2008 Regular Session
Medical Assistance
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 49
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Manno
- Entitled
- Medicare Part D "Donut Hole" Tax Assistance Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
- Entitled
- Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2008
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Tarrant, Barve, Braveboy, Cane, Conaway, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Ivey, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Oaks, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Stukes, V. Turner, Valderrama, Walker, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Medical Assistance Programs and Maryland Children's Health Program - Statements on State-Issued Check Stubs
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- 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
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House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
- Entitled
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Living at Home Waiver Program
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
- Entitled
- Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Transporters
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
- Entitled
- Maryland AIDS Drug Assistance Program - Special Fund
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Morhaim, Healey, and Walker
- Entitled
- Sales and Use Tax - Tanning Services
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
HB 453
Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hammen, McHale, and Nathan-Pulliam
- Entitled
- Advisory Committee to Coordinate the Public Health System and Drug Treatment Funded by the Medical Assistance Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 460
Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Cane, Donoghue, Harrison, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Montgomery, Morhaim, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Maryland Cancer Treatment Program
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Donoghue, Nathan-Pulliam, Beitzel, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Maryland Medbank Program - Funding
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- The Minority Leader
- Entitled
- Public Benefits - Requirement of Proof of Lawful Presence
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
HB 737
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Elliott, Bartlett, Bates, Benson, G. Clagett, Donoghue, Hammen, Hecht, Hubbard, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McKee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Schuh, Stull, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Health Care Coverage - Personal Responsibility
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 783
Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Robinson, Anderson, Conaway, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, McHale, and Taylor
- Entitled
- Community Attendant Services and Supports Program - Personal Assistants - Requirements for Family Members
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates James, McDonough, and Riley
- Entitled
- Nursing Facilities - Accountability Measures - Pay-for-Performance
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance
HB 951
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kullen, Bromwell, Costa, Gaines, Hubbard, Kipke, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Taylor, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Living at Home Waiver Program - Case Management - Eligibility
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
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
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House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Morhaim
- Entitled
- Health Care Coverage Fund - Tax on Health Insurance Premiums - Access to Health Care
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations
HB 1099
Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Tarrant, Hubbard, Kullen, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Reznik, Stukes, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Task Force to Increase the Enrollment of Students in Medicaid and the Maryland Children's Health Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1104
Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Tarrant, Costa, Mizeur, and Stukes
- Entitled
- Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Organization - Hospital Ancillary Services
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
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
HB 1153
Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hucker, Haynes, Manno, Olszewski, Reznik, and Ross
- Entitled
- Comptroller - Eligibility for the Maryland Medical Assistance Program or the Maryland Children's Health Program
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg, Carter, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Conaway, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hucker, Kullen, Manno, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Robinson, Schuler, Stukes, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Maryland State and Children's Lead Poisoning Recovery Act
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- 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
HB 1379
Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Ivey, Barkley, Beidle, Benson, Branch, V. Clagett, Doory, Gilchrist, Harrison, Lee, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rice, Valderrama, and Walker
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Waiver for Older Adults Expansion Fund
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Mizeur, Hammen, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Kipke, Lafferty, McIntosh, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Schuh, Bromwell, Costa, Hubbard, Kullen, Montgomery, Oaks, V. Turner, Weldon, Hucker, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, Frick, George, Gilchrist, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Serafini, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
- Entitled
- Kids First Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means
Senate: Finance
- 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 1404
Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Mizeur, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Donoghue, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kullen, McIntosh, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Stein, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Eliminating Barriers to Enrollment Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1406
Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Mizeur, Murphy, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kipke, Kullen, Lafferty, McIntosh, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Stein, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Foster Kids Coverage Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1429
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate James
- Entitled
- Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Pharmacy Dispensing Fees
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Weldon, Hammen, Pendergrass, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Medical Assistance Program - Long-Term Care Eligibility - Consolidation Plan
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 1454
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Braveboy, Burns, Costa, Jones, Mizeur, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Stukes, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Hospitals - Managed Care Organizations - Access and Health Care Disparities Elimination
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Hammen, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Busch, Costa, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Kullen, Manno, McDonough, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Rudolph, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Subsidy for Medicare Part D Coverage Gap and Sunset Extension
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- 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
HB 1532
Status as of March 20, 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
- Health - Direct Access of State Agencies to Criminal Background Checks Conducted by Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1540
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Benson, Hucker, Bobo, Glenn, Heller, Holmes, Ivey, Levi, Love, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Ramirez, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn
- Entitled
- Health Care Reform Act of 2008
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hammen, Beitzel, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Health Services Cost Review Commission - Averted Uncompensated Care - Assessment
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
SB 84
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Pipkin
- Entitled
- State Government - Public Benefits and Services - Illegal Aliens
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration)
- Entitled
- Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2008
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
- Entitled
- Maryland False Health Claims Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- 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
- 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
- Sponsored By
- Senators Garagiola, Astle, King, Klausmeier, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, and Robey
- Entitled
- Nursing Facilities - Accountability Measures - Pay-for-Performance
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Medical Assistance Program - Long-Term Care Eligibility - Consolidation Plan
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Pugh
- Entitled
- Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Organization - Hospital Ancillary Services
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, and Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Maryland Medbank Program - Funding
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Frosh, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Exum, Glassman, and Kelley
- Entitled
- Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Subsidy for Medicare Part D Coverage Gap and Sunset Extension
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Conway, Dyson, Gladden, Jones, and McFadden
- Entitled
- Kids First Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Health Services Cost Review Commission - Averted Uncompensated Care - Assessment
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations
