PATIENTS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 25

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  HB 398

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 451

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Amedori, Frank, King, and Quinter

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Umbilical Cord Blood - Donation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 433

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 503

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boutin and Mandel, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Prescription Drug Safety Act

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 556

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 506

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim , Boutin, Hurson, Hammen, Rudolph, Oaks, Murray, Benson, Mandel, Goldwater, Nathan-Pulliam, Hubbard, Rosenberg, Pendergrass, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Care Decisions - "Patient's Plan of Care" Form - Communication of Patient Preferences

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 715

  Status as of April 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Barkley, Bronrott, Cryor, Feldman, Franchot, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Heller, Kaiser, King, Madaleno, Mandel, Montgomery, Simmons, Taylor, 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 - Shaken Baby Syndrome

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 807

  Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Love (By Request) and Delegate Menes

  Entitled

  Nursing Facilities - Electronic Monitoring

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 844

  Status as of April 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 946

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 427

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Kach, Leopold, Madaleno, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Money Follows the Individual Accountability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1031

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue , Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Care Providers - Collection of Medicare Approved or Limiting Amounts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1360

  Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Goldwater

  Entitled

  Olmstead Compliance Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1361

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 415

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Hearings on Appeals and Grievances

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1386

  Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Turner, Kelley, Anderson, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Brown, D. Davis, Donoghue, Frush, Goldwater, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Lee, McDonough, Moe, Murray, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, Vaughn, Weldon, Boutin, Hurson, Mandel, Oaks, and Smigiel

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Written Statement - Provider Bills

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1485

  Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene Law - Rights of Mentally Ill Individuals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1513

  Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Love (Chairman, Anne Arundel County Delegation)

  Entitled

  Community-Based Mental Health Services - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1518

  Status as of April 7, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Health Care - Adverse Patient Safety Events - Reporting and Attorney's Fees for Civil Action

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1535

  Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  Quality of Mental Health Care Panel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HJ 2

  Status as of January 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Elliott, Goldwater, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 - Privacy Rule

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 167

  Status as of April 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Astle, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Miller, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 297

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 263

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della, Middleton, Astle, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Nursing Homes - Notice of Change in Condition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 332

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 450

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Lawlah, and Stone

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Umbilical Cord Blood - Donation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 343

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Astle, Britt, Dyson, Grosfeld, Hughes, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Facilities - Nursing Homes - Family Council

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 352

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health Care Decisions - "Patient's Plan of Care" Form - Communication of Patient Preferences

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 451

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 278

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Health Care Providers - Collection of Medicare Approved or Limiting Amounts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 620

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 426

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Astle, Britt, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Hollinger, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Money Follows the Individual Accountability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 819

  Status as of May 25, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 4 of 2004 Special Session 1

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Middleton, Green, Teitelbaum, Dyson, Kelley, Lawlah, and Stone

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Federal Waivers - Waiver for Older Adults and Medicaid Managed Care Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 875

  Status as of April 1, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Developmental Disability - Freedom of Choice

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance