MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 44

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  HB 125

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 322

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Medicare Supplement Policies - Individuals Enrolled in the Maryland Health Insurance Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 352

  Status as of February 4, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Submission of Premium Tax Exemption Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 357

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Bromwell, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Branch, and Madaleno

  Entitled

  Cigarette Restitution Fund - Required Appropriations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
  

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  HB 557

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 356

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim , Boutin, Hurson, Hammen, Oaks, Murray, Benson, Mandel, Goldwater, Nathan-Pulliam, Hubbard, Rosenberg, Pendergrass, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Advance Directive Information Availability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 574

  Status as of April 13, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 54

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Medicare Supplement Policies - Sale or Offer to Medicaid-Eligible Individual

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 665

  Status as of April 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maryland Children's Health Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 871

  Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 943

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Carve-Out of Specialty Mental Health Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 946

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 427

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Money Follows the Individual Accountability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1008

  Status as of February 24, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, D. Davis, Doory, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Griffith, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hurson, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1013

  Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Trueschler

  Entitled

  Gaming Facilities - Consumer Protections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1031

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health Care Providers - Collection of Medicare Approved or Limiting Amounts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1032

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, and Stern

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Carriers - Required Disclosures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1072

  Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Medicaid Eligibility Process for Long-Term Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1117

  Status as of April 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hubbard, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rosenberg, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1134

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 399

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haynes, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Branch, Bromwell, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, C. Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Ross, Rudolph, Smigiel, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, Hurson, Boteler, Boutin, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, McDonough, Morhaim, Rosenberg, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Organizations - Dental Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1172

  Status as of April 5, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Air Quality - Limits on Emissions from Coal-Fired Generating Units

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1260

  Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Value of Property or Services in Theft and Related Crimes - Increase in Threshold

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1271

  Status as of April 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Barve, Benson, Brown, Burns, Conroy, Donoghue, Franchot, Goldwater, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, King, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Sophocleus, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Mandel

  Entitled

  Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1297

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Payments to Nursing Homes - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1313

  Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gaines, Hubbard, Benson, Brown, Conroy, D. Davis, Frush, Griffith, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Kelley, Menes, Moe, Niemann, Parker, Patterson, Ramirez, Ross, Vallario, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Physician Reimbursement at Maryland Hospitals

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1315

  Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Brown, Burns, Conroy, Franchot, Goldwater, King, Lee, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Tobacco Tax Revenues - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program - Increased Provider Reimbursements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1360

  Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Goldwater

  Entitled

  Olmstead Compliance Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1363

  Status as of March 3, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Estate Recoveries

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1365

  Status as of March 3, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Hurson, Franchot, Healey, and Murray

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Public Mental Health System - Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HJ 3

  Status as of February 5, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Anderson, Branch, Carter, C. Davis, Doory, Goodwin, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, McHale, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Paige

  Entitled

  Transitional Emergency Medical and Housing Assistance Program - Deficiency Appropriation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 96

  Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Submission of Premium Tax Exemption Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 167

  Status as of April 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Astle, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Miller, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 360

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Della, Grosfeld, Hughes, and Stone

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Medical Assistance Programs - Disclosure of Employer

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 386

  Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier and Stone

  Entitled

  Medicare Supplement Act - Scope

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 427

  Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Value of Property or Services in Theft and Related Crimes - Increase in Threshold

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 451

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 278

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Health Care Providers - Collection of Medicare Approved or Limiting Amounts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 510

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 593

  Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Exum, Grosfeld, Hafer, Kelley, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Carriers - Required Disclosures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 597

  Status as of March 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Exum, Garagiola, Lawlah, Middleton, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Long-Term Care Advisory Committee

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 620

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 426

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Astle, Britt, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Hollinger, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Money Follows the Individual Accountability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 687

  Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Della, and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Payments to Providers - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 715

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger and Middleton

  Entitled

  Access to Health Care and Community Health Care Safety Net Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 717

  Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  School-Based Health Centers - Physician Assistants

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance
  

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  SB 737

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators McFadden, Britt, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jones, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 756

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 305

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Carve-Out of Specialty Mental Health Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 819

  Status as of May 25, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 4 of 2004 Special Session 1

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Middleton, Green, Teitelbaum, Dyson, Kelley, Lawlah, and Stone

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Federal Waivers - Waiver for Older Adults and Medicaid Managed Care Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 900

  Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Currie, DeGrange, Forehand, Hogan, Hooper, Kramer, McFadden, Mooney, and Munson

  Entitled

  Driver Responsibility Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SJ 7

  Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  Transitional Emergency Medical and Housing Assistance Program - Deficiency Appropriation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation