2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 843

File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 447
Sponsored By:
Delegates Gaines, Benson, Bohanan, Bromwell, Costa, Eckardt, Frank, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Hubbard, Jones, Kullen, Madaleno, F. Turner, V. Turner, Goldwater, Barve, Donoghue, Elliott, Kohl, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, and Weldon
Entitled:
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Services - Cost-of-Living Adjustment

Synopsis:

Requiring that, subject to a specified limitation, beginning in fiscal year 2008 the fees paid by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to a community developmental disabilities services provider or a community mental health services provider for providing developmental disabilities services or mental health services to eligible individuals be adjusted annually for inflation by the update factor recommended by the Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/8
First Reading Appropriations
2/17
Re-assigned Health and Government Operations & Appropriations
Hearing 2/28 at 1:30 p.m. (Health and Government Operations & Appropriations)
4/8
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/5
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate Action
4/6
First Reading Senate Rules
4/10
Re-referred Budget and Taxation

Sponsored by:

Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Sheryl Davis Kohl, District 34A
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
MENTAL HEALTH

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 16-201.2 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 686189/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2006   at: 11:06 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
April 5, 2006: Third Reading Passed (137-0)