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2007 Legislative Action - House Bills
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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
10-April 9, 2007) and derived from Legislative Committee Agendas. Go to
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HOUSE BILLS - 2007 SESSION
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FINAL April 24, 2007
updated June 5, 2008 |
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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.
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| SWA: |
Support with Amendments (legislative
committee took no action on these bills) |
| NP |
No Position |
| HB |
House Bill |
| SB |
Senate Bill |
| POS: |
Position |
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2007 House Bills
| Bill No. |
Title |
Position |
Status |
| HB 8 |
Maryland Health Care Commission-Atlantic C-port II Trial: Non-primary percutaneous coronary intervention study, Haynes and Kirk |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 21 |
Creation of a State Debt - Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Delegates Hammen, Krysiak, and McHale |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 30 |
Oral Health Safety Net Program, Delegates Oaks, Donoghue, and Rosenberg |
Support the concept |
- Signed, Chapter 528 |
| HB 40 |
Income Tax Credit for Services Donated to Community Health Organizations Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Doory, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Krebs, Olszewski, Rice, Stukes, and F. Turner, Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Doory, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Krebs, Olszewski, Rice, Stukes, and F. Turner |
Support |
- Bill failed |
| HB 41 |
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Health Insurance and Medical Expenses, Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Doory, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Krebs, Olszewski, Stukes, and F. Turner |
Support the concept |
- Bill failed |
| HB 44 |
Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007, Delegates Bobo, Barve, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Beidle, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frush, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Kramer, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Love, et. al. |
Support the concept |
- Bill failed |
| HB 48 |
Circuit Courts - Medical Injury - Medical Malpractice Administrative Review Board, Delegates Morhaim, Aumann, Barve, Frank, Minnick, Oaks, Shank, and Stein |
Support with amendments |
- Bill failed |
| HB 55 |
Health Services Cost Review Commission - User Fees, The Speaker (By Request - Administration) |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 56 |
Maryland Health Care Commission - User Fee Assessments, The Speaker (By Request - Administration) |
No position |
- Bill failed |
| HB 78 |
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Elimination and Waiver Act, Delegate Cardin |
Oppose |
- Bill failed |
| HB 91 |
Food Service Facilities - Artificial Trans Fat - Prohibition, Delegate Hubbard |
Support the concept |
- Bill failed |
| HB 100 |
Health Occupations - Cultural Competency Workgroup, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Benson, Braveboy, Burns, Cane, Donoghue, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Jones, Kullen, Lee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and Taylor |
Support with amendments |
- Bill failed |
| HB 109 |
Creation of a State Debt - Bon Secours Hospital, Delegates Stukes, Haynes, and Kirk |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 110 |
Maryland Comparative Negligence Act, Delegates Simmons, Barnes, and Smigiel |
Oppose |
- Bill failed |
| HB 119 |
Health - Laboratory Examination Reports - Invasive Diseases, Delegates Eckardt and Haddaway |
No position |
- Signed, Chapter 377 |
| HB 123 |
Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act, Delegates Lee, Rudolph, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Dumais, Eckardt, Frank, Gaines, Gilchrist, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Harrison, Hecht, Howard, Hucker, Impallaria, Ivey, James, Kach, Kaiser, J. King, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen et. al. |
Oppose unless amended |
- Bill failed |
| HB 130 |
