MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 47

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  HB 17

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 270

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Maryland Pharmacy Assistance Program - Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 130

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg and Hammen

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Mental Health Services - Cost of Living Adjustment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 143

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Busch, Hurson, Mandel, Owings, Amedori, Anderson, Arnick, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, E. Burns, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Costa, Cryor, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Dwyer, Echardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Flanagan, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Gaines, Glassman, Goldwater, Gordon; Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Hogan, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hutchins, Impallaria, James, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, Kelly, King, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Lee, Leopold, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Marriott, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, McMillan, Menes, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, O'Donnell, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rawlings, Redmer, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Taylor, Zirkin, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Walkup, Weir, Weldon & Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Medbank Program - Administration, Extension, and Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 208

  Status as of April 6, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Arnick

  Entitled

  Health - Pharmacies - Electronic Reimbursement by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 211

  Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 4

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bromwell, Hurson, Hammen, Bates, Benson, Boutin, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Mitchell, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan - Enrollment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 231

  Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Boutin, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Increasing the Completion and Use of Advance Directives

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 232

  Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 247

  Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Bromwell, Goldwater, Haynes, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Cigarette Restitution Fund - Required Appropriations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
  

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  HB 363

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Costa, Boutin, Goldwater, Mandel, Smigiel, Donoghue, Hubbard, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maryland Pharmacy Access Hotline

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 405

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 428

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Hurson, Rudolph, Oaks, Murray, Costa, Benson, Mandel, McDonough, Goldwater, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Elliott, Hubbard, Rosenberg, Pendergrass, Weldon, Bromwell, Haynes, Smigiel, Donoghue, V. Turner, and Boutin

  Entitled

  Medicaid Reimbursement - Community-Based Services for Children with Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 478

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 303

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Boutin, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, V. Turner, Hurson, Bromwell, Costa, Haynes, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Rudolph, Smigiel, Weldon, Eckardt, Niemann, DeBoy, Mitchell, Frank, and Leopold

  Entitled

  Money Follows the Individual Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 498

  Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 41

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Medicare Supplement Contracts - Availability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 553

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murray, Barkley, Benson, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, G. Clagett, Costa, Cryor, Donoghue, Dumais, Feldman, Goldwater, Harrison, Haynes, Heller, Hogan, Holmes, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Patterson, Petzold, Ramirez, Rawlings, Ross, Simmons, Smigiel, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, Weldon, Hurson, Hammen, Boutin, Elliott, Hubbard, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Nursing Homes - Third Party Liability Reviews and Audits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 630

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 315

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Healey, Barve, Bobo, Branch, Conroy, Conway, Eckardt, Goldwater, Gordon, Mandel, Moe, Oaks, Pendergrass, Taylor, Kach, V. Turner, Hubbard, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Employed Persons with Disabilities Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 675

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Goldwater, Haynes, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Reimbursement for Outpatient Mental Health Treatment - Dual Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 725

  Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rudolph

  Entitled

  Senior Citizen Prescription Medicine Relief Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 726

  Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Conroy, D. Davis, Frush, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Holmes, Kaiser, Kelley, Lee, Madaleno, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rosenberg, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 760

  Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Insurance Premiums Tax - Health Maintenance Organizations - Funding for Outpatient Mental Health Treatment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 762

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 448

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Medicaid Modernization Act of 2003

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 770

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson and Carter

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Medical Assistance - Day Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 793

  Status as of April 2, 2003: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Report

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Reimbursement Rate Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 935

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 203

  Sponsored By

  The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2003

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 950

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 344

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Pharmacy Assistance Program - Copayment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1009

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 345

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hammen

  Entitled

  Nursing Facilities - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Payment for Reserved Beds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1093

  Status as of March 31, 2003: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Pharmaceutical Products - Access, Coverage, and Cost-Saving Protections and Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1100

  Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 2

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, Weldon, Minnick, McHale, Krysiak, Harrison, Arnick, Weir, and Doory

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Coverage Availability Act of 2003

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1117

  Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Managed Care Organizations - Specialty Care Networks

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1179

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 357

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass , Mitchell, Hurson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, Weldon, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cadden, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Glassman, Gutierrez, Holmes, Impallaria, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Marriott, McHale, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Niemann, Owings, Parrott, Petzold, Stern, F. Turner, Vaughn, Eckardt, Benson, Smigiel, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  SB 17

  Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Foundation - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 31

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 206

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Della, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Lawlah, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Informal Kinship Care - Consent to Health Care on Behalf of a Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 91

  Status as of January 28, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kasemeyer and Middleton

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Mental Health Services - Cost-of-Living Adjustment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 190

  Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Developmentally Disabled Individuals - Medical Assistance and Other Services - Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

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  SB 209

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 366

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hogan and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Reimbursement for Outpatient Mental Health Treatment - Dual Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 305

  Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 20

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Department of Legislative Services)

  Entitled

  Annual Curative Bill

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 334

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 236

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Astle, Dyson, Exum, Hafer, Hollinger, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Maryland Medbank Program - Administration, Extension , and Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 376

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 242

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health - Pharmacies - Electronic Reimbursement by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 386

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben, Middleton, Stone, Teitelbaum, Kramer, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, Hafer, Hooper, and Pipkin

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Employed Persons with Disabilities Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 450

  Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 3

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Della, Dyson, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Teitelbaum, Hooper, and Pipkin

  Entitled

  Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan - Enrollment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 550

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 394

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum , Hafer, Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Pipkin

  Entitled

  Nursing Homes - Third Party Liability Reviews and Audits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 554

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Medicaid Reimbursement - Community-Based Services for Children with Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 557

  Status as of March 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Forehand, and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 587

  Status as of April 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Currie, Hogan, McFadden, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Trauma Services Funding Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 624

  Status as of March 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger and Green

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Programs - Long-Term Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 676

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 260

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maryland Pharmacy Access Hotline

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 709

  Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Astle, Conway, Exum, and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Managed Care Organizations - Specialty Care Networks

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 772

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 356

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SJ 10

  Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Medicare - Prescription Drug Benefit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations