PATIENTS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 42

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  HB 48

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Boschert

  Entitled

  Patient Protection Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 54

  Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Goldwater, Hubbard, Madaleno, and Mandel

  Entitled

  Health - Clinical Trials Data Bank

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 177

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Health Care Facilities - Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes - Additional Duties and Sunset Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 199

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Hubbard, Ramirez, Barkley, Conroy, Donoghue, Dumais, Glassman, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Heller, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Malone, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, Oaks, Ross, Sossi, F. Turner, DeBoy, Gilleland, Howard, Boutin, McComas, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Comparable Evaluation System - Healthcare-Associated Infection Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 231

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rudolph

  Entitled

  Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 233

  Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 43

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boutin and Mandel

  Entitled

  Public Health - Legibility of Prescriptions Workgroup - Reports

  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 345

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 204

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health - Hospital Summary Financial Statement - Physician Charges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 353

  Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murray, Carter, Franchot, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, F. Turner, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Basic Human Rights Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 370

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Anderson, C. Davis, Doory, Hammen, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, McIntosh, Paige, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Hospitals - HIV Testing - Public Safety Worker

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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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 458

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 375

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 609

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Barkley, Boutin, Bromwell, Bronrott, Donoghue, Gordon, Kach, Lee, Mandel, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, and Stern

  Entitled

  Long-Term Care Facilities and Hospitals - Reporting Deaths of Long-Term Care Facility Residents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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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 827

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Bozman, Cardin, Conway, Costa, Goldwater, Moe, Parrott, Stull, Zirkin, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Donoghue, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Hospitals - HIV Testing - Consent and Public Safety Workers

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1001

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, Costa, and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Emergency Medical Services Board - Commercial Air Ambulance Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1012

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Nursing Homes - Undercover Patients

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1020

  Status as of March 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bobo, Benson, Donoghue, Hubbard, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Rudolph, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Care Practices and Facilities - Closure - Patient Medical Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1021

  Status as of April 5, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, V. Clagett, Cryor, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Hammen, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Medical Decision Making Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 1033

  Status as of March 18, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  Quality of Mental Health Care Panel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1035

  Status as of March 18, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  Mentally Ill Individuals' Bill of Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1315

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

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Birth Defects Program - Authority to Obtain Medical Information

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1326

  Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health - Hospitals, Related Institutions, and Housing Programs for Individuals in Need of Assistance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1386

  Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Impairment of Health Care Services Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1520

  Status as of February 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Hold Harmless Clause - Balance Billing - Authorization

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1534

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Bohanan, Bozman, Cane, Donoghue, Elmore, Haddaway, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sossi, Walkup, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Developmental Disability - Freedom of Choice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  SB 163

  Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 13

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Refusal of Psychiatric Medication - Clinical Review Panel

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 185

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 288

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)

  Entitled

  Fishing Licenses - Disability Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 303

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 296

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger and Kittleman

  Entitled

  The Sara Hohne Patient Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 321

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 300

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Hospitals - HIV Testing - Public Safety Worker

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 355

  Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone (By Request) and Senators Green and Kelley

  Entitled

  Hospital Infections Disclosure Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 499

  Status as of March 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Dyson, Giannetti, Green, Greenip, and Hafer

  Entitled

  State Advisory Council on Medical Privacy and Confidentiality - Guidelines for Patient Privacy and Confidentiality

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 542

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Astle, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Ruben, Della, Hafer, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 621

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 324

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Medical Laboratories - Retests and Public Notification

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 681

  Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin , Green, Britt, Conway, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Pinsky, and Stone

  Entitled

  Health - Clinical Trials - Data Bank Information and Publication of Results

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 693

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger , Frosh, and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Health Care Providers - Disclosure of Mental Health Records - Subpoenas

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  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 718

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 330

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Britt, Colburn, Dyson, and Harris

  Entitled

  Hospitals - HIV Testing - Consent and Public Safety Workers

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 742

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pipkin, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order 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 841

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Britt

  Entitled

  Basic Human Rights Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 887

  Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Grosfeld

  Entitled

  State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Health Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs