2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 739

CHAPTER NUMBER: 332
File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 952
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hammen, Kach, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Ross, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Substance Abuse Services

Synopsis:

Requiring that individuals receiving specified Maryland Medical Assistance Program benefits receive specified substance abuse benefits; requiring managed care organizations to submit data to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene at least semiannually; authorizing the Governor in fiscal year 2010 to transfer by State budget amendment $3,343,418 for a specified substance abuse benefit and to increase specified fees; requiring the Governor to provide specified funding in specified fiscal years; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/10
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/18
Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
2/25
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (132-3)
4/5
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Finance
3/31
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Favorable Report by Finance
4/5
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/6
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/7
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 332

Sponsored by:

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
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 Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Appropriations
Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets
Fees -see also- Devt Fees and Taxes; Reimbursement Rates
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Managed Care Organizations -see also- Health Maint Orgs
Medical Assistance
Reimbursement Rates
Reports
Substance Abuse

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 15-103 , 15-103 , 15-103 )

Documents:

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: 756585/01     Offered on: March 27, 2009   at: 12:24 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 25, 2009: Third Reading Passed (132-3)
Senate
April 6, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)