2010 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 706

File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 751
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hubbard, Costa, Donoghue, Frush, Hammen, Kach, Krebs, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled:
Nursing Facilities - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Rights

Synopsis:

Authorizing specified judicial action against specified individuals who fail to comply with a court order to make specified payments, seek assistance from the medical assistance program, or cooperate fully in the medical assistance eligibility process; authorizing the Attorney General to enforce and prosecute specified provisions of law; providing that the Act may not be construed to limit specified legal actions by a nursing facility; 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
2/4
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/9
Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
Hearing cancelled
2/17
Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/12
Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
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 Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Attorneys` Fees
Attorney General
Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement
Court Costs
Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
Medical Assistance
Nursing Homes -see also- Continuing Care; Long-Term Care
Patients
Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-344 , 19-344 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments: None offered
Committee Votes :
House
Health and Government Operations