2007 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1061

File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Mizeur, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Dumais, Elliott, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Kipke, Kullen, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and Tarrant
Entitled:
Eliminating Barriers to Enrollment Act

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to calculate the income of Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients in a specified manner; requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland Children's Health Program to provide guaranteed eligibility to enrollees for 12 months and to provide presumptive eligibility to enrollees; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/28
Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Heather Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Pamela Beidle, District 32
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate John A. Olszewski, Jr., District 6
Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Medical Assistance
Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
Reports

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 15-103 , 15-103 , 15-103 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered