Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 146

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  HB 50

  Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montgomery

  Entitled

  Prescription Drugs - Marketing or Promotion - Use of Prescriber Identifying Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 116

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 43

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene - Emergency Evaluation Petitions - Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapists

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 120

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 206

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bromwell, Benson, Costa, DeBoy, Elliott, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Morhaim, Reznik, Rudolph, Schuler, Shewell, Stocksdale, Weldon, Beitzel, Donoghue, Hammen, Kach, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Disclosures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 124

  Status as of January 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Elmore, Frick, George, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, McKee, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit for Services Donated to Community Health Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 210

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Benson (Chair, Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services)

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Services - Cost-of-Living Adjustment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 220

  Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Professional Counselors and Therapists - Definition of Appraisal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 233

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 650

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Physicians and Pharmacists - Therapy Management Contracts - Extension of Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 234

  Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  State Board of Acupuncture - Practice and Licensure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 243

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson, Costa, Elliott, Kipke, Krebs, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Choice of Pharmacy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 249

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Cardin, Griffith, Lafferty, and Stein

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicles - Accident Reports - Access

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 257

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 262

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Elliott, Kipke, Rudolph, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Hammen, Kach, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Contracts with Pharmacies and Pharmacists

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 269

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 653

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  State Board of Nursing - Powers and Duties - Licensing, Certification, and Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 271

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 654

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Medical Review Committees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 278

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 656

  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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 279

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 657

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Board of Physical Therapy Examiners - Issuance of Temporary Licenses - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 289

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 265

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement - Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 343

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 204

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, George, Hammen, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Kach, King, Kullen, Love, McDonough, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Sophocleus, Weldon, Donoghue, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Therapeutic Interchanges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 359

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 496

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Barkley, DeBoy, Haynes, James, and Levy

  Entitled

  Local Correctional Facilities - Inmate Health Care Expenses - Payment Rates to Health Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 384

  Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners - Temporary License - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 393

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 270

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Communicable Diseases or Conditions - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 394

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 69

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  State Postmortem Examiners Commission - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner - Postmortem Examiners Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 400

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Child Welfare - Reports of Children at Substantial Risk of Abuse or Neglect

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 413

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa and Kipke

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Nonparticipating Providers - Billing of Enrollees and Subscribers for Covered Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 419

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 202

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott, Ali, Bartlett, Beitzel, Bromwell, Cane, Costa, DeBoy, Frush, George, Norman, Hammen, Hecht, Hubbard, Impallaria, Kach, King, Kipke, Kirk, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Riley, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stukes, Stull, V. Turner, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, Benson, and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 427

  Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Elliott, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Power of Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene - Regulatory Boards

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 435

  Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Benson, Glenn, Barnes, Beitzel, Costa, Davis, Donoghue, Dumais, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Pharmacists - Generic Drugs - Treatment of Epileptic Seizures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 438

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 459

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 505

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee

  Entitled

  State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Sunset Extension and Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 487

  Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hammen (Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee)

  Entitled

  State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 494

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 508

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, V. Turner, Donoghue, Montgomery, and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Licensed Counselors and Therapists - Appraisal Activities - Training Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 499

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Kach, Montgomery, Stukes, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Primary Care Physicians - Reimbursement for Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 510

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 79

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, DeBoy, Hammen, Love, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Health Care Decisions Act - Advance Directives - Electronic Documents and Electronic Signatures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 525

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 276

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Beitzel, Donoghue, Gilchrist, Kaiser, Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Stull, V. Turner, Weldon, Benson, Elliott, Hammen, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Montgomery, Oaks, and Riley

  Entitled

  Advisory Council on Prescription Drug Monitoring - Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 542

  Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Robinson, Barkley, Conaway, Doory, Dumais, Glenn, Heller, Howard, Kaiser, Manno, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Database for Terminated Health Occupation Licensees and Employees Who Provide Services to Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 551

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 619

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccinations - Expanded Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 580

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 279

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Costa, Davis, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kipke, Rudolph, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Kach, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 585

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 80

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Benson, Braveboy, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Hucker, Kipke, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Robinson, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, Weldon, Elliott, Hammen, Kullen, Morhaim, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Nursing Homes - Safe Patient Lifting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 594

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Carrier Credentialing - Reimbursement of Providers of Health Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 607

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelly, Dwyer, Frank, McComas, Myers, and Shank

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 666

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Reznik and Hammen

  Entitled

  Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 687

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Physicians Practicing in Shortage Areas

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 697

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 84

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Minimum Age Requirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 730

  Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Feldman, Ali, Barve, Bobo, Boteler, Dumais, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Rice, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Complementary Alternative Medicine Health Care Providers - Scope of Practice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 766

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 424

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Malone

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Medical Advisory Board - Use of Confidential Records and Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 772

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Robinson, Bates, Conaway, Haynes, Heller, and Love

  Entitled

  Pharmacists - Substitution of Generic Drugs or Device Products - Consent of Consumers or Authorized Prescribers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 773

  Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Robinson, Conaway, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kaiser, Kirk, McHale, Stukes, Tarrant, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Office of Health Care Quality - Provider Hotline

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 774

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Robinson, Conaway, Glenn, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Establishment of the Provider Advocacy Group for Providers of Services to Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 790

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 91

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Ali, Barkley, Benson, Bronrott, Carr, Dumais, Feldman, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Hecht, Hubbard, Hucker, Kipke, Kullen, Lee, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Child Abuse Medical Providers Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 811

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 212

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Donoghue, Harrison, Jones, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, Weldon, and Stein

  Entitled

  State Board of Dental Examiners Nomination and Disciplinary Processes - Task Force on the Discipline of Health Care Professionals and Improved Patient Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 814

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Personal Trainers - Licensing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 815

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 673

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Donoghue, James, Nathan-Pulliam, Riley, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Health Care Practitioners - Information Provided by Carriers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 818

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 448

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Nathan-Pulliam, Hubbard, Donoghue, Mizeur, Montgomery, Riley, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement - Additional Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 876

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 910

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 300

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Reznik, Barkley, Burns, Dumais, Frick, Ivey, Kaiser, Robinson, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Health Care Providers - Disclosure of Medical Records - Children in Need of Assistance Proceedings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 919

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Costa, Kipke, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Dental Hygienists - Nomination Process for State Board of Dental Examiners - Advisory Committee Composition - Practice in Private Dental Offices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 923

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 301

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elmore, Barkley, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Bohanan, Boteler, Cane, G. Clagett, Conway, Costa, Dumais, Eckardt, Frank, Frick, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Haddaway, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Levy, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, Murphy, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Norman, Rice, Schuh, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stifler, Stukes, Stull, Walker, and Walkup

  Entitled

  State Board of Nursing - Temporary Licenses and Temporary Practice Letters - Extensions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 937

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Montgomery County - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Home Health Practitioners' Offices - Inspections - Limitations PG/MC 107-08

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 942

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 675

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Health Disparities - Institutions of Higher Education - Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 961

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stein, Morhaim, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  State Board of Examiners of Psychologists - Discipline of Licensees - Disclosure of Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 969

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Waldstreicher and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Death - Noneconomic Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 991

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 223

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Kullen, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  HIV Testing - Informed Consent and Treatment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1009

  Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Beitzel, Boteler, Bromwell, Donoghue, Frank, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Manno, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Ramirez, Riley, Tarrant, Weir, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Income Tax Exemption - Military Health Care Pensions - Health Care Workforce Shortage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1059

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 573

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Costa, Elliott, Gaines, Guzzone, Hucker, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, Weldon, Hammen, Pendergrass, Bromwell, Donoghue, Kach, McDonough, Mizeur, Morhaim, and Reznik

  Entitled

  Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission - Termination Date Extension and Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1081

  Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Costa, Kipke, Morhaim, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Providers of Health Care Services - Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1082

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Benson

  Entitled

  Polysomnographic Technologists - Education and Licensing Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1089

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 196

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Direct Billing of Anatomic Pathology Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1090

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 532

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Harrison

  Entitled

  State Board of Morticians - Family Security Trust Fund and Pre-Need Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1091

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Funeral Establishment Licensing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1124

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Levi and Shank

  Entitled

  Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
  

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  HB 1125

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Hucker, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Carr, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Frush, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Rosenberg, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland Universal Health Care Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1140

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 233

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Eckardt, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Nurse Practitioners - Authority to Certify

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1142

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Benson, Bohanan, Costa, Elliott, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Tarrant, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1161

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bromwell, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Standards for Availability of Health Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1175

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn 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
  

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  HB 1176

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 535

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Nathan-Pulliam, Ali, Braveboy, Carr, Healey, Holmes, Ivey, Kaiser, Krysiak, Mizeur, O'Donnell, Oaks, Reznik, Ross, Shank, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Hammen, Pendergrass, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Riley, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Public Health - Committee on Childhood Obesity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1187

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 686

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDonough, Beitzel, Benson, Boteler, Costa, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Montgomery, Oaks, Riley, V. Turner, Weldon, Hammen, Pendergrass, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Kullen, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Persons Who Operate Nursing Homes - Licensure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 1219

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 688

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach, Elliott, Kipke, Kullen, Nathan-Pulliam, and Riley

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Health Care Provider Panels - Provider Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 1224

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Nathan-Pulliam (By Request) and Delegates Benson, Bobo, Branch, Donoghue, Hucker, Lafferty, Levy, Malone, McDonough, Montgomery, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Nursing Care Committees, Staffing Plans, and Commission on Nursing Acuity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1280

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 316

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Turner, Barnes, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Gaines, Hammen, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Riley, Tarrant, Valderrama, Beitzel, Donoghue, Mizeur, Reznik, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Public Health Dental Hygiene Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1284

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Appropriations Committee

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Account - Transfer of Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1334

  Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Elliott, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Health Regulatory Boards - Additional Powers and Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1339

  Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Mental Health - Psychiatric Medication - Administration Without Consent

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1364

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Sossi

  Entitled

  Medical Records - Disclosure - Blood Alcohol Concentration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1381

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Mizeur

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Optometrists - Therapeutic Contact Lenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1387

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 216

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Costa, Davis, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Benson, Hammen, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Reznik, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Board of Pharmacy - Remote Automated Medication Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1395

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 693

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Maryland Health Quality and Cost Council - Chronic Care Management Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 1407

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 319

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, and Ivey

  Entitled

  Birth Options Preservation Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1414

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ali, Benson, Costa, Elliott, Kipke, McDonough, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Stull, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Patient Referrals for Radiation Therapy Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1417

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stein, Boteler, Cardin, Glenn, Morhaim, Shewell, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Housing and Community Development - Program for Military Health Care Workers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1469

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Maryland Athletic Trainers Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1486

  Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Braveboy, Glenn, Oaks, Rice, and Walker

  Entitled

  Education - Maryland School-Based Wellness Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1500

  Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boteler, Aumann, Bromwell, Frank, Impallaria, and Kach

  Entitled

  Health Occupations Boards - Investigators - Confidentiality of Medical Information and Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1505

  Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Preauthorized or Approved Health Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1517

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 328

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Respiratory Care Practitioners, Radiation Therapists, Radiographers, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, and Radiologist Assistants - Various Changes

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1522

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 329

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Fund - Allocations to and Disbursements from the Medical Assistance Program Account

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  SB 127

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Staphylococcus Infections - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 141

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 152

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)

  Entitled

  Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Qualifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

• 

  SB 146

  Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Tuition Reduction for Nonresident Nursing Students - Service Obligation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 225

  Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Local Correctional Facilities - Inmate Health Care Expenses - Payment Rates to Health Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 241

  Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Jones, and Lenett

  Entitled

  Child Welfare - Reports of Children at Substantial Risk of Abuse or Neglect

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 242

  Status as of January 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley (Chair, Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services) and Senators Astle, Conway, Gladden, Jones, Kasemeyer, Middleton, and Peters

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Services - Cost-of-Living Adjustment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 305

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 572

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission - Termination Date Extension and Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 443

  Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Conway, and Dyson

  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

• 

  SB 459

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 182

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Munson, and Harris

  Entitled

  Task Force to Review Physician Shortages in Rural Areas

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 463

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 583

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway (Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee)

  Entitled

  State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 489

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners - Temporary License - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 502

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee

  Entitled

  State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Sunset Extension and Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 511

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 185

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton and Conway

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Dental Hygiene Students - Exception From Licensure Requirements While Participating in Approved Educational Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 537

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Tax Reduction Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• 

  SB 545

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 589

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee

  Entitled

  Health Care Funds - Transfers and Disbursements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance
  House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 550

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Death - Noneconomic Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 578

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 423

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Medical Advisory Board - Use of Confidential Records and Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 580

  Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Colburn, Lenett, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Radiation Oncology/ Therapy Technologists, Medical Radiation Technologists, Radiologist Assistants, and Nuclear Medicine Technologists - Licensure

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 595

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 598

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Della, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Carrier Credentialing - Reimbursement of Providers of Health Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 602

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 195

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Direct Billing of Anatomic Pathology Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 611

  Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Provider Contracts - Conditions of Participation with Carriers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 631

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Umbilical Cord Blood Banking - Educational Publication

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 708

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson, Colburn, Lenett, Middleton, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 709

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lenett

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Optometrists - Therapeutic Contact Lenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• 

  SB 717

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 618

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccinations - Expanded Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 719

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Standards for Availability of Health Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 720

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Della, Exum, Garagiola, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 722

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 201

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 723

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 203

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Therapeutic Interchanges

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 724

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 205

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier and Della

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Disclosures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 725

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Contracts with Pharmacies and Pharmacists

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 726

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Choice of Pharmacy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 730

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harris

  Entitled

  Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 744

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 447

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement - Additional Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 764

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 211

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  State Board of Dental Examiners Nomination and Disciplinary Processes - Task Force on the Discipline of Health Care Professionals and Improved Patient Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 765

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway (By Request)

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Nursing Care Committees, Staffing Plans, and Commission on Nursing Acuity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• 

  SB 767

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 215

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Board of Pharmacy - Remote Automated Medication Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 783

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 218

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Residential Child Care Programs - Certification of Residential Child Care Program Professionals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 811

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Health Care Provider Panels - Provider Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 818

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Harrington, and Lenett

  Entitled

  Public Health Dental Hygiene Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 826

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 222

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway and Harrington

  Entitled

  HIV Testing - Informed Consent and Treatment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 828

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 224

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 848

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 227

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  State Board of Social Work Examiners - Membership - Qualifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 857

  Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lenett

  Entitled

  Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• 

  SB 882

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 630

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Certified Professional, Associate, and Supervised Counselors-Alcohol and Drug - Qualifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 884

  Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola and McFadden

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Complementary Alternative Medicine Health Care Providers - Scope of Practice

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• 

  SB 889

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 232

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Nurse Practitioners - Authority to Certify

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 897

  Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Exum and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation Commission - Medical Fee Guide Committee - Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 899

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Public Health - Task Force on Childhood Obesity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 916

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 238

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund - Reimbursement and Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SJ 3

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Establishing Nurse Anesthetists Week

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs