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Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 53

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  HB 58

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 450

  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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 107

  Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Cardin, D. Davis, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, Shank, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
  

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  HB 121

  Status as of January 18, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hammen (Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee)

  Entitled

  State Board of Physicians - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 192

  Status as of February 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Bobo, Goldwater, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Health - Clinical Trials Data Bank

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 306

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Bartlett, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Cluster, Cryor, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kohl, Krebs, Leopold, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Morhaim, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Weir, Weldon, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 441

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Dumais, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Harrison, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Kelley, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Murray, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Quinter, Rosenberg, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Healthy Maryland Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 549

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 331

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Taylor, Donoghue, Mandel, Pendergrass, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Private Review Agents - Emergency Inpatient and Residential Crisis Services Admission Determinations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 574

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Credentialing and Recredentialing of Health Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 592

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Bobo, and Frush

  Entitled

  Health Care Decisions Act - Advance Directives - Selection of Health Care Agent and Treatment Preferences

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 677

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murray, Carter, Franchot, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, King, Kirk, Lawton, Madaleno, Marriott, Montgomery, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Stern, F. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Hospital Patient Safety and Awareness Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 722

  Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Bozman, Healey, Howard, Marriott, and Patterson

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit for Services Donated by Health Care Professionals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 753

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Aumann, Boteler, Cluster, Dumais, Edwards, Frank, Gaines, Gilleland, Griffith, Jennings, Kohl, Kullen, Marriott, McConkey, Menes, Shewell, Stocksdale, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Petition for Guardianship of Disabled Person - Certificate of Competency by Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 789

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Barve, Donoghue, Jones, McConkey, Morhaim, and Shank

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice Claims - Certificates of Qualified Experts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 790

  Status as of March 28, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Barve, Jones, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 828

  Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Cryor, D. Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Heller, Hixson, Kaiser, King, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pendergrass, Quinter, Rosenberg, Ross, Stern, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Contraception Dispensing Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 957

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 595

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson, Pendergrass, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Maryland Polysomnography Act

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 958

  Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bohanan, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Bozman, Bromwell, Burns, Cluster, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kohl, Krebs, Leopold, Levy, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Proctor, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1003

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 597

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Participation by Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1058

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Bartlett, Elliott, Frank, Hogan, Kelly, McComas, McKee, McMillan, Myers, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Civil Action Reform Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1059

  Status as of February 17, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Bartlett, Boteler, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Haddaway, Hogan, Kelly, McComas, McKee, Morhaim, Myers, Oaks, Shewell, Sophocleus, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Emergency Medical Care - Standard of Proof for Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1164

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 484

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund - Reimbursement Rates - Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1169

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1214

  Status as of February 17, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Barve, Bromwell, Costa, Jones, McComas, Moe, Morhaim, Oaks, Rudolph, Shewell, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Emergency Medical Care - Good Samaritan Immunity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1243

  Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Elliott

  Entitled

  Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene - Local Health Department Volunteers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1287

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1295

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Costa, Franchot, Gaines, Goodwin, Haddaway, Haynes, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Kach, Kelley, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Mandel, Menes, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Petzold, Pugh, Ramirez, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Cultural Competency Workgroup

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1419

  Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Medical Malpractice - Analysis of Information and Reports - University of Maryland and University of Maryland Baltimore County

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1425

  Status as of February 17, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Barve, Kach, Rudolph, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice Actions - Payment of Future Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1458

  Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Anderson, Barve, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cardin, Carter, Costa, C. Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Kach, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Pendergrass, Pugh, Rosenberg, Ross, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Compassionate Use Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1499

  Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Medical Malpractice Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1510

  Status as of March 21, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1549

  Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Turner, Hubbard, Kelley, Kullen, Mandel, Parker, Ross, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Programs - Long-Term Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1550

  Status as of March 25, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  Involuntary Admission Hearings - Procedure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  SB 137

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 237

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hooper, Harris, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Harford County - Injury Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 197

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 240

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Lawlah, Mooney, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Umbilical Cord Blood Donation - Educational Materials

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 199

  Status as of February 13, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jacobs

  Entitled

  Cecil County - Injury Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 203

  Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harris

  Entitled

  Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 229

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Mooney, Schrader, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 250

  Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Exum, Della, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Selection of Health Care Provider - Employee's Choice

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 273

  Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Certificate of Illness or Disability - Medical Technicians and Signatures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 297

  Status as of March 26, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Contraception Dispensing Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 333

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Currie, Frosh, Hollinger, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 345

  Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Britt, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Grosfeld, Hooper, Jones, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Physicians - Unauthorized Practice of Medicine - Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 369

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 522

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health Care Decisions Act - Advance Directives - Selection of Health Care Agent and Treatment Preferences

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 398

  Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger (Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee)

  Entitled

  State Board of Physicians - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 448

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Astle, Della, Exum, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 636

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 54

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Astle, Della, Exum, Frosh, and Garagiola

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Credentialing and Recredentialing of Health Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 686

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Forehand, Kelley, and Stone

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Participation by Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 711

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Colburn, Conway, Forehand, Green, Grosfeld, Kelley, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Programs - Long-Term Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 728

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 266

  Sponsored By

  Senator Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Telemedicine - Use and Reimbursement - Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 816

  Status as of March 29, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Maryland Compassionate Use Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 818

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 540

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Physician Assistants - Delegation Agreements

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 835

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund - Reimbursement Rates - Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance