| Bill No. |
Title |
Position |
Status |
| HB 13 |
Workers' Compensation - Accidental Injury - Unusual Activity, Delegate Arnick |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 31 |
Creation of a State Debt - Calvert County - Calvert Hospice House, Calvert County Delegation |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 62 |
Health Care Facilities - Drug Abuse Treatment Facility that Administers Methadone - Location, Delegate Boschert |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 86 |
Maryland Office of Minority Health, Delegate Nathan-Pulliam |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 319 |
| HB 108 |
Respiratory Care Professional Standards Committee - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation, The Speaker (By Request - Department of Legislative Services) |
FYI |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| HB 114 |
Public Health - Ephedrine Group Alkaloids - Prohibition, Delegate Morhaim |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 115 |
Health Insurance - Coverage for Parents of Insured or Spouse of Insured, Delegates Costa and Dwyer |
SWA |
Bill Failed |
| HB 116 |
Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Comprehensive Standard Health Benefit Plan, Delegates Costa and Dwyer |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 121 |
General Assembly - Department of Legislative Services - Office of Legislative Audits - Audit Requirements, Delegate Mitchell (Chairman, Joint Audit Committee) |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 122 |
Health Insurance - Coverage for Young Adults, Delegates Morhaim et al |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 321 |
| HB 123 |
Health Insurance - Prompt Payment of Claims, Del. Morhaim, Elliott, and Hammen |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 155 |
| HB 125 |
Health Insurance - Medicare Supplement Policies - Individual Transferred to the Maryland Health Insurance Plan, Delegates Goldwater and Hammen |
NP |
Signed, Chapter 322 |
| HB 126 |
Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Modification, Delegate Hammen |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| HB 127 |
Nonprofit Health Service Plans and Health Maintenance Organizations - Underwriting Standards, Delegate Hammen |
SWA |
Signed, Chapter 323 |
| HB 154 |
Maryland Health Care Commission - Fees - Health Care Practitioners, Delegate Hubbard |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| HB 161 |
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's Hospital Center, Delegates Niemann et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 166 |
Health Insurance - Standing Referrals to Specialists - Treatment Plans, Delegate Costa |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 197 |
Creation of a State Debt - Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Delegates Aumann et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 203 |
Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Dispensing Emergency Contraception. Bill was filed as SB 354 in 2003 and was opposed., Delegates Goldwater et al |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 204 |
Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program, Delegates Goldwater et al |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 205 |
Task Force on Men's Health, Delegates Murray et al |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| HB 207 |
Health Care Decisions Act - Appointment of Agent - Prohibition, Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Aging) |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 327 |
| HB 212 |
Creation of a State Debt - St. Joseph Medical Center, Delegates Frank et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 236 |
Creation of a State Debt - Laurel Regional Hospital, Delegates Frush et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 241 |
Creation of a State Debt - Holy Cross Health, Delegates Madaleno et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 260 |
Clean Indoor Air Act of 2004, Delegates Frush et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 267 |
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Sheppard Pratt Health System Introduced in 2003 as HB 342 with no position taken, Delegates Morhaim et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 269 |
Public Safety - Imitation Firearms - Prohibition Introduced at HB 342 in 2003 and was not considered, Delegates Anderson, McIntosh, and Doory |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 270 |
Insurance Premiums Tax - Health Maintenance Organizations and Managed Care Organizations, Delegates Hixson et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 277 |
Health Occupations - Maryland Athletic Trainers Act Introduced as HB 1216 in 2003 and was not considered, Delegates Rosenberg et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 286 |
Creation of a State Debt - Franklin Square Hospital Center, Delegates Boteler et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 287 |
Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act, The Speaker and Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) |
SWA |
Bill Failed |
| HB 290 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program, The Speaker and Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| HB 309 |
State Advisory Council on Obesity in Youth , Delegates Stern et al |
SWA |
Bill Failed |
| HB 312 |
Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Wellness Activities - Discount, Delegate Rudolph |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 327 |
Health Insurance - Association Health Benefit Plan, Delegate Costa |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| HB 340 |
Health Insurance - Child Wellness Services - Obesity, Delegates Stern et al |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| HB 341 |
Regulation and Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Service Plans, Delegate Hurson |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 257 |
| HB 344 |
Health Insurance - Maintenance Drug Prescriptions - Mail Order Purchase, Delegate Hammen |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| HB 346 |
Public Schools - School Nutrition Program, Delegates Stern et al |
Support the concept |
Bill Failed |
| HB 350 |
Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Compensation of Officers and Executives - Authority of Insurance Commissioner, Delegate Hurson |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 330 |
| HB 351 |
Maryland Health Care Foundation - Repeal, Delegate Hurson |
Support |
Vetoed, Policy |
| HB 352 |
Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Submission of Premium Tax Exemption Reports, Delegate Hurson |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 354 |
State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists - Membership, Delegate Hurson |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 357 |
Cigarette Restitution Fund - Required Appropriations, Delegates Rosenberg, et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 384 |
Maryland Pharmacy Act - Practice of Pharmacy - Administration of Medication, Delegates Elliot, Bozman, and Sophocleus |
Oppose |
Signed, Chapter 339 |
| HB 398 |
Hospitals - Umbilical Cord Blood - Donation, Delegates Amedori et al |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 451 |
| HB 411 |
Health Insurance - Required Reimbursements, Delegates Donoghue et al |
Oppose |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| HB 427 |
State Board of Examiners for Audiologists - Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists - Membership, Delegates Hubbard et al |
Oppose |
Signed, Chapter 344 |
| HB 433 |
Prescription Drug Safely Act, Delegates Boutin and Mandel |
Oppose |
Signed, Chapter 503 |
| HB 475 |
Individuals with Developmental Disabilities and Mental Retardation - Respite Care, Delegates Conway et al |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 178 |
| HB 481 |
Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2004, Delegates Owings et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 505 |
Health Insurance - Coverage for Clinical Services in a Residential Treatment Center, Delegates Pendergrass et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 510 |
Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty, Delegates Kelley et al |
SWA |
Bill Failed |
| HB 512 |
Health Insurance - Pharmacies - Electronic Reimbursement, Delegates Morhaim and Elliot |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| HB 529 |
State Board of Nursing - Skilled Nursing Assistants - Establishment and Certification, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam et al |
FYI |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| HB 531 |
Insurance - Fraud Reporting and Prevention - Expansion, Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 542 |
Department of Legislative Services - Fiscal Notes - Health-Related Socioeconomic Impact Analysis, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 552 |
Private Review Agents - Uniform Treatment Plan Form - Regulations, Delegate Hammen |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 556 |
Medical Records - Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment, Delegates Morhaim and Boutin |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 506 |
| HB 557 |
Advance Directive Availability Act, Delegates Morhaim and Boutin |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 356 |
| HB 574 |
Health Insurance - Medicare Supplement - Repeal of Prohibited Solicitation, Chairman, Health and Government Operation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) |
NP |
Signed, Chapter 54 |
| HB 580 |
Disease Prevention - Laboratory Examination Reports, Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene) |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 359 |
| HB 581 |
Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Exclusions for Preexisting Conditions, Chairman, Health and Government Operations (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| HB 603 |
Creation of a State Debt - Queen Anne's County - Hospice House, Delegates Sossi, Smigiel, and Walkup |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 621 |
Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice Introduced at HB 772 in 2003 with No Position taken, Delegates Amedori et al |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| HB 627 |
State Acupuncture Board - Auricular Detoxification, Delegates Menes et al |
NP |
Signed, Chapter 57 |
| HB 665 |
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maryland Children's Health Program, Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene |
SWA |
Bill Failed |
| HB 666 |
Biological Agents Registry Program, Chairman, Health and Government Operations (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene) |
NP |
Signed, Chapter 59 |
| HB 667 |
Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Board of Directors - Authority, Chairman, Health and Government Operations (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) |
NP |
Signed, Chapter 510 |
| HB 669 |
Health Insurance - HIPPA - Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Alternative Mechanism, Chairman, Health and Government Operations (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) |
NP |
Signed, Chapter 60 |
| HB 670 |
Health Insurance - Inducements, Chairman - Health and Government Operations (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) |
NP |
Signed, Chapter 363 |
| HB 680 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Sale or Transfer of Facilities, Delegates Morhaim, Cardin and Zirkin |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 715 |
Hospitals - Maternity Patients - Shaken Baby Syndrome, Delegates Dumais et al |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| HB 749 |
Workers' Compensation - Accidental Personal Injury - Definition, Delegates Wood, Elmore, and Mitchell |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| HB 760 |
Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments, Delegates Wood et al |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 802 |
Unborn Victims of Violence Act, Delegates Frank et al |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| HB 840 |
Pharmacy Benefits Managers, Delegate Rudolph |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 844 |
Hospitals - Maternity Patients - Providing Information about Postpartum Depression, Delegates Feldman et al |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| HB 845 |
Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Premium Rates, Delegates Kach et al |
Oppose |
Signed, Chapter 94 |
| HB 886 |
Health - Freestanding Facility Utilizing Major Medical Equipment - Repeal of Licensing Requirements, Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene) |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| HB 933 |
Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Modifications and Clarifications, Delegate Hammen |
SWA |
Signed, Chapter 386 |
| HB 943 |
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Carve-Out Specialty Mental Health Services, Delegate Hurson |
Oppose |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| HB 948 |
Jury Verdict - Damages - Revisory Power of Court, Delegates Vallario, Simmons and Gutierrez |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 952 |
Hospitals - Medical Residency Education Programs - Resident and Intern Duty Hours, Delegate Barve |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 998 |
State Board of Pharmacy - Registration of Pharmacy Technicians, Delegates Elliott, Bozman, and Sophocleus |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1000 |
Maryland Breast Cancer Research Fund - Income Tax Checkoff, Delegates Barkley et al |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 392 |
| HB 1008 |
Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders, Delegates Hubbard et al |
Support the goal of increased access |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1021 |
Human Cloning Ban and Stem Cell Research Protection Act of 2004, Delegates Rosenberg et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1024 |
Children's Health Insurance Outreach Program, Delegate Rosenberg |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1031 |
Health Care Providers - Collection of Medicare Copayments and Deductibles, Delegates Donoghue and Nathan-Pulliam |
SWA |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| HB 1032 |
Health Insurance Carriers - Required Disclosures, Delegates Donoghue et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1033 |
Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Covered Services, Delegate Donoghue |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1034 |
Health Insurance - Small Employers - Individual Coverage, Delegate Donoghue |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1043 |
Health - In Vitro Services - Advance Directives for Cryopreserved Eggs, Sperm, or Embryos Introduced as HB 481 in 2003 with no position taken, Delegates Rosenberg Et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1058 |
Health Insurance - Health Insurance Benefit Cards, Delegates Kach and Elliott |
SWA |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1067 |
Task Force on he Prevention and Elimination of Cervical Cancer, Delegates McIntosh et al |
NP |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| HB 1069 |
Workers' Compensation - Accidental Personal Injury - Definition, Delegate Wood |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1072 |
Task Force to Study the Medicaid Eligibility Process for Long-Term Care, Delegate Rosenberg |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1073 |
Community-Based Mental Health Services - Funding, Delegates Rosenberg and Hubbard |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1091 |
Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Scope of Practice, Delegates Goldwater et al |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1108 |
Medical Injury Recoveries - Attorney's Fees, Delegate Hammen |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1114 |
State Board of Physicians - Licensing and Continuing Education Requirements, Delegates Menes et al |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1117 |
Maryland Children's Health Program - Reenrollment, Delegate Pendergrass |
Support the concept |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1119 |
Task Force to Study the Impact of Illegal Immigrants on Uncompensated Health Care, Delegates McDonough |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1123 |
Income Tax Credit for Malpractice Insurance Premium Increases, Delegates Trueschler et al |
Support the concept |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1134 |
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Organizations - Dental Services, Delegates Haynes et al |
NP |
Signed, Chapter 399 |
| HB 1143 |
Prescription Drug Distribution Safety Act, Delegate Stern |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1154 |
Driver's Licenses - Medical Advisory Board - Reports by Physicians, Delegates McComas, Boteler, and Boutin |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1156 |
Abortion - Women's Health Protection Act, Delegates Frank et al |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1181 |
Respiratory Care Practitioners Act - Practice of Polysomnography, Delegates Benson et al |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1195 |
Vehicle Laws - Medical Advisory Board - Safe Operation of Motor Vehicles, Delegate Mandel |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1237 |
Health Care Malpractice - Mandatory Mediation or Other Alternative Dispute Resolution Process, Delegates Vallario et al |
SWA |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1262 |
Physicians - Practice of Medicine - Expert Witness Testimony, Delegate Shank |
