Mental Health

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 44

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  HB 116

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 43

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene - Emergency Evaluation Petitions - Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapists

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 210

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Benson (Chair, Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services)

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 212

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  St. Mary's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - St. Mary's County - Pathway's Facility Renovation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 372

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 556

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Aumann, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Cane, G. Clagett, Conway, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Frick, Gaines, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kramer, Krebs, Kullen, Lee, Levy, Love, Manno, Mathias, McKee, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Riley, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stein, Tarrant, F. Turner, Vaughn, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Mizeur, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Veterans Behavioral Health

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 378

  Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke, Ali, Bromwell, Costa, DeBoy, Eckardt, Frank, Frush, Gaines, George, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hubbard, King, Krebs, Kullen, Love, Manno, McComas, McDonough, Montgomery, Murphy, Shewell, Smigiel, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Abuse or Neglect of Animals and Aggravated Cruelty to Animals - Increased Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 392

  Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Juvenile Services)

  Entitled

  Juvenile Services - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Screenings for Detained Youth

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 450

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 661

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Behavioral Health and Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 459

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 505

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee

  Entitled

  State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Sunset Extension and Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 468

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Gilchrist, Jennings, Olszewski, Rice, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Video Lottery Terminals - Center on the Prevention of Compulsive Gambling

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 494

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 508

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, V. Turner, Donoghue, Montgomery, and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Licensed Counselors and Therapists - Appraisal Activities - Training Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 499

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Kach, Montgomery, Stukes, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Primary Care Physicians - Reimbursement for Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 557

  Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  The Minority Leader and Delegates Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Kipke, McComas, Miller, Norman, Shank, and Smigiel

  Entitled

  Video Slot Machines Revenues and Operations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 660

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Bronrott, Frick, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Bohanan, Carr, Carter, Dumais, Feldman, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Heller, Hixson, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, Kramer, Levy, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Simmons, Taylor, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Group Home Renovations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 665

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Gilchrist, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Adventist Health Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 726

  Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, Kipke, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Care Facilities - Individuals with Mental Disorders - Patient Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 773

  Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Robinson, Conaway, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kaiser, Kirk, McHale, Stukes, Tarrant, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Office of Health Care Quality - Provider Hotline

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 785

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stein, Ali, Beidle, Boteler, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, V. Clagett, Costa, Donoghue, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Hubbard, Hucker, Kach, Mathias, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Stull, Tarrant, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Commission on Land Use at the Rosewood Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 810

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Involuntary Outpatient Commitment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 818

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 448

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Nathan-Pulliam, Hubbard, Donoghue, Mizeur, Montgomery, Riley, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement - Additional Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 876

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 984

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Ali, Aumann, Barkley, Bates, Benson, Boteler, Bronrott, Cane, Carr, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Costa, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hecht, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, James, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Levy, Manno, Mathias, McDonough, McHale, Minnick, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Rosenberg, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Taylor, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq Mental Health Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1059

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 573

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Costa, Elliott, Gaines, Guzzone, Hucker, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, Weldon, Hammen, Pendergrass, Bromwell, Donoghue, Kach, McDonough, Mizeur, Morhaim, and Reznik

  Entitled

  Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission - Termination Date Extension and Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1125

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Hucker, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Carr, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Frush, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Rosenberg, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland Universal Health Care Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1140

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 233

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Eckardt, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Nurse Practitioners - Authority to Certify

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1234

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  State Residential Centers - Study - Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1235

  Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Feldman, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Benson, Braveboy, Bronrott, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rice, Ross, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Payment of Overtime - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1262

  Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Bronrott, Donoghue, Feldman, Hubbard, Kullen, Manno, McConkey, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Schuler, Valderrama, and Weir

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Behavioral Health Services for Veterans of War in Iraq or Afghanistan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1339

  Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Mental Health - Psychiatric Medication - Administration Without Consent

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1468

  Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Outpatient Mental Health Treatment - Elimination of Tiered Copayments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  SB 82

  Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Colburn, and Kelley

  Entitled

  State Lottery - Compulsive Gambling Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 83

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier and Colburn

  Entitled

  Commission on Gambling Addiction

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 108

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Forehand, Garagiola, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Group Home Renovations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 210

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 555

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brochin, Currie, Della, Edwards, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Kasemeyer, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Rosapepe, Stone, Middleton, Exum, and Glassman

  Entitled

  Maryland Veterans Behavioral Health

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 242

  Status as of January 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley (Chair, Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services) and Senators Astle, Conway, Gladden, Jones, Kasemeyer, Middleton, and Peters

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 258

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - St. Mary's County - Pathway's Facility Renovation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 305

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 572

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission - Termination Date Extension and Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 346

  Status as of January 28, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, Kramer, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Adventist Health Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 443

  Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Conway, and Dyson

  Entitled

  State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 502

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee

  Entitled

  State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Sunset Extension and Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 744

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 447

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement - Additional Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 815

  Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Exum and Kelley

  Entitled

  Health Care Facilities - Individuals with Mental Disorders - Patient Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 872

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Astle, Della, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pugh, and Colburn

  Entitled

  Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq Mental Health Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 889

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 232

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Nurse Practitioners - Authority to Certify

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 962

  Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Public Education - Bridge to Excellence - Video Lottery Terminals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation