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Legislation


1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 791

CHAPTER NUMBER: 383 File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 740
Sponsored By:
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Cadden, Cane, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dobson, Frush, Howard, Klausmeier, Marriott, Morhaim, Oaks, Paige, Stull, and Stern
Entitled:
Nursing Facilities - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Task Force on Quality of Care in Nursing Facs-Nursing Home Comparative Evaluation System

Synopsis:

Providing that certain payments to nursing facilities for reserving beds for Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients may not include payment for certain nursing services; repealing the requirement that certain payments to nursing facilities for reserving beds for Program recipients may not be less than a certain amount; establishing a Task Force on Quality of Care in Nursing Facilities; requiring the Health Care Access and Cost Commission to develop and implement a specified quality evaluation system; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/12
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/24
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (132-6)
4/7
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Stull
4/11
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (128-7)
Passed Enrolled
5/13
Signed by the Governor Chapter 383
Senate Action
3/25
First Reading Finance
3/26
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/5
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
4/9
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Dorman, Della, and Madden
4/11
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (42-4)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate Dereck Davis, District 25
Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
AGING, DEPARTMENT OF
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
LICENSES -see also- ALC. BEVERAGES LIC; DRIVERS' LIC
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
NOTICES
NURSES
NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
PENALTIES
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SUNSET
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 15-117 , 19-1501 , 19-1508 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 419091/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 1999   at: 5:58 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 183316/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 12, 1999   at: 10:42 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 837661/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 2, 1999   at: 12:30 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents:
Report Number: 183316/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 12, 1999   at: 9:46 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 683113/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 12, 1999   at: 9:46 p.m.     Status: Incomplete
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 24, 1999: Third Reading Passed (132-6)
April 11, 1999: Third Reading Passed (128-7)
Senate
April 5, 1999: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 11, 1999: Third Reading Passed (42-4)
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