CHAPTER NUMBER: 135
File Code: Public Health
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Teitelbaum, McFadden, and Forehand
- Entitled:
-
Home- and Community-Based Services for
Adults with
Functional Disabilities - Medicaid Waiver
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to investigate
the development of integrated care systems and the feasibility and
desirability of applying for a home- and community-based services
waiver in order to maximize federal matching funds for the provision
of services to specified adults with functional disabilities,
including Alzheimer's disease and related disorders; and requiring the
Department to conduct a specified study and to report the results to
the General Assembly.
Senate Action
- 2/6
- First Reading Finance
- 2/11
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/6
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 3/9
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/11
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 4/11
- Return Passed
- 4/28
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 135
House Action
- 3/12
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 3/18
- Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/8
- Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
- 4/4
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/5
- Third Reading Passed (135-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES
- DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
- ELDERLY PERSONS
- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
- HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
- HOME HEALTH CARE -see also- RESPITE CARE
- LONG TERM CARE -see also- CONTINUING CARE; NURSING HOMES
- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
- MENTAL HEALTH
- REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
- SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
1-101 ,
15-130
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 677553/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 9, 1998 at:
8:28 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 11, 1998: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- House
- April 5, 1998: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
