MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 32

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  HB 48

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Boschert

  Entitled

  Patient Protection Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 55

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Hammen, Hurson, Conroy, Marriott, F. Turner, Sossi, Hubbard, Bobo, and Madaleno

  Entitled

  Medical Professional Liability Insurance - Consideration Paid to Insurance Producers - Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 113

  Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Aumann, Boteler, Cardin, DeBoy, Frank, Jennings, McComas, McMillan, Morhaim, Shank, Sophocleus, and Trueschler

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Emergency Medical Care - Good Samaritan Immunity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 114

  Status as of March 30, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Morhaim, Aumann, Boteler, Cardin, DeBoy, Frank, Jennings, McComas, McMillan, Shank, Sophocleus, Trueschler, Barve, Arnick, Bartlett, Bates, Bohanan, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Branch, Burns, Cadden, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conway, Costa, Cryor, D. Davis, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Haddaway, Hammen, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Impallaria, James, Jones, Kach, Kelly, Kirk, Krebs, Kullen, Leopold, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Menes, Miller, Minnick, Myers, Oaks, O'Donnell, Parrott, Petzold, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shewell, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weldon, and Weir

  Entitled

  Quality Health Care Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 115

  Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Aumann, Boteler, DeBoy, Frank, Jennings, McComas, McMillan, Shank, Sophocleus, and Trueschler

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice Claims - Division of Lawyers' Fees - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 157

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Busch and Edwards

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Fund - Medical Assistance Program Account - Health Care Provider Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 194

  Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Morhaim, Myers, and Shank

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice Claims - Collateral Sources

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 273

  Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Zirkin

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice Claims - Past Medical Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 274

  Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Zirkin

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Time Limits - Minors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 277

  Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin and Bohanan

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice Actions - Attesting Experts - Qualifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 301

  Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Arnick, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Cluster, Costa, Cryor, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Fulton, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, and Weir

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 433

  Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Boutin, Bromwell, Cardin, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Oaks, Rosenberg, Shank, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
  

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  HB 485

  Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Barve, Boteler, Cardin, DeBoy, Frank, Jennings, Malone, Minnick, Morhaim, Shank, Sophocleus, Trueschler, and Weir

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Periodic Payments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 499

  Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Boutin, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice Claims - Structured Settlements and Annuities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 512

  Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bates, Boteler, Impallaria, Jennings, Krebs, McDonough, and Miller

  Entitled

  Medical Injury Compensation - Claimant Recovery

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 627

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 280

  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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 814

  Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Minnick, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Circuit Courts - Medical Malpractice Review Panel Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 823

  Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Circuit Courts - Medical Injury - Medical Malpractice Review Panel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 882

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Malone and DeBoy

  Entitled

  Office of the Attorney General - People's Insurance Counsel Division - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 890

  Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Petzold

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice Claims - Physician Assistants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 955

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates O'Donnell and Edwards

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Premium Tax on Health Maintenance Organizations and Managed Care Organizations - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1193

  Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Donoghue, Kelly, McComas, McKee, Morhaim, Myers, Sophocleus, Weldon, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Medical Experts - Maintaining or Defending Claim or Action in Bad Faith or Without Substantial Justification

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1200

  Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Jones, Kach, Donoghue, Arnick, Boschert, Bozman, Branch, Burns, Cadden, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, D. Davis, DeBoy, Glassman, Hammen, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, James, Kirk, Kullen, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McDonough, Menes, Morhaim, Petzold, Rudolph, Stern, Trueschler, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Civil Proceedings and Medical Injury Claims - Venue, Witnesses, and Evidence

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1212

  Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Kach, Jones, Donoghue, Arnick, Boschert, Bozman, Burns, Cadden, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Glassman, Hammen, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, James, Kirk, Kullen, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McDonough, Menes, Morhaim, Petzold, Rudolph, Stern, Trueschler, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Courts - Medical Injury Claims - Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1215

  Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Kach, Jones, Donoghue, Boschert, Bozman, Burns, Cadden, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Glassman, Hammen, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, James, Kirk, Kullen, Love, Mandel, McDonough, Menes, Morhaim, Petzold, Rudolph, Stern, Trueschler, and Weir

  Entitled

  Courts - Medical Injury Recoveries - Attorney's Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1230

  Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Donoghue, Haddaway, Kelly, McComas, McKee, Morhaim, Myers, Sophocleus, Weldon, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Courts - Health Care Injuries - Standard of Proof for Liability for Emergency Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1359

  Status as of February 15, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and Delegates D. Davis and Hurson

  Entitled

  Maryland Patients' Access to Quality Health Care Act of 2004 - Implementation and Corrective Provisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations
  

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  SB 29

  Status as of February 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brochin

  Entitled

  Medical Professional Liability Insurance - Policies with Deductibles

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 221

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, Pipkin, Schrader, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 682

  Status as of March 31, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harris

  Entitled

  No-Fault Cerebral Palsy Insurance Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 769

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stoltzfus and Harris

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Tax on Premiums of Health Maintenance Organizations and Managed Care Organizations - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 836

  Status as of March 31, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 1

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Miller, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Maryland Patients' Access to Quality Health Care Act of 2004 - Implementation and Corrective Provisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations