MedChi: The Maryland State Medical Society

 February 6, 2012, 6:30 p.m.

MedChi, Baltimore, Maryland

I.  Call to Order 

II.  Approval of Minutes

III.  Boards and Commissions

HB 323 - Health Occupations - Licensed Podiatrists - Scope of Practice
Delegate Reznik

HB 395 - State Board of Nursing - Sunset Extension and Revisions
Delegate Hammen (Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee)

HB 408 - Health Occupations - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation
Delegates Reznik, Bohanan, Branch, Costa, Donoghue, Jameson, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Wood

HB 436 - Medical Records - Authorization to Disclose - Person in Interest
Delegate Reznik

SB 376 - Medical Records - Authorization to Disclose - Person in Interest
Senator Conway

SB 394 - Medical Laboratories - Laboratory Test and Clinical Laboratory Fees - Schedule
Senator Jennings

SB 395 - Health Occupations - Public Disclosure of Professional Credentials
Senator Jennings

SB 408 - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccinations - Expanded Authority
Senator Dyson

SB 479 - Health Occupations - Physician Assistants - Patient's Access to Supervising Physician
Senator Ferguson

IV. Public Health

HB 188 - Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances - Synthetic Cannabinoids
Delegates Eckardt, Beidle, Dwyer, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Jacobs, Kipke, McConkey, and Valentino-Smith

HB 328 - Health - Tattoo Facilities - Protection of Minors
Delegate Malone

HB 340 - Vehicle Laws - Seat Belts and Child Safety Seats
Delegates Arora and Wilson

HB 343 - Vehicle Laws - Child Safety Seats and Seat Belts - Penalty
Delegates Reznik, Barkley, Bobo, Bromwell, Clagett, Clippinger, Hogan, Howard, Hubbard, A. Kelly, Kipke, Luedtke, B. Robinson, and S. Robinson

HB 426 - Medical Assistance Program - Health Care for Mothers, Children, Seniors, and Individuals with Disabilities - Pilot Program
Delegates Hubbard and Gaines

HB 496 - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalties
Delegates Impallaria, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, DeBoy, Elliott, Glass, James, McComas, McDonough, Minnick, Norman, and O'Donnell

SB 76 - Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances - Research - Synthetic Cannabinoids
Senators Kelley, Forehand, Jacobs, Manno, Montgomery, and Rosapepe

SB 310 - Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances - Synthetic Cannabinoids
Senator Reilly

SB 393 - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Organizations - Recipient Participation
Senator Middleton

SB 460 - Vehicle Laws - Child Safety Seats and Seat Belts - Penalty
Senators King, Forehand, Garagiola, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Peters, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe

SB 488 - Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exception
Senator Astle

V. Health Insurance

HB 286 - Managed Care Organizations - Medical Loss Ratio Information - Publication
Delegates Hubbard, Anderson, Costa, Cullison, Frank, Hammen, A. Kelly, Kipke, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Ready, Reznik, Rosenberg, and V. Turner

HB 432 - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Provider-Based Outpatient Oncology Centers - Reimbursement
Delegate Donoghue

HB 465 - Health Insurance - Health Benefit Plan Premium Rate Review
Delegate Hammen

HB 470 - Maryland Health Care Commission - Preauthorization of Medical Services and Pharmaceuticals - Standards
Delegates Tarrant, Cullison, Hubbard, Krebs, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, and Reznik

HB 506 - Health Care Malpractice Claims - Expert Witnesses - Admissibility of Insurance Coverage
Delegate Anderson

HB 507 - Health Care Malpractice Claims - Expert Witnesses - Limitations
Delegate Anderson

SB 456 - Health Insurance - Health Benefit Plan Premium Rate Review
Senator Middleton

SB 484 - Managed Care Organizations - Medical Loss Ratio Information - Publication
Senators Kelley, Klausmeier, Mathias, Middleton, Muse, and Pugh

VI. FYI

HB 276 - Health Occupations - Psychologists - Penalties for Misrepresentation and Practicing Without a License
Delegate Hubbard

HB 308 - Tobacco-Free Schools Act
Delegate Luedtke

HB 347 - Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums
Delegates Hubbard, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Bates, Beidle, Bohanan, Boteler, Braveboy, Clagett, Cluster, Costa, DeBoy, Elliott, Fisher, Frush, Gaines, George, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Impallaria, Ivey, Kramer, Krebs, Lee, Love...

HB 348 - State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Certified Professional Counselor-Alcohol and Drug - Repeal
Delegate Hubbard

HB 370 - Public Schools - Physical Examinations - Calculation of Body Mass Index
Delegate Costa

HB 382 - Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Health Care Facilities - Abuser Registry
Delegates B. Robinson, Cane, Conaway, Glenn, Kaiser, McComas, Stukes, and Washington

HB 449 - Health Care Decisions by Surrogates - Donations of Nonvital Organs
Delegate Morhaim

HB 497 - Public Schools - Epinephrine Availability and Use - Policy Requirements
Delegates Myers, Afzali, Glass, McComas, Norman, Parrott, Serafini, and Smigiel

HB 500 - Frederick County - Adult Detention Center - Medical and Dental Fees
Frederick County Delegation

HB 509 - Public Health - Inmates - HIV Testing
Delegates K. Kelly, Beitzel, Clippinger, Cluster, Dumais, Hough, McConkey, Myers, Parrott, Valentino-Smith, and Wilson

SB 35 - Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums
Senators Klausmeier, Jacobs, Raskin, Garagiola, Mathias, Madaleno, Peters, Rosapepe, Young, Ramirez, Dyson, Stone, Kittleman, and Reilly

SB 263 - Frederick County - Adult Detention Center - Medical and Dental Fees
Senators Brinkley and Young

SB 316 - Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Health Care Facilities - Abuser Registry
Senators Pugh, Benson, Forehand, Jones-Rodwell, King, Klausmeier, Manno, Montgomery, Muse, Peters, and Stone

SB 427 - Pregnancy Outcomes - Confidential Statistical Reporting Requirements
Senators Glassman, DeGrange, Dyson, Kittleman, Peters, Pipkin, and Stone

SB 474 - State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Certified Professional Counselor-Alcohol and Drug - Repeal
Senator Pinsky

VII. Other Business

VIII. Adjournment

Parking for this meeting will be available in the Greek church parking lot on Maryland Avenue across the street from the MedChi building.