HOUSE BILL 14

Sponsored By:

Delegate Taylor

Entitled:

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Prenatal Dietary Supplement Distribution Program

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish a program to distribute prenatal multivitamin and mineral dietary supplements to women between the ages of 15 and 45 years old; requiring the Program to provide prenatal multivitamin and mineral dietary supplements with the recommended amount of folic acid, and counseling and information regarding proper use of the supplements, to women between those ages; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

08/12

Pre-filed

1/12

First Reading Health and Government Operations

1/26

Hearing 2/3 at 1:00 p.m.

3/14

Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

FOOD -see also- KOSHER; MEAT, POULTRY, SEAFOOD; MILK

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

PREGNANCY

WOMEN

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 13-2101 , 13-2102 , 13-2103 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered