PHYSICIANS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 68

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  HB 27

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bonsack

  Entitled

  Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Disciplinary Actions - Expungement of Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 72

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conroy and Menes

  Entitled

  Health Insurers and Life Insurers - Disclosure of Medical Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 235

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates C. Davis, Harrison, and Branch

  Entitled

  Health - Information Privacy - Disclosure of Medical Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 253

  Status as of February 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Health Care Practitioners - Reports of Blood Alcohol Concentration - Vehicle Operators

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 254

  Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Hospitals - HIV Testing - Health Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 255

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Utilization Review - Adverse Decisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 265

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Love, Kach, V. Mitchell, Kelly, Eckardt, Boston, Barve, Exum, Kirk, Walkup, La Vay, Frank, Pendergrass, Fulton, Morhaim, and Workman

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Health Care Providers - Retroactive Denials of Reimbursements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 313

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater and Barve

  Entitled

  Benefits for Routine Gynecological Care - Coverage Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 322

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Benefits Coverage - Inpatient Hospitalization for Mastectomy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 336

  Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement - Emergency Follow-Up Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 337

  Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement - X Rays

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 440

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Md. Inst. for Emer. Medical Serv. Sys.)

  Entitled

  Emergency Medical Services - Licensure of Providers - Transfer of Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 538

  Status as of February 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, Grosfeld, Dembrow, and Genn

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 549

  Status as of February 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Greenip

  Entitled

  Minors - Treatment - Repeal of Immunity from Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 556

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frank, Barve, and Goldwater

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Service Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 661

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 253

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Guns

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Patient Referrals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 706

  Status as of April 6, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Exum

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Construction Carve Out

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 759

  Status as of February 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Wood, La Vay, and McClenahan

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Medical Services and Treatment - Selection of Physician from Panel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 774

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Harkins, D. Murphy, Bonsack, Bissett, and Owings

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice Claims - Attorneys' Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 783

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Klausmeier, Goldwater, Barve, Morhaim, Walkup, Frank, Harrison, Stup, Finifter, Kagan, Busch, Gordon, Donoghue, Kach, V. Mitchell, McClenahan, Kelly, Eckardt, Boston, Krysiak, Exum, Kirk, Crumlin, Pendergrass, and Fulton

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Referrals to Continuing Care Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 823

  Status as of April 6, 1997: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Love, Snodgrass, Klausmeier, Hammen, Morhaim, Boston, Kirk, Faulkner, Bonsack, McHale, Stull, V. Mitchell, Edwards, Frank, Weir, Barve, Shriver, Mossburg, Exum, Krysiak, Poole, Hecht, Elliott, Workman, Pendergrass, Fulton, Gordon, Eckardt, McClenahan, Harrison, McKee, Stup, Walkup, Fry, and Mohorovic

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Health Care Benefits - Adverse Decisions - Grievances and Complaints

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 826

  Status as of March 25, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve , Goldwater, Donoghue, Boston, Exum, Kirk, Crumlin, Frank, and Fulton

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Compensation of Health Care Practitioners - Capitated Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 828

  Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve and Goldwater

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Carriers and Health Maintenance Organizations - Information Disclosure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 831

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 697

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve , Gordon, Donoghue, Eckardt, Goldwater, and Frank

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Point-of-Service Option - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 945

  Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Weir, Guns, and Billings

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Access to Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1038

  Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bonsack, W. Baker, Barve, Bozman, Branch, Brinkley, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, Crumlin, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Donoghue, Dypski, Exum, Elliott, Faulkner, Finifter, Frank, Fry, Fulton, Getty, Goldwater, Guns, Hammen, Harkins, Harrison, Heller, Holt, Howard, D. Hughes, Hutchins, Hurson, Kagan, Kelly, Klausmeier, Klima, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, Leopold, Linton, Love, Malone, McClenahan, McIntosh, McKee, C. Mitchell, Mohorovic, Morhaim, D. Murphy, Oaks, Muse, Perry, Pitkin, Preis, Rudolph, Stocksdale, Stull, Weir, Willis, Wood, Workman, Turner, Boston, Poole, Owings, Curran, Proctor, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Quality of Care - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1081

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Minors - Treatment - Capacity to Consent

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1110

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 718

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bonsack, Jacobs, Klima, Linton, and Workman

  Entitled

  Physician Assistants - Termination of Employment - Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1163

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 281

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McHale

  Entitled

  Uniform Laboratory Referral Form - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1204

  Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Carriers - Assignment, Transfer, or Subcontract of Providers' Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1252

  Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Harrison

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Claims by Nonparticipating Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1316

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Heller

  Entitled

  Public Dissemination of Physician Profiles

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1323

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 540

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Redmer, Klausmeier, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Physician Assistants - Medication Orders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1383

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bonsack

  Entitled

  State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Discipline of Physicians - System of Delivery of Health Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  SB 93

  Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Practice of Medicine - "Telemedicine"

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 162

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 145

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Care Consumer Information and Education Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 196

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Denial of Services - Second Opinions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 197

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Treatment Guidelines and Protocols - Length of Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 198

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement - X Rays

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 201

  Status as of February 20, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health Insurers and Health Maintenance Organizations - Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Treatments for Breast or Testicular Cancer

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 332

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 161

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Dorman, Hafer, Roesser, Trotter, Derr, Astle, Teitelbaum, Hoffman, Hollinger, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Referrals to Continuing Care Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 396

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 584

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  AIDS - Pregnant Women - Counseling and Testing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 429

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Benefits for Mental Illness - Referral for Consultation or Specialty Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 433

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Point-of-Service Option - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 437

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Patient Referrals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 465

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 590

  Sponsored By

  Senator Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Service Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 472

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 591

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Construction Carve Out

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 482

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 363

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman and Hafer

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Access to Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 483

  Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Disclosure of Medical Records - Mental Health Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 527

  Status as of March 22, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Discipline of Physicians - System of Delivery of Health Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 528

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 529

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Physicians - Intractable Pain - Prescribing or Administering Controlled Dangerous Substances

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 530

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 598

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Disciplinary Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 545

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 185

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Disclosure of Medical Records - Compulsory Process - Notice to Person in Interest

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 580

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Derr

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Claims by Nonparticipating Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 645

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Della, Astle, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Carriers - Assignment, Transfer, or Subcontract of Providers' Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 648

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Jimeno, Della, and Young

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 654

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Quality of Care - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 709

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Teitelbaum, Dorman, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Patient Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 724

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 198

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ruben

  Entitled

  Health Insurers and Life Insurers - Disclosure of Medical Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 739

  Status as of April 1, 1997: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Della, Derr, Teitelbaum, Ruben, Trotter, Hollinger, Hughes, Dorman, and Hafer

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Complaint Process for Adverse Decisions or Grievances

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 741

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 199

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Payment of Nonparticipating Health Care Providers - Medicare Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 764

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 201

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton and Amoss

  Entitled

  Emergency Medical Services - Licensure of Providers - Transfer of Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 770

  Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Roesser

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Task Force to Review Requirements for Providers to Serve on Panels

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 775

  Status as of March 31, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Roesser

  Entitled

  Optometrists and Physicians - Contact Lens Prescriptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 849

  Status as of February 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Dorman, and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Quality of Health Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 904

  Status as of March 25, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Bromwell, Young, Hollinger, Astle, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Hafer, Della, Trotter, Derr, Roesser, and Madden

  Entitled

  Consumer Health Information Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 909

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Insurers - Retroactive Reimbursement Denials - Insureds, Members, and Subscribers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance