2008 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 359

CHAPTER NUMBER: 496
File Code: Public Safety Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 225
Sponsored By:
Delegates Conway, Barkley, DeBoy, Haynes, James, and Levy
Entitled:
Local Correctional Facilities - Inmate Health Care Expenses - Payment Rates to Health Care Providers

Synopsis:

Providing that liability for payment to a health care provider for specified health care expenses of specified inmates may not exceed the lower of specified rates; and providing that a county may elect to declare specified provisions of the Act inapplicable to the county by filing a declaration with the county health officer; 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
1/25
First Reading Health and Government Operations
1/31
Re-assigned Appropriations
2/13
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
3/10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/12 (Delegate Morhaim) Adopted
3/12
Special Order 3/13 (Delegate Morhaim) Adopted
3/13
Special Order 3/14 (Delegate Bromwell) Adopted
3/14
Special Order later today (Delegate Barkley) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Barkley) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/15
Third Reading Passed (117-19)
4/4
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/19
First Reading Finance
3/21
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable Report by Finance
4/2
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/3
Special Order later today (Senator Robey) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (46-1)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/13
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 496

Sponsored by:

Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
Delegate Murray D. Levy, District 28

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Correctional Institutions -see also- Patuxent Institution
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Prisoners -see also- Ex-Offenders
Reimbursement Rates

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Correctional Services
( 11-203 , 11-205 )

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: 233223/01     Offered on: March 14, 2008   at: 12:09 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 404664/01     Offered on: March 11, 2008   at: 10:06 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 15, 2008: Third Reading Passed (117-19)
Senate
April 3, 2008: Third Reading Passed (46-1)