Bill #
|
Title |
MedChi Position
|
Outcome |
| SB 9 |
Health - Duty to Report Death - Requirement and Penalties, Senator DeGrange |
FYI |
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 19 |
Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Telephone While Driving - Prohibitions, Senator Lenett |
Support |
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 27 |
Health Insurance - Benefits for In Vitro Fertilization - Donor Sperm, Senator Conway |
No position |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 56 |
Health Insurance - Medicare Supplement Policies - Repeal of Requirement to Offer Plan I, Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) |
No position |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill became law on April 13, 2010, ch. 16 |
| SB 57 |
Health Insurance - Mental Health Benefits - Group Health Plans, Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) |
Support |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill became law on April 13, 2010, ch. 17 |
| SB 77 |
Health General - Disease Prevention and Testing - Inmates of Correctional Institutions, Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services) |
FYI |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill became law on April 13, 2010, ch. 28 |
| SB 165 |
Health Occupations - Therapy Management Contracts - Repeal of Sunset, Senator Conway |
Support with amendments |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill became law on April 13, 2010, ch. 44 |
| SB 177 |
Expedited Partner Therapy Pilot Program - Extension, Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) |
FYI |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed VETOED |
| SB 181 |
Health Insurance - Child Dependents - Qualifying Age Limit, Senator Brochin |
No position |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 187 |
Maryland False Claims Act, Senator Lenett |
Oppose |
Senate Judicial Proceedings & Finance Committees - Bill failed |
| SB 250 |
Health - Medical Procedures - Ultrasound Options, Senators Simonaire, Colburn, DeGrange, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Mooney, Reilly, Stoltzfus, and Stone |
Oppose, letter of concern |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 279 |
Maryland False Health Claims Act of 2010, The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Lenett, Currie, Della, Gladden, Harrington, Kelley, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe |
Oppose |
House Judiciary & Appropriations Committees - Bill became law on April 13, 2010, ch. 4 |
| SB 291 |
Health Occupations Boards - Revisions, Senator Conway |
Support |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill became law on May 20, 2010, ch. 534 |
| SB 294 |
Vehicle Laws - Distracted Driving - Prohibition, Senator Glassman |
No position |
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 308 |
Health Occupations - Licensure of Physician Assistants, Senators Conway, Currie, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Harrington, Kelley, King, Lenett, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Pugh, and Rosapepe |
Support with amendments |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill became law on May 4, 2010, ch. 273 |
| SB 313 |
Health Insurance - Annual Preventive Care, Senators King, Miller, Harrington, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Stone |
Support with amendments |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill became law on May 20, 2010, ch. 535 |
| SB 314 |
Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers, Senators Garagiola, Kelley, Astle, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Kramer, McFadden, Miller, Peters, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe |
Support with amendments |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill became law on May 20, 2010, ch. 537 |
| SB 321 |
The Delegate John Arnick Electronic Communications Traffic Safety Act of 2010, Senator Stone |
No position |
House Environmental Committee - Bill became law on May 20, 2010, ch. 538 |
| SB 328 |
Hospitals - Financial Assistance and Debt Collection, Senators Middleton and Della |
FYI |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill became law on April 13, 2010, ch. 60 |
| SB 357 |
Health Occupations - Wellness Practitioners - Exemption from Licensure as Physicians, Senator Harrington |
Oppose |
Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 358 |
Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility, Senators Muse and Brochin |
Support |
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 397 |
Health Care Freedom Act of 2010, Senators Pipkin, Jacobs, and Mooney |
No position |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 402 |
Physicians - Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Notification and Posting Requirements, Senators Klausmeier, Conway, Currie, Mooney, and Stone |
Support with amendments |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 414 |
Vehicle Laws - Equine Riding - Helmet Requirement for Minors, Senators Pugh, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, and Raskin |
Support |
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 445 |
Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Required Coverage, Senators Madaleno, Pugh, Forehand, Frosh, King, Lenett, and Raskin |
No position |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 454 |
State Licensing Agencies - Justification Statements Required for Fee Increases Proposed by Regulations, Senator Pinsky |
Support |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill became law on May 4, 2010, ch. 300 |
| SB 484 |
State Board of Nursing - Nurse Practitioners - Certification Requirements and Authority to Practice, Senators Dyson, Astle, Currie, Kelley, Middleton, and Pugh |
Support as amended |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill became law on April 13, 2010, ch. 77 |
| SB 485 |
State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners - Licensure and Regulation, Senator Munson |
Support with amendments |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 492 |
Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exceptions, Senator Astle |
Oppose |
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 521 |
Family Planning Works Act, Senators Pugh, Frosh, Harrington, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Peters, Raskin, and Rosapepe |
Support |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 524 |
Health Insurance - Cancer Chemotherapy - Cost Sharing Equity, Senators Pugh, Conway, Forehand, Harrington, Jacobs, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, and Raskin |
No position |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 553 |
State Government - Maryland Tort Claims Act - Garrett County Physicians, Senator Edwards |
Support |
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 559 |
Child Protection - Mandatory Reporting of Children Regularly in Contact with Persons Convicted of Child Abuse and Child Sexual Abuse, Senators Kelley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Pinsky, and Stone |
Oppose unless amended |
House Judiciary Committee - Bill became law on May 4, 2010, ch. 185 |
| SB 579 |
Criminal Law - Drug Schedules - Marijuana, Senators Zirkin and Brinkley |
No position - Pending review by the MedChi Quality Committee |
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 593 |
Health Facilities - Freestanding Medical Facilities - Rates, Senators Garagiola, King, Pipkin, Colburn, Della, Exum, Forehand, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Pugh |
No position |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill became law on May 20, 2010, ch. 505 |
| SB 599 |
Maryland Perfusion Act, Senator Rosapepe |
Oppose |
Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 611 |
Insurers, Health Maintenance Organizations, and Managed Care Organizations - Compensation Reports, Senator Della |
FYI |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 625 |
Health Insurance - Payment and Fee Disclosure, Senator Frosh |
Support |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 627 |
Public Health - Medical Marijuana, Senators Brinkley, Raskin, Colburn, Garagiola, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Madaleno, Miller, and Zirkin |
No position - Pending review by the MedChi Quality Committee |
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 628 |
Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund - Annual Report - Requirements, Senator Stoltzfus |
FYI |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 634 |
Transportation - Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund - Transport by Privately Owned Helicopter, Senators Pipkin, Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Kittleman, Middleton, and Pugh |
FYI |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 637 |
Health Insurance - Dental Provider Panels - Provider Contracts, Senators Pipkin and Astle |
Support with amendments |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed VETOED |
| SB 659 |
Education - Immunizations - Children Entering Seventh Grade or Higher, Senators Klausmeier, Conway, Harrington, and Lenett |
No position |
Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 663 |
Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Cost-Sharing Obligations, Senators Klausmeier, Della, Exum, Forehand, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pugh, and Raskin |
No position |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 665 |
Health Insurance - Dental Provider Contracts - Prohibited Provision, Senators Klausmeier and Astle |
Support with amendments |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 672 |
Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation, Senators Dyson, Colburn, Harris, and Reilly |
No position |
Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 682 |
Maryland Health System Act of 2010, Senators Pinsky, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Pugh, and Raskin |
No position |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 700 |
Health Insurance - Child Wellness Benefits, Senator Exum |
Support |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill became law on May 20, 2010, ch. 595 |
| SB 704 |
Insurance - Coordination of Benefits - Health Insurance and Personal Injury Protection, Senators Garagiola and Frosh |
FYI |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill became law on May 4, 2010, ch. 340 |
| SB 706 |
Mental Hygiene Administration - Placement of Individuals with Mental Illness - Study, Senator McFadden |
No position |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 717 |
The Lorraine Sheehan Health and Community Services Act of 2010, Senators Jones, Madaleno, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Lenett, Pinsky, and Raskin |
FYI |
Senate Budget and Taxation & Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 718 |
Tanning Devices - Use by Minors - Prohibition, Senators Robey and Raskin |
Support |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 723 |
Health Insurance - Clinically Integrated Organizations, Senator Munson |
Support |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill became law on May 20, 2010ch. 598 |
| SB 745 |
Health Insurance - Ambulance Service Providers - Direct Reimbursement, Senator Colburn |
No position |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 756 |
Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits, Senators King, Madaleno, and Raskin |
Support |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 768 |
Civil Actions - Health Care Malpractice Claims - Attesting Expert Report, Senator Gladden |
Support with amendments |
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 769 |
Health Care Malpractice - Noneconomic Damage, Senator Gladden |
Oppose |
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 797 |
Blue Ribbon Commission on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, Senator Jones |
FYI |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 812 |
End of Life Health Care Disclosure Act, Senator Lenett |
No position |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 831 |
Civil Litigation Funding, Senators Forehand and Miller |
FYI |
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 851 |
Maryland Health Improvement and Disease Prevention Act, Senators Pugh, Forehand, Garagiola, Harrington, Jones, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, and Raskin |
Support with letter |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 855 |
Patient Centered Medical Home Program, The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Harrington, Kelley, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, and Rosapepe |
Support with amendments |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill became law on April 13, 2010, ch. 5 |
| SB 865 |
Education - Student-Athletes - Concussions, Senators Lenett and Zirkin |
Support with amendments |
House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 885 |
Health - Administrative Service Provider Contracts - Contracting Provider Definition, Senators Klausmeier and Astle |
No position |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill became law on May 20, 2010, ch. 625 |
| SB 908 |
Health Insurance - Coverage for the Treatment of Bleeding Disorders, Senator Stone |
No position |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 932 |
Civil Actions - Immunity from Civil Liability - Health Care Providers, Senator Gladden |
Support |
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 964 |
State Government - Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month, Senator Muse |
FYI |
Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 973 |
Criminal Law - Flavored Cigars - Prohibition on Sale, Senator Madaleno |
FYI |
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 1005 |
Health Services Cost Review Commission - Podiatric Medical Examiners Residency Program, Senator Pugh |
FYI |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 1028 |
Health Insurance - Coverage of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Senator Klausmeier |
No position |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 1031 |
Health Insurance - Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity - Repeal of Reporting Requirement, Senator Middleton |
No position |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill became law on May 20, 2010, ch. 646 |
| SB 1033 |
Veterans Affairs - Military Health Care Provider Transition Plan, Senator Harrington |
Support with letter |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill became law on May 20, 2010, ch. 511 |
| SB 1040 |
Prescription Confidentiality Act, Senator Lenett |
Oppose |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 1053 |
Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Laboratory Tests, Senator Klausmeier |
Oppose |
Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 1066 |
Health Occupations - Facilities for Dental Radiology, Senator Colburn |
FYI |
Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 1071 |
Health Insurance - Definition of Bona Fide Wellness Program, Senator Colburn |
No position |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 1074 |
Health Insurance - Nonparticipating Providers - Disclosure of Status and Charges, Senator Klausmeier |
Oppose |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 1075 |
Health Services Cost Review Commission - Membership, Senator Pipkin |
Oppose |
Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed |
| SB 1125 |
Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Administration of National High Risk Pool Program, Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health Insurance Plan) |
FYI |
House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed |