2005 Legislative Action - Senate Bills

Here you will find a running list of bills considered by MedChi's Legislative Committee, with positions taken by the committee and status of each. It is updated weekly during the legislative session (January 12-April 11, 2005) and derived from Legislative Committee Agendas.  Go to Legislative Action to sign up for up-to-the-minute e-mail alerts,  find and contact your legislators, write a letter to the media, or find biographical information on your legislators.

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SENATE BILLS - 2005 SESSION  
FINAL - Updated June 24, 2008  

The action indicated is the action of the Legislative Committee and not necessarily 
the final position of MedChi.  All information is accurate as of publication date. Hearing dates are subject to change, call to confirm.

Key to Abbreviations:
SWA: Support with Amendments (legislative committee took no action on these bills)
NP: No Position
HB: House Bill
SB: Senate Bill
POS: Position

2005 Senate Bills

Bill No. Title Position Status
SB 24 Health Occupations- Practicing Without License- Penalties, Senators Teitelbaum et all No Position Bill Failed
SB 29 Medical Professional Liability Insurance- Policies with Deductibles, Senator Brochin FYI Bill Failed
SB 106 Family Law- Child Abuse or Neglect- Failure to Report- Penalty, Senators Kelley, et al Oppose Bill Failed
SB 138 Creation of a State Debt- Mercy Medical Center , Senator Della FYI Bill Failed
SB 147 Creation of a State Debt- Charles County- Civista Medical Center, Senators Middleton and Dyson FYI Bill Failed
SB 163 Refusal of Psychiatric Medication- Clinical Review Panel, Chairman, Finance Committee Support Signed, Chapter 13
SB 175 Income Tax- Credit for Prohibiting Smoking on Business Premises, Senator Klausmeier No Position Bill Failed
SB 187 Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2002- Western Maryland Health System Project, Senator Hafer FYI Signed, Chapter 15
SB 191 Medicare Supplement Policies- Individuals With a Disability- Rates, Senator Kelley FYI Signed, Chapter 289
SB 196 Creation of a State Debt- Baltimore County- Northwest Hospital Center, Senators Kelley, et al FYI Bill Failed
SB 210 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program, The President and Senators Astle, et al FYI Signed, Chapter 277
SB 220 Department of Human Resources- Disclosure of Information- Hospitals and Birthing Centers, The President and Senators Brinkley, et al FYI Bill Failed
SB 221 Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act, The President and Senators Brinkley, et al Support Bill Failed
SB 230 Creation of a State Debt- Montgomery County- Mercy Health Clinic, Senators Hogan and Garagiola FYI Bill Failed
SB 231 Hospitals- Emergency Department Services- Satellite Locations, Senators Hogan, et al No Position Signed, Chapter 550
SB 233 Education- Physical Education Program- Standards, Senators Britt, et al Support the concept Signed, Chapter 470
SB 247 Health Care Decision Making Forms- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act- Personal Representatives, Senator Forehand No Position Signed, Chapter 137
SB 250 Public Health- Medical Laboratories- Inspection, Information Sharing, and Whistleblower Protection, Senator Hollinger, et al No Position Bill Failed
SB 251 Task Force to Study Electronic Health Records, Senator Hollinger No Position Signed, Chapter 251
SB 252 Creation of a State Debt- Baltimore County- Mental Health Community Rehabilitation Center, Senators Hollinger, et al FYI Bill Failed
SB 264 Worker's Compensation- Evaluation of Permanent Impairments, Senators Exum, et al Oppose Vetoed, duplicative
SB 269 Health- Maryland Health Care Commission- Membership, Senators Forehand, et al No Position Signed, Chapter 294
SB 299 Maryland Medbank Program- Fees, Senator Astle FYI Bill Failed
SB 300 Reimbursement of Health Care Providers- Sunset Repeal, Senator Astle Support Signed, Chapter 295
SB 304 Health Occupations- Podiatrists- Scope of Practice, Senators Hollinger, et al No Position Signed, Chapter 297
SB 307 Labor and Employment- Payment of Overtime- Registered Nurses, Senator Hollinger FYI Bill Failed
SB 321 Hospitals- HIV Testing- Public Safety Worker, Senator McFadden Support Signed, Chapter 300
SB 332 Clean Air Indoor Act of 2005, Senators Ruben, et al Support Bill Failed
SB 333 Health Insurance- Treatment of Morbid Obesity, Senators Middleton, et al No Position Signed, Chapter 301
SB 342 Health Maintenance Organizations- Rate Increases- Disapproval by Insurance Commissioner, Senators Kelley, et al No Position Bill Failed
SB 354 Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2003- Doctor's Community Hospital, Senator Pinsky FYI Signed, Chapter 22
SB 355 Hospital Infections Disclosure Act, Senator Stone (By Request) and Senators Green and Kelley FYI Bill Failed
SB 395 State Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, et al FYI Signed, Chapter 306
SB 396 Worker's Compensation- Evaluation of Permanent Impairments, Senator Astle Support Bill Failed
SB 441 Prescription Drug Repository Program, Senators Teitelbaum, et al Support the concept Signed, Chapter 310
SB 471 Health Care Disclosure Act, Senators Grosfeld, et al FYI Bill Failed
SB 472 Medical Assistance Program- Waivers- Federal Funding, Senators Hollinger and Middleton No Position Bill Failed
SB 473 Student Health Promotion Act of 2005, Senators Pinsky, et al Support the concept Signed, Chapter 312
SB 474 Health Occupations- State Board of Examiners in Optometry- Scope of Practice, Senators Pinsky, et al Oppose Vetoed, duplicative
SB 493 Creation of a State Debt- Allegany County- Allegany County Health Department Renovation, Senator Hafer FYI Bill Failed
SB 496 Income Tax- Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums, Senator Haines FYI Bill Failed
SB 499 State Advisory Council on Medical Privacy and Confidentiality- Guidelines for Patient Privacy and Confidentiality, Senators Teitelbaum, et al No Position Bill Failed
SB 506 Education- Information to Parents- Meningococcal Disease, Senator Klausmeier Support Bill Failed
SB 522 Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2002- Dorchester County- Dorchester General Hospital Loan of 2002, Senator Colburn FYI Vetoed, duplicative
SB 541 Public Health- Licensed Pharmacists- Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program, Senators Grosfeld, et al No Position passed on a 8-6 vote Bill Failed
SB 542 Health Insurance- Coverage for Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing, Senators Kelley, et al No Position Vetoed, duplicative
SB 543 Mental Health Safety Net Restoration Act of 2005, Senators Kelley, et al FYI Bill Failed
SB 544 Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services- Establishment, Membership and Duties, Senators Kelley, et al No Position Signed, Chapter 318
SB 596 Licensed Physicians- Treatment of Lyme Disease- Discipline- Insurance Coverage, Senators Colburn, et al Oppose Bill Failed
SB 608 Dental Hygiene- Administration of Anesthesia, Senators Britt, et al Oppose Bill Failed
SB 609 Public Schools- School Nutrition Program, Senator Britt FYI Bill Failed
SB 617 Creation of a State Debt- Adventist , Senators Forehand, et al FYI Bill Failed
SB 621 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Medical Laboratories- Retests and Public Notification, Chairman, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee FYI Signed, Chapter 324
SB 636 Creation of a State Debt- Calvert Memorial Hospital, Senator Dyson FYI Bill Failed
SB 658 Creation of a State Debt- Ann Arundel County- North Arundel Hospital, Anne Arundel County Senators FYI Bill Failed
SB 667 Health Occupations- Professional Counselors and Therapists- Definition of Appraisal, Senator Harris FYI Bill Failed
SB 681 Health- Clinical Trials Data Bank, Senators Brochin and Green No Position Bill Failed
SB 682 No-Fault Cerebral Palsy Insurance Fund, Senator Harris Support the Concept Bill Failed
SB 693 State Board of Physicians- Subpoenas- Mental Health Records, Senators Hollinger and Frosh Support with Amendments Bill Failed
SB 699 Mortality and Quality Review Committee- Serious Incidents, Senators Teitelbaum, et al Support with Amendments Bill Failed
SB 707 Medicaid Quality Improvement Act of 2005, Senators Exum, et al No Position Vetoed, duplicative
SB 713 Health Insurance- Coverage of Outpatient Treatment for Behavioral Disorders, Senators Kelley, et al Support Bill Failed
SB 716 Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005, Senator Middleton Support Vetoed, duplicative
SB 718 Hospitals- HIV Testing- Consent- Court Order, Senators Middleton, et al Support Signed, Chapter 330
SB 723 Pharmacies- Posting of Prescription Drug Prices and Health Benefit Plan Participation, Senators Teitelbaum, et al FYI Bill Failed
SB 727 Maryland Universal Health Care Plan, Senator Pinsky No Position Bill Failed
SB 728 Maryland Pharmacy Discount Program- Expension- State Discount, Senators Pinsky, et al FYI Vetoed, duplicative
SB 742 Prescription Drugs- Canadian Mail Order Plan, Senators Pinsky, et al FYI Bill Failed
SB 751 Maryland Stem Cell Research Act of 2005, Senators Hollinger, et al FYI Bill Failed
SB 769 Health Insurance- Tax on Premiums of Health Maintenance Organizations and Managed Care organizations- Repeal, Senators Stoltzfus and Harris FYI Bill Failed
SB 772 Health Insurance- Substance Abuse- Copayments, Senator Lawlah No Position Signed, Chapter 172
SB 775 Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005, Senator Hollinger Support with Amendments Bill Failed
SB 779 Health Insurance- Annual Human Papillomavirus Screening Test- Coverage, Senators Lawlah, et al No Position Signed, Chapter 333
SB 782 Public Health- Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative, Senators Lawlah, et al Support Signed, Chapter 334
SB 783 Creation of a State Debt- Maryland Hospitals, Senators Miller, et al FYI Bill Failed
SB 790 Fair Share Health Care Fund Act, Senators Lawlah, et al FYI Vetoed, Policy. Overridden, Chapter 1 of 2006 session
SB 796 Medical Decision Making Act of 2005, Senators Conway, et al FYI Vetoed, Policy
SB 799 Consent Provisions- Minors- Mental or Emotional Disorder, Senator Klausmeier No Position Bill Failed
SB 800 Child Health Advisory Council, Senators Teitelbaum, et al No Position Bill Failed
SB 821 Income Tax- Subtraction Modification for Health Insurance and Medical Expenses, Senators Ruben, et al No Position Bill Failed
SB 825 Maryland Prostate Cancer Research Fund- Income Tax Checkoff, Senators Colburn, et al FYI Bill Failed
SB 826 Physicians- Unauthorized Practice of Medicine- Penalty, Senators Teitelbaum, et al No Position Bill Failed
SB 831 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Licenses and Eligibility for State Funding- Minimum Standards, Senators Teitelbaum FYI Signed, Chapter 339
SB 834 Pilot Program to Study and Improve Screening Practices for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Senator Middleton No Position Signed, Chapter 340
SB 835 Managed Care Organizations- Adjustment to Capitation Payments- Quality Improvement Incentive, Senator Astle No Position Bill Failed
SB 836 Maryland Patients' Access to Quality Health Care Act of 2004- Implementation and Corrective Provisions, Senators Frosh, et al Support Signed, Chapter 1
SB 844 Creation of a State Debt- Atlantic General Hospital, Senator Hollinger FYI Bill Failed
SB 856 Worker's Compensation- Evaluation of Permanent Impairments- Social Workers, Senators Kelley, et al Oppose Bill Failed
SB 858 Creation of a State Debt- Washington County- Community Free Clinic, Senators Munson, Hafer, and Mooney FYI Bill Failed
SB 885 Health Insurance- Maintenance Drug Prescriptions- Mail Order Purchase, Senator Middleton No Position Signed, Chapter 342
SB 887 State Board of Physicians- Subpoenas- Health Records, Senator Grosfeld Oppose Bill Failed
SB 895 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Maryland Health Insurance Plan- Computerized Eligibility System, Senator Middleton FYI Signed, Chapter 343
SB 899 Maryland Medical Assistance Program- Rare and Expensive Case Management Program, Senator Lawlah Support Bill Failed
SB 909 Task Force to Study the Impact of Autoimmune Disease in Maryland, Senator Britt FYI Vetoed, Duplicative
SB 918 Health Insurance- Mandated Benefits- In Vitro Fertilization- Coverage, Senator Gladden No Position Bill Failed
SB 958 Creation of a State Debt- Baltimore County- Sheppard Pratt Health System, Senators Brochin and Hollinger FYI Bill Failed
SB 961 Health Insurance- Small Group Market- Premium Rates, Senator Astle Oppose Vetoed, Duplicative
SB 995 Creation of a State Debt- Baltimore City- Johns Hopkins Medicine- Pediatric Trauma Center and Cardiovascular and Critical Care Tower, Senator Currie FYI Bill Failed
SB 1014 Health Insurance- Small Group Market- Self-Employed Individuals- Transfer to Maryland Health Insurance Plan, Senator Middleton To be determined Signed, Chapter 437
SJ 1 Obesity Awareness, Senator Britt Support Bill Failed


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