Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 59

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  HB 158

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Carter, Conaway, Oaks, Robinson, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 168

  Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Facilities - Comparable Evaluation System - Outpatient Surgeries

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 172

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Charles County Delegation

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Civista Medical Center, Inc.

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 197

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bronrott, Frick, and Lee

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Suburban Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 207

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Cecil County Delegation

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Union Hospital of Cecil County

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 228

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 58

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Hospital Inspections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 249

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Cardin, Griffith, Lafferty, and Stein

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicles - Accident Reports - Access

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 251

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Cardin, and Stein

  Entitled

  Health Care Decisions Act - Disclosure by Health Care Facilities - Practices Related to Use of Life-Sustaining Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 278

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 656

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Powers of the Secretary

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 302

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bates, Kaiser, Montgomery, Taylor, Ali, Barkley, Bronrott, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Heller, Kramer, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Reznik, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery General Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 393

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 270

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Communicable Diseases or Conditions - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 438

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 525

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 276

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Beitzel, Donoghue, Gilchrist, Kaiser, Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Stull, V. Turner, Weldon, Benson, Elliott, Hammen, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Montgomery, Oaks, and Riley

  Entitled

  Advisory Council on Prescription Drug Monitoring - Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 733

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Decisions - Domestic Partners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 759

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Impallaria, Aumann, Boteler, Bromwell, Frank, Jennings, McDonough, Minnick, Olszewski, Schuler, and Weir

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Franklin Square Hospital Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 773

  Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Robinson, Conaway, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kaiser, Kirk, McHale, Stukes, Tarrant, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Office of Health Care Quality - Provider Hotline

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 789

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haynes, Kirk, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Maryland General Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 856

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Aumann, Boteler, Bromwell, Cardin, Frank, Jennings, Kach, Lafferty, Minnick, Nathan-Pulliam, Olszewski, Schuler, Stein, and Weir

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - St. Joseph Medical Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 984

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Ali, Aumann, Barkley, Bates, Benson, Boteler, Bronrott, Cane, Carr, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Costa, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hecht, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, James, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Levy, Manno, Mathias, McDonough, McHale, Minnick, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Rosenberg, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Taylor, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq Mental Health Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1037

  Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County Hospital Authority PG 410-08

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1039

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 680

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County Hospital Authority PG 403-08

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1089

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 196

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Direct Billing of Anatomic Pathology Services

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1104

  Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Costa, Mizeur, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Organization - Hospital Ancillary Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1124

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Levi and Shank

  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 1125

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Hucker, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Carr, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Frush, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Rosenberg, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland Universal Health Care Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1142

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Benson, Bohanan, Costa, Elliott, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Tarrant, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1188

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates DeBoy, Conway, Malone, Mathias, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Public Health Work Group - Hospital Preparedness - Snakebite Antivenin

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1224

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Nathan-Pulliam (By Request) and Delegates Benson, Bobo, Branch, Donoghue, Hucker, Lafferty, Levy, Malone, McDonough, Montgomery, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Nursing Care Committees, Staffing Plans, and Commission on Nursing Acuity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1387

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 216

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Costa, Davis, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Benson, Hammen, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Reznik, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Board of Pharmacy - Remote Automated Medication Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1395

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 693

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Maryland Health Quality and Cost Council - Chronic Care Management Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1454

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Braveboy, Burns, Costa, Jones, Mizeur, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Stukes, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Hospitals - Managed Care Organizations - Access and Health Care Disparities Elimination

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1503

  Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Kent County Delegation

  Entitled

  Certificate of Need - Hospital Closure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1517

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 328

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Respiratory Care Practitioners, Radiation Therapists, Radiographers, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, and Radiologist Assistants - Various Changes

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1587

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 245

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Beitzel, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Services Cost Review Commission - Averted Uncompensated Care - Assessment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1610

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Walkup

  Entitled

  Certificate of Need - Hospital Purchase, Merger, or Closure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  SB 102

  Status as of February 25, 2008: 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 110

  Status as of January 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Forehand, Garagiola, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Suburban Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 127

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Staphylococcus Infections - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 135

  Status as of January 18, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton and Dyson

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Civista Medical Center, Inc.

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 171

  Status as of January 18, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 355

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lenett

  Entitled

  Health Care Facilities - Disclosures - Use of Life-Sustaining Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 440

  Status as of January 31, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Maryland General Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 543

  Status as of February 1, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs and Pipkin

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Union Hospital of Cecil County

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 566

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 590

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola and Kelley

  Entitled

  Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Decisions - Domestic Partners

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 598

  Status as of February 1, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kramer, Frosh, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery General Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 602

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 195

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Direct Billing of Anatomic Pathology Services

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 631

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Umbilical Cord Blood Banking - Educational Publication

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 708

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson, Colburn, Lenett, Middleton, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 731

  Status as of February 1, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harris

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Franklin Square Hospital Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 747

  Status as of February 1, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brochin

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - St. Joseph Medical Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 765

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway (By Request)

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Nursing Care Committees, Staffing Plans, and Commission on Nursing Acuity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 767

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 215

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Board of Pharmacy - Remote Automated Medication Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 774

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Organization - Hospital Ancillary Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 828

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 224

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 872

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Astle, Della, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pugh, and Colburn

  Entitled

  Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq Mental Health Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 916

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 238

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund - Reimbursement and Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 946

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 641

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Hospital Regulation and Financing - Maryland Hospital Bond Program and User Fees of the Health Services Cost Review Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 974

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 244

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Health Services Cost Review Commission - Averted Uncompensated Care - Assessment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations

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  SB 1007

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, Exum, Harrington, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Prince George's County Hospital Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation