HOUSE BILL 1015

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 832

Sponsored By:

Delegate Pendergrass

Entitled:

Maryland Health Care Commission - Certificate of Need - Health Care Facilities

Synopsis:

Altering the level of capital expenditures made by or on behalf of a hospital or a health care facility other than a hospital that requires a certificate of need; providing that a certificate of need is not required for a capital expenditure by a hospital or a plant donated to a hospital, under specified circumstances; and altering an exemption from the requirement to obtain a certificate of need to close a hospital or part of a hospital; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/9

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/15

Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.

3/20

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations

3/19

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/20

Third Reading Passed (136-0)

4/1

Returned Passed

Senate Action

3/22

First Reading Finance

3/23

Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.

4/3

Favorable Report by Finance

3/30

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/1

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Action after passage in House and Senate

5/26

Governor vetoed - Duplicative

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CLINICS

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

CONSTRUCTION

EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW

HEARINGS

HOSPICES

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-120 , 19-120 )

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: 046181/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2006   at: 10:45 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 20, 2006: Third Reading Passed (136-0)

Senate

April 1, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)