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Legislation


2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 58

CHAPTER NUMBER: 450 File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Sponsored By:
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Hammen, Goldwater, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Racial and Ethnic Variations - Health Care Disparities Policy Report Card

Synopsis:

Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to include racial and ethnic variations in specified systems to evaluate the quality of care outcomes and performance measurements of health maintenance organization benefit plans, nursing facilities, and hospitals and ambulatory surgical facilities; requiring the Commission to compile specified data, to provide information to the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, and to analyze the information jointly with the Office; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
11/9
Pre-filed
1/11
First Reading Health and Government Operations
1/25
Hearing 1/31 at 3:00 p.m.
3/7
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/8
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/10
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
3/31
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/13
First Reading Finance
3/17
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable Report by Finance
3/29
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/30
Third Reading Passed (33-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/16
Signed by the Governor Chapter 450

Sponsored by:

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Sheryl Davis Kohl, District 34A
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
CLINICS
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
DISCRIMINATION
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
ETHNIC AFFAIRS
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
MINORITIES -see also- WOMEN
NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
PUBLICATIONS -see also- MARYLAND REGISTER
REPORTS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-134 , 19-134 , 20-1004 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 306989/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 8, 2006   at: 10:15 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 10, 2006: Third Reading Passed (134-0)
Senate
March 30, 2006: Third Reading Passed (33-0)
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