2005 Regular Session
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 57
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 53
Status as of January 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Pendergrass, Dumais, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Ramirez, and F. Turner
- Entitled
- Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program - Guaranteed Eligibility and Reenrollment
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- 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
- 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
- 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 176
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hixson
- Entitled
- Prescription Drugs - Senior Citizens - Purchasing Outside the State
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 229
Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rudolph and Haynes
- Entitled
- Senior Citizen Prescription Medicine Relief Act of 2005
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 231
Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Rudolph
- Entitled
- Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Cluster, Costa, Cryor, DeBoy, Doory, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Fulton, Haddaway, Hammen, Impallaria, Jones, Kelly, Krebs, Kullen, Malone, McComas, McConkey, McIntosh, McKee, Miller, Morhaim, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Parrott, Proctor, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weldon, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, Oaks, Pendergrass, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- 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
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hammen, Elliott, Eckardt, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Frank, Goldwater, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Maryland Pharmacy Programs - Modifications and Subsidies for Medicare Drug Benefits
- 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 421
Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hurson
- Entitled
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Reporting by Large Employers on Enrolled Employees
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- 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
- 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 791
Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Benson, Barkley, Burns, G. Clagett, D. Davis, Frush, Gaines, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Kaiser, Kelley, Kullen, Love, Malone, McHale, McKee, Menes, Moe, Murray, Niemann, Parker, Patterson, Quinter, Ramirez, Ross, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
- Entitled
- Health Care Disclosure Act
- 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
- Sponsored By
- Delegates O'Donnell and Edwards
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Premium Tax on Health Maintenance Organizations and Managed Care Organizations - Repeal
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard , Rosenberg, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Benefits and Services for Individuals Who Are Incarcerated or Institutionalized
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rudolph, Benson, Bozman, G. Clagett, Cryor, C. Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gordon, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Menes, Moe, Murray, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Ross, V. Turner, Vaughn, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Maryland Pharmacy Discount Program - State Discount - Eligibility
- 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 1147
Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg and Hubbard
- Entitled
- Building Bridges - Access to Benefits for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities on Release from Incarceration
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1171
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Sophocleus, Anderson, Cadden, Carter, Conroy, C. Davis, Dumais, Dwyer, Frush, Gilleland, Jameson, Jennings, Kelley, Kelly, Lee, Leopold, Love, Mayer, McComas, Menes, Minnick, Moe, Niemann, Parker, Petzold, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, F. Turner, Vallario, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Commission
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Donoghue, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, Weldon, Anderson, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Bozman, Busch, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Doory, Eckardt, Edwards, Elmore, Frush, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hixson, Hogan, Howard, Jennings, Jones, Kelly, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Marriott, McComas, McHale, McKee, Miller, Minnick, Moe, Myers, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, F. Turner, Vaughn, Walkup, Weir, Wood, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Maryland Medbank Program - Study
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Healey, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Boschert, Bronrott, Cane, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Gilleland, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, Hurson, and Kullen
- Entitled
- Fair Share Health Care Fund Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
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
- 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
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hurson, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee - Mental Health Medications
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
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
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee - Modifications
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 1566
Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Mandel, Goldwater, Benson, Bronrott, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, Gaines, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Patterson, Ramirez, Ross, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Maryland Home Care Services - Personal Care Providers - Reimbursement, Training, and Benefits
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1612
Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hurson and Hammen
- Entitled
- Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Entrance Deposits - Medicaid Eligibility
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration)
- Entitled
- Budget Financing Act of 2005
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Kelley
- Entitled
- Medicare Supplement Plan A Policies - Individuals With a Disability - Rates
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Pipkin, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hooper, Kelley, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- 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
- Sponsored By
- Senators Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Maryland Pharmacy Programs - Modifications and Subsidies for Medicare Drug Benefits
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Astle
- Entitled
- Maryland Medbank Program - Fees
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- 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
- Sponsored By
- Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Stone
- Entitled
- Health Care Disclosure Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
SB 472
Status as of April 5, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Hollinger and Middleton
- Entitled
- Medical Assistance Program - Waivers - Federal Funding
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Harris
- Entitled
- No-Fault Cerebral Palsy Insurance Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings
- 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
- 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
- Sponsored By
- Senator Pinsky
- Entitled
- Maryland Universal Health Care Plan
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Maryland Pharmacy Discount Program - State Discount - Eligibility
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pipkin, Stone, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- 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
- Sponsored By
- Senator Hollinger
- Entitled
- Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Lawlah, Astle, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Fair Share Health Care Fund Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
House: Health and Government Operations
- 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
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Computerized Eligibility System
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Lawlah
- Entitled
- Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Rare and Expensive Case Management Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Britt, Brochin, Conway, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jones, Middleton, Munson, and Ruben
- Entitled
- Maryland Home Care Services - Personal Care Providers - Reimbursement, Training, and Benefits
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Hollinger
- Entitled
- Nursing Facilities - Quality Assessment - Medicaid Reimbursement
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Self-Employed Individuals
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Entrance Deposits - Medicaid Eligibility
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
