2002 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 12, 2002 - 3:50 a.m.

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HB 249	Status as of January 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Rosenberg, Hutchins, and Branch
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Reimbursement for Outpatient Mental Health Treatment - Dual Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 375	Status as of April 3, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor
Entitled	State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Examination Requirements - Exception
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 518	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 373
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee
Entitled	State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Radiation Oncology/Therapy, Medical Radiation , and Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 533	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 374
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Petzold, Ports, Morhaim, Klausmeier, and Hammen
Entitled	Maryland Physician Assistants Act - Revisions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 561	Status as of February 20, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Hurson, Franchot, and Busch
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Services Donated by Health Care Professionals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 781	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 249
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Bozman, Elliott, Klausmeier, Sophocleus, Sher, Morhaim, Hurson, Weir, Baldwin, Boutin, Cane, Frush, Mohorovic, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Redmer, Stern, and Stull
Entitled	Physicians and Pharmacists - Therapy Management Contracts
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 805	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 250
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Barve, Eckardt, Goldwater, Gordon, Hill, Kach, Krysiak, Love, Moe, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Reimbursement of Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 807	Status as of March 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue and Krysiak
Entitled	Health Insurance - Required Reimbursement - Podiatrists
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 833	Status as of February 20, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Hammen, Hutchins, Dewberry, and Finifter
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Mental Health Services - Cost of Living Adjustment
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 836	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates O'Donnell, Owings, Greenip, and Amedori
Entitled	Parental Rights Act of 2002
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 846	Status as of March 27, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee
Entitled	State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Senate Rules

HB 866	Status as of March 14, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Giannetti
Entitled	Health - Reporting of Infectious Diseases - Anthrax
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 896	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 394
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Love, Goldwater, McHale, Pendergrass, Eckardt, and Krysiak
Entitled	Health Insurance - Mental Illness - Coverage for Residential Crisis Services
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 936	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Love
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement of Noncontracting Providers - Emergency Services
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1122	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen , Shriver , Hurson, Rawlings, Taylor, Boutin, Branch, Brinkley, Cole, C. Davis, Dobson, Dypski, Finifter, Gladden, Glassman, Harrison, James, Krysiak, Malone, McHale, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Parrott, Phillips, Riley, Sher, Stern, Zirkin, Klausmeier, Frush, Billings, Cane, D. Davis, Owings, Weir, Elliott, Redmer, Stull, Boutin, and Hubbard
Entitled	Prescription Drug Spending Control Program - Medical Care Programs Administration
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

HB 1134	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Finifter and Morhaim
Entitled	Health - Genetic Tests - Medical Laboratory Director
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1157	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Klausmeier, Boutin, Cane, Frush, Hammen, Hubbard, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Oaks, Stern, and Stull
Entitled	Hospitals - Uniform Standard Credentialing Form
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1168	Status as of February 27, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates DeCarlo, Amedori, Bartlett, Conroy, Dewberry, Dypski, Edwards, Glassman, Greenip, Hubers, Kach, Kelly, Klima, Krysiak, Minnick, Owings, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Vallario
Entitled	Women's Health Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1216	Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Owings
Entitled	Health Occupations - Maryland Athletic Trainers Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1222	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Murphy, Brinkley, Dembrow, Pendergrass, Montague, Snodgrass, Baldwin, Hecht, Kagan, Valderrama, Turner, Rosso, Marriott, Rzepkowski, La Vay, Pitkin, Riley, C. Davis, Menes, Greenip, Gladden, Grosfeld, Dewberry, Klausmeier, DeCarlo, Carlson, Bates, Hubers, Redmer, Ports, Barve, Bobo, Boutin, Cole, Dobson, Dypski, Fulton, Griffith, Hammen, Hurson, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, McHale, McIntosh, Minnick, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Phillips, Rosenberg, and Hutchins
Entitled	Darrell Putman Compassionate Use Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1259	Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale, Hammen, and Cole
Entitled	Health Occupations - Medical Review Committees - Civil Immunity
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1304	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Busch
Entitled	Health and Disability Insurance - Appeals and Grievance Process - Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1312	Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Klausmeier
Entitled	Health - Managed Care Organizations - Credentialing
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1319	Status as of February 27, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Hammen
Entitled	Medical Assistance Programs - Long-Term Care - Eligibility Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

SB 10	Status as of March 29, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer, Astle, Bromwell, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Exum, Hafer, Hollinger, Kelley, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Insurance Premiums Tax - Health Maintenance Organizations - Funding of Public Mental Health System Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 42	Status as of April 3, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Hafer
Entitled	State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Examination Requirements - Exception
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 44	Status as of March 7, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell and DeGrange
Entitled	Controlled Dangerous Substances - Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 206	Status as of February 20, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Collins, Hollinger, and Ruben
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Reimbursement for Outpatient Mental Health Treatment - Dual Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 274	Status as of March 27, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman, Kelley, and Roesser
Entitled	Health Insurance - Required Reimbursement - Podiatrists
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 421	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 158
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Health Occupations - Physicians - Medical Review Committees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 446	Status as of March 12, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Della, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Appeals - Evidence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 466	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Reimbursement of Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 522	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 173
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Bromwell, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Kelley, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Construction Carve Out - Sunset Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 534	Status as of April 1, 2002: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger, Chairman, Health Subcommittee
Entitled	State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Radiation Oncology/Therapy, Medical Radiation , and Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 539	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Conway, DeGrange, Dorman, and Exum
Entitled	Physicians - Default on Federal Education Loans or Service Obligations - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 562	Status as of April 1, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement of Noncontracting Providers - Emergency Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 581	Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Colburn, Ferguson, Dyson, DeGrange, Hafer, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Mooney, Munson, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Women's Health Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 613	Status as of February 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger (Chairman, Health Subcommittee)
Entitled	State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 614	Status as of March 19, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Medical Assistance Programs - Long-Term Care - Eligibility Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 676	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger and Bromwell
Entitled	Physicians and Pharmacists - Therapy Management Contracts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 819	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 189
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman, Astle, Exum, Hafer, and Hooper
Entitled	Hospitals - Uniform Standard Credentialing Form
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 820	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 190
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Health - Managed Care Organizations - Credentialing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 842	Status as of March 19, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Health and Disability Insurance - Appeals and Grievance Process - Modifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance