Nursing Homes -see also- Continuing Care; Long Term Care

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 29

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  HB 440

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 67

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Prompt Pay - Clarifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 487

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 398

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montgomery

  Entitled

  State Health Services Cost Review Commission - Health Care Facilities - Required Forms

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 557

  Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, Beidle, Benson, Bronrott, Carr, Frush, Howard, McDonough, and Schuh

  Entitled

  Nursing Homes - Electronic Monitoring (Vera's Law)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 568

  Status as of February 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kramer, Anderson, Carter, Dwyer, Frank, Kelly, Levi, McComas, McConkey, Ramirez, Smigiel, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Nursing Facility Resident Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 706

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 689

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Electronic Health Records - Regulation and Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 758

  Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt, Dwyer, Elliott, Frank, George, McComas, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Health Care Facilities - Reporting and Reimbursement for Never Events

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 782

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 417

  Sponsored By

  Delegates James, Bromwell, Haynes, Oaks, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Nursing Facilities - Accountability Measures - Pay-for-Performance Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 840

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter and Oaks

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Commission - Certificates of Need - Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 982

  Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Hammen

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Licensure of Physician Assistants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1119

  Status as of February 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Turner, Barnes, Benson, Ivey, Kullen, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, Valderrama, Walker, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Federal Waiver - Waiver for Medicaid Coordinated Long-Term Care Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1149

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Hammen, and Oaks

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Uniform Statewide Transportation System for Nonemergency Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1161

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Maryland Anesthesiologist Assistants Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1438

  Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates James and Riley

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Harford County - The Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  SB 71

  Status as of March 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Commission - Certificate of Need Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 221

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lenett

  Entitled

  Health Care Facilities - Disclosures - Use of Life-Sustaining Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 231

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  State Health Services Cost Review Commission - Health Care Facilities - Required Forms

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 435

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Health Care Facilities - Reporting and Reimbursement for Never Events

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 439

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 66

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Prompt Pay - Clarifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 471

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 71

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Composition and Executive Director

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 504

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Health Care Facilities and Clinics - Reporting of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Incidents

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 635

  Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della, Garagiola, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Uniform Statewide Transportation System for Nonemergency Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 664

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 418

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Currie, Klausmeier, McFadden, Peters, and Robey

  Entitled

  Nursing Facilities - Accountability Measures - Pay-for-Performance Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 744

  Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Senator Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Electronic Health Records - Regulation and Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 749

  Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Staphylococcus Infections - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 750

  Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Health Care-Associated Infections Prevention and Control Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 752

  Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Certificate of Need Requirements - Health Care Facilities Other than Home Health Agencies and Hospices - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 761

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 308

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Klausmeier, Kramer, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Long-Term Care Supports and Services - Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 798

  Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Maryland Anesthesiologist Assistants Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 998

  Status as of March 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jacobs

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Harford County - The Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation