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2010 House Bills

Below is a list of bills considered by MedChi's Legislative Committee during the 2010 legislative session (January 13 - April 12, 2010).  Full text and status of each bill is available by clicking on the bill number listed in the following chart. (You will need to be able to view RTF documents.) 

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Last Updated:  Final

Bill#
Title MedChi Position
Outcome
HB 2 Public Health - Lyme Disease - Record of Reported Cases , Delegate Montgomery No position House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 19 Health Insurance - Coverage of In Vitro Fertilization Services, Delegate Waldstreicher No position House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 30 Health Insurance - Coverage of In Vitro Fertilization Services, Delegate Waldstreicher No position House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 32 Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Cap on Comprehensive Standard Health Benefit Plan, Delegate Kach No position House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 41 Health Insurance - Copayments for In Vitro Fertilization Procedures and Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity, Delegate Kach No position House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 67 Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Sunset Extension, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health Insurance Plan) FYI Senate Finance Committee - Bill became law on April 13, 2010, ch. 119
HB 69 Insurance - Insurers - Audits, Investments, and Operations, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) FYI Senate Finance Committee - Bill became law on April 13, 2010, ch. 120
HB 114 Health Occupations Boards - Revisions, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Conaway, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Kipke, Mizeur, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Robinson, Tarrant, Taylor, and V. Turner Support Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Bill became law on May, 2010, ch. 534
HB 140 Bicycles, Mopeds, and Motor Scooters - Minors - Protective Headgear, Delegates Elliott and Mathias Support House Environmental Matters Committee - Bill failed
HB 147 Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers, Delegates Morhaim, Barve, Eckardt, Elliott, George, Hubbard, Kullen, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, and V. Turner Support with amendments House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 162 Expedited Partner Therapy Pilot Program - Extension, Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) FYI Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Bill became law on April 13, 2010, ch. 136
HB 181 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Biomonitoring Program - Report, Delegates Hubbard, Ali, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Costa, Frush, Griffith, Healey, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, Kipke, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner No position Senate Finance Committee - Bill became law on May 4, 2010, ch. 394
HB 182 Health Insurance - Coverage for Breast Cancer Screening - American Cancer Society Guidelines, Delegates Stifler, Pena-Melnyk, Aumann, Barkley, Beidle, Bromwell, Eckardt, Frank, Frush, Glenn, Haddaway, Hecht, James, Jameson, Jennings, Kaiser, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Love, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, O'Donnell, Riley, Shank, Shewell... No position House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 192 Motor Vehicles - Reading Text Message While Driving - Prohibition, Delegates Malone and Kach Support Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Bill failed
HB 198 Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Required Coverage, Delegates Bronrott, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Carr, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Heller, Hixson, Hucker, Kaiser, Kramer, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Reznik, Rice, Simmons, Taylor, and Waldstreicher No position House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 236 Vehicle Laws - Distracted Driving - Prohibition, Delegate Malone No position House Environmental Matters Committee - Bill failed
HB 239 Commercial Law - Contracts with Automatic Renewal Clauses - Required Notice, Delegates King, Kipke, and Schuh Support House Economic Matters Committee - Bill failed
HB 248 Vehicle Laws - Equine Riding - Helmet Requirement for Minors, Delegate Pena-Melnyk Support House Environmental Matters Committee - Bill failed
HB 261 Health - Administrative Service Provider Contracts - Contracting Provider Definition, Delegate Tarrant No position Senate Finance Committee - Bill became law on May 20, 2010, ch. 626
HB 274 Health Insurance - Benefit Cards - Copayments, Delegate King Support House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 290 Licensed Physicians - Treatment of Lyme Disease - Discipline, Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Montgomery, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Frush, Hecht, Hubbard, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner Oppose House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 292 Health Insurance - Uniform Consultation Referral Form - Electronic Transmission, Delegate Morhaim Support Senate Finance Committee - Bill became law on May 4, 2010, ch. 403
HB 294 Education - Immunizations - Children Entering Seventh Grade or Higher, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Costa, Gutierrez, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Lee, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, and V. Turner No position House Ways and Means Committee - Bill failed
HB 299 Vehicle Laws - Distracted Driving - Prohibition, Delegate Malone No position House Environmental Matters Committee - Bill failed
HB 308 Physical Therapist Assistants - Direct Supervision, Delegate Costa FYI House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 311 Health - Duty to Report Death - Requirement and Penalties, Delegates Sophocleus, Barkley, DeBoy, Dumais, Elmore, George, Hecht, Heller, Impallaria, Love, McConkey, McDonough, Montgomery, Shewell, and Stocksdale FYI House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 319 State Board of Nursing - Nurse Practitioners - Certification Requirements and Authority to Practice, Delegates Kullen, Eckardt, Bartlett, Beidle, Benson, Bohanan, G. Clagett, Dumais, Gaines, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Hecht, James, Jameson, Jenkins, Krebs, Love, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Norman, O'Donnell, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, and Wood Support as amended Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Bill became law on April 13, 2010, ch. 78
HB 323 Health Occupations - Licensure of Physician Assistants, Delegates Morhaim and Hammen Support with amendments Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Bill became law on May 4, 2010, ch. 274
HB 324 Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation, Delegates Kullen, Benson, Bohanan, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Jameson, Jenkins, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Wood No position House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 325 State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners - Licensure and Regulation, Delegate Donoghue Support with amendments Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Bill failed
HB 333 State Government - Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month, Delegates Walker and Oaks FYI House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 385 Smartphone Safety Act, Delegates Ali, Bobo, Cane, Holmes, Serafini, and Shewell No position House Environmental Matters Committee - Bill failed
HB 411 Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunizations - Membership, Sunset Extension, and Study of HPV Vaccine, Delegate Kach Support with amendments Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Bill became law on May 20, 2010, ch. 672
HB 416 Health Insurance - Definition of Bona Fide Wellness Program, Delegates Haddaway, Aumann, Boteler, Bromwell, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Smigiel, Sossi, and Stocksdale No position House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 431 Medical Review Committees - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services, Delegates Waldstreicher, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hixson, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McConkey, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, and Vallario Support with amendments House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 435 Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Physicians - Services Outside of Office Hours, by Telephone, or Online, Delegates Kach and Jones Support Senate Finance Committee - Bill became law on May 20, 2010, ch. 673
HB 438 Vehicle Laws - Prohibition Against Smoking in Vehicle Containing Young Child, Delegate Barnes Support House Environmental Matters Committee - Bill failed
HB 459 State Licensing Agencies - Justification Statements Required for Fee Increases Proposed by Regulations, Delegates Healey, Bronrott, Eckardt, Feldman, Morhaim, and Smigiel Support Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Bill became law on May 4, 2010, ch. 301
HB 478 Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Cost-Sharing Obligations, Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Mizeur, Benson, Carr, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Elliott, Frush, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Kipke, Lafferty, Manno, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Ross, Stukes, and V. Turner No position House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 489 Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Telephone While Driving - Prohibitions, Delegates G. Clagett, Barkley, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Kullen, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, F. Turner, and Weir No position House Environmental Matters Committee - Bill failed
HB 492 Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Personal Injury Protection Coverage - Minimum Benefits, Delegates Smigiel, Boteler, Dumais, Elmore, McComas, McDonough, Simmons, Stocksdale, and Vallario Support House Economic Matters Committee - Bill failed
HB 525 Maryland False Health Claims Act of 2010, The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Anderson, Beidle, Beitzel, Benson, Bobo, Cardin, Carr, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser... Oppose House Judiciary & Appropriations Committee - Bill failed
HB 532 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunizations - Sunset Extension, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene) Support with amendments House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 541 Health Occupations - Wellness Practitioners - Exemption from Licensure as Physicians, Delegates Reznik, Ali, Bobo, Boteler, Feldman, Guzzone, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Rice, F. Turner, and V. Turner Oppose House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 549 Maryland Perfusion Act, Delegate King No position, but monitor House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 585 Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Dental Implants, Delegate V. Clagett No position House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 594 Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits, Delegates George, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Frank, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jenkins, Jennings, Kelly, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Myers, Norman, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Sophocleus, and Stuke Support House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 600 Health Occupations - Therapy Management Contracts - Repeal of Sunset, Delegate Kullen Support with amendments Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Bill became law on April 13, 2010, ch. 45
HB 603 Health Care Freedom Act of 2010, Delegates Shank, Bartlett, Bates, Boteler, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Jenkins, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Miller, Norman, Serafini, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stull No position House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 622 Health Care Malpractice - Noneconomic Damages, Delegates Waldstreicher, Anderson, Barnes, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Lee, Ramirez, Schuler, Simmons, and Smigiel Oppose House Judiciary Committee - Bill failed
HB 626 Health Insurance - Cancer Chemotherapy - Cost Sharing Equity, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, Jones, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and V. Turner No position House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 627 Health Occupations Boards and Committees - Consumer Member Requirements, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, Jones, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and V. Turner No position House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 640 Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Physicians - Prince George's County Primary Care Physicians - Eligibility PG 403-10, Prince George's County Delegation Oppose House Ways and Means Committee - Bill failed
HB 649 Environment - Pharmaceutical Disposal Act, Delegates Barnes, V. Clagett, Frush, Holmes, Hubbard, Niemann, and Pena-Melnyk No position House Environmental Matters Committee - Bill failed
HB 671 State Government - Maryland Tort Claims Act - Garrett County Physicians, Delegate Beitzel Support House Judiciary Committee - Bill failed
HB 699 Health Facilities - Freestanding Medical Facilities - Rates, Delegates Reznik, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Costa, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Feldman, Gilchrist, Haddaway, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kullen, Manno, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Simmons, Smigiel, Sossi, and Taylor No position House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill became law on May 20, 2010, ch. 506
HB 712 Public Health - Medical Marijuana, Delegates Morhaim, Anderson, Glenn, Ali, Aumann, Barnes, Barve, Boteler, Branch, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Hecht, Hucker, Jenkins, Jennings, Kach, Kramer, Krysiak, Lafferty, Levy.. No position - Pending review by the MedChi Quality Committee House Health and Government Operations & Judiciary Committees - Bill failed
HB 713 Drug Schedules - Marijuana, Delegates Morhaim, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barnes, Barve, Boteler, Branch, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Hucker, Jenkins, Jennings, Kach, Kramer, Krysiak, Lafferty No position - Pending review by the MedChi Quality Committee House Judiciary Committee - Bill failed
HB 720 Public Health - Nontobacco Nicotine Products, Delegates Bobo and Frush Support House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 742 Medical Treatment - Homeless, Abandoned, and Runaway Youth, Delegates Rosenberg and Hubbard No position House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 747 Health Occupations - Personal Trainers Act, Delegate Costa No position House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 767 Maryland Health Security Act of 2010, Delegates Montgomery, Manno, Hucker, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, Lee, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-M No position House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 798 Task Force to Study Lyme Disease, Delegates Lee, Conway, Montgomery, Aumann, Barkley, Carr, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Frick, Frush, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway, Healey, Heller, Kach, Love, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Robinson, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, and F. Turner FYI House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 803 Health Insurance - High Deductible Plans and Limited Benefit Plans for Uninsured Individuals, Delegates Rudolph and Kullen No position Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed
HB 804 Health Insurance - Dental Provider Panels - Provider Contracts, Delegates Kach and Olszewski Support with amendments Senate Finance Committee - Bill became law on May 20, 2010, ch. 702
HB 811 Child Abuse and Neglect - Mandatory Reporting - Children in Contact with Sexual Offenders, Delegates Dumais, Conway, DeBoy, Malone, and Mathias Oppose unless amended Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Bill became law on May 4, 2010, ch. 186
HB 814 Health Insurance - Individual Health Benefit Plans - Frequency of Premium Increases, Delegates Kach and Olszewski FYI Senate Finance Committee - Bill became law on May 20, 2010, ch. 703
HB 824 Civil Actions - Immunity from Civil Liability - Health Care Providers, Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, Kipke, McComas, Montgomery, and Waldstreicher Support House Judiciary Committee - Bill failed
HB 832 The Lorraine Sheehan Health and Community Services Act of 2010, Delegates Bronrott, Hubbard, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Burns, Carr, Carter, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hucker, Ivey, Kramer, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena FYI House Ways and Means & Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 862 Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunizations - Membership and Sunset Repeal, Delegate Hubbard Support with amendments House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 863 Maryland Professional Counselors and Therapists Act - Corrections, Delegate Hubbard FYI Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Bill became law on May 20, 2010ch. 708
HB 870 State Board of Physicians - Facilities for Performing Elective Cosmetic Surgical Procedures, Delegate Reznik Support Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Bill became law on May 20, 2010, ch. 709
HB 878 Health Insurance - Annual Preventive Care, Delegate Mizeur Support with amendments Senate Finance Committee - Bill became law on May 20, 2010, ch. 536
HB 897 Health - Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, Delegates McComas, Ali, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Bronrott, Carter, DeBoy, Doory, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Hecht, Howard, Hucker, James, Jameson, Jenkins, Jennings, Kaiser, Kelly, Kramer, Kullen, Levi, Manno, McConkey, McDonough... FYI House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 918 Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, Delegate Kullen Oppose House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 929 Patient Centered Medical Home Program, The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Busch, Carter, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Feldman, Gaines, Gutierrez, Hammen, Hucker, Ivey, James, Kaiser, Kullen, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pullia Support with amendments Senate Finance Committee - Bill became law on April 13, 2010, ch. 6
HB 933 Hospitals - Financial Assistance and Debt Collection, Delegate Montgomery FYI Senate Finance Committee - Bill became law on April 13, 2010, ch. 61
HB 934 Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Telephone While Driving - Prohibitions, Delegates McIntosh, Barkley, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Conaway, Donoghue, Dumais, Frick, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Hecht, Howard, Hucker, Kullen, Love, Manno, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rice... FYI House Environmental Matters Committee - Bill became law on May 20, 2010, ch. 716
HB 951 Health Insurance Carriers - Declinations of Applications for Coverage - Required Reporting, Delegates Carter, Gutierrez, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, and Robinson FYI House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 968 Workers' Compensation - Appeals - Evidence, Delegate Barkley Support House Economic Matters Committee - Bill failed
HB 993 Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Communication Devices - Prohibition, Delegate Conaway FYI House Environmental Matters Committee - Bill failed
HB 1015 Health Insurance - Purchasing Out of State - Feasibility Study, Delegate Rudolph No position Senate Finance Committee - Bill failed
HB 1017 Health Insurance - Child Wellness Benefits, Delegates Reznik, Barkley, Bronrott, Carr, Hubbard, Kaiser, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, and V. Turner Support Senate Finance Committee - Bill became law on May 20, 2010, ch. 596
HB 1026 Health Insurance - Dental Provider Contracts - Prohibited Provision, Delegates Bromwell and Kach Support with amendments House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 1030 Vehicle Laws - Motor Scooters - Protective Headgear, Delegates Bronrott and Olszewski Support House Environmental Matters Committee - Bill failed
HB 1039 Tanning Devices - Use by Minors - Prohibition, Delegates Bronrott, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, G. Clagett, Frush, Gaines, Guzzone, Healey, Hecht, Hubbard, Lee, Montgomery, Morhaim, Reznik, Taylor, F. Turner, and V. Turner Support House Economic Matters Committee - Bill failed
HB 1050 Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Plan Options - Governmental Third Party Payers, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health Insurance Plan) FYI Senate Finance Committee - Bill became law on April 13, 2010, ch. 166
HB 1073 Insurance - Coordination of Benefits - Health Insurance and Personal Injury Protection, Delegates Pena-Melnyk and Vallario FYI Senate Finance Committee - Bill became law on May 4, 2010, ch. 341
HB 1075 Health Insurance - Payments for Services of Nonparticipating Health Care Providers, Delegate Kipke Oppose House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 1089 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Laboratory Tests, Delegates Rudolph and Elliott Oppose House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 1091 Health Insurance - Coverage of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Delegates Reznik, Anderson, Barkley, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee... No position House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 1093 Health Insurance - Clinically Integrated Organizations, Delegate Donoghue Support Senate Finance Committee - Bill became law on May 20, 2010, ch. 599
HB 1127 Health Insurance - Coverage for the Treatment of Bleeding Disorders, Delegates Holmes, Dwyer, Niemann, and Stein No position House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 1157 Health Care Malpractice - Limitation on Noneconomic Damages, Delegates Elliott, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Jenkins, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, and Stull Support House Judiciary Committee - Bill failed
HB 1166 Health Care Malpractice - Awards and Judgments - Periodic Payments, Delegates Elliott, Bartlett, Bates, Costa, Eckardt, Frank, George, Haddaway, Jenkins, Krebs, McComas, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, and Stull Support House Judiciary Committee - Bill failed
HB 1180 Prescription Confidentiality Act, Delegates Montgomery, Carr, Frick, and Manno Oppose House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 1190 Health Occupations Boards - Discipline of Health Care Providers - Failure to Comply with Governor's Order, Delegate Bromwell Support Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Bill failed
HB 1242 Suspension of Medicaid and Children's Health Program Benefits - Juvenile Incarceration, Delegates Ramirez, Hucker, Pendergrass, and Stocksdale FYI House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 1252 Physicians - Professional Liability Coverage - Requirements, Delegates Manno and Feldman Oppose House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 1253 Physicians - Professional Liability Coverage - Proof and Notification, Delegates Manno and Feldman Oppose House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 1282 Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exceptions, Delegates Anderson, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Bohanan, Boteler, Bromwell, Cane, Conway, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Feldman, Glenn, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Harrison, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kramer, Kullen, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller... Oppose House Environmental Matters Committee - Bill failed
HB 1331 Civil Litigation Funding, Delegates Dumais, Anderson, Barnes, Lee, Ramirez, and Valderrama FYI House Judiciary Committee - Bill failed
HB 1351 Insurance - Use of Genetic Information and Genetic Tests, Delegates Manno and Montgomery FYI House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 1353 Veterans Affairs - Military Health Care Provider Transition Plan, Delegates Stein, Aumann, Beitzel, Boteler, Burns, Cardin, Frush, McHale, Minnick, Morhaim, Reznik, and Tarrant Support with letter Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Bill became law on May 20, 2010, ch. 512
HB 1357 Professional Boards - Transfer of Funds - Repayment, Delegates Boteler, Aumann, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Haddaway, Kach, Krebs, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Wood Support House Appropriations Committee - Bill failed
HB 1358 Family Planning Works Act, Delegates Mizeur, Smigiel, Ross, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bronrott, Carr, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Kullen, Lee, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez... Support House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 1375 Kids First Express Lane Eligibility Act, Delegate Mizeur Support Senate Budget and Taxation Committees - Bill became law on May 20, 2010, ch. 734
HB 1386 Disclosure of Health Premium Expenditures Act, Delegate Mizeur No position House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 1387 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Disposal of Unused Prescription Drugs ("Operation Take-back"), Delegates Bobo, Donoghue, and Pena-Melnyk FYI House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 1388 Maryland Medical Marijuana Act, Delegate Glenn No position - Pending review by the MedChi Quality Committee House Health and Government Operations & Judiciary Committees - Bill failed
HB 1390 Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program and Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program - Funding, Delegates Rosenberg and Hubbard FYI House Health and Government Operations & Appropriations Committees - Bill failed
HB 1391 Education - Student-Athletes - Concussions, Delegates Montgomery, Reznik, Barnes, Bronrott, Cardin, Frick, Frush, Heller, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Kullen, Mizeur, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, and Walker Support with amendments House Ways and Means & Health and Government Operations Committees - Bill failed
HB 1410 Health Services Cost Review Commission - Podiatric Medical Examiners Residency Program, Delegates Morhaim, Costa, Donoghue, and Nathan-Pulliam FYI House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 1468 Health Insurance - Nonparticipating Providers - Disclosure of Status and Charges, Delegates Tarrant, Bromwell, Elliott, Hubbard, Krebs, Kullen, Reznik, and V. Turner Oppose House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 1524 Health Insurance - Ambulance Service Providers - Direct Reimbursement, Delegates Kelly, Beitzel, DeBoy, Donoghue, Frank, Minnick, Myers, and Serafini No position House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 1557 Health Insurance - Coverage for Treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Delegate Bromwell No position House Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill failed
HB 1563 Maryland's Health Insurance Freedom Act, Delegate Dwyer FYI House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee - Bill failed
HB 1564 Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Administration of National High Risk Pool Program, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health Insurance Plan) FYI Senate Finance Committee - Bill became law on April 13, 2010, ch. 173

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