HOUSE BILL 647

Sponsored By:

Delegate Rudolph

Entitled:

Health Services Cost Review Commission - Report on Hospital Charges

Synopsis:

Requiring the Health Services Cost Review Commission, in consultation with the Maryland Health Care Commission, to publish each acute care hospital's severity-adjusted average charge per case for the 15 most common inpatient diagnosis-related groups.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/2

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/8

Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.

2/21

Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations

2/22

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

2/24

Third Reading Passed (139-0)

3/31

Returned Passed

Senate Action

3/1

First Reading Finance

3/15

Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.

3/30

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

5/26

Governor vetoed - Duplicative

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

PATIENTS

PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

REPORTS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 19-207 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

February 24, 2006: Third Reading Passed (139-0)

Senate

March 30, 2006: Third Reading Passed (33-0)