HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 50

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  HB 158

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Calvert County Delegation

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Calvert County - Calvert Memorial Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 182

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 120

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Goldwater, R. Baker, Bobo, Conroy, D. Davis, Edwards, Frush, Guns, Hecht, Hubbard, Hubers, Mandel, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pitkin, Turner, Weir, K. Kelly, Barve, Brown, Busch, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Gordon, Harrison, Hill, Kach, J. Kelly, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Pendergrass, , Walkup, Barkley, Carlson, and Stern

  Entitled

  Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 1999

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 242

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 613

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Health Services Cost Review Commission - Abrogation Date and User Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 257

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 218

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Klima, Kach, Cadden, Campbell, Conway, Burns, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Dypski, McIntosh, Minnick, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Klausmeier, and Malone

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - GBMC HealthCare, Inc.

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 276

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 221

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Shank, and McKee

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Washington County - Washington County Hospital Association

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 277

  Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Kopp, and Bronrott

  Entitled

  Certificate of Need - Open Heart Surgical Program - Suburban Maryland Health Planning Area

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 282

  Status as of April 11, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Klausmeier, Owings, Hubbard, Redmer, Nathan-Pulliam, and Oaks

  Entitled

  Hospitals and Related Institutions - Staff Use and Privileges - Nurses, Social Workers, and Chiropractors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 308

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Gordon, and Kagan

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Adventist HealthCare

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 353

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 228

  Sponsored By

  Harford County Delegation

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Harford County - Harford Memorial Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 356

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway and Bozman

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Somerset County - McCready Memorial Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 534

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 249

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Menes, Moe, and Giannetti

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Laurel Regional Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 576

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 644

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve and Goldwater

  Entitled

  Continuity of Patient Care Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 582

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 433

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario

  Entitled

  Evidence - Health Care Records and Writings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 627

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 188

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Kach, Donoghue, Pendergrass, Goldwater, Eckardt, McClenahan, Krysiak, Barve, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Kirk, Moe, Doory, Rosso, and Clagett

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement for Medical Screening, Assessment, and Stabilization Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 639

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 472

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Barve, Benson, Bronrott, Brown, Eckardt, Hubbard, Love, Kopp, Nathan-Pulliam, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Payment of Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 672

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 441

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, Pitkin, and Cane

  Entitled

  Cosmetologists - Practice Settings - Elderly, Homebound, and Other Confined Individuals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 705

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 657

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Guns, Hammen, and Cane

  Entitled

  Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Facilities - Quality of Care and Performance Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 735

  Status as of February 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach and Heller

  Entitled

  Employees' Pension System - University of Maryland Medical System Corporation - Inclusion in Contributory Pension Benefit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 767

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 268

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McHale, Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Love, Kagan, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Access to the 911 Emergency System

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 884

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 128

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Cryor, DeCarlo, Finifter, Franchot, Grosfeld, Healey, Hubbard, A. Jones, V. Jones, K. Kelly, Klausmeier, Kopp, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Moe, Morhaim, Owings, Petzold, Nathan-Pulliam, Stern, Turner, Frush, C. Davis, Montague, Hubers, Rawlings, Heller, Patterson, Palumbo, Busch, Gordon, Barve, Brown, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Goldwater, Harrison, Hill, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Pendergrass, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Universal Newborn Hearing Screening

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 909

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 670

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Guns, Oaks, Cane, Eckardt, Schisler, W. Baker, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Off-Site Outpatient Hospital Facility - Rate Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 923

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 471

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hammen

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance - Specialty Mental Health Services - Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 930

  Status as of March 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Certificate of Need - Health Care Facilities - Closing of Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 953

  Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dewberry, Guns, Weir, McHale, Elliott, Stull, Malone, D. Murphy, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Open Heart Surgery Services - Demonstration Program For New Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 964

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Valderrama, and Menes

  Entitled

  Crimes - Offenses Against Medical Facility Visitors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 991

  Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Health Resources Planning Commission - Certificate of Need - Obstetric Medical Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 994

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 678

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen and Taylor

  Entitled

  Hospital Capacity and Cost Containment Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 995

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 702

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater and Taylor

  Entitled

  Health Care Regulatory Reform - Commission Consolidation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1065

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rzepkowski

  Entitled

  Health Care Providers - HIV Exposure - Patient Consent

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1188

  Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Valderrama, Petzold, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Termination of Employees - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  SB 115

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 149

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller and Dyson

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Calvert County - Calvert Memorial Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 135

  Status as of April 11, 1999: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Dorman, Hollinger, Astle, Blount, Collins, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Green, Lawlah, Middleton, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 1999

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 163

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 154

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Somerset County - McCready Memorial Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 193

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Harris, Hoffman, Hollinger, Bromwell, Collins, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Sfikas, and Stone

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - GBMC HealthCare, Inc.

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 195

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Hooper, and Collins

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Harford County - Harford Memorial Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 230

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 160

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Roesser, Frosh, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Adventist HealthCare

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 285

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman and Madden

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Laurel Regional Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 401

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Munson and Mooney

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Washington County - Washington County Hospital Association

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 475

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman and Astle

  Entitled

  Continuity of Patient Care Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 499

  Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Certificate of Need - Open Heart Surgical Program - Suburban Maryland Health Planning Area

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 528

  Status as of March 17, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Hospitals and Related Institutions - Staff Use and Privileges - Nurses and Social Workers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 587

  Status as of March 18, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Forehand, Middleton, Collins, Astle, Kelley, and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Eligibility of Noninstitutionalized Spouses of Residents of Inpatient Medical Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 588

  Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 44

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Mental Health Care Providers - Patient's Violent Behavior - Duty to Predict, Warn, or Take Precautions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 589

  Status as of March 30, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Patient Care Advisory Committees - Consultation and Evidentiary Use of Advice

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 618

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Access to the 911 Emergency System

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 624

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 127

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Roesser, Astle, and Dorman

  Entitled

  Universal Newborn Hearing Screening

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 629

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 187

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell and Dorman

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement for Medical Screening, Assessment, and Stabilization Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 639

  Status as of February 17, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Tobacco Settlement Moneys - Appropriation to the University of Maryland Medical System Greenebaum Cancer Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 724

  Status as of February 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Health Resources Planning Commission - Certificate of Need - Obstetric Medical Services - Prince George's County

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 762

  Status as of April 11, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Patient Referrals by Health Care Practitioners - Prohibition - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters