MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 45

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  HB 5

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Taylor, Dewberry, Arnick, Busch, Doory, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, and Wood

  Entitled

  Low-Income Working Parents Health Care Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
  

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  HB 6

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 135

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Busch, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Boutin, Bozman, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Conway, D'Amato, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Donoghue, Dypski, Eckardt, Elliott, Finifter, Frush,Fulton, Giannetti, Gladden, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Grosfeld, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Hubbard, Hubers, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kach, J. Kelly, Kirk, Klausmeier, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, Mandel, McClenahan, McHale, McIntosh, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Redmer, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Schisler, Sher, Shriver, Stern, Stull, Swain, Turner, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Senior Prescription Drug Relief Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 317

  Status as of March 13, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Federally Qualified Health Centers - Payments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 382

  Status as of February 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Sher

  Entitled

  Managed Care Organizations - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 429

  Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 77

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - HealthChoice Performance Incentive Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 493

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 734

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance and Children's Health Programs - Directory of Health Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 587

  Status as of March 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pitkin, Benson, R. Baker, Boutin, Bronrott, Burns, Cadden, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Dypski, Frush, Gladden, Glassman, Heller, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Malone, Nathan-Pulliam, Parrott, Patterson, Pitkin, Riley, Rosso, Snodgrass, Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Maryland Prescription Drug Fair Pricing Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 687

  Status as of March 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Barve, Bobo, Brown, Cane, D. Davis, Dembrow, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Finifter, Frush, Goldwater, Guns, Hammen, Harrison, Hill, Hubbard, Hurson, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, Mandel, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Redmer, Schisler, Stern, Stull, Turner, Walkup, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Senior Assistance - Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan for Urban and Rural Counties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 702

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 495

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Shriver, Hurson, Hixson, Owings, Hammen, D. Davis, Oaks, Billings, Nathan-Pulliam, Boutin, Stull, Elliott, Schisler, Morhaim, Klausmeier, Mohorovic, Sher, Stern, Love, Rzepkowski, Sophocleus, Benson, R. Baker, Grosfeld, Cryor, Leopold, Pitkin, Bobo, Dypski, Marriott, Frush, Cane, and Baldwin

  Entitled

  Community Attendant Services and Supports Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 813

  Status as of February 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Bozman, Finifter, Hubbard, Klausmeier, Krysiak, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance and Children's Health Programs - Care of Newborns

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1008

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Conroy, C. Davis, Pitkin, Moe, Dobson, and Hurson

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Employed Persons with Disabilities Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1071

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 702

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Finifter, Hubbard, Krysiak, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program - Reimbursement Rates Fairness Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1092

  Status as of March 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Billings, Cane, D. Davis, Dypski, Frush, Guns, Hubbard, Kirk, Klausmeier, Krysiak, McHale, Mitchell, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Pendergrass, Sher, Stull, and Weir

  Entitled

  Maryland Pharmacy Assistance Program - Maryland Cares Prescription Drug Benefits Plan and the Maryland Catastrophic Prescription Drug Benefits Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1108

  Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, McHale, Hurson, Hubbard, Love, Owings, Eckardt, Klausmeier, Mohorovic, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Reimbursement for Outpatient Mental Health Treatment - Dual Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1220

  Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Renal Dialysis Treatments - Transportation Assistance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1227

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 546

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Redmer, D. Davis, Mohorovic, Billings, Hammen, Elliott, Stull, Klausmeier, Boutin, Frush, Morhaim, Baldwin, Owings, Weir, Hubbard, Sher, Cane, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Medicaid Managed Care Organizations - Continuity of Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1232

  Status as of March 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, James, and Glassman

  Entitled

  Senior Citizen Prescription Medicine Relief Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1243

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 314

  Sponsored By

  Delegate D. Davis

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Federally Qualified Health Centers - Cost Based Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1246

  Status as of February 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Barkley, Billings, Bobo, Conroy, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dobson, Frush, Gladden, Goldwater, Griffith, Grosfeld, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Hubers, Love, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Pendergrass, Rosso, Sher, and Stern

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Provider Reimbursement - Directly Influencing Employees Regarding Unionization

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1247

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hammen

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Mental Health Services - Cost of Living Adjustment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1331

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 722

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Pitkin, Klima, Kagan, Branch, and Flanagan

  Entitled

  Individuals with Disabilities - Medicaid Waiver and Waiting List Initiative - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1358

  Status as of March 26, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Nonprofit Health Maintenance Organizations Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1411

  Status as of March 24, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McHale, Branch, Hammen, Klausmeier, Oaks, and Phillips

  Entitled

  Managed Care Organizations - Adjustment to Capitation Payments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1448

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 563

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Malone

  Entitled

  Medicare Supplement Policies - Medicare Select Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  SB 126

  Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Hogan, Hollinger, Neall, Stoltzfus, and Green

  Entitled

  Pharmacies - Discounts for Medicare Beneficiaries

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 145

  Status as of February 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Frosh, Collins, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Hoffman, Bromwell, Forehand, and Astle

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Eligibility of Noninstitutionalized Spouses - Allowances

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 156

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Nursing Home Residents - Increase in Personal Needs Allowance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 175

  Status as of March 28, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Maryland False Health Claims Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary and Environmental Matters

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  SB 236

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 134

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Bromwell, Sfikas, Astle, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Exum, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Roesser, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Senior Prescription Drug Relief Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

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  SB 239

  Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Blount, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Frosh, Green, Hoffman, Jimeno, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Catastrophic Pharmaceutical Expense Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 268

  Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Sfikas, Hollinger, and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Foundation - Statewide Access to Free or Subsidized Prescription Pharmaceutical Products

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 326

  Status as of March 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hogan

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Reimbursement for Outpatient Mental Health Treatment - Dual Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 328

  Status as of January 31, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Mental Health Services - Cost of Living Adjustment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 414

  Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Conway, Exum, Hughes, Kelley, McFadden, Mitchell, Sfikas, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  State Procurement Contracts and State Financial Assistance Programs - Investment and Accountability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 627

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Frosh, Hafer, Hooper, Hughes, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Mitchell, Pinsky, Sfikas, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program - Reimbursement Rates Fairness Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 636

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Hafer, Hooper, Hughes, Kasemeyer, Madden, Mitchell, Pinsky, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Medicaid Managed Care Organizations - Continuity of Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 637

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 413

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Frosh, Hafer, Hooper, Hughes, Kasemeyer, Madden, McFadden, Mitchell, Pinsky, Sfikas, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance and Children's Health Programs - Directory of Health Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 638

  Status as of April 6, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Frosh, Hafer, Hooper, Hughes, Kasemeyer, Madden, McFadden, Mitchell, Pinsky, Sfikas, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance and Children's Health Programs - Care of Newborns

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 680

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Exum

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Federally Qualified Health Centers - Cost Based Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 743

  Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Dorman, Frosh, Hoffman, Hollinger, Middleton, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Expansion Initiative of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 780

  Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Maryland Seniors Prescription Drug Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 846

  Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Sfikas

  Entitled

  Maryland Pharmacy Discount Drug Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 855

  Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Sfikas

  Entitled

  Maryland Pharmacy Assistance Program - Adjustment of Asset and Income Levels

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 875

  Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Della, Collins, and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Managed Care Organizations - Adjustment to Capitation Payments

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 885

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Sfikas and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Assistance Plus Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation