Patients

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 29

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  HB 48

  Status as of February 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Aumann, Barve, Frank, Minnick, Oaks, Shank, and Stein

  Entitled

  Circuit Courts - Medical Injury - Medical Malpractice Administrative Review Board

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 214

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 70

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Frush

  Entitled

  Health Care Decisions Act - "Patient's Plan of Care" Form - Renaming

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 485

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Direct Billing of Anatomic Pathology Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 519

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 142

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bromwell, Cardin, DeBoy, Donoghue, Hubbard, Malone, Oaks, and Schuler

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Nonphysician Specialists

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 640

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 173

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, Kipke, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene Facilities - Patient Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 781

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 183

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Test Counseling and Informed Consent - Review

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 849

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bohanan

  Entitled

  Patient Referrals - Group Practice - Radiology Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 970

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 445

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Kipke, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, Taylor, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Rosewood Center - Plan for Services to Residents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 972

  Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Dwyer, and Hecht

  Entitled

  Nursing Facilities - Electronic Monitoring

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 979

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 262

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Barve, Bates, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Costa, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Hubbard, Hucker, Kach, Kelly, Kipke, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Love, Manno, Miller, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Rosenberg, Stukes, F. Turner, Weldon, Beitzel, McDonough, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Information Exchange Pilot Project

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1040

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Anderson, Carter, Glenn, McIntosh, Rosenberg, and Smigiel

  Entitled

  Maryland Compassionate Use Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1137

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 57

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Braveboy, Griffith, Ivey, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Safe Patient Lifting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1161

  Status as of February 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Task Force on Funding Acute Inpatient Mental Health Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1230

  Status as of March 30, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Simmons

  Entitled

  Physicians - Cosmetic Medical Procedures and Treatments - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1270

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 213

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Bohanan, Frush, Hammen, Hecht, James, McHale, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland HIV/AIDS Reporting Act

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1361

  Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Robinson, Anderson, Benson, Carter, Glenn, Harrison, Haynes, Jones, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rosenberg, Stukes, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Health Care and Personal Care Services - Abusive Employee Database

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  SB 258

  Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Britt, Dyson, and Harris

  Entitled

  State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 262

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 140

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier and Della

  Entitled

  Consent Provisions - Minors - Mental or Emotional Disorder

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 263

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 141

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Exum, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Nonphysician Specialists

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 266

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett and Madaleno

  Entitled

  Prescription Privacy Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 490

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Britt

  Entitled

  Direct Billing of Anatomic Pathology Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 646

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 172

  Sponsored By

  Senator Exum

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene Facilities - Patient Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 670

  Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky and Britt

  Entitled

  Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 740

  Status as of February 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson and Middleton

  Entitled

  Patient Referrals - Group Practice - Radiology Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 746

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 182

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Test Counseling and Informed Consent - Review

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 757

  Status as of February 16, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Maryland Compassionate Use Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 837

  Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Health Care-Associated Infections Prevention and Control Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 879

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 56

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Safe Patient Lifting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 987

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 212

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Maryland HIV/AIDS Reporting Act

  Committee
  Assignments

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