PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 79

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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

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  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  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters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
  

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  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
  

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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
  

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  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

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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

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  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
  

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  HB 504

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Benson, Bromwell, Carter, C. Davis, Fulton, Gaines, Howard, Marriott, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Patterson, Ramirez, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Maryland Prostate Cancer Research Fund - Income Tax Checkoff

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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
  

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  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

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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

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  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

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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
  

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  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

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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
  

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  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

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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

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  SB 825

  Status as of February 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Britt, DeGrange, Dyson, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Prostate Cancer Research Fund - Income Tax Checkoff

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  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
  

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  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

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  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

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  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