SENATE BILL 757

Sponsored By:

Senator Madden

Entitled:

Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Enrollees Under Age 21 - Therapy Services

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish and implement a procedure for a managed care organization enrollee under age 21 to obtain therapy services under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; specifying the conditions under which an enrollee under age 21 can receive the services; requiring the Secretary to exclude therapy services from the services that a managed care organization is required to provide to enrollees under age 21 and pay a provider on a fee-for-service basis for the services; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

3/1

First Reading Senate Rules

3/3

Re-referred Finance

Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.

3/29

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/30

Third Reading Passed (45-0)

House Action

3/29

First Reading Environmental Matters

4/5

Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.

4/10

Withdrawn

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AUDIOLOGISTS AND SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS

GRANTS

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS

MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT. ORGS

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS

PHYSICAL THERAPISTS

REPORTS -see also- RECORDS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 15-103.3 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 417664/2 (PDF)     Offered on: March 29, 1999   at: 8:06 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

Senate

March 30, 1999: Third Reading Passed (45-0)