Nursing Facilities - Quality Assessment - Medicaid Reimbursement, The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barnes, Bromwell, Busch, Costa, Feldman, Haynes, Hubbard, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and F. Turner |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 131 |
Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007, The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Bobo, Busch, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Haynes, Heller, Lawton, Lee, Malone, McIntosh, Niemann, Taylor, and F. Turner |
Support |
- Signed, Chapter 112 |
| HB 132 |
Maryland Health Care Access Act of 2007, The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Busch, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Kullen, McIntosh, Morhaim, Rosenberg, and F. Turner |
Support with amendment |
- Bill failed |
| HB 135 |
Maryland Life Sciences Advisory Board, The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barve, Busch, Feldman, Haynes, N. King, Lawton, and Morhaim |
FYI |
- Vetoed, duplicative |
| HB 138 |
Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement, The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barnes, Busch, Haynes, and Morhaim |
Support |
- Bill failed |
| HB 140 |
Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunization - Universal Vaccine Purchasing System, The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barnes, Busch, Haynes, and Morhaim |
Support |
- Vetoed, duplicative |
| HB 147 |
Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility, Delegates Morhaim, Barve, Cardin, Jones, Shank, and Stein |
Support |
- Bill failed |
| HB 157 |
Health Insurance - Prohibited Discrimination and Rebates - Incentives for Participation in Wellness Programs and Other Exceptions, Delegates Morhaim, Barve, Cardin, Jones, Shank, and Stein |
No position |
- Signed, Chapter 591 |
| HB 159 |
Hepatitis C Inmate Treatment Program - Report, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bromwell, Burns, Costa, Elliott, Hammen, Jones, Kullen, Morhaim, and Tarrant |
Support |
- Bill failed |
| HB 171 |
Maryland Health Care Commission - Chronic Care Management and Wellness Promotion - Study, Delegate Hubbard |
No position |
- Bill failed |
| HB 202 |
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Eligibility Expansion, Delegates Hubbard, Montgomery, Oaks, and Pena-Melnyk |
Support |
- Bill failed |
| HB 203 |
Workers' Compensation - Appeals - Admissibility of Medical Records, Delegates Smigiel, Conaway, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, McConkey, and Simmons |
Support |
- Bill failed |
| HB 208 |
Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act, Delegates Howard, Ali, Aumann, Benson, Cane, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Kaiser, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Pendergrass, Rice, Ross, Sossi, F. Turner, and Vaughn |
Oppose unless amended |
- Signed, Chapter 532 |
| HB 210 |
Consumer Protection - Sale or Distribution of Personal Information - Limitations, Delegates Howard, Benson, Braveboy, Healey, Holmes, Niemann, F. Turner, and Vaughn |
Oppose unless amended |
- Bill failed |
| HB 214 |
Health Care Decisions Act - "Patient's Plan of Care" Form - Renaming, Delegates Morhaim and Frush |
No position |
- Signed, Chapter 70 |
| HB 216 |
HIV Testing - Prohibited Exposure - Victims, Delegates Morhaim, Anderson, Aumann, Beitzel, Benson, Bohanan, Bromwell, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Healey, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kelly, Kipke, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Malone, et. al. |
Support |
- Signed, Chapter 227 |
| HB 221 |
Creation of a State Debt - St. Mary's County - Hospice House, St. Mary's County Delegation |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 236 |
Health Occupations - Registered Nurses - Dispensing Methadone, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Eckardt, Hubbard, Morhaim, and Oaks |
No position |
- Signed, Chapter 385 |
| HB 261 |
Motor Vehicles - All-Terrain Vehicles - Protective Headgear, Delegates Kullen, Ali, Bohanan, Bronrott, Cardin, Feldman, Gaines, Gilchrist, Haynes, Jameson, Kach, Lawton, Levy, McConkey, McHale, Montgomery, Proctor, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, and Stukes |
Support |
- Bill failed |
| HB 262 |
Authorizing a health insurance carrier in the small group market to offer a discounted premium rate for wellness activities, Delegate Rudolph |
Support with amendments |
- Bill failed |
| HB 282 |
State Board of Physicians - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation, Delegate Hammen (Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee) |
Support with amendments |
- Vetoed, duplicative |
| HB 288 |
Healthy Maryland Initiative, Delegates Hixson, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Goldwater, et. al |
Support |
- Bill failed |
| HB 306 |
Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Caroline Hospice, Delegates Sossi, Eckardt, Haddaway, Smigiel, and Walkup |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 313 |
Maryland Cancer Treatment Program, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Costa, Eckardt, Frush, Haynes, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, Lee, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Robinson, Stukes, Tarrant, and Weldon |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 315 |
State Board of Nursing - Licensing, Certification, and Reinstatement Requirements, Delegates Goldwater, Benson, Eckardt, Lee, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, and Pendergrass |
FYI |
- Signed, Chapter 598 |
| HB 317 |
Student Health and Fitness Act of 2007, Delegates Cardin, Anderson, Aumann, Bronrott, Burns, Dumais, Elliott, Feldman, Frush, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Krysiak, Lee, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Stein, and Taylor |
Support |
- Bill failed |
| HB 326 |
Maryland Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists Act - Revision, Delegate Hubbard |
Oppose |
- Signed, Chapter 391 |
| HB 330 |
Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement Rates of Noncontracting Providers, Delegate Donoghue |
Support |
- Bill failed |
| HB 336 |
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program - Eligibility, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Ali, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Gaines, Gutierrez, Hucker, Kirk, Lee, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Oaks, Stukes, Taylor, and Vaughn |
Support |
- Bill failed |
| HB 338 |
Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury, Delegates Morhaim and Shank |
Support |
- Bill failed |
| HB 339 |
Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Health Benefit Plans - Rates, Delegates Costa, Boteler, Bromwell, Impallaria, Kach, Kaiser, J. King, Kipke, McDonough, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Weldon |
Support with amendments |
- Signed, Chapter 600 |
| HB 340 |
Drug-Exposed Infants - Methamphetamine, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, and Tarrant |
Support |
- Signed, Chapter 48 |
| HB 343 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Laboratories - Letter of Exception, Delegate Pendergrass |
No position |
- Signed, Chapter 73 |
| HB 344 |
Public Health Laboratories - Mutual Aid Agreements, Delegate Pendergrass |
FYI |
- Signed, Chapter 74 |
| HB 349 |
Creation of a State Debt - Adventist HealthCare, Delegates Barkley, Ali, Barve, Dumais, Feldman, Gilchrist, N. King, Rice, and Simmons |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 357 |
Fetal and Infant Mortality Review, Delegate Hubbard |
Support |
- Bill failed |
| HB 358 |
Certified Social Workers-Clinical - Practice - Definition, Delegate Donoghue |
Oppose |
- Signed, Chapter 235 |
| HB 359 |
Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007, Delegates Frush, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Braveboy, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Goldwater, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Healey, et. al |
Support |
- Signed, Chapter 502 |
| HB 361 |
State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services, Delegates Goldwater, Bronrott, Donoghue, Kullen, Lee, Nathan-Pulliam, and Riley |
Support |
- Bill failed |
| HB 367 |
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Primary Adult Care Program - Selection of Managed Care Organization, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Dwyer, Hubbard, Morhaim, and Oaks |
Support |
House Health and - Signed, Chapter 75 |
| HB 372 |
Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance - Garrett County Memorial Hospital - Subsidy for Family Practitioners Who Also Perform Obstetrical Services, Delegates Beitzel and Hammen |
Support with Amendment |
- Signed, Chapter 175 |
| HB 386 |
Professional Corporations - Physical Therapists, Delegate Love |
No Position |
- Signed, Chapter 32 |
| HB 388 |
Civil Actions - Dismissal or Termination - Limitations, Delegates Smigiel, Anderson, Carter, Dumais, Elmore, Kelly, Lee, Manno, Schuler, and Simmons
Civil Actions - Dismissal or Termination - Limitations |
Oppose |
- Bill failed |
| HB 400 |
Maryland Universal Health Care Plan, Delegates Montgomery, Ali, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Cane, V. Clagett, Doory, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hecht, Hucker, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rice, Taylor, and Waldstreicher |
No position |
- Bill failed |
| HB 405 |
Creation of a State Debt - Shore Health System, Delegates Eckardt, Cane, and Haddaway |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 411 |
Health Insurance - Managed Care Organizations - Service Count Ratio, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Costa, and Donoghue |
No Position |
- Bill failed |
| HB 425 |
Civil Actions - Liability of Insurer - Failure to Act in Good Faith, Delegate Simmons |
No position |
- Vetoed, Duplicative |
| HB 445 |
State Board of Nursing - Advanced Nurse Practitioners - Membership and Qualifications, Delegates Kullen, Levy, Bartlett, Bromwell, Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Eckardt, Hubbard, Kipke, Oaks, and Taylor |
FYI |
- Signed, Chapter 545 |
| HB 461 |
Prostate Cancer Pilot Program, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Anderson, Aumann, Benson, Burns, Cane, Conaway, Costa, Donoghue, Frank, Frush, George, Haynes, Heller, Howard, Ivey, Lafferty, Malone, Minnick, Mizeur, Oaks, Proctor, Riley, Stein, and Tarrant |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 462 |
Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities - Grant Program and Funding, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Anderson, Benson, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conaway, Costa, Frush, Glenn, Harrison, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Proctor, Ramirez, Robinson, Ross, Stukes, Tarrant, Valderrama, and Vaugh |
Support with amendments |
- Bill failed |
| HB 474 |
Dental Hygiene - Administration of Local Anesthesia, Delegate Donoghue |
Oppose |
- Bill failed |
| HB 477 |
Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Limited Health Benefit Plan - Modifications, Delegate Costa |
Support |
- Bill failed |
| HB 480 |
Workers' Compensation - Appeals - Evidence, Delegate McHale |
Support |
- Bill failed |
| HB 485 |
Direct Billing of Anatomic Pathology Services, Delegate Donoghue |
No Position |
- Bill failed |
| HB 487 |
Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Boards of Directors - Term Limits and Compensation, Delegate Morhaim |
No Position |
- Signed, Chapter 609 |
| HB 495 |
Action or Claim for Medical Injury - Attesting Experts - Reports, Delegate Anderson |
Oppose |
- Bill failed |
| HB 510 |
Prince George's County Hospital Authority PG 430-07, Prince George Co. Delegation |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 515 |
Health Insurance - Credentialing Intermediaries - Exemptions, Delegate Bromwell |
No position |
- Signed, Chapter 612 |
| HB 519 |
Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Nonphysician Specialists, Delegates Bromwell, Cardin, DeBoy, Donoghue, Hubbard, Malone, Oaks, and Schuler |
No position |
- Signed, Chapter 142 |
| HB 524 |
Workgroup on Cultural Competency and Workforce Development for Mental Health Professionals, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bronrott, Burns, Costa, Donoghue, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pendergrass, Proctor, Stein, F. Turner, and Waldstreicher |
Support with amendments |
- Signed, Chapter 412 |
| HB 535 |
Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Quarantine Orders - Citations, Delegate Dumais |
No Position |
- Bill failed |
| HB 566 |
Student Health - Maryland School Health Blue Ribbon Panel, Delegates Kaiser, Bronrott, and F. Turner |
Support |
- Bill failed |
| HB 572 |
Health Insurance - Expansion of Coverage, Delegates Elliott, Benson, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Krebs, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Shewell, Stull, Tarrant, and Weldon |
No position |
- Signed, Chapter 613 |
| HB 579 |
Health Insurance - Authorization of Additional Products and Small Group Administrative Discounts, Delegates Tarrant, Bromwell, Harrison, Hucker, Jones, Kirk, Lawton, Mathias, Rice, Riley, and Walker |
No position |
- Signed, Chapter 243 |
| HB 610 |
Education - Student Surveys - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Survey, Delegate Dumais |
Support |
- Vetoed, duplicative |
| HB 640 |
Mental Hygiene Facilities - Patient Rights, Delegates Kullen, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, Kipke, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, and Rosenberg |
No position |
- Signed, Chapter 173 |
| HB 672 |
Petition for Guardianship of Disabled Person - Certificate of Competency by Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical, Delegates McComas, Aumann, Bartlett, Braveboy, Elmore, McConkey, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, and Walkup |
Oppose |
- Signed, Chapter 250 |
| HB 682 |
Health Care Decisions Act - Emergency Medical Services "Do Not Resuscitate Orders" - Health Care Providers, Delegate Morhaim |
Support |
- Signed, Chapter 251 |
| HB 714 |
Health Insurance - Coverage for Returning Veterans - Limiting Age for Students, Delegate McKee |
No Position |
- Bill failed |
| HB 718 |
Vehicle Laws - Skateboards - Protective Helmets, Delegate McKee |
Support |
- Bill failed |
| HB 735 |
State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Registration, and Regulation, Delegates Hubbard, Boteler, Bromwell, DeBoy, Elliott, Haddaway, Holmes, Hucker, Kullen, Malone, Mathias, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rudolph, and Tarrant |
No position |
- Bill failed |
| HB 754 |
Children and Working Families Health Care Act of 2007, Delegates Hammen, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, et al |
Support with amendments |
- Bill failed |
| HB 769 |
Disease Prevention - Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Expedited Partner Therapy Pilot Program, Delegates Anderson, Carter, Conaway, Glenn, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, McHale, Oaks, Robinson, Stukes, and Tarrant |
Support with amendments |
- Veoted, duplicative |
| HB 779 |
Medical Malpractice - Medical Liability Division Task Force, Delegates Shank and Morhaim |
Support with amendments |
- Bill failed |
| HB 781 |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Test Counseling, Delegate Hubbard |
Oppose unless amended |
- Signed, Chapter 183 |
| HB 782 |
Creation of a State Debt - Atlantic General Hospital, Delegates Conway, Cane, and Mathias |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 788 |
Health Insurance - Collection of Racial and Ethnic Data - Nondiscrimination, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Cane, Conaway, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Kipke, Lee, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Tarrant |
FYI |
- Signed, Chapter 26 |
| HB 793 |
Sickle Cell Disease - Adults - Best Practices Treatment and Awareness Act, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Braveboy, Cane, Conaway, Costa, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Kipke, Lee, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Tarrant |
FYI |
- Signed, Chapter 435 |
| HB 796 |
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Community Choice Program Excluded Populations, Delegates Kullen, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, Mizeur, and Montgomery |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 797 |
Study of Health Care Services for Children with Life-Threatening Medical Conditions, Delegate Frush |
FYI |
- Signed, Chapter 81 |
| HB 800 |
Maryland Health Care Commission - Program Evaluation, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee |
FYI |
- Signed, Chapter 627 |
| HB 804 |
Creation of a State Debt - St. Agnes HealthCare, Delegates Haynes, DeBoy, Kirk, Malone, and Stukes |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 820 |
Health Occupation Boards - Determination of Job Classifications and Grades for Staff, Delegates Boteler and Kach |
No position |
- Bill failed |
| HB 836 |
Public Health - Lyme Disease - Public Awareness Campaign, Delegates Montgomery, Bobo, Bronrott, Elmore, Glassman, Hubbard, Kaiser, N. King, Kramer, Lawton, Lee, Manno, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Riley, Rudolph, Shewell, F. Turner, and Waldstreicher |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 837 |
Nursing Homes - Health Care Quality Disclosure Form - Requirements, Delegates McDonough, Impallaria, and Shewell |
FYI |
- Signed, Chapter 436 |
| HB 839 |
Environment - Recycling - Bottle Deposits, Returns, and Refunds, Delegates Hammen, Ali, Barnes, Barve, Bromwell, Conaway, Guzzone, Hucker, Kaiser, Lafferty, Mizeur, Morhaim, Niemann, Olszewski, Rice, Rosenberg, Schuler, and Walker |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 844 |
Health Services Cost Review Commission - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee |
FYI |
- Signed, Chapter 628 |
| HB 848 |
Health Insurance - Clean Claims, Delegate Bromwell |
Support |
- Bill failed |
| HB 849 |
Patient Referrals - Group Practice - Radiology Services, Delegate Bohanan |
No position |
- Bill failed |
| HB 871 |
Human Hybridization Prohibition Act of 2007, Delegates McComas, Anderson, Bartlett, Burns, Costa, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Haddaway, McConkey, Myers, Oaks, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Taylor, Walkup, and Wood |
Oppose |
- Bill failed |
| HB 872 |
Retrieval of Oocytes - Prohibition, Delegates McComas, Eckardt, Frank, Haddaway, and Kach |
Oppose |
- Bill failed |
| HB 873 |
Health - Donations - Oocytes, Delegates McComas, Anderson, Bates, Burns, Eckardt, Frank, Haddaway, Kach, Myers, Oaks, Robinson, Sophocleus, and Wood |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 879 |
Forensic Laboratories - Standards and Oversight, Delegates Anderson, Ali, Barnes, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Glenn, Hammen, Healey, Howard, Hucker, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Smigiel, Taylor, Vallario, Waldstreicher, and Walker |
FYI |
- Vetoed, duplicative |
| HB 887 |
Department of the Environment - Licensing and Regulation of Tanning Facilities, Delegates Healey, Bobo, Boteler, Cane, Elliott, Frush, Goldwater, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Kaiser, Love, McKee, Nathan-Pulliam, Ross, and Sossi |
Support |
- Bill failed |
| HB 913 |
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Atypical Antipsychotic Medication, Delegates Kullen, Hubbard, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, and Oaks |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 924 |
Health Care Disclosure Act, Delegates Benson, Barkley, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Kirk, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rice, Riley, et. al. |
No position |
- Bill failed |
| HB 935 |
Health Insurance - Disabled Individuals - Eligibility for the Maryland Health Insurance Plan, Delegate Hubbard |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 947 |
Health Insurance - Health Care Providers - Reimbursement by Carriers, Delegates Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Riley |
Support |
- Signed, Chapter 169 |
| HB 949 |
Military Health Care Personnel - Staffing Initiative, Delegates Stein, Beitzel, Bromwell, Costa, Kach, Kipke, Malone, Mizeur, Oaks, Riley, and Tarrant |
Support |
- Signed, Chapter 441 |
| HB 979 |
Regional Health Data Exchange, Delegates Pendergrass, Barve, Bates, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Costa, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Hubbard, Hucker, Kach, Kelly, Kipke, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Love, Manno, Miller, Mizeur, et. al. |
Support as amended |
- Signed, Chapter 262 |
| HB 980 |
Testing, Education, and Treatment for Inmates, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Kullen, Mizeur, and Tarrant |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 993 |
Creation of a State Debt - Fort Washington Medical Center, Delegates Walker, V. Turner, and Valderrama |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 997 |
Maryland Children's Health Program - Expansion of Eligibility, Delegates Valderrama, Ali, Ivey, Kramer, Lee, and Rice |
Support |
House Health and Government Operations Committee
- Bill failed |
| HB 1004 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Family Health Administration - Maryland Medbank Program, Delegate Donoghue |
FYI |
- Signed, Chapter 636 |
| HB 1033 |
Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs and Devices - Copayment or Coinsurance, Delegates Taylor, Gutierrez, Kaiser, N. King, Manno, Montgomery, Oaks, Rice, and Vaughn |
No position |
- Signed, Chapter 638 |
| HB 1034 |
Maryland Healthy Places Act, Delegates Oaks, Glenn, and Rosenberg |
No position |
- Passed, not signed |
| HB 1040 |
Maryland Compassionate Use Act, Delegates Oaks, Anderson, Carter, Glenn, McIntosh, Rosenberg, and Smigiel |
No position |
- Bill failed |
| HB 1048 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Consolidation and Streamlining Act of 2007, Delegates Morhaim and Kach |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 1049 |
Task Force on the HPV Vaccine, Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Aumann, Barnes, Beidle, Branch, Braveboy, DeBoy, Frush, Gaines, Haynes, Howard, Hucker, Impallaria, Ivey, N. King, Love, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, Shewell, Sossi, Stein, and Taylor |
Support |
- Signed, Chapter 191 |
| HB 1052 |
Health Insurance - Young Adult Coverage Expansion Act, Delegates Mizeur, Beidle, Benson, Bromwell, Hixson, Hubbard, Ivey, N. King, Pena-Melnyk, and Tarrant |
Support the concept |
- Bill failed |
| HB 1054 |
Insurance - Provider Contracts - Conditions of Participation with Carriers, Delegate Kach |
Support |
- Bill failed |
| HB 1057 |
Health Insurance - Equity in Family Coverage, Delegate Mizeur |
No position |
- Signed, Chapter 639 |
| HB 1059 |
Family Health Care Affordability Act, Delegates Mizeur, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Donoghue, Dumais, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Kullen, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, and Tarrant |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 1060 |
Medicaid Transparency Act, Delegates Mizeur, Aumann, Benson, Costa, Elliott, Hubbard, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Stocksdale, and Vaughn |
Support |
- Bill failed |
| HB 1061 |
Eliminating Barriers to Enrollment Act, Mizeur, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Dumais, Elliott, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Kipke, Kullen, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and Tarrant |
Support |
- Bill failed |
| HB 1068 |
Consumer Health Open Insurance Coverage Act of 2007, Delegates Eckardt, Dwyer, Frank, George, Haddaway, McComas, Schuh, Shank, and Smigiel |
No position |
- Bill failed |
| HB 1070 |
Health Services Cost Review Commission - Repeal of Commission and Study of Alternative Financing of Uncompensated and Undercompensated Care, Delegates Eckardt, Dwyer, Haddaway, McComas, Schuh, and Smigiel |
Oppose |
- Bill failed |
| HB 1071 |
Child Fatality Review Teams - Access and Disclosure of Information, Delegates Anderson, Glenn, Kirk, and Krysiak |
No position |
- Signed, Chapter 264 |
| HB 1073 |
Medicare Part D "Donut Hole" Tax Assistance Act, Manno, Hammen, Hubbard, and Rudolph |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 1074 |
Repeal of Certificate of Need Requirements - Health Care Facilities Other Than Home Health Agencies and Hospices, Delegates Eckardt, Dwyer, Haddaway, McComas, Shank, and Smigiel |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 1076 |
Health Insurance - Low-Income Health Insurance Premium Support Fund, Delegates Eckardt, Frank, George, Haddaway, McComas, Schuh, Shank, and Smigiel |
No position |
- Bill failed |
| HB 1082 |
Managed Care Organizations - Retroactive Denial of Claims, Delegate Hubbard |
Support |
- Signed, Chapter 452 |
| HB 1083 |
Health Occupations - Maryland Athletic Trainers Act, Delegates Bromwell, Cardin, and Hucker |
Support with amendments |
- Bill failed |
| HB 1098 |
Professional Counselors and Therapists - Definition of Appraisal, Delegate Hubbard |
Oppose |
- Bill failed |
| HB 1104 |
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Organizations - Hospital Ancillary Services, Delegate Donoghue |
Support with amendment |
- Bill failed |
| HB 1128 |
Creation of a State Debt - Western Maryland Health System, Allegany County Delegation |
FYI |
- Bill failed |
| HB 1137 |
Hospitals - Safe Patient Lifting, Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Braveboy, Griffith, Ivey, and Valderrama |
No position |
- Signed, Chapter 57 |
| HB 1161 |
Task Force on Funding Acute Inpatient Mental Health Services, Delegate Hubbard |
No position |
- Bill failed |
| HB 1169 |
Health Programs - Diabetes - The Maryland P3 Program, Delegate Rudolph |
Oppose |
- Bill failed |
| HB 1179 |
Health Insurance - Uniform Credentialing Form, Delegate Pendergrass |
Support with amendm | | |