SWA |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1271 |
Access to Health Care and Community Health Care Safety Net Act of 2004, Delegates Hurson et al |
Support the goal of increased access to care |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1284 |
Medical Decision Making Act of 2004, Delegates Hurson et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1293 |
Bone Marrow - Donation by Minors, Delegates Bobo et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1299 |
Task Force on Medical Malpractice, Delegates Vallario et al |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1300 |
Medical Malpractice Insurance - Base Rates, Delegate Hurson |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1301 |
Medical Malpractice Insurance - Rates and Rate Filings, Delegate Hurson |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1305 |
State Utilization of Nonprofit Pharmacy Benefit Managers, Delegate Rudolph |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1311 |
Cigarette Restitution Fund - Statewide Academic Health Center Grants - Clarifications, Delegate Rosenberg |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1312 |
Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program - Statewide Academic Health Center Public Health Grant - Distribution, Delegate Rosenberg |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1313 |
Task Force to Study Physician Reimbursement at Maryland Hospitals, Delegates Gaines et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1315 |
Tobacco Tax Revenues - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program - Increased Provider Reimbursements, Delegates Hurson et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1321 |
Health Occupations Boards - Misdemeanor Offenses - Delegation of Authority, Fines, and Penalties, Delegate Rudolph |
NP and will monitor progress |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1322 |
Medical Advisory Committee on Physical Evaluations for Student Athletes, Delegate Rosenberg |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1330 |
State Board of Physicians - Licensee Profiles, Delegate Zirkin |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1337 |
Workers' Compensation - Medical Services and Treatment - Health Care Provider Panel, Delegates Wood and Jameson |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1342 |
Approved Gear and Equipment - Youth Baseball, Delegate Cardin (By Request) |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1355 |
Health - Ambulatory Surgical Facilities - Definition and Regulation, Delegate Donoghue |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1361 |
Health Insurance - Appeals and Grievances, Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) |
SWA |
Signed, Chapter 415 |
| HB 1362 |
Tax Credit for Cost of Automated External Defibrillator, Delegates Hixson et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1365 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Public Mental Health System - Study, Delegates Hixson et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1395 |
Health Insurance - Participation of Providers on Multiple Provider Panels, Delegate Barve |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1410 |
Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity, Delegate Donoghue |
NP |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| HB 1423 |
Workers' Compensation - Standards of Care - Accessibility and Schedule of Treatment, Delegate Wood |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1433 |
Mental Health - Emergency Evaluation - Psychiatric Nurses, Delegates Eckardt et al |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1446 |
Health Insurance - Physician Credentialing Process, Delegate Morhaim |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1452 |
Mental Health and Hygiene - Study of the Maryland Public Mental Health System, Delegates Carter et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1457 |
Health Reform Act of 2004, Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene) |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1484 |
Insurance Premium Tax - Health Maintenance Organizations and Managed Care Organizations - Repeal, Delegate O'Donnell |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1485 |
Mental Hygiene Law - Rights of Mental Ill Individuals, Delegate C. Davis |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1489 |
Income Tax - Subtraction for Health Insurance Cost of Individuals Receiving Federal Health Coverage Tax Credit, Delegate Parrott |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1492 |
Psychologists - Practice Psychology - Microstimulation, Delegate Kach |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1513 |
Community-Based Mental Health Services - Funding, Delegate Love (Chairman, Anne Arundel County Delegation) |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1514 |
Income Tax Credit for Services Donated by Health Care Professionals, Delegates Hixson et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1518 |
Health Care - Adverse Patient Safety Events - Reporting and Attorney's Fees for Civil Action, Delegate Hurson |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1523 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Folic Acid Distribution Program, Delegate Taylor |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1532 |
Tobacco Tax - Tobacco Products other than Cigarettes - Revenues for School Textbooks, Delegates McHale et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1535 |
Quality of Mental Health Care Panel, Delegate C. Davis |
Late filed bill that Legislative Committee did not have time to consider This session |
Bill Failed |
| HJ 2 |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 - Privacy Rule, Delegates Morhaim et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HJ 8 |
Nurse Staffing Ratios in Nursing Homes, Delegate Cardin (By Request) |
FYI |
Bill Failed |