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Legislation


2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 844

File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Feldman, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Dumais, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Montgomery, Parker, Ross, Stern, Vaughn, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Maternity Patients - Providing Information about Postpartum Depression

Synopsis:

Requiring each hospital or health care facility that provides maternity and obstetrical services to provide written information about postpartum depression to maternity patients prior to a patient's discharge; specifying that failure to meet the requirements of the Act may not be construed to create a private right of action; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/11
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
3/12
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/18
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Senate Action
3/19
First Reading Finance
3/22
Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Unfavorable Report by Finance
Sponsored by:
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CLINICS
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
MENTAL HEALTH
PATIENTS
PREGNANCY
PUBLICATIONS -see also- MARYLAND REGISTER
WOMEN
Bill affects the following Statute:
Health - General
( 19-308.7 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 416987/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2004   at: 11:25 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 18, 2004: Third Reading Passed (140-0)
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