HOUSE BILL 534

Sponsored By:

Delegate Weir

Entitled:

Health Care Access and Cost Commission - Evaluation of Practitioners and Providers

Synopsis:

Including health care practitioners and health care providers, including hospitals, in a certain comparative evaluation of quality of care and performance measurements; requiring that certain performance information be solicited from patients of health care practitioners and health care providers; requiring the Maryland Health Care Access and Cost Commission to assess fees on all health care providers in addition to payors and health care practitioners; apportioning the assessment of certain fees to be imposed by the Commission; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/5

First Reading Environmental Matters

2/9

Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.

3/9

Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CLINICS

FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN. CARE ORGS

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS

HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

LABORATORIES

PATIENTS

PHYSICIANS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-1501 , 19-1508 , 19-1515 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered