Health Care Commission

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 34

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  HB 4

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Manno, Minnick, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Small Business Health Insurance Expansion Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 89

  Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Certificate of Need and Rate-Setting - High Performance Buildings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 101

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 487

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 255

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 664

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 445

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Doory, Howard, Ivey, and Kaiser

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Commission - Personalized Medicine - Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 521

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 547

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Conway, Mathias, Cane, Haddaway, Eckardt, and Elmore

  Entitled

  Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund - Rural Trauma Centers - Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 585

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 586

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Use of Physician Rating Systems by Carriers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 674

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 578

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market Regulation - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 706

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 689

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Electronic Health Records - Regulation and Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 714

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 576

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Pena-Melnyk, and Costa

  Entitled

  Loan Assistance Repayment and Practice Assistance for Physicians

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 715

  Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bromwell

  Entitled

  Home Health - Certificate of Need

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 840

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter and Oaks

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Commission - Certificates of Need - Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 860

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hammen

  Entitled

  Healthy Maryland Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 871

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barkley, Barve, Dumais, Feldman, Gilchrist, Montgomery, Reznik, Rice, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Health Care Facilities - Certificates of Need - Hospitals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1486

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 117

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barnes, Davis, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Ivey, Levi, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Walker, and Benson

  Entitled

  Prince George's County Hospital Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  SB 71

  Status as of March 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Commission - Certificate of Need Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 166

  Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 196

  Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturers - Disclosure of Payments to Physicians

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 221

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lenett

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 380

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, Della, Exum, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 464

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 546

  Sponsored By

  Senators Edwards, Colburn, Mooney, Munson, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund - Rural Trauma Centers - Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 515

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Healthy Maryland Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 577

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Covers All Children Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 627

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 575

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Kasemeyer, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Loan Assistance Repayment and Practice Assistance for Physicians

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 637

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 577

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, DeGrange, Glassman, Kelley, King, Kittleman, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market Regulation - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 661

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 585

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, Kelley, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Use of Physician Rating Systems by Carriers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 744

  Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Senator Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Electronic Health Records - Regulation and Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 752

  Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Certificate of Need Requirements - Health Care Facilities Other than Home Health Agencies and Hospices - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 756

  Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Consumer Health Open Insurance Coverage Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 757

  Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Health Services Cost Review Commission - Repeal of Commission and Study of Alternative Financing of Uncompensated Care and Undercompensated Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 777

  Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Home Health Agencies - Certificate of Need and Licensing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 799

  Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators King, Forehand, Garagiola, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Health Care Facilities - Certificates of Need - Hospitals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 1039

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 116

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Prince George's County Hospital Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 1041

  Status as of March 29, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, and Pipkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Commission - State Police - Helicopter Emergency Medical Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance