HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 99

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  HB 21

  Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 55

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard and Oaks (Advisory Council on Environmental Justice)

  Entitled

  Advisory Council on Environmental Justice - Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 40

  Status as of April 11, 1999: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health Care Access and Cost Commission - Modifications and Clarifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 62

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 390

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Menes

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Increasing the Availability of Substance Abuse Programs - Extension of Sunset and Time to Issue Final Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 65

  Status as of February 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene - Private Therapeutic Group Homes

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 88

  Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 64

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Department of Legislative Services - Code Revision)

  Entitled

  Correctional Services Article - Cross-References and Corrections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 94

  Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Parental Rights Act of 1999

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 117

  Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 68

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Moe, R. Baker, Frush, Griffith, Healey, Menes, Patterson, Rudolph, Bozman, Bronrott, Brown, and Malone

  Entitled

  Child Care - Regulations - First Aid and CPR

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 182

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 120

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Goldwater, R. Baker, Bobo, Conroy, D. Davis, Edwards, Frush, Guns, Hecht, Hubbard, Hubers, Mandel, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pitkin, Turner, Weir, K. Kelly, Barve, Brown, Busch, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Gordon, Harrison, Hill, Kach, J. Kelly, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Pendergrass, , Walkup, Barkley, Carlson, and Stern

  Entitled

  Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 1999

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 184

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 517

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegate Rawlings

  Entitled

  The Joseph Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 194

  Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Barkley, Boschert, Bronrott, Clagett, Conroy, Frush, Goldwater, Harrison, Healey, Howard, Hubbard, Menes, Moe, Patterson, Pitkin, Rosso, Valderrama, Marriott, Shriver, Turner, Franchot, Bobo, and Burns

  Entitled

  State Board of Spinal Cord Injury Research

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 216

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 400

  Sponsored By

  Delegates K. Kelly and Vallario

  Entitled

  Evidence - Admissibility of Health Care Writings and Records and Paid Bills for Goods and Services - Notice of Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 223

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Emergency Medical Services - Automated External Defibrillator Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 234

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Busch, Clagett, and D'Amato

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Community Health Center of Parole

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 243

  Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Owings, Morhaim, Barve, Mohorovic, Hubers, DeCarlo, and Weir

  Entitled

  Practice of Medicine - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 287

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 408

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Guns, Goldwater, Klausmeier, Frush, Elliott, Hammen, Eckardt, D. Davis, Stull, Donoghue, Hubbard, Boutin, Owings, Weir, Cane, Baldwin, Malone, Moe and Stern

  Entitled

  Health Care Workers' Safety Act - Bloodborne Pathogen Standard

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 317

  Status as of February 10, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cadden, Kopp, Heller, McIntosh, Conway, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Local Government Health Funding Incentive Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 318

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 624

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Sophocleus, Baldwin, Nathan-Pulliam, Rzepkowski, Owings, Hurson, Edwards, Hammen, Hubbard, and Krysiak

  Entitled

  Support Services - For-Hire Driving

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 331

  Status as of March 2, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Rosso, and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Business Regulation - Industrial Hygiene Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 347

  Status as of March 23, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Department of Corrections PG 312-99

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 350

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 226

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stern, Barkley, Bronrott, Brown, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, D'Amato, D. Davis, Dypski, Griffith, Grosfeld, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, V. Jones, Kopp, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Pitkin, Proctor, Riley, Rosenberg, Rosso, Sophocleus, Valderrama, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Task Force on Food Allergies and Restaurant Patrons

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 435

  Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Fulton and Marriott

  Entitled

  Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Substance Abuse Programs - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 445

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, W. Baker, Bartlett, Branch, Brinkley, Bronrott, Brown, Busch, Cadden, Conway, Dembrow, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Getty, Guns, Hammen, Heller, Hixson, Hurson, James, Kagan, K. Kelly, Kopp, Krysiak, McHale, McKee, Mitchell, Morhaim, Rawlings, Riley, Rudolph, Shank, Snodgrass, Stull, Turner, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Frederick County - National Museum of Civil War Medicine

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 460

  Status as of April 1, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 476

  Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Pitkin, R. Baker, Billings, Bobo, Bronrott, Carlson, Clagett, Cryor, D. Davis, Dembrow, Edwards, Franchot, Grosfeld, Kopp, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, V. Jones, Kagan, K. Kelly, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Shriver, Stern, and Turner

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Universal Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 484

  Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Community Based Health Agencies - Licensure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 582

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 433

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario

  Entitled

  Evidence - Health Care Records and Writings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 594

  Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Frush

  Entitled

  Practice of Dentistry - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 615

  Status as of April 11, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cryor, Barkley, Boutin, Brinkley, Cadden, Conroy, Dembrow, Dypski, Frush, Goldwater, Hecht, Heller, Hubbard, Klausmeier, La Vay, Leopold, Marriott, Montague, Petzold, Pitkin, Riley, Rosso, Shriver, Stocksdale, Bronrott, and Kagan

  Entitled

  Potomac River Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 627

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 188

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Kach, Donoghue, Pendergrass, Goldwater, Eckardt, McClenahan, Krysiak, Barve, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Kirk, Moe, Doory, Rosso, and Clagett

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement for Medical Screening, Assessment, and Stabilization Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 638

  Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Children and Families Health Care Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 643

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 259

  Sponsored By

  Delegates D. Davis, Brown, and Griffith

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Rehabilitation, Therapy, and Educational Facility for People with Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 654

  Status as of March 26, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Valderrama and Vallario

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Appeal Proceedings - Admissibility of Health Care Writings or Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 670

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Vital Records - Access and Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 681

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 445

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Franchot, and Cadden

  Entitled

  Crime Prevention - Maryland Drug and Alcohol Grants Program Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 695

  Status as of March 18, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Harford County Delegation

  Entitled

  Harford County - Treatment and Prevention of Drug Abuse by Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 717

  Status as of March 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Redmer

  Entitled

  Home-Based Hospice Care - Deregulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 751

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 173

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Taylor, Busch, Dewberry, Doory, Guns, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Rawlings, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Cigarette Restitution Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 767

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 268

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McHale, Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Love, Kagan, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Access to the 911 Emergency System

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 813

  Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Kagan, Goldwater, Hurson, Petzold, Pendergrass, Turner, Krysiak, Moe, Frush, McHale, Hixson, Menes, Clagett, Healey, Morhaim, Vallario, Palumbo, Fulton, Nathan-Pulliam, and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Smoking Cessation Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 828

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Correctional Officers - Workers' Compensation PG 316-99

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 841

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Goldwater, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Public Health - Contingency Plan for Biological and Chemical Terrorism

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 856

  Status as of March 23, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Billings, Grosfeld, Bobo, Cane, Dypski, Frush, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, A. Jones, V. Jones, K. Kelly, McIntosh, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Stern, and Turner

  Entitled

  Carriers and Managed Care Entities - Health Care Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 874

  Status as of March 26, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Morhaim, Goldwater, and D. Davis

  Entitled

  Food Service Facilities - Food Service Managers - Certification

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 884

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 128

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Cryor, DeCarlo, Finifter, Franchot, Grosfeld, Healey, Hubbard, A. Jones, V. Jones, K. Kelly, Klausmeier, Kopp, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Moe, Morhaim, Owings, Petzold, Nathan-Pulliam, Stern, Turner, Frush, C. Davis, Montague, Hubers, Rawlings, Heller, Patterson, Palumbo, Busch, Gordon, Barve, Brown, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Goldwater, Harrison, Hill, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Pendergrass, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Universal Newborn Hearing Screening

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 911

  Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Walkup

  Entitled

  Redeposit of Dredge Spoil - Conditions for Redeposit on Farm or Agricultural Use Land

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 939

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Medical Records - Disclosure to Health Care Provider's Insurer or Legal Counsel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 941

  Status as of February 17, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  State Tobacco Tax - Maryland Automatic External Defibrillator Fund - Grants for State Police

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 953

  Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dewberry, Guns, Weir, McHale, Elliott, Stull, Malone, D. Murphy, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Open Heart Surgery Services - Demonstration Program For New Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 958

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 356

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory, Pitkin, Menes, Hixson, Grosfeld, Petzold, and Franchot

  Entitled

  Child Welfare - Citizen Review Panels and Child Fatality Review Teams

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 988

  Status as of April 11, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Special Needs Children - Fee for Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 991

  Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Health Resources Planning Commission - Certificate of Need - Obstetric Medical Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 995

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 702

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater and Taylor

  Entitled

  Health Care Regulatory Reform - Commission Consolidation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1016

  Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Washington County Delegation

  Entitled

  Health - General - Nuisance Control - Washington County

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1065

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rzepkowski

  Entitled

  Health Care Providers - HIV Exposure - Patient Consent

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1197

  Status as of March 10, 1999: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Taylor

  Entitled

  Local Health Services Funding - Amount - Cost of Living Adjustment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1210

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 697

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor , Boutin, Cane, Frush, Hammen, Hubbard, Klausmeier, Nathan-Pulliam, Stern, and Weir

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Quality Assurance Unit - Quality Assurance Medical Director

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HJ 9

  Status as of March 30, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, R. Baker, Benson, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Cane, C. Davis, Dobson, Eckardt, Finifter, Goldwater, Gladden, Grosfeld, Howard, Hubbard, A. Jones, Klausmeier, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Mohorovic, Montague, Oaks, Paige, Phillips, Proctor, Rawlings, Swain, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Prevention of Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, and Heart Disease Through Obesity Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Treatment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HJ 16

  Status as of April 10, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Goldwater, Hubbard, J. Kelly, Boutin, Mohorovic, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Task Force on Medical Record Confidentiality

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 61

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 315

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)

  Entitled

  Alcohol Abuse and Drug Abuse Treatment - Inmates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 108

  Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kasemeyer and Kelley

  Entitled

  Continuing Care Communities - Comprehensive Care Nursing Beds - Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 135

  Status as of April 11, 1999: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Dorman, Hollinger, Astle, Blount, Collins, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Green, Lawlah, Middleton, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 1999

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 142

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 516

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Currie, Lawlah, McFadden, and Middleton

  Entitled

  The Joseph Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 196

  Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Hooper, and Collins

  Entitled

  Harford County - Treatment and Prevention of Drug Abuse by Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 206

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway and Mitchell

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Increasing the Availability of Substance Abuse Programs - Extension of Sunset and Time to Issue Final Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 224

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, McFadden, Ruben, Madden, Forehand, Teitelbaum, Lawlah, Kelley, Roesser, Dyson, Blount, and Conway

  Entitled

  State Board of Spinal Cord Injury Research

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 261

  Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 294

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 167

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Collins, Pinsky, Forehand, Conway, Van Hollen, Sfikas, and Blount

  Entitled

  Emergency Medical Services - Automated External Defibrillator Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 307

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  The Decisionally Incapacitated Research Subject Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 323

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Harris, Jacobs, Dyson, Hooper, McCabe, and Conway

  Entitled

  Ambient Air Monitoring Data - Public Access

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 327

  Status as of April 4, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, Hogan, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Ruben, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Local Government Health Funding Incentive Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 332

  Status as of February 9, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 334

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 172

  Sponsored By

  Senator Green

  Entitled

  Cigarette Restitution Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 338

  Status as of April 2, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Business Regulation - Industrial Hygiene Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 359

  Status as of February 9, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Community Based Health Agencies - Licensure

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 360

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 174

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Community Health Center of Parole

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 458

  Status as of March 19, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Vital Records - Access and Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 464

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 355

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker and Colburn

  Entitled

  Child Welfare - Citizen Review Panels and Child Fatality Review Teams

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 499

  Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Certificate of Need - Open Heart Surgical Program - Suburban Maryland Health Planning Area

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 549

  Status as of March 4, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Retail Stores - Warning Signs on Antishoplifting Security Gates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 579

  Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Hollinger, Kelley, Sfikas, Van Hollen, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Universal Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 582

  Status as of April 11, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Frosh, Roesser, Sfikas, Hogan, Forehand, McCabe, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Potomac River Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 589

  Status as of March 30, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Patient Care Advisory Committees - Consultation and Evidentiary Use of Advice

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 593

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 126

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Forehand, Middleton, Collins, Astle, Kelley, and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Home and Community Based Services for Impaired Individuals - Medicaid Waiver

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 594

  Status as of April 5, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 595

  Status as of April 5, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Dorman, Collins, Ruben, Blount, DeGrange, Forehand, Stone, Van Hollen, Sfikas, Astle, Hafer, Middleton, Ferguson, Green, Harris, Hoffman, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Practice of Dentistry - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 618

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Access to the 911 Emergency System

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 624

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 127

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Roesser, Astle, and Dorman

  Entitled

  Universal Newborn Hearing Screening

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 629

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 187

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell and Dorman

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement for Medical Screening, Assessment, and Stabilization Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 654

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Green

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Appeal Proceedings - Admissibility of Health Care Writings or Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 678

  Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Madden

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Organizations - Special Needs Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 681

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, Lawlah, Dorman, Astle, Madden, and Exum

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Rehabilitation, Therapy, and Educational Facility for People with Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• 

  SB 734

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ferguson and Mooney

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Frederick County - National Museum of Civil War Medicine

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• 

  SB 738

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 381

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Children and Families Health Care Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 757

  Status as of April 10, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Madden

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 769

  Status as of March 11, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Lawlah, Currie, Mitchell, Hughes, McFadden, and Exum

  Entitled

  African American Tobacco Relief Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• 

  SB 789

  Status as of March 31, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Quality Assurance Unit - Quality Assurance Medical Director

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 791

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone and Astle

  Entitled

  Life Insurance - Lapse of Policy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SJ 2

  Status as of March 18, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Conway, Ruben, Hollinger, Sfikas, Currie, Teitelbaum, and Exum

  Entitled

  Public Health - Task Force on the Quality of Health Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SJ 5

  Status as of April 11, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Roesser and Della

  Entitled

  Task Force on Medical Record Confidentiality

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters