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

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HB 158	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Calvert County Delegation
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Calvert County - Calvert Memorial Hospital
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 182	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 120
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Goldwater, R. Baker, Bobo, Conroy, D. Davis, Edwards, Frush, Guns, Hecht, Hubbard, Hubers, Mandel, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pitkin, Turner, Weir, K. Kelly, Barve, Brown, Busch, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Gordon, Harrison, Hill, Kach, J. Kelly, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Pendergrass, , Walkup, Barkley, Carlson, and Stern
Entitled	Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 1999
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 242	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 613
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Health Services Cost Review Commission - Abrogation Date and User Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 257	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 218
Sponsored By	Delegates Klima, Kach, Cadden, Campbell, Conway, Burns, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Dypski, McIntosh, Minnick, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Klausmeier, and Malone
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - GBMC HealthCare, Inc.
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 276	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 221
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Shank, and McKee
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Washington County - Washington County Hospital Association
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 277	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Kopp, and Bronrott
Entitled	Certificate of Need - Open Heart Surgical Program - Suburban Maryland Health Planning Area
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

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 308	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Gordon, and Kagan
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Adventist HealthCare
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 353	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 228
Sponsored By	Harford County Delegation
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Harford County - Harford Memorial Hospital
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 356	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway and Bozman
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Somerset County - McCready Memorial Hospital
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 534	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 249
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, Menes, Moe, and Giannetti
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Laurel Regional Hospital
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 582	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 433
Sponsored By	Delegate Vallario
Entitled	Evidence - Health Care Records and Writings
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 672	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 441
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, Pitkin, and Cane
Entitled	Cosmetologists - Practice Settings - Elderly, Homebound, and Other Confined Individuals
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 705	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 657
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns, Hammen, and Cane
Entitled	Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Facilities - Quality of Care and Performance Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 735	Status as of February 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach and Heller
Entitled	Employees' Pension System - University of Maryland Medical System Corporation - Inclusion in Contributory Pension Benefit
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 767	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 268
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale, Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Love, Kagan, and Rudolph
Entitled	Health Insurance - Access to the 911 Emergency System
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 884	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 128
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Cryor, DeCarlo, Finifter, Franchot, Grosfeld, Healey, Hubbard, A. Jones, V. Jones, K. Kelly, Klausmeier, Kopp, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Moe, Morhaim, Owings, Petzold, Nathan-Pulliam, Stern, Turner, Frush, C. Davis, Montague, Hubers, Rawlings, Heller, Patterson, Palumbo, Busch, Gordon, Barve, Brown, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Goldwater, Harrison, Hill, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Pendergrass, and Walkup
Entitled	Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 909	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 670
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns, Oaks, Cane, Eckardt, Schisler, W. Baker, and Walkup
Entitled	Off-Site Outpatient Hospital Facility - Rate Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

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 930	Status as of March 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Certificate of Need - Health Care Facilities - Closing of Hospital
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 953	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Dewberry, Guns, Weir, McHale, Elliott, Stull, Malone, D. Murphy, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Open Heart Surgery Services - Demonstration Program For New Services
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 964	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Valderrama, and Menes
Entitled	Crimes - Offenses Against Medical Facility Visitors
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 991	Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Health Resources Planning Commission - Certificate of Need - Obstetric Medical Services
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 994	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 678
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen and Taylor
Entitled	Hospital Capacity and Cost Containment Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

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 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 1188	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Valderrama, Petzold, and Vallario
Entitled	Hospitals - Termination of Employees - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

SB 115	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 149
Sponsored By	Senators Miller and Dyson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Calvert County - Calvert Memorial Hospital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 135	Status as of April 11, 1999: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Dorman, Hollinger, Astle, Blount, Collins, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Green, Lawlah, Middleton, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 1999
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 163	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 154
Sponsored By	Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Somerset County - McCready Memorial Hospital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 193	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Hoffman, Hollinger, Bromwell, Collins, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Sfikas, and Stone
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - GBMC HealthCare, Inc.
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 195	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Hooper, and Collins
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Harford County - Harford Memorial Hospital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 230	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 160
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Roesser, Frosh, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Adventist HealthCare
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 285	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman and Madden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Laurel Regional Hospital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 401	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Munson and Mooney
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Washington County - Washington County Hospital Association
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 499	Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Certificate of Need - Open Heart Surgical Program - Suburban Maryland Health Planning Area
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 587	Status as of March 18, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Forehand, Middleton, Collins, Astle, Kelley, and Hoffman
Entitled	Medical Assistance Program - Eligibility of Noninstitutionalized Spouses of Residents of Inpatient Medical Facilities
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 618	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Health Insurance - Access to the 911 Emergency System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 624	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 127
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Roesser, Astle, and Dorman
Entitled	Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 639	Status as of February 17, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Tobacco Settlement Moneys - Appropriation to the University of Maryland Medical System Greenebaum Cancer Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 724	Status as of February 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Health Resources Planning Commission - Certificate of Need - Obstetric Medical Services - Prince George's County
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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