HOUSE BILL 438

Sponsored By:

Delegate Hubbard

Entitled:

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Defects Research - Medical Information

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to appoint epidemiologists and parents of children with birth defects to a committee that makes specified reports to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene concerning children born with birth defects; requiring hospitals to submit reports to the Department within a specified number of days from the date of the release of the child's mother from the hospital; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

1/29

First Reading Health and Government Operations

1/30

Hearing 2/5 at 1:00 p.m.

2/12

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations

2/13

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

2/15

Third Reading Passed (135-0)

Senate Action

2/18

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

4/3

Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

4/2

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/3

Floor Amendment (Senator Peters) Adopted

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees

Disabilities -see also- Blind; Deaf; Developmental

Health -see also- Mental Health

Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals

Laboratories

Liability -see also- Good Samaritan

Medical Research

Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth

Patients

Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Pregnancy

Privacy

Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records

Reports

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 18-206 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):

House

Number: 736584/01     Offered on: February 13, 2008   at: 10:17 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 763328/01     Offered on: April 7, 2008   at: 2:50 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 944236/01     Offered on: April 5, 2008   at: 1:46 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

February 15, 2008: Third Reading Passed (135-0)

Senate

April 3, 2008: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)