2006 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 11-April 10, 2006) 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 - 2006 SESSION  
FINAL April 12, 2006
UPDATED June 12, 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

2006 Senate Bills

Bill No. Title Position Status
SB 8 Income Tax - Credit for Smoking Prohibition on Business Premises, Senator Klausmeier No position Bill Failed
SB 17 Creation of State Debt- Baltimore County- Mental Health Community Rehabilitation Center, Senator Hollinger, et. al. FYI Bill Failed
SB 32 State of Emergency - Health Care Practitioners - Credentialing Programs for an Emergency, Senator Hollinger Support Signed, Chapter 505
SB 60 Joint Legislative Task Force on Universal Access to Quality and Affordable Health Care- Extension and Modifications, Senator Middleton No position Signed, Chapter 21
SB 61 Health- Maryland Medbank Program- Sunset Repeal, Senator Astle FYI Signed, Chapter 22
SB 65 Creation of a State Debt- Anne Arundel Medical Center, Senator Astle FYI Bill Failed
SB 102 Health Care Facilities and Laboratories- Accreditation Organizations and Deeming, Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene) No position Signed, Chapter 232
SB 117 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Office of Inspector General- Health Program Integrity and Recovery Act, Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene) Oppose Signed, Chapter 70
SB 131 Creations of State Debt- Howard County General Hospital, Senator Kasemeyer FYI Bill Failed
SB 134 Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act, Senator Kelley, et. al. Oppose unless amended Bill Failed
SB 135 Hospitals- Comparable Evaluation System- Health Care- Associated Infection Information, Senator Kelley No position Signed, Chapter 42
SB 137 Harford County- Injury Reports, Senator Hooper, et. al. No position Signed, Chapter 237
SB 138 Income Tax- Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums, Senator Haines and Senator Green FYI Bill Failed
SB 142 Health Care Providers- Disclosures of Mental Health Records- Subpoenas, Senator Hollinger, et. al. Support with amendments Bill Failed
SB 144 Maryland Stem Cell Research Act of 2006, Senator Hollinger, et. al. No position Signed, Chapter 19
SB 153 Maryland Program Evaluation Act - Maryland Health Care Commission and the State Health Services Cost Review Commission, The President (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) Oppose Bill Failed
SB 154 Healthy Air Act, Senator Pinsky, et. al. Support Signed, Chapter 23
SB 158 Private Review Agents- Treatment Plan Form- Form Mandated by Another State, Senator Kelley No position Signed, Chapter 43
SB 160 Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2006, Senator Stone, et. al. FYI Bill Failed
SB 163 Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exceptions, Senator Hafer, et. al. Oppose Bill Failed
SB 203 Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury, Senator Harris Support Bill Failed
SB 229 Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act, The President (By Request - Administration), et. al. Support Bill Failed
SB 236 Health - Advance Directives - Registry - Drivers' Licenses and Identification Cards, The President (By Request - Administration), et. al. Support the concept Signed, Chapter 223
SB 249 High Schools - Automated External Defibrillator Program - Requirement, Senator Grosfeld No position Vetoed, duplicative
SB 250 Workers' Compensation - Selection of Health Care Provider - Employee's Choice, Senator Exum, et. al. Support Bill Failed
SB 279 Vehicle Laws - Mandatory Seat Belt Use, Senator Ruben, et. al. Support Bill Failed
SB 282 Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Plan Independence, Board Composition, and Regulation, Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) Oppose unless amended Bill Failed
SB 283 Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program , Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) Support Vetoed, duplicative
SB 284 Health Insurance - Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Authority, Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) Support Signed, Chapter 242
SB 297 Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Contraception Dispensing Program, Senator Grosfeld, et. al. No position Bill Failed
SB 298 Clean Indoor Air Act of 2006, Senator Ruben, et. al. Support Bill Failed
SB 303 Insurers and Health Maintenance Organizations - Prompt Payment - Workers' Compensation Claims, Senator Della Support with amendment Bill Failed
SB 325 Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Premium Rates, Senator Astle Oppose Signed, Chapter 26
SB 333 Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, Senator Miller, et. al. Oppose unless amended Vetoed, policy
SB 336 Disease Prevention - Hepatitis C Advisory Council, Senator Britt, et. al. No Position Signed, Chapter 249
SB 345 Physicians - Unauthorized Practice of Medicine - Penalty, Senators Teitelbaum, et. al. Oppose unless amended Bill Failed
SB 347 Creation of a State Debt - Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, Senator Gladden FYI Bill Failed
SB 355 Creation of a State Debt - Northwest Hospital Center, Senator Kelley, et. al. FYI Bill Failed
SB 358 Vehicle Laws - Emergency Contacts - Notation on Driver's License or Identification Card, Senators Schrader, et. al. FYI Bill Failed
SB 365 Public Health - Mercury-Free Vaccines - Requirements, Senator Middleton, et. al. No position Bill Failed
SB 369 Health Care Decisions Act - Advance Directives - Selection of Health Care Agent and Treatment Preferences , Senator Hollinger Oppose unless amended Signed, Chapter 522
SB 371 State Board of Pharmacy - Registration of Pharmacy Technicians, Senator Hollinger No position Signed, Chapter 523
SB 380 Health Services Cost Review Commission - Report on Hospital Charges, Senator Klausmeier FYI Signed, Chapter 48
SB 394 Workers' Compensation - Accidental Personal Injury - Definition, Senator Astle Oppose Bill Failed
SB 398 State Board of Physicians - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation, Senator Hollinger (Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee) Support with amendments Bill Failed
SB 410 Maryland Universal Health Care Plan, Senator Pinsky, et. al. Oppose Bill Failed
SB 422 Criminal Law - Sexual Offenses by Health Care Practitioners, Senator Forehand Oppose Bill Failed
SB 436 Health - Maryland Obesity Awareness and Prevention Task Force, Senator Britt Support Bill Failed
SB 448 Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits, Senator Kelley, et. al. Support Bill Failed
SB 449 State Board of Nursing - Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants, and Medication Technicians - Licensing and Regulation, Delegate Murray, et. al. FYI Vetoed, duplicative
SB 457 Public Schools - Student Health - Diabetes and Body Mass Index Screening and Nutrition Standards, Senator Pinsky, et. al. Oppose Bill Failed
SB 459 Creation of a State Debt - Kennedy Krieger Children's Hospital, Senator Jones, et. al. FYI Bill Failed
SB 486 Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act, Senator Teitelbaum, et. al. Oppose unless amended Bill Failed
SB 491 Health Insurance - Coverage for Home Visits After Mastectomy or Surgical Removal of a Testicle - Extension of Sunset, Senator Teitelbaum, et. al. No position Signed, Chapter 259
SB 494 Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments - Social Workers, Senator Kelley, et. al. Oppose Bill Failed
SB 528 Health Services Cost Review Commission - Repeal - Study of Alternative Financing of Uncompensated and Undercompensated Care, Senator Pipkin Oppose Bill Failed
SB 529 Health Facilities - Certificates of Need - Repeal, Senator Pipkin No position Bill Failed
SB 530 Consumer Health Open Insurance Coverage Act of 2006, Senator Pipkin Support with amendment Bill Failed
SB 534 Act of Terrorism - Determination Whether Criminal Act or Act of War, Senator Hollinger Support Bill Failed
SB 535 Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Health Care-Associated Infections Prevention and Control Program, Senator Hollinger and Senator Gladden No position Bill Failed
SB 538 Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear for Motorcycle Riders - Required Warning, Senator Mooney, et. al. Oppose Bill Failed
SB 548 Health Insurance - Maryland Association Health Plan Act, Senator Gianetti No position Bill Failed
SB 554 Health Insurance - Prompt Payment of Claims by Carriers - Clean Claims, Senator Exum Support Bill Failed
SB 555 Health Insurance - Assignment, Transfer, or Subcontract of Health Care Provider Contract, Senator Exum, et. al. Support Bill Failed
SB 568 Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan, Senator Pinsky, et. al. FYI Bill Failed
SB 611 Student Health and Fitness Act of 2006, Senator Britt, et. al. Support Bill Failed
SB 624 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Prescriptions, Senator Colburn Support Signed, Chapter 264
SB 636 Health Insurance - Recredentialing of Health Care Providers - Change in Tax Identification Number or Employer, Senator Teitelbaum Support with amendment Signed, Chapter 54
SB 649 Oral Health Safety Net Program, Senator Lawlah, et. al. No position Bill Failed
SB 657 Public Health - Maryland Cord Blood Bank, Senator Jacobs, et. al. FYI Bill Failed
SB 677 Courts - Interest Rate on Judgments, Senator Gianetti Support Bill Failed
SB 686 Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Participation by Providers, Senator Klausmeier Support Vetoed, duplicative
SB 695 Creation of a State Debt - St. Mary's Hospital of St. Mary's County, Senator Dyson FYI Bill Failed
SB 711 Medical Assistance Programs - Long-Term Care Services, Senator Hollinger, et. al. FYI Bill Failed
SB 728 Health Insurance - Medical Advice Transmitted by Electronic Mail - Reimbursement, Senator Teitelbaum Support the concept Signed, Chapter 266
SB 734 Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Reportable Incidents of Injury, Senator Teitelbaum Support Signed, Chapter 268
SB 735 Approved Gear and Equipment - Youth Baseball , Senator Teitelbaum Support Bill Failed
SB 748 Psychiatric Residential Treatment Demonstration Waiver Application, Senator Kelley FYI Bill Failed
SB 754 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Self-Employed Providers - Voluntary Tax Withholding, Senator Exum, et. al. FYI Signed, Chapter 536
SB 770 Health Insurance - Nonemergency Helicopter Transportation - Balance Billing Prohibited, Senator Hafer No position Signed, Chapter 272
SB 771 Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee - Membership, Staffing, and Reimbursement, Senators Hafer and Kelley No position Signed, Chapter 439
SB 773 Maryland Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists Act - Revision, Senator Conway Oppose Bill Failed
SB 802 Medical Records - Permitted Disclosures - Work-Related Injury or Occupational Disease, Senator Kittleman Oppose Bill Failed
SB 806 Workers' Compensation - Claims Adjusters and Medical Billing Entities, Senator Exum No position Bill Failed
SB 816 Maryland Compassionate Use Act, Senator Gladden No position Bill Failed
SB 818 Health Occupations - Physician Assistants - Delegation Agreements, Senator Hollinger Oppose unless amended Signed, Chapter 540
SB 832 Maryland Health Care Commission - Certificate of Need - Health Care Facilities, Delegate Pendergrass FYI Signed, Chapter 541
SB 835 Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund - Reimbursement Rates - Grants, Senator Middleton No position Vetoed
SB 839 Health Maintenance Organizations - Payment of Noncontracting Health Care Providers, Senator Astle Support Bill Failed
SB 865 Education - Scoliosis Screening in Public Schools - Repeal, Senator Britt FYI Vetoed, duplicative
SB 897 Procurement - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy, Senator Lawlah, et. al. No position and closely monitor Signed, Chapter 283
SB 901 Crimes - Prescription Drug Violations - Penalties , Senator Harris No position Bill Failed
SB 931 Health Insurance - Disabled Individuals - Eligibility for the Maryland Health Insurance Plan, Senators Lawlah, Britt, and Giannetti No position Bill Failed
SB 937 Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities - Grant Program and Funding, Senator Exum Support with amendments Bill Failed
SB 947 Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Self-Employed Individuals and Sole Proprietors, Senator Astle No position Bill Failed
SB 958 Community and Recreation Centers - Drug-Free Zones, Senator Britt, et. al. FYI Bill Failed
SB 1012 Family Law - Child Care - Influenza Immunization, Senator Klausmeier FYI Bill Failed
SB 1040 State Government - Public Records - Personal Information About Individuals with Disabilities, Senator Exum No position Vetoed, duplicative
SB 1043 Maryland Health Care Commission - Racial Variations Data - Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance, Senators Conway and McFadden Support Bill Failed
SB 1044 Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Fund - Eligibility for Subsidy, Senator Frosh No position Bill Failed
SB 1059 Prescription Drug Repository Program, Senator Teitelbaum FYI Signed, Chapter 287
SB 1065 Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Fund Transfer - Prince George's County, Senator Currie No position Signed, Chapter 288
SB 1086 Health Insurance - Contracts of Carriers with Providers or Hospitals - Prohibited Provisions, Senator Klausmeier Support Signed, Chapter 554
SJ 1 Air Pollution - Mercury Emissions Limits, Senator Hollinger, et. al. Support Bill Failed


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