2010 Regular Session
Health Occupations (J2)
Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 69
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Conaway, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Kipke, Mizeur, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Robinson, Tarrant, Taylor, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Occupations Boards - Revisions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Department of Legislative Services)
- Entitled
- State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Department of Legislative Services)
- Entitled
- State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Department of Legislative Services)
- Entitled
- State Board of Chiropractic and Massage Therapy Examiners - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 137
Status as of January 20, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Department of Legislative Services)
- Entitled
- State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Elliott and Krebs
- Entitled
- State Board of Nursing - Temporary License - Issuance
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg, Ali, Carter, Donoghue, and Oaks
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Morticians and Funeral Directors - Licenses
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Nathan-Pulliam and Eckardt
- Entitled
- State Board of Nursing - Changes to the Electrology Practice Committee and Licensing Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 290
Status as of February 23, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Montgomery, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Frush, Hecht, Hubbard, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Licensed Physicians - Treatment of Lyme Disease - Discipline
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Costa
- Entitled
- Physical Therapy Offices - Automated External Defibrillators - Training
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Eckardt, Elmore, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- State Board of Nursing and Certified Nursing Assistant Advisory Committee - Membership - Nominations for Vacancies
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 308
Status as of February 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Costa
- Entitled
- Physical Therapist Assistants - Direct Supervision
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kullen, Eckardt, Bartlett, Beidle, Benson, Bohanan, G. Clagett, Dumais, Gaines, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Hecht, James, Jameson, Jenkins, Krebs, Love, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Norman, O'Donnell, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, and Wood
- Entitled
- State Board of Nursing - Nurse Practitioners - Certification Requirements and Authority to Practice
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Morhaim and Hammen
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Licensure of Physician Assistants
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 324
Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kullen, Benson, Bohanan, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Jameson, Jenkins, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Wood
- Entitled
- Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Donoghue
- Entitled
- State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners - Licensure and Regulation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 431
Status as of April 6, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Waldstreicher, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hixson, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McConkey, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, and Vallario
- Entitled
- Medical Review Committees - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hammen (Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee) and Delegate V. Turner
- Entitled
- State Board of Dental Examiners - Sunset Extension and Revisions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 541
Status as of March 9, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Reznik, Ali, Bobo, Boteler, Feldman, Guzzone, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Rice, F. Turner, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Wellness Practitioners - Exemption from Licensure as Physicians
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 549
Status as of March 9, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate King
- Entitled
- Maryland Perfusion Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kullen, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Therapy Management Contracts - Repeal of Sunset
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Eckardt, Costa, Donoghue, Elmore, Hubbard, Kullen, Montgomery, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Nursing Assistants, and Medication Technicians - Changes to Licensure Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 627
Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, Jones, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Occupations Boards and Committees - Consumer Member Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Costa
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Personal Trainers Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard, Benson, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Maryland Professional Counselors and Therapists Act - Corrections
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Montgomery, Carr, Frick, George, Heller, Howard, and Manno
- Entitled
- State Board of Pharmacy - Wholesale Distributor Permitting and Prescription Drug Integrity Act - Revisions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Reznik, Kach, Kipke, Montgomery, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- State Board of Physicians - Offices or Facilities for Performing Cosmetic Surgical Procedures
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Griffith, Benson, Howard, Kach, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Robinson, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- State Board of Social Work Examiners - Out-of-State Applicants - Licensure
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Kach
- Entitled
- Regulation of Crematories
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations and Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- State Board of Examiners of Psychologists - Criminal History Records Check
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1089
Status as of April 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rudolph and Elliott
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Laboratory Tests
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hubbard
- Entitled
- State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Membership
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1190
Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Bromwell
- Entitled
- Health Occupations Boards - Discipline of Health Care Providers - Failure to Comply with Governor's Order
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1247
Status as of March 9, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hubbard
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Clinical Marriage and Family Therapists - Dual Licensure Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1252
Status as of March 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Manno and Feldman
- Entitled
- Physicians - Professional Liability Coverage - Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1253
Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Manno and Feldman
- Entitled
- Physicians - Professional Liability Coverage - Proof and Notification
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kipke, Kach, Kullen, Montgomery, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Krebs, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Dental Hygienists - Practice in Long-Term Care Facilities
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Stein, Aumann, Beitzel, Boteler, Burns, Cardin, Frush, McHale, Minnick, Morhaim, Reznik, Tarrant, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Jenkins, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Veterans Affairs - Military Health Care Provider Transition Plan
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1381
Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Rudolph
- Entitled
- Prescription Drugs - Controlled Dangerous Substances - Certification of Information on Delivery
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1387
Status as of April 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bobo, Donoghue, and Pena-Melnyk
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Disposal of Unused Prescription Drugs ("Operation Take-back")
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1488
Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Haynes
- Entitled
- State Board of Dental Examiners - Written Notification of Risk of Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Department of Legislative Services)
- Entitled
- State Board of Chiropractic and Massage Therapy Examiners - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 144
Status as of March 17, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Department of Legislative Services) and Senators Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Pugh
- Entitled
- State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Department of Legislative Services)
- Entitled
- State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Department of Legislative Services)
- Entitled
- State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Conway
- Entitled
- State Board of Pharmacy - Wholesale Distributor Permitting and Prescription Drug Integrity Act - Revisions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Conway
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Therapy Management Contracts - Repeal of Sunset
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Conway
- Entitled
- State Board of Nursing - Changes to the Electrology Practice Committee and Licensing Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Conway
- Entitled
- State Board of Nursing and Certified Nursing Assistant Advisory Committee - Membership - Nominations for Vacancies
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Conway
- Entitled
- Health Occupations Boards - Revisions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Conway, Currie, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Harrington, Kelley, King, Lenett, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Pugh, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Licensure of Physician Assistants
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Conway (Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee)
- Entitled
- State Board of Dental Examiners - Sunset Extension and Revisions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 357
Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Harrington
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Wellness Practitioners - Exemption from Licensure as Physicians
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 370
Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Della
- Entitled
- Pharmacies - Delivery of Controlled Dangerous Substances
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 402
Status as of April 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Klausmeier, Conway, Currie, Mooney, and Stone
- Entitled
- Physicians - Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Notification and Posting Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Dyson, Astle, Conway, Currie, Kelley, Middleton, and Pugh
- Entitled
- State Board of Nursing - Nurse Practitioners - Certification Requirements and Authority to Practice
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Munson
- Entitled
- State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners - Licensure and Regulation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Zirkin
- Entitled
- Residential Child and Youth Care Practitioners - Certification Requirement - Extension
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 599
Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Maryland Perfusion Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Conway
- Entitled
- Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Nursing Assistants, and Medication Technicians - Changes to Licensure Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 662
Status as of April 6, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Jacobs
- Entitled
- Pharmacies - Delivery of Controlled Dangerous Substances
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Klausmeier, Dyson, and Harris
- Entitled
- Environment - Dental Radiation Machines - Inspections
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 672
Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Dyson, Colburn, Harris, and Reilly
- Entitled
- Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Dental Hygienists - Practice in Long-Term Care Facilities
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Harrington
- Entitled
- Veterans Affairs - Military Health Care Provider Transition Plan
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Lenett
- Entitled
- State Board of Examiners of Psychologists - Criminal History Records Check
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 1053
Status as of April 1, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Laboratory Tests
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Muse
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Restricted Volunteer Dentist's License - Restricted Volunteer Dental Hygienist's License
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Senate Rules
SB 1066
Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Colburn
- Entitled
- Health Occupations - Facilities for Dental Radiology
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
