PATIENTS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 34

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  HB 6

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 135

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Busch, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Boutin, Bozman, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Conway, D'Amato, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Donoghue, Dypski, Eckardt, Elliott, Finifter, Frush,Fulton, Giannetti, Gladden, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Grosfeld, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Hubbard, Hubers, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kach, J. Kelly, Kirk, Klausmeier, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, Mandel, McClenahan, McHale, McIntosh, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Redmer, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Schisler, Sher, Shriver, Stern, Stull, Swain, Turner, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Senior Prescription Drug Relief Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 58

  Status as of February 5, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Zirkin

  Entitled

  Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 223

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Branch, Oaks, Phillips, Boutin, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 422

  Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 76

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Hospitals and Residential Treatment Centers - Inspections and Oversight

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 433

  Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, Boutin, Bronrott, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Dypski, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Hutchins, James, V. Jones, Kagan, Leopold, Marriott, McIntosh, Pitkin, Riley, Rzepkowski, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Nursing Facilities - Electronic Monitoring

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 488

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McHale

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Patient Rights - The No More Runaround Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 508

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 485

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates R. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Bronrott, Cadden, Cane, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Glassman, Goldwater, Griffith, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hubers, Hutchins, Kach, K. Kelly, Klausmeier, Klima, Kopp, La Vay, Leopold, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Rawlings, Redmer, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Shank, Sher, Shriver, Sophocleus, Stern, Stocksdale, Taylor, and Turner

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights - Incompetency and Not Criminally Responsible Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 591

  Status as of February 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Weir

  Entitled

  Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Complaint and Hearing Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 636

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 251

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cryor, Sher, Morhaim, Barkley, Benson, Boschert, Cane, Clagett, Conroy, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Glassman, Goldwater, Hubbard, Hubers, Hurson, Kopp, La Vay, Love, Mandel, Phillips, Pitkin, Riley, Sophocleus, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Maryland Cancer Registry - Reporting of Central Nervous System Tumors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 752

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 267

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Eckardt, Schisler, Goldwater, and Guns

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene Law - Advance Directives

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 824

  Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bobo, Frush, Hubbard, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Pitkin, and Turner

  Entitled

  Personal Medical Records - Ownership and Transfer of Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 863

  Status as of March 24, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shriver and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Care Facilities - Pain Management

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 889

  Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Bobo, Eckardt, Goldwater, Grosfeld, A. Jones, and Montague

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Nurses - Involuntary Overtime Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 940

  Status as of February 13, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murphy, Brinkley, Dembrow, Pendergrass, Montague, Snodgrass, Baldwin, Hecht, Kagan, Valderrama, Turner, Rosso, Marriott, Rzepkowski, La Vay, Pitkin, Riley, C. Davis, Menes, Greenip, Gladden, Grosfeld, Dewberry, Klausmeier, DeCarlo, Carlson, Kittleman, Hubers, and Redmer

  Entitled

  The Darrell Putman Compassionate Use Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1073

  Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott

  Entitled

  Transition to Community-Based Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1120

  Status as of March 24, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pitkin, Branch, Clagett, Conroy, Frush, Menes, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Health Care Facilities - Pain Management - The "Fifth Vital Sign"

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1220

  Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Renal Dialysis Treatments - Transportation Assistance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1227

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 546

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Redmer, D. Davis, Mohorovic, Billings, Hammen, Elliott, Stull, Klausmeier, Boutin, Frush, Morhaim, Baldwin, Owings, Weir, Hubbard, Sher, Cane, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Medicaid Managed Care Organizations - Continuity of Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1274

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 318

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McHale Hammen, Shriver, and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Patients' Safety Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1376

  Status as of March 24, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shriver and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1446

  Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Murphy

  Entitled

  Crimes - Physicians - Medical Marijuana - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 42

  Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 15

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Refusal of Psychiatric Medication - Clinical Review Panel

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 139

  Status as of March 16, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Violations of the Health - General Article - Notice to Affected Individuals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 236

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 134

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Bromwell, Sfikas, Astle, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Exum, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Roesser, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Senior Prescription Drug Relief Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

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  SB 240

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone (Task Force To Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Senators Colburn, Collins, Ferguson, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kelley, Lawlah, Sfikas, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights - Incompetency and Not Criminally Responsible Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 269

  Status as of January 31, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Patient Rights - The No More Runaround Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 280

  Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Complaint and Hearing Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 289

  Status as of March 28, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Blount, Bromwell, Forehand, Hoffman, Kelley, Lawlah, Roesser, Ruben, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Health Care - Programs and Facilities - Pain Management

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 490

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Collins, DeGrange, Hafer, Kelley, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 636

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Hafer, Hooper, Hughes, Kasemeyer, Madden, Mitchell, Pinsky, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Medicaid Managed Care Organizations - Continuity of Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 705

  Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, Exum, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Marijuana - Exceptions for Medical Use

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 732

  Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Collins, Conway, Dorman, Mitchell, Roesser, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Nurses - Involuntary Overtime Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 772

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Care - Therapy Management Agreements and Cooperative Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 856

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 173

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Appeals and Grievances Procedures - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters