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HOUSE BILL 478

CHAPTER NUMBER: 303
File Code: Public Health

Sponsored By:
Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Boutin, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, V. Turner, Hurson, Bromwell, Costa, Haynes, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Rudolph, Smigiel, Weldon, Eckardt, Niemann, DeBoy, Mitchell, Frank, and Leopold

Entitled:
Money Follows the Individual Act

Synopsis:

Prohibiting the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene from denying an individual access to a home- and community-based services waiver for services under specified circumstances; providing that nothing in the Act is intