Health Planning and Cost Review

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 15

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  HB 278

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 656

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Powers of the Secretary

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 419

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 202

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott, Ali, Bartlett, Beitzel, Bromwell, Cane, Costa, DeBoy, Frush, George, Norman, Hammen, Hecht, Hubbard, Impallaria, Kach, King, Kipke, Kirk, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Riley, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stukes, Stull, V. Turner, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, Benson, and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 558

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bromwell and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Home Health - Certificate of Need

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 809

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 200

  Sponsored By

  Delegates James, McDonough, and Riley

  Entitled

  Nursing Facilities - Accountability Measures - Pay-for-Performance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation and 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 1224

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Nathan-Pulliam (By Request) and Delegates Benson, Bobo, Branch, Donoghue, Hucker, Lafferty, Levy, Malone, McDonough, Montgomery, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Nursing Care Committees, Staffing Plans, and Commission on Nursing Acuity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1233

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 229

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Griffith, Aumann, Barkley, Bates, Bohanan, Branch, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Eckardt, Gaines, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Heller, James, Jones, Levy, Myers, Proctor, Robinson, Schuh, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Retiree Health Care Funding Options - Extension of Reporting and Termination Dates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1395

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 693

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Maryland Health Quality and Cost Council - Chronic Care Management Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1503

  Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Kent County Delegation

  Entitled

  Certificate of Need - Hospital Closure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1540

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson, Hucker, Bobo, Glenn, Heller, Holmes, Ivey, Levi, Love, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Ramirez, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Health Care Reform Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1610

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Walkup

  Entitled

  Certificate of Need - Hospital Purchase, Merger, or Closure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  SB 677

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 199

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, King, Klausmeier, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, and Robey

  Entitled

  Nursing Facilities - Accountability Measures - Pay-for-Performance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 722

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 201

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 765

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway (By Request)

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Nursing Care Committees, Staffing Plans, and Commission on Nursing Acuity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 859

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 228

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Retiree Health Care Funding Options - Extension of Reporting and Termination Dates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations