CHAPTER NUMBER: 280
File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 775
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Hurson, Hammen, Hubbard, Benson, Bromwell, Costa,
Donoghue, Feldman, Goldwater, Kullen, Madaleno, Mandel, Morhaim,
Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph,
V. Turner, Boutin, Elliott, Frank, Kach,
McDonough, and Weldon
- Entitled:
-
Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005
Altering the eligibility requirements of the Maryland Pharmacy
Discount Program to cover individuals who are not Medicare
beneficiaries, who lack other public or private prescription drug
coverage, and who have a specified annual household income, and to
exclude Medicare beneficiaries; requiring hospitals to develop
financial assistance policies to provide free and reduced-cost care to
specified patients; establishing the Maryland Community Health
Resources Commission; etc.
House Action
- 2/4
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Hearing 2/8 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/21
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
- 2/22
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/24
- Third Reading Passed (131-6)
- 4/8
- House Concur - Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (131-4)
- Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
- 2/25
- First Reading Finance
- 3/23
- Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/9
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 4/7
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/8
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-1)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/10
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 280
Sponsored by:
- Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
- Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
- Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
- Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
- Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
- Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
- Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
- Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
- Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
- Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
- Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
- Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
- Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- APPROPRIATIONS
- AUDITORS AND AUDITS
- CAPITAL BUDGETS
- CIGARETTES -see also- SMOKING
- CIRCUIT COURTS
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- CLINICS
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES
- COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
- DEBT COLLECTION -see also- ATTACHMENTS AND GARNISHMENTS
- DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
- EXEMPTIONS
- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.
- GRANTS
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
- HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
- HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
- HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
- INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INS; MAIF; MOTOR VEHICLE INS
- JUDGMENTS
- LAND RECORDS -see also- DEEDS
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- LIENS -see also- MECHANICS' LIENS
- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
- MENTAL HEALTH
- MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -see also- ANNAP; BALT; HAGER; OC
- NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
- NOTICES
- NURSES
- PATIENTS
- PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
- PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
- PUBLIC INFORMATION
- PUBLIC WORKS, BOARD OF
- REAL PROPERTY
- REPORTS
- REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- STATE BONDS
- SUNSET
- TAX CREDITS -see also- CIRCUIT BREAKER
- TELEPHONES
- TOBACCO
- UNCOMPENSATED CARE
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
15-124.1 ,
19-214.1 ,
19-303 ,
19-712.7 ,
19-727 ,
19-2101 ,
19-2102 ,
19-2103 ,
19-2104 ,
19-2105 ,
19-2106 ,
19-2107 ,
19-2108 ,
19-2109 ,
19-2110 ,
19-2111 ,
19-2201 ,
24-1301 ,
24-1302 ,
24-1303 ,
24-1304 ,
24-1305 ,
24-1306 ,
24-1307
)
- Insurance
- (
6-101 ,
6-102 ,
6-103 ,
6-121 ,
14-102 ,
14-106 ,
14-106.1 ,
15-715 ,
19-807
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
- Number: 616088/01 (PDF) Offered on: February 22, 2005 at:
10:11 a.m. Status: Adopted
Senate
- Number: 447275/03 (PDF) Offered on: April 9, 2005 at:
6:23 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- February 24, 2005: Third Reading Passed (131-6)
- April 8, 2005: Third Reading Passed (131-4)
Senate
- April 8, 2005: Third Reading Passed (45-1)
