HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 34

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  HB 85

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 193

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Medical Loss Ratio and Quality of Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 90

  Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Burns, Haynes, Howard, Jones, Kach, Morhaim, Oaks, Parker, Taylor, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Department of Legislative Services - Fiscal Notes - Public Health System Impact Note

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 147

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 444

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 294

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Sunset Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 344

  Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Turner, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, and Oaks

  Entitled

  Safe Nurse Staffing for Quality Care Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 366

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boutin and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Prescription Drugs - Price Controls

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 423

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Free and Reduced-Cost Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 426

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 549

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Hammen, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Barkley, King, Stern, Barve, Costa, Donoghue, Franchot, Gordon, Hixson, Hubbard, Mandel, Murray, Ross, Taylor, Weldon, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Elliott, Frank, Kullen, McDonough, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Freestanding Medical Facilities - Licensing and Pilot Project

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 452

  Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Benson, Bobo, Donoghue, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lee, Love, Mandel, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Quinter, Rudolph, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Kach, Kullen, Murray, Oaks, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Reimbursement to Health Care Practitioners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 462

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Mandel, Stern, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 627

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 280

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 738

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Anne Arundel County Delegation

  Entitled

  Health Care Facilities - Certificate of Need - Obstetric Medical Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 877

  Status as of March 31, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bohanan, Feldman, Hammen, Murray, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Medicaid Quality Improvement Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 896

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 401

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission - Termination Date Extension and Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1047

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 412

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Nursing Facility Conversion Grant Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1144

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Cryor, Dumais, Frush, Gaines, Gordon, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Menes, Moe, Murray, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Ross, 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 1151

  Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDonough, Impallaria, and McMillan

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Impact of Illegal Aliens on Uncompensated Health Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1306

  Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson, Bobo, Bozman, G. Clagett, C. Davis, DeBoy, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Hammen, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kullen, Mandel, Marriott, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Ramirez, Ross, Taylor, F. Turner, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Maryland Home Care Services Improvement and Reimbursement Rate Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1385

  Status as of March 16, 2005: 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 Health Care Commission - Powers and Certificate of Need Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1494

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 437

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Impact of Autoimmune Disease in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1557

  Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Task Force on Men's Health

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 124

  Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Financing Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 231

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 550

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hogan, Astle, Forehand, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Kramer, Mooney, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Freestanding Medical Facilities - Licensing and Pilot Project

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 300

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 295

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Sunset Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 305

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 298

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Retiree Health Care Funding Options

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 333

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 301

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 577

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission - Termination Date Extension and Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 606

  Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Home Care Services Improvement and Reimbursement Rate Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 607

  Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle and Jimeno

  Entitled

  Health Care Facilities - Certificate of Need - Obstetric Medical Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 707

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Exum, Currie, Lawlah, Astle, Della, Middleton, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Medical Loss Ratio and Quality of Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 716

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 727

  Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Maryland Universal Health Care Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 775

  Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 909

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Britt

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Impact of Autoimmune Disease in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

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