PATIENTS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 40

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  HB 108

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Patient Care Advisory Committees - Consultation and Evidentiary Use of Advice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 134

  Status as of February 14, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Long-Term Health Consequences of Nasal Radium Irradiation Medical Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 214

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Guns, Hubbard, and D. Davis

  Entitled

  Patient Referrals by Health Care Practitioners - Prohibition - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 304

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 355

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Preauthorized Health Care Services - Denials of Reimbursement by Carriers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 308

  Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murphy, Brinkley, Dembrow, Pendergrass, Montague, Snodgrass, Baldwin, Hecht, and Kagan

  Entitled

  Marijuana - Exceptions for Compassionate Use

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 350

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 283

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Clagett, Rosso, Rzepkowski, Brown, Busch, Donoghue, Fulton, Harrison, Love, and Moe

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for In Vitro Fertilization

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 365

  Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Subscribers and Enrollees - Private Contracts for Health Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 367

  Status as of March 1, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Eckardt, Sher, Snodgrass, Stull, Hurson, Nathan- Pulliam, Klausmeier, Redmer, and Owings

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Patient Access to Choice of Provider

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 412

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 123

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Private Review Agents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 543

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 537

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Guns, Weir, Baldwin, Boutin, Cane, D. Davis, Elliott, Frush, Hubbard, Hurson, Klausmeier, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Redmer, Sher, Stern, Stull, V. Jones, Hixson, Healey, Bartlett, Bozman, Carlson, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, Finifter, Heller, Bohanan, McKee, Patterson, Phillips, Rosso, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Education - Maryland Dent-Care Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 587

  Status as of March 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario (Task Force To Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates Amedori, Arnick, R. Baker, W. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Bronrott, Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Cole, Conway, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Finifter, Flanagan, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Giannetti, Glassman, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hubers, Hurson, Hutchins, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kach, K. Kelly, Klausmeier, Klima, Kopp, La Vay, Leopold, Linton, Love, Mandel, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Moe, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Owings, Paige, Parrott, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor, Rawlings, Redmer, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shank, Sher, Shriver, Snodgrass, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Victim's Rights - Incompetency and Not Criminally Responsible Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 751

  Status as of February 16, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Fulton, Grosfeld, Howard, Hutchins, James, V. Jones, K. Kelly, Kopp, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Petzold, Pitkin, Riley, and Turner

  Entitled

  Nursing Facilities - Electronic Monitoring

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 770

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 152

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bobo, Bozman, Glassman, Eckardt, Goldwater, Malone, Moe, Morhaim, Parrott, Pitkin, and Stull

  Entitled

  Health Care Providers - Do Not Resuscitate Orders - Outpatients

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 846

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 420

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Bronrott, Kopp, and Mandel

  Entitled

  Related Institutions - Immunizations - Influenza Virus and Pneumococcal Disease

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 868

  Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bobo, Benson, Frush, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Pitkin, and Rosso

  Entitled

  Medical Imaging - Patient's Right to Original Record

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 914

  Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Bozman, W. Baker, Cane, Rudolph, McClenahan, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Interpreter Expenses for Hearing Impaired

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 943

  Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin and Vallario

  Entitled

  Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 950

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 437

  Sponsored By

  Delegates D. Davis, R. Baker, Oaks, Nathan-Pulliam, and Cane

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance - Program Recipients - Continuity of Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1068

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Notice of Health Care Providers on Carrier's Provider Panel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1115

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 169

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dypski

  Entitled

  Pharmacies - Record Logs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1375

  Status as of March 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Incompetent Patient - Appropriate Placement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  SB 9

  Status as of March 20, 2000: 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 15

  Status as of January 31, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ruben (By Request)

  Entitled

  Long-Term Health Consequences of Nasal Radium Irradiation Medical Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 28

  Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health - Reused Single-Use Medical Devices - Patient Consent Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 100

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 51

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Patient Care Advisory Committees - Consultation and Evidentiary Use of Advice

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 111

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 229

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hafer, Hollinger, and Exum

  Entitled

  Patient Referrals by Health Care Practitioners - Prohibition - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 190

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Private Review Agents

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 275

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Preauthorized Health Care Services - Denials of Reimbursement by Carriers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 325

  Status as of April 8, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Patient Access to Choice of Provider

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 359

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Exum, Bromwell, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Hooper, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance - Program Recipients - Continuity of Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 371

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 270

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger (Chairman, Health Subcommittee) and Senators Conway, Harris, Pinsky, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Medical Records - Confidentiality

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 372

  Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Practice of Medicine - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 405

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 275

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement of Non-Contracting Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 422

  Status as of March 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone (Task Force To Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws)

  Entitled

  Victim's Rights - Incompetency and Not Criminally Responsible Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 455

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 279

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Exum, DeGrange, Hooper, and Hafer

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Notice of Health Care Providers on Carrier's Provider Panel

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 485

  Status as of March 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Patient Rights - The No More Runaround Act of 2000

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 487

  Status as of March 2, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Maryland Cancer Registry - Deaths Caused by Cancer

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 519

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 536

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Kelley, Mitchell, Blount, Bromwell, Kasemeyer, Hollinger, Hogan, Conway, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Education - Maryland Dent-Care Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 599

  Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lawlah

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Enrollees and Subscribers - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 761

  Status as of April 8, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene - Disclosure of Information to Interested Persons

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters