2005 Regular Session

HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 34

HB 85
Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 193
Sponsored By
Delegates Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Frank, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Hurson, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Medical Loss Ratio and Quality of Care
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 90
Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Burns, Haynes, Howard, Jones, Kach, Morhaim, Oaks, Parker, Taylor, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled
Department of Legislative Services - Fiscal Notes - Public Health System Impact Note
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 147
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 444
Sponsored By
The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means and Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
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 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Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations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 366
Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Boutin and Morhaim
Entitled
Prescription Drugs - Price Controls
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 423
Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate Hurson
Entitled
Hospitals - Free and Reduced-Cost Care
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 426
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 549
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
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
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 462
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Goldwater, Mandel, Stern, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
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 738
Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Anne Arundel County Delegation
Entitled
Health Care Facilities - Certificate of Need - Obstetric Medical Services
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 877
Status as of March 31, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bohanan, Feldman, Hammen, Murray, and V. Turner
Entitled
Medicaid Quality Improvement Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 896
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 401
Sponsored By
Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission - Termination Date Extension and Modifications
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 1047
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 412
Sponsored By
Delegates Hammen , Kach, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hurson, Hubbard, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Nursing Facility Conversion Grant Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
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 1151
Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates McDonough, Impallaria, and McMillan
Entitled
Task Force to Study the Impact of Illegal Aliens on Uncompensated Health Care
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
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 1385
Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled
Maryland Health Care Commission - Powers and Certificate of Need Requirements
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1494
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 437
Sponsored By
Delegates Goldwater, Bronrott, Lee, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hurson, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Task Force to Study the Impact of Autoimmune Disease in Maryland
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1557
Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegates Murray, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hurson, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Task Force on Men's Health
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 124
Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled
Budget Financing Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 231
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 550
Sponsored By
Senators Hogan, Astle, Forehand, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Kramer, Mooney, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Freestanding Medical Facilities - Licensing and Pilot Project
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
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 305
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 298
Sponsored By
Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled
Task Force to Study Retiree Health Care Funding Options
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
SB 333
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 301
Sponsored By
Senators Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 577
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senator Middleton
Entitled
Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission - Termination Date Extension and Modifications
Committee
Assignments
Senate: 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 607
Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Astle and Jimeno
Entitled
Health Care Facilities - Certificate of Need - Obstetric Medical Services
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 707
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Senators Exum, Currie, Lawlah, Astle, Della, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Medical Loss Ratio and Quality of Care
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 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 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 909
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senator Britt
Entitled
Task Force to Study the Impact of Autoimmune Disease in Maryland
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations