1999 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 28, 1999 - 11:09 a.m.

	HEALTH OCCUPATIONS	Another Session
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HB 40	Status as of April 11, 1999: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Health Care Access and Cost Commission - Modifications and Clarifications
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 88	Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 64
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Department of Legislative Services - Code Revision)
Entitled	Correctional Services Article - Cross-References and Corrections
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 132	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, Owings, McIntosh, Rosso, Kittleman, Cadden, McKee, Shank, Hubbard, Glassman, Boschert, Parrott, Palumbo, Benson, Swain, Rawlings, Vallario, Montague, Howard, Giannetti, Slade, Edwards, Healey, Kagan, Turner, Hixson, James, Kopp, Proctor, Klima, Rosenberg, Branch, Heller, Franchot, W. Baker, R. Baker, A. Jones, Conway, Hecht, Hubers, Stocksdale, Pitkin, V. Jones, D'Amato, Brown, and Valderrama
Entitled	Parking Access for Individuals with Disabilities
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 178	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 397
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Health Occupations - Massage Therapists and Non-Therapeutic Massage Practitioners
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 216	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 400
Sponsored By	Delegates K. Kelly and Vallario
Entitled	Evidence - Admissibility of Health Care Writings and Records and Paid Bills for Goods and Services - Notice of Service
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 243	Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Owings, Morhaim, Barve, Mohorovic, Hubers, DeCarlo, and Weir
Entitled	Practice of Medicine - Definition
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 279	Status as of March 9, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Love, Barve, and Eckardt
Entitled	Benefits for Routine Gynecological Care - Obstetric/Gynecologic Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 280	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 617
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater and Gordon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Reimbursements to Health Care Practitioners - Costs of Oncology Drugs
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 282	Status as of April 11, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Klausmeier, Owings, Hubbard, Redmer, Nathan-Pulliam, and Oaks
Entitled	Hospitals and Related Institutions - Staff Use and Privileges - Nurses, Social Workers, and Chiropractors
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 287	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 408
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Guns, Goldwater, Klausmeier, Frush, Elliott, Hammen, Eckardt, D. Davis, Stull, Donoghue, Hubbard, Boutin, Owings, Weir, Cane, Baldwin, Malone, Moe and Stern
Entitled	Health Care Workers' Safety Act - Bloodborne Pathogen Standard
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 295	Status as of March 2, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Health Insurance - Carriers and Credentialing Intermediaries - Uniform Credentialing Form
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 317	Status as of February 10, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Cadden, Kopp, Heller, McIntosh, Conway, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Local Government Health Funding Incentive Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 321	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Barve, Bronrott, Eckardt, Grosfeld, V. Jones, Kopp, Love, Mandel, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Sher, Snodgrass, and Stull
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Patient Access to Choice of Provider
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 331	Status as of March 2, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Rosso, and Pitkin
Entitled	Business Regulation - Industrial Hygiene Services
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 346	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Health Insurance - Retroactive Denial of Reimbursement - Improper Coding
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 460	Status as of April 1, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 496	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 700
Sponsored By	Delegates Dewberry, Amedori, Boschert, Conroy, Conway, Elliott, Hill, Howard, K. Kelly, Linton, O'Donnell, Proctor, and Valderrama
Entitled	Assisted Suicide - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 572	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 255
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve and Goldwater
Entitled	Patient Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 576	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 644
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve and Goldwater
Entitled	Continuity of Patient Care Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 594	Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Frush
Entitled	Practice of Dentistry - Definition
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 610	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Dembrow and Montague
Entitled	Volunteer Health Care Providers and Physicians - Charitable Organizations - Definition
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 621	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 437
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Health Occupations - Professional Counselors - Licensing and Certification
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 627	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 188
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Kach, Donoghue, Pendergrass, Goldwater, Eckardt, McClenahan, Krysiak, Barve, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Kirk, Moe, Doory, Rosso, and Clagett
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement for Medical Screening, Assessment, and Stabilization Services
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 628	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, Donoghue, Conway, and Bozman
Entitled	Health Insurance - Provider Panels
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 639	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 472
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Barve, Benson, Bronrott, Brown, Eckardt, Hubbard, Love, Kopp, Nathan-Pulliam, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Health Insurance - Payment of Claims
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 640	Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld and Vallario
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice - Children - Limitations
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 654	Status as of March 26, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Valderrama and Vallario
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Appeal Proceedings - Admissibility of Health Care Writings or Records
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 662	Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 107
Sponsored By	Delegate McKee
Entitled	Health Occupations - License to Practice Medicine - Exemption from License Fee
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 674	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 655
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Ports, Klausmeier, Stull, Weir, Frush, Petzold, Owings, Dewberry, Mitchell, D. Davis, Malone, Dembrow, Fulton, and Hubbard
Entitled	Patient Prescription Access - Limited Physician Delegation to Physician Assistants
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 676	Status as of April 1, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach, Donoghue, and Goldwater
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Enrollees and Subscribers - Private Contracts for Health Care Services
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Senate Rules

HB 687	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld, R. Baker, Barkley, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Conroy, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dembrow, Dobson, Doory, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk, Kopp, McHale, McIntosh, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Palumbo, Patterson, Phillips, Pitkin, Proctor, Riley, Rosenberg, Sher, Shriver, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, and Zirkin
Entitled	State Procurement and Financing - Investment and Accountability Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 694	Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Owings and Hubbard
Entitled	Social Workers - Case Management - Standards of Practice
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 778	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Franchot and Hixson
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 791	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 383
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Cadden, Cane, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dobson, Frush, Howard, Klausmeier, Marriott, Morhaim, Oaks, Paige, Stull, and Stern
Entitled	Nursing Facilities - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Task Force on Quality of Care in Nursing Facs-Nursing Home Comparative Evaluation System
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 811	Status as of March 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Expert Witness - Physician
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 853	Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Palumbo, Benson, Swain, Rawlings, Vallario, Montague, Howard, Giannetti, Slade, Edwards, Healey, Kagan, Cadden, Turner, Hixson, James, Kopp, Proctor, Klima, Rosenberg, Branch, Heller, Franchot, W. Baker, R. Baker, A. Jones, Conway, Hecht, Hubers, Stocksdale, Pitkin, V. Jones, D'Amato, Brown, and Valderrama
Entitled	Parking Access - Persons with Disabilities - Parking Placards
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 856	Status as of March 23, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Billings, Grosfeld, Bobo, Cane, Dypski, Frush, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, A. Jones, V. Jones, K. Kelly, McIntosh, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Stern, and Turner
Entitled	Carriers and Managed Care Entities - Health Care Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 923	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 471
Sponsored By	Delegate Hammen
Entitled	Medical Assistance - Specialty Mental Health Services - Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 936	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Eckardt, Klausmeier, Nathan-Pulliam, Walkup, and Hurson
Entitled	Nurse Psychotherapists - Authority to Prescribe Medications
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 939	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Grosfeld
Entitled	Medical Records - Disclosure to Health Care Provider's Insurer or Legal Counsel
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 955	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Cane, D. Davis, Frush, Morhaim, and Stern
Entitled	Medical Assistance - Program Recipients - Primary Care Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 958	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 356
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory, Pitkin, Menes, Hixson, Grosfeld, Petzold, and Franchot
Entitled	Child Welfare - Citizen Review Panels and Child Fatality Review Teams
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 978	Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 111
Sponsored By	Delegate Mitchell
Entitled	Health Care Access and Cost Commission - Advisory Committee on Practice Parameters - Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 988	Status as of April 11, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Special Needs Children - Fee for Service
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 989	Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 112
Sponsored By	Delegate Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	State Board of Examiners of Psychologists - Disciplinary and Regulatory Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 995	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 702
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater and Taylor
Entitled	Health Care Regulatory Reform - Commission Consolidation
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1005	Status as of March 26, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Morhaim
Entitled	Orthopedic Patient Safety and Convenience
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1006	Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 114
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard and Hammen
Entitled	State Board of Acupuncture, State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners, and State Board of Social Work Examiners - Enforcement Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1022	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Cane, Bozman, Walkup, and McClenahan
Entitled	Health Insurance - Interpreter Expenses for Hearing Impaired
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1054	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Utilization Review - Qualifications of Physicians Making Adverse Decisions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1065	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Rzepkowski
Entitled	Health Care Providers - HIV Exposure - Patient Consent
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1107	Status as of March 23, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Flanagan
Entitled	Charitable Health Care Clinics - Volunteer Physicians - Medical Malpractice Insurance
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1200	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Licensure of Physicians - Qualifications - Postgraduate Training
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1216	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 698
Sponsored By	Delegate Busch
Entitled	Health Insurance - Assignment, Transfer, or Subcontracting of Health Care Providers' Contracts
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

SB 109	Status as of March 8, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 153	Status as of April 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Collins, Dyson, Hollinger, and Sfikas
Entitled	Health Occupations - Sexual Misconduct
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 154	Status as of April 9, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Dorman, Exum, Hooper, Bromwell, Astle, Kelley, and Roesser
Entitled	Health Insurance Carriers - Termination of Providers - Notification and Appeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 160	Status as of February 23, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Assisted Suicide - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 178	Status as of April 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Munson and Mooney
Entitled	Volunteer Health Care Providers and Physicians - Immunity - Insurance Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 194	Status as of April 6, 1999: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Jimeno, Stone, DeGrange, Dyson, Hooper, Harris, Mooney, Ferguson, Madden, Stoltzfus, Collins, Colburn, Hogan, McCabe, Jacobs, Hafer, Munson, and Roesser
Entitled	Partial-Birth Abortions - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 221	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 532
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Health Occupations - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists - Certified Nurse Midwives
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 246	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Health Occupations - Massage Therapists
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 250	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 162
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Health Insurance - Retroactive Denial of Reimbursement - Improper Coding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 267	Status as of March 11, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman, Exum, Ferguson, and Hollinger
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Patient Access to Choice of Provider
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 293	Status as of February 8, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Collins
Entitled	Physician Assistants - Medical Services for Charitable Organizations - Immunity from Suit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 302	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 338
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Physician Profiles - Disclosure to the Public
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 307	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	The Decisionally Incapacitated Research Subject Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 319	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, DeGrange, Dyson, Ferguson, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Jimeno, McCabe, Munson, Hooper, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Lawlah
Entitled	Assisted Suicide - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 327	Status as of April 4, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Hogan, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Ruben, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Local Government Health Funding Incentive Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance House: Appropriations

SB 338	Status as of April 2, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson and Hollinger
Entitled	Business Regulation - Industrial Hygiene Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 358	Status as of February 9, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Teitelbaum, Conway, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Benefits for Routine Gynecological Care - Obstetric/Gynecologic Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 383	Status as of April 5, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Health Insurance - Retroactive Denial of Reimbursement - Coordination of Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 431	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 564
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Astle, Forehand, Harris, Collins, Roesser, Hollinger, Currie, Bromwell, and Green
Entitled	Volunteer Health Care Providers and Physicians - Charitable Organizations - Definition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 464	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 355
Sponsored By	Senators Baker and Colburn
Entitled	Child Welfare - Citizen Review Panels and Child Fatality Review Teams
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 475	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman and Astle
Entitled	Continuity of Patient Care Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 486	Status as of April 10, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senator Exum
Entitled	Medical Assistance - Program Recipients - Continuity of Care
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 505	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 360
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen and Dorman
Entitled	Parking Access for Individuals with Disabilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 506	Status as of April 11, 1999: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Dorman, Della, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Patient Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 508	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Health Occupations - Professional Counselors - Licensing and Certification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 520	Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Astle and Kelley
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Enrollees and Subscribers - Private Contracts for Health Care Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 528	Status as of March 17, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman and Hollinger
Entitled	Hospitals and Related Institutions - Staff Use and Privileges - Nurses and Social Workers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 581	Status as of February 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, McFadden, Kelley, Sfikas, Conway, Blount, Hughes, Exum, Mitchell, and Ruben
Entitled	State Procurement and Financing - Investment and Accountability Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 588	Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 44
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Mental Health Care Providers - Patient's Violent Behavior - Duty to Predict, Warn, or Take Precautions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 589	Status as of March 30, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Patient Care Advisory Committees - Consultation and Evidentiary Use of Advice
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 591	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Health Occupations - Employment Activities - Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 594	Status as of April 5, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Dorman, Exum, Collins, Della, Ruben, Blount, DeGrange, Forehand, Stone, Van Hollen, Dyson, Sfikas, Astle, Hafer, Middleton, Ferguson, Pinsky, Green, Harris, Hoffman, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Practice of Medicine - Definition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 595	Status as of April 5, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Dorman, Collins, Ruben, Blount, DeGrange, Forehand, Stone, Van Hollen, Sfikas, Astle, Hafer, Middleton, Ferguson, Green, Harris, Hoffman, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Practice of Dentistry - Definition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 601	Status as of February 9, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Private Review Agents - Reimbursement to Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 602	Status as of February 9, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser, Collins, and Hollinger
Entitled	Insurance Carriers - Compensation of Health Care Practitioners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 629	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 187
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell and Dorman
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement for Medical Screening, Assessment, and Stabilization Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 641	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 589
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Health Insurance - Carriers and Credentialing Intermediaries - Uniform Credentialing Form
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 650	Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Care Professionals - Freedom of Speech and Expression
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 654	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Appeal Proceedings - Admissibility of Health Care Writings or Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 672	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 376
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	State Board of Dental Examiners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 678	Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Madden
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Organizations - Special Needs Children
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 714	Status as of April 9, 1999: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Collins
Entitled	Nursing Home Comparative Evaluation System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 740	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 382
Sponsored By	Senators Conway and Collins
Entitled	Nursing Facilities - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Task Force on Quality of Care in Nursing Facs -Nursing Home Comparative Evaluation System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 757	Status as of April 10, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Madden
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Enrollees Under Age 21 - Therapy Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 762	Status as of April 11, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Hafer
Entitled	Patient Referrals by Health Care Practitioners - Prohibition - Exemptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters