File Code: Insurance - Health
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health
and Mental Hygiene)
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Maryland False Health Claims Act
 
Prohibiting specified actions constituting false claims against a
State health plan or a State health program; providing specified
penalties for making false claims against a State health plan or a
State health program; authorizing the State to file a civil action
against a person who makes a false claim against a State health plan
or a State health program under specified circumstances; providing for
the procedures to be followed in a civil action; providing for
specified remedies under a civil action; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 1/18
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 1/23
 - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/11
 - Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 3/12
 - Favorable
 -      Special Order 3/14 (Senator Astle) Adopted
 - 3/14
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/18
 - Third Reading Failed (21-25)
 
House Action
- No Action
 
Sponsored by:
- Judicial Proceedings Committee, Chair
 - Departmental
 - Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Attorney General
 - Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
 - Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
 - Damages
 - Disclosure
 - Discrimination
 - Fraud -see also- Forgery
 - Health -see also- Mental Health
 - Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
 - Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
 - Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
 - Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest.
 - Managed Care Organizations -see also- Health Maint Orgs
 - Medical Assistance
 - Notices
 - Penalties
 - Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
 - Rules and Regulations
 - Statutes of Limitation
 - Work, Labor and Employment -see also- Col Barg; Holiday; etc
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Health - General
 - (
 2-601 ,
 2-602 ,
 2-603 ,
 2-604 ,
 2-605 ,
 2-606 ,
 2-607 ,
 2-608 ,
 2-609 ,
 2-610 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments:
None offered
 - Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
 Senate
- March 18, 2008: Third Reading Failed  (21-25)