File Code: Public Health
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Benson, Costa, Howard, Hubbard, Kullen, Levi,
Nathan-Pulliam, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, Waldstreicher, and Weldon
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Death Certificate - Correction - Notice of Right to Appeal Denial
 
Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to include with
every copy of a death certificate that is completed by the Chief
Medical Examiner a notice advising a person in interest of the right
to appeal a denial of a request to correct findings and conclusions as
to the cause and manner of death recorded on a death certificate; and
requiring the Department to take a specified action at a specified
time.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 1/23
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 1/28
 - Hearing 2/3 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/17
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 2/18
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 2/20
 - Third Reading Passed (136-0)
 - 4/3
 - Returned Passed
 
Senate Action
- 2/23
 - First Reading Finance
 - 3/16
 - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/3
 - Favorable Report by Finance
 -      Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/4
 - Third Reading Passed (45-2)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 4/14
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 130
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
 - Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
 - Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
 - Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
 - Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
 - Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
 - Delegate Gerron S. Levi, District 23A
 - Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
 - Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
 - Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
 - Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
 - Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
 - Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18
 - Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Appeals -see also- Judicial Review
 - Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.
 - Electronic Government
 - Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
 - Medical Examiners
 - Notices
 - Vital Records
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Health - General
 - (
 4-217 ,
 4-217 ,
 4-217 ,
 5-310 
)
 -   State Government
 - (
 10-611 
)
 
- 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: 126885/01     Offered on: February 18, 2009   at:
10:24 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- February 20, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (136-0)
 
Senate
- April 4, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (45-2)