File Code: Health Occupations
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 243
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Hollinger, Dorman, Exum, Collins, Della, Ruben, Blount,
DeGrange, Forehand, Stone, Van Hollen, Dyson, Sfikas, Astle, Hafer,
Middleton, Ferguson, Pinsky, Green, Harris, Hoffman, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled:
-
Practice of Medicine - Definition
Including within the definition of "practice medicine" the making of a
certain proposed determination that a health care service is not
medically necessary or appropriate for a patient; specifying an
exception for a determination made solely for an educational purpose;
requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration, with the Department
of Health and Mental Hygiene, to conduct a study on the potential
impact of the Act on insurance premiums and access to insurance and to
review certain practices of other states; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/5
- First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 2/17
- Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/15
- Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 3/16
- Favorable
- Special Order 3/19 (Senator Bromwell) Adopted
- 3/19
- Favorable
- Special Order 3/22 (Senator Ferguson) Adopted
- 3/22
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Bromwell) Rejected (19-28)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Bromwell) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/24
- Third Reading Passed (30-17)
House Action
- 3/24
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 4/5
- Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
- Senator John C. Astle, District 30
- Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
- Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
- Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
- Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
- Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
- Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
- Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
- Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
- Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
- Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 9
- Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
- Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
- Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
- Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
- HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
- INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
- INTERSTATE AFFAIRS
- PATIENTS
- PHYSICIANS
- REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Health Occupations
- (
14-101
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 733915/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 22, 1999 at:
8:51 p.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 733915/2 (PDF) Offered on: March 22, 1999 at:
9:08 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 22, 1999: Floor Amendment (Bromwell) {733915/1 Rejected (19-28)
- March 24, 1999: Third Reading Passed (30-17)
