Establishing a State Advisory Council on Hepatitis C to review, recommend changes to, and solicit funds to implement a specified hepatitis C prevention plan; specifying the membership, terms, removal, chairman, and purpose of the Advisory Council; requiring the Advisory Council to issue specified reports on or before specified dates; and requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to staff the Hepatitis C Advisory Council.

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Sponsored by:

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A

Delegate Eric Bromwell, District 8

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11

Delegate Bob A. Costa, District 33B

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C

Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13

Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B

Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36

Delegate Herman Taylor, District 14

Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

APPROPRIATIONS

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

PUBLIC INFORMATION

REPORTS

SUNSET

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 18-1001 , 18-1002 , 18-1003 , 18-1004 , 18-1005 , 18-1006 , 18-1007 , 18-1008 , 18-1009 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled (RTF / PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 816086/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2003   at: 4:36 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 644935/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2003   at: 11:17 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 22, 2003: Third Reading Passed (135-0)

April 3, 2003: Third Reading Passed (135-0)

Senate

April 3, 2003: Third Reading Passed (47-0)