File Code: Public Health
Prior Year Introduction As: 
SB 215/08 - JPR
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 304  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Harrington,
Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Forehand
 
- Entitled: 
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Maryland False Health Claims Act of 2009
 
Prohibiting specified actions constituting false claims against a
State health plan or a State health program; providing specified
penalties for making false claims against a State health plan or a
State health program; authorizing the State to file a civil action
against a person who makes a false claim against a State health plan
or a State health program under specified circumstances; providing for
the procedures to be followed in a civil action; providing for
specified remedies under a civil action; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 1/23
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 2/4
 - Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/16
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 3/17
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Laid Over (Senator Kittleman) Adopted
 - 3/18
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Conway) Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Middleton) Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/20
 - Special Order 3/24 (Senator Klausmeier) Adopted
 - 3/24
 - Third Reading Failed (23-24)
 
House Action
- No Action
 
Sponsored by:
- President, The
 - Administration
 - Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
 - Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
 - Senator David C. Harrington, District 47
 - Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
 - Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
 - Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
 - Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
 - Senator James N. Robey, District 13
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Attorney General
 - Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
 - Comptroller
 - Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
 - Damages
 - Disclosure
 - Discrimination
 - Fraud -see also- Forgery
 - Health -see also- Mental Health
 - 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
 - Hearings
 - Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest.
 - Jurisdiction
 - Managed Care Organizations -see also- Health Maint Orgs
 - Medical Assistance
 - Notices
 - Penalties
 - Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
 - Reports
 - Rules and Regulations
 - State Employees
 - Statutes of Limitation
 - Work, Labor and Employment -see also- Col Barg; Holiday; etc
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Health - General
 - (
 2-601 ,
 2-602 ,
 2-603 ,
 2-604 ,
 2-605 ,
 2-606 ,
 2-607 ,
 2-608 ,
 2-609 ,
 2-610 ,
 2-611 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Senate
- Number: 613427/01     Offered on: March 18, 2009      at:
11:09 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 - Number: 833722/01     Offered on: March 18, 2009      at:
11:09 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 - Number: 928173/01     Offered on: March 18, 2009      at:
11:04 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
 Senate
- March 24, 2009: Third Reading Failed  (23-24)