SENATE BILL 828

File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 438

Sponsored By:

Senator Conway

Entitled:

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Defects Research - Medical Information

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to appoint epidemiologists and parents or guardians of children with birth defects to a committee that makes specified reports to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene concerning children born with birth defects; requiring hospitals to submit specified reports to the Department within 1 month after the date of release of the child's mother from the hospital; allowing guardians of children with birth defects to be appointed to a specified committee; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.

Senate Action

2/8

First Reading Senate Rules

2/14

Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

2/20

Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.

3/19

Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/21

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

4/2

Senate Concur - House Amendments

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Passed Enrolled

House Action

3/18

First Reading Health and Government Operations

3/25

Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.

4/3

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations

3/28

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/29

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (140-0)

Action after passage in Senate and House

4/24

Approved by the Governor

- Chapter 224

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees

Disabilities -see also- Blind; Deaf; Developmental

Health -see also- Mental Health

Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals

Laboratories

Liability -see also- Good Samaritan

Medical Research

Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth

Patients

Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Pregnancy

Privacy

Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records

Reports

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 18-206 )

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):

Senate

Number: 314539/01     Offered on: March 19, 2008   at: 12:37 p.m.     Status: Adopted

House

Number: 446088/01     Offered on: April 3, 2008   at: 11:52 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 21, 2008: Third Reading Passed (47-0)

April 2, 2008: Third Reading Passed (47-0)

House

March 29, 2008: Third Reading Passed (140-0)