2007 Regular Session
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 64
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Doory, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Krebs, Olszewski, Rice, Stukes, and F. Turner
- Entitled
- Income Tax Credit for Services Donated to Community Health Organizations
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barnes, Busch, Haynes, and Morhaim
- Entitled
- Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Morhaim, Barve, Cardin, Jones, Shank, and Stein
- Entitled
- Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hammen (Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee)
- Entitled
- State Board of Physicians - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 330
Status as of February 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Donoghue
- Entitled
- Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement Rates of Noncontracting Providers
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 338
Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Morhaim and Shank
- Entitled
- Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hubbard
- Entitled
- Maryland Fetal and Infant Mortality Review
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Goldwater, Bronrott, Donoghue, Kullen, Lee, Nathan-Pulliam, and Riley
- Entitled
- State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Beitzel and Hammen
- Entitled
- Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance - Garrett County Memorial Hospital - Subsidy for Family Practitioners Who Also Perform Obstetrical Services
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 400
Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Montgomery, Ali, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Cane, V. Clagett, Doory, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hecht, Hucker, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rice, Taylor, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Maryland Universal Health Care Plan
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 485
Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Donoghue
- Entitled
- Direct Billing of Anatomic Pathology Services
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Bromwell
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Credentialing Intermediaries and Uniform Credentialing Form
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Davis
- Entitled
- Maryland Automobile Insurance Fraud Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Tarrant, Bromwell, Harrison, Hucker, Jones, Kirk, Lawton, Mathias, Rice, Riley, Walker, Hammen, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Authorization of Additional Products and Small Group Administrative Discounts and Study
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Costa, Elliott, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, and Riley
- Entitled
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Long-Term Care Services for Cognitive and Functional Impairments - Study and Analysis
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McComas, Aumann, Bartlett, Braveboy, Elmore, McConkey, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Petition for Guardianship of Disabled Person - Certificate of Competency by Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Morhaim
- Entitled
- Health Care Decisions Act - Emergency Medical Services "Do Not Resuscitate Orders" - Health Care Providers
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 735
Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard, Boteler, Bromwell, DeBoy, Elliott, Haddaway, Holmes, Hucker, Kullen, Malone, Mathias, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rudolph, and Tarrant
- Entitled
- State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Registration, and Regulation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Oaks, Hammen, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Supervised Practice - Dental Hygienist
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Anderson, Carter, Conaway, Glenn, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, McHale, Oaks, Robinson, Stukes, and Tarrant
- Entitled
- Disease Prevention - Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Expedited Partner Therapy Pilot Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Braveboy, Cane, Conaway, Costa, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Kipke, Lee, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, Hammen, Morhaim, Bromwell, V. Turner, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Weldon, Riley, Kach, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, and Pendergrass
- Entitled
- Sickle Cell Disease - Statewide Steering Committee on Services for Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee
- Entitled
- Maryland Health Care Commission - Program Evaluation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 849
Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Bohanan
- Entitled
- Patient Referrals - Group Practice - Radiology Services
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Riley, Hammen, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Health Care Providers - Reimbursement and Charges
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Pendergrass, Barve, Bates, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Costa, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Hubbard, Hucker, Kach, Kelly, Kipke, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Love, Manno, Miller, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Rosenberg, Stukes, F. Turner, Weldon, Beitzel, McDonough, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Information Exchange Pilot Project
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Oaks, Anderson, Carter, Glenn, McIntosh, Rosenberg, and Smigiel
- Entitled
- Maryland Compassionate Use Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
HB 1054
Status as of February 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Kach
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Provider Contracts - Conditions of Participation with Carriers
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Anderson, Glenn, Kirk, and Krysiak
- Entitled
- Child Fatality Review Teams - Access and Disclosure of Information
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hubbard
- Entitled
- Managed Care Organizations - Retroactive Denial of Claims and Applicability of State Laws
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 1083
Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bromwell, Cardin, and Hucker
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Maryland Athletic Trainers Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1230
Status as of March 30, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Simmons
- Entitled
- Physicians - Cosmetic Medical Procedures and Treatments - Regulation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1265
Status as of February 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Bromwell
- Entitled
- Physicians - Delegation Agreement - Supervision of Physician Assistants
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard, Bohanan, Frush, Hammen, Hecht, James, McHale, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Maryland HIV/AIDS Reporting Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- State Personnel - Certificate of Illness or Disability - Medical Technicians and Signatures
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Zirkin
- Entitled
- Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators DeGrange, Garagiola, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Middleton, Miller, Peters, Rosapepe, Astle, Kelley, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Conway
- Entitled
- State Board of Physicians - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 258
Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Frosh, Britt, Dyson, and Harris
- Entitled
- State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Klausmeier and Della
- Entitled
- Consent Provisions - Minors - Mental or Emotional Disorder
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Lenett and Madaleno
- Entitled
- Prescription Privacy Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Stone
- Entitled
- Civil Actions or Claims - Reports - Dismissal - Limitations
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senator Astle
- Entitled
- Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement Rates of Noncontracting Providers
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator McFadden
- Entitled
- Child Fatality Review Teams - Access and Disclosure of Information
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator McFadden
- Entitled
- Disease Prevention - Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Expedited Partner Therapy Pilot Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Middleton and Astle
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Authorization of Additional Products and Small Group Administrative Discounts and Study
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Britt, Frosh, Gladden, and McFadden
- Entitled
- Maryland Universal Health Care Plan
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
SB 490
Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Britt
- Entitled
- Direct Billing of Anatomic Pathology Services
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Garagiola
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Credentialing Intermediaries and Uniform Credentialing Form
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Stoltzfus
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Supervised Practice - Dental Hygienist
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Britt, Harris, Hooper, and Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Maryland Athletic Trainers Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Kittleman
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Health Care Providers - Reimbursement and Charges
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 610
Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Physicians - Delegation of Duties - Nonphysician Surgical Assistants
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 645
Status as of March 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Stoltzfus (By Request)
- Entitled
- Radiologist Assistants - Certification
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Edwards
- Entitled
- Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance - Garrett County Memorial Hospital - Subsidy for Family Practitioners Who Also Perform Obstetrical Services
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 718
Status as of March 30, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Finance Committee
- Entitled
- Maryland Health Care Commission - Membership
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
SB 740
Status as of February 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Dyson and Middleton
- Entitled
- Patient Referrals - Group Practice - Radiology Services
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Pipkin
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Provider Contracts - Conditions of Participation with Carriers
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Gladden
- Entitled
- Maryland Compassionate Use Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Mental Health - Incarcerated Individuals with Mental Illness
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senators Lenett, Colburn, Dyson, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Britt, DeGrange, Hooper, Jones, and McFadden
- Entitled
- Physicians - Unauthorized Practice of Medicine - Penalty
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Harris and Zirkin
- Entitled
- No-Fault Cerebral Palsy Insurance Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Hooper, Colburn, Harris, Jones, and Middleton
- Entitled
- Public Health - Injury Reports - Workgroup
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Conway
- Entitled
- Maryland HIV/AIDS Reporting Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 993
Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Klausmeier and Hooper
- Entitled
- State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Registration, and Regulation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
