status as of March 10, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Brochin, Britt, Grosfeld, Kittleman, and Pinsky
Entitled
Health Occupations - Morticians - Licensing - Corporations
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 355
Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Stone (By Request) and Senators Green and Kelley
Entitled
Hospital Infections Disclosure Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 396
Status as of February 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Astle
Entitled
Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 441
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 310
Sponsored By
Senators Teitelbaum, Astle, Della, Dyson, Exum, Gladden, Haines, Hollinger, Hooper, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Pipkin, and Ruben
Entitled
Task Force on the Establishment of a Prescription Drug Repository Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 474
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senators Pinsky, Britt, Colburn, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Hafer, Hogan, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Scope of Practice
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 499
Status as of March 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Teitelbaum, Dyson, Giannetti, Green, Greenip, and Hafer
Entitled
State Advisory Council on Medical Privacy and Confidentiality - Guidelines for Patient Privacy and Confidentiality
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 511
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 487
Sponsored By
Senator Hollinger
Entitled
Higher Education - Nursing Scholarships
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
SB 520
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled
Employees' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
SB 541
Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By
Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 596
Status as of April 5, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Senators Colburn, Dyson, Jacobs, Stoltzfus, Hollinger, Conway, Britt, Brochin, Greenip, Grosfeld, Harris, Kittleman, and Pinsky
Entitled
State Board of Physicians - Information Regarding Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Illness
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 606
Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Lawlah, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Maryland Home Care Services Improvement and Reimbursement Rate Commission
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 608
Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Senators Britt, Dyson, Kramer, and Schrader
Entitled
Dental Hygiene - Administration of Anesthesia
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 610
Status as of March 17, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Klausmeier and Jacobs
Entitled
State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Registration, and Regulation
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 616
Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled
Juvenile Law - Competency
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 621
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 324
Sponsored By
Chairman, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Medical Laboratories - Retests and Public Notification
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 635
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 327
Sponsored By
Senator Middleton
Entitled
Massage Therapists - Certification and Registration - Educational Qualifications
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 663
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 499
Sponsored By
Senators Kasemeyer, Green, Hollinger, Currie, Hogan, Brinkley, DeGrange, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled
Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
SB 667
Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Harris
Entitled
Health Occupations - Professional Counselors and Therapists - Definition of Appraisal
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 670
Status as of March 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Harris and Pipkin
Entitled
Unemployment Insurance - Nurses and Certified Nursing Assistants Referred by Agencies - Coverage
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 681
Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By
Senators Brochin , Green, Britt, Conway, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Pinsky, and Stone
Entitled
Health - Clinical Trials - Data Bank Information and Publication of Results
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 682
Status as of March 31, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Harris
Entitled
No-Fault Cerebral Palsy Insurance Fund
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings
SB 690
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 503
Sponsored By
Senator Hollinger
Entitled
Medical Records - Authorized Disclosures - Compulsory Process
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 692
Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senators Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Frosh, Gladden, Greenip, Grosfeld, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pinsky, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retired Teachers, Principals, and Health Practitioners
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 693
Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Senators Hollinger , Frosh, and Grosfeld
Entitled
Health Care Providers - Disclosure of Mental Health Records - Subpoenas
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 714
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senators Kelley and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Developmental Disability - Written Plan of Habilitation - State Residential Centers
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 716
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Senators Middleton, Hollinger, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 718
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 330
Sponsored By
Senators Middleton, Britt, Colburn, Dyson, and Harris
Entitled
Hospitals - HIV Testing - Consent and Public Safety Workers
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 727
Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Pinsky
Entitled
Maryland Universal Health Care Plan
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 751
Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Maryland Stem Cell Research Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
SB 769
Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senators Stoltzfus and Harris
Entitled
Health Insurance - Tax on Premiums of Health Maintenance Organizations and Managed Care Organizations - Repeal
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 775
Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Hollinger
Entitled
Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 782
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 334
Sponsored By
Senators Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Ruben, and Jones
Entitled
Public Health - Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 784
Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Grosfeld
Entitled
Juvenile Law - Competency - Services
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 796
Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By
Senators Conway, Grosfeld, Kelley, and Pinsky
Entitled
Medical Decision Making Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 799
Status as of March 29, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Senator Klausmeier
Entitled
Consent Provisions - Minors - Mental or Emotional Disorder
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 826
Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Teitelbaum, Colburn, DeGrange, Giannetti, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, and Ruben
Entitled
Physicians - Unauthorized Practice of Medicine - Penalty
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 834
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 340
Sponsored By
Senators Middleton, Hollinger, Conway, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Dyson, Grosfeld, Harris, Kittleman, and Pinsky
Entitled
Pilot Program to Study and Improve Screening Practices for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 836
Status as of March 31, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By
Senators Frosh, Miller, and Middleton
Entitled
Maryland Patients' Access to Quality Health Care Act of 2004 - Implementation and Corrective Provisions
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations
SB 887
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Grosfeld
Entitled
State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Health Records
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 899
Status as of March 1, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Lawlah
Entitled
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Rare and Expensive Case Management Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance