Patients

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 45

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  HB 15

  Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Glenn

  Entitled

  Medical Marijuana - Caregiver - Affirmative Defense

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
  

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  HB 334

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 183

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa and Kipke

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - State Board of Pharmacy - Jurisdiction Over Nonresident Pharmacies

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 408

  Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Reznik, Bohanan, Branch, Costa, Donoghue, Jameson, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Wood

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 436

  Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Reznik

  Entitled

  Medical Records - Authorization to Disclose - Person in Interest

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 439

  Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Cardin, Cullison, Hammen, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Lee, Mizeur, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Ross, V. Turner, Pendergrass, Oaks, A. Kelly, Tarrant, Donoghue, and Reznik

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Improvement and Disparities Reduction Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 449

  Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Health Care Decisions by Surrogates - Donations of Nonvital Organs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 561

  Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Costa, Cullison, Elliott, Krebs, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccinations - Expanded Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 584

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 242

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Cullison, Kach, Krebs, Murphy, Reznik, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Physician Assistants - Patient's Access to Supervising Physician

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 665

  Status as of March 29, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Arora, Cullison, Hucker, Kramer, Reznik, B. Robinson, Valderrama, Walker, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Health and State Government - Falls by Senior Citizens - Awareness and Prevention (Senior Falls Prevention Act)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 688

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 315

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  State Board of Physicians - Athletic Trainer Advisory Committee - Education, Supervision, and Administration

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 780

  Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Braveboy, Costa, Cullison, Donoghue, Glenn, Hubbard, Kach, A. Kelly, A. Miller, Murphy, Pena-Melnyk, Ready, Reznik, Tarrant, and Washington

  Entitled

  Multicultural Health Care Equity Certification and Accreditation - Work Group

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 954

  Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke, Afzali, Boteler, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Kach, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Norman, Ready, Schulz, Stocksdale, and Szeliga

  Entitled

  Health Care Decisions Act - Petitions by Surrogates - Court Actions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 961

  Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Anderson, Costa, Cullison, Donoghue, Hubbard, Kach, A. Kelly, Lee, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Rosenberg, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Subrogation - Reduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 967

  Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach, DeBoy, Donoghue, Elliott, and Wood

  Entitled

  Pregnancy Outcomes - Confidential Statistical Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1015

  Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cullison, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Carr, Carter, Clagett, Conaway, Elliott, Frush, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Lee, Luedtke, A. Miller, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Ross, Stein, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner, Washington, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Security Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1024

  Status as of February 17, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Bobo, Clagett, Dumais, Glenn, Luedtke, Washington, and Weir

  Entitled

  Medical Marijuana Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
  

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  HB 1025

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Frush

  Entitled

  Environment - Radiation Sources - Podiatry Radiation Machines

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1029

  Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Braveboy and Alston

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Long-Term Care Services - Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1090

  Status as of March 29, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Cullison, Hubbard, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Health - Palliative Care - Services and Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1149

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 580

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Smigiel, Afzali, Beitzel, Clagett, Conaway, Cullison, DeBoy, Hammen, Healey, Howard, Jameson, Kach, A. Kelly, McComas, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, B. Robinson, Stocksdale, Tarrant, V. Turner, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hubbard, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ready, and Reznik

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Services Delivered Through Telemedicine

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1158

  Status as of February 17, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Boteler, Burns, Cardin, Carr, Clagett, Cullison, Donoghue, Dumais, Feldman, Frank, Glass, Glenn, Harrison, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kach, A. Kelly, Kipke, Kramer, Lafferty, Luedtke, McIntosh, Mizeur, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Smigiel, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Washington, and Weir

  Entitled

  Medical Marijuana Oversight Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
  

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  HB 1167

  Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Reznik, Bohanan, James, A. Kelly, Lee, A. Miller, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Cigarette Restitution Fund - Lung Cancer Screening and Biotechnology

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1455

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 341

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Reporting Requirements - Sunset Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  SB 27

  Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Simonaire

  Entitled

  Health Care Facilities - Notification of Death of Resident Under Guardianship

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 97

  Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Eligibility Determinations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 132

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 182

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - State Board of Pharmacy - Jurisdiction Over Nonresident Pharmacies

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 206

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Benson, Forehand, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Security Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 234

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 3

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Benson, Currie, Ferguson, Kelley, King, Middleton, Peters, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Jones-Rodwell

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Improvement and Disparities Reduction Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 308

  Status as of February 28, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier and Young

  Entitled

  Environment - Radiation Sources - Podiatry Radiation Machines

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 311

  Status as of February 20, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Benson, Forehand, King, Klausmeier, Muse, Peters, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene Administration - State Facilities - Surveillance Cameras

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 376

  Status as of April 4, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Medical Records - Authorization to Disclose - Person in Interest

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 408

  Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccinations - Expanded Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 427

  Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Glassman, DeGrange, Dyson, Kittleman, Peters, Pipkin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Pregnancy Outcomes - Confidential Statistical Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 479

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 241

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ferguson

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Physician Assistants - Patient's Access to Supervising Physician

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 505

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 539

  Status as of February 3, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Long-Term Care Services - Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 575

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Subrogation - Reduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 583

  Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Simonaire

  Entitled

  Health - Medical Procedures - Ultrasound Options

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 781

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 579

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Pipkin, Mathias, Middleton, Montgomery, Astle, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Services Delivered Through Telemedicine

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 817

  Status as of April 4, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Covered Services Rendered by Telemedicine

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 870

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 314

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway (Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee)

  Entitled

  State Board of Physicians - Athletic Trainer Advisory Committee - Education, Supervision, and Administration

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 891

  Status as of February 21, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brochin

  Entitled

  Health - Lyme Disease - Patient Information and Admissibility of Test Results

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 954

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 326

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Medical Records - Enhancement or Coordination of Patient Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 995

  Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Raskin, Colburn, Currie, Forehand, Jacobs, Jennings, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Mathias, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Medical Marijuana - Caregivers - Certificate of Qualifying Patient

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary

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  SB 1077

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 340

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Reporting Requirements - Sunset Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations