2010 Regular Session
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 66
HB 147
Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Morhaim, Barve, Eckardt, Elliott, George, Hubbard, Kullen, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
- Entitled
- Expedited Partner Therapy Pilot Program - Extension
- 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Status as of February 23, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations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
- Delegates Morhaim, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Jenkins, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Uniform Consultation Referral Form - Electronic Transmission
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 311
Status as of March 2, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Sophocleus, Barkley, DeBoy, Dumais, Elmore, George, Hecht, Heller, Impallaria, Love, McConkey, McDonough, Montgomery, Shewell, and Stocksdale
- Entitled
- Health - Duty to Report Death - Requirement and Penalties
- 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
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
- Delegates Kach, Jones, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Jenkins, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Primary Care Providers - Bonus Payments
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
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
HB 594
Status as of April 6, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates George, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Frank, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jenkins, Jennings, Kelly, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Myers, Norman, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Sophocleus, and Stukes
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits
- 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
HB 603
Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Shank, Bartlett, Bates, Boteler, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Jenkins, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Miller, Norman, Serafini, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stull
- Entitled
- Health Care Freedom Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Waldstreicher, Anderson, Barnes, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Lee, Ramirez, Schuler, Simmons, and Smigiel
- Entitled
- Health Care Malpractice - Noneconomic Damages
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Prince George's County Delegation
- Entitled
- Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Physicians - Prince George's County Primary Care Physicians - Eligibility PG 403-10
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Beitzel
- Entitled
- State Government - Maryland Tort Claims Act - Garrett County Physicians
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
HB 712
Status as of February 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Morhaim, Anderson, Glenn, Ali, Aumann, Barnes, Barve, Boteler, Branch, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Hecht, Hucker, Jenkins, Jennings, Kach, Kramer, Krysiak, Lafferty, Levy, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Stull, F. Turner, and Valderrama
- Entitled
- Public Health - Medical Marijuana
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
HB 742
Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg and Hubbard
- Entitled
- Medical Treatment - Homeless, Abandoned, and Runaway Youth
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 767
Status as of March 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Montgomery, Manno, Hucker, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, Lee, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Maryland Health Security Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- 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
HB 918
Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Kullen
- Entitled
- Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Busch, Carter, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Feldman, Gaines, Gutierrez, Hammen, Hucker, Ivey, James, Kaiser, Kullen, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Stein, Tarrant, V. Turner, Waldstreicher, Braveboy, Hubbard, Jenkins, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, Morhaim, Oaks, and Riley
- Entitled
- Patient Centered Medical Home Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Barkley
- Entitled
- Workers' Compensation - Appeals - Evidence
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bartlett and Jenkins
- Entitled
- Local Correctional Facilities - Inmates - Fees for Medical and Dental Visits
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
HB 1091
Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Reznik, Anderson, Barkley, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, Mathias, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Schuler, Shewell, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stein, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Coverage of Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Donoghue
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Clinically Integrated Organizations
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 1180
Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Montgomery, Carr, Frick, and Manno
- Entitled
- Prescription Confidentiality Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
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 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 Ramirez, Anderson, Kullen, Pendergrass, Simmons, Smigiel, Valderrama, Vallario, Hammen, Benson, Costa, Kipke, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Mental Health - Local Correctional Facilities - Incarcerated Individuals with Mental Illness
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance
HB 1388
Status as of March 9, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Glenn
- Entitled
- Maryland Medical Marijuana Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Montgomery, Reznik, Barnes, Bronrott, Cardin, Frick, Frush, Heller, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Kullen, Mizeur, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, and Walker
- Entitled
- Education - Student-Athletes - Concussions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations
HB 1468
Status as of March 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Tarrant, Bromwell, Elliott, Hubbard, Krebs, Kullen, Reznik, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Nonparticipating Providers - Disclosure of Status and Charges
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator DeGrange
- Entitled
- Health - Duty to Report Death - Requirement and Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services) and Senator Harrington
- Entitled
- Health General - Disease Prevention and Testing - Inmates of Correctional Institutions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
- Entitled
- Correctional Services - Medication for Chronic or Acute Medical Condition - Waiver of Liability
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- 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 McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
- Entitled
- Expedited Partner Therapy Pilot Program - Extension
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Simonaire, Colburn, DeGrange, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Mooney, Reilly, Stoltzfus, and Stone
- Entitled
- Health - Medical Procedures - Ultrasound Options
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- 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
- Senators Garagiola, Kelley, Astle, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Kramer, McFadden, Miller, Peters, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Muse and Brochin
- Entitled
- Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pipkin, Jacobs, and Mooney
- Entitled
- Health Care Freedom Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
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 Edwards
- Entitled
- State Government - Maryland Tort Claims Act - Garrett County Physicians
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 Frosh
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Payment and Fee Disclosure
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
SB 627
Status as of April 4, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Brinkley, Raskin, Colburn, Garagiola, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Madaleno, Miller, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Public Health - Medical Marijuana
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
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
- Senators Pinsky, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Pugh, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Maryland Health System Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Munson
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Clinically Integrated Organizations
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators King, Madaleno, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Forehand, and Kramer
- Entitled
- Mental Health - Local Correctional Facilities - Incarcerated Individuals with Mental Illness
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance
House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Gladden
- Entitled
- Civil Actions - Health Care Malpractice Claims - Attesting Expert Report
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Gladden
- Entitled
- Health Care Malpractice - Noneconomic Damages
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Brinkley and Munson
- Entitled
- Local Correctional Facilities - Inmates - Fees for Medical and Dental Visits
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 812
Status as of March 31, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Lenett
- Entitled
- End of Life Health Care Disclosure Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Harrington, Kelley, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Rosapepe, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Klausmeier, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Patient Centered Medical Home Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Lenett and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Education - Student-Athletes - Concussions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator McFadden
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - Deceased Retiree's Retirement Application - Retiree's Mental Incapacity
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Coverage of Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Lenett
- Entitled
- Prescription Confidentiality Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Nonparticipating Providers - Disclosure of Status and Charges
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
