File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 744  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Hammen, Benson, Costa, Elliott, Hubbard, Kipke,
Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass,
Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Electronic Health Records - Regulation and Reimbursement
 
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to reimburse
specified health care providers in accordance with specified
provisions of the Act; requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission
and the Health Services Cost Review Commission to designate a health
information exchange for the State on or before October 1, 2009;
requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, on or before January 1,
2010, to report on progress in implementing provisions of the Act;
etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/9
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 2/11
 - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/16
 - Hearing cancelled
 - 2/18
 - Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/10
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 4/4
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Floor Committee Amendment Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/5
 - Third Reading Passed (133-0)
 - 4/10
 - Returned Passed
 
Senate Action
- 4/7
 - First Reading Senate Rules
 - 4/13
 - Re-referred Finance
 -      Hearing 4/13 at 1:00 p.m.
 -      Favorable Report by Finance
 - 4/10
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 -      Motion two readings same day  Const/Rule 24 (Senator Garagiola) Adopted
 -      Third Reading Passed (42-4)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 5/19
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 689
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
 - Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
 - Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
 - Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
 - Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
 - Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
 - Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
 - Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
 - Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
 - Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
 - Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
 - Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
 - Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
 - Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
 - Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
 - Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
 - Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
 - Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
 - Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Budget and Management, Department of
 - Clinics
 - Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
 - Computers -see also- Electronic Commerce; Electronic Govmnt.
 - Electronic Commerce -see also- Electronic Funds Transfer
 - Electronic Government
 - Federal Government
 - General Assembly -see also- AELR Cmte; Leg Policy Committee.
 - Grants
 - Health -see also- Mental Health
 - Health Care Commission
 - Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
 - Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
 - Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
 - Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
 - Health Services Cost Review Commission
 - Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
 - Loans -see also- Mortgages
 - Medical Assistance
 - Nursing Homes -see also- Continuing Care; Long Term Care
 - Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
 - Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
 - Privacy
 - Public Information
 - Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
 - Reimbursement Rates
 - Reports
 - Retirement Systems -see also- Mandatory Retirement
 - Rules and Regulations
 - State Employees
 - State Hospitals
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Health - General
 - (
 1-101 ,
 15-101 ,
 15-105.2 ,
 19-101 ,
 19-142 ,
 19-143 ,
 19-706 
)
 -   Insurance
 - (
 15-132 
)
 -   State Personnel and Pensions
 - (
 2-501 ,
 2-503 
)
 
- 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: 506084/01     Offered on: April 10, 2009      at:
10:53 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 - Number: 596285/01     Offered on: April 10, 2009      at:
10:55 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- April 5, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (133-0)
 
Senate
- April 10, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (42-4)