2008 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 278

CHAPTER NUMBER: 656
File Code: State Government - Personnel
Sponsored By:
Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled:
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Powers of the Secretary

Synopsis:

Authorizing the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide needed health care facilities, staff, or services by specified contracts or, to facilitate the provision of State health care services to an identified underserved area of the State, approve contracts with specified public or private health care entities; providing that the Act may not be construed to have any impact on specified requirements for health care providers and health care facilities; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
1/23
First Reading Health and Government Operations
1/30
Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
2/26
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2/27
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/29
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
3/31
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/3
First Reading Finance
3/17
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/31
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/22
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 656

Sponsored by:

Health and Government Operations Committee, Chair
Departmental
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Clinics
Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health Care Commission
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Health Planning and Cost Review
Health Services Cost Review Commission
Hospices
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Managed Care Organizations -see also- Health Maint Orgs
Nursing Homes -see also- Continuing Care; Long Term Care
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 2-108 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 756880/01     Offered on: February 27, 2008   at: 10:36 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 377574/01     Offered on: April 3, 2008   at: 11:51 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
February 29, 2008: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
March 31, 2008: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
March 31, 2008: Third Reading Passed (47-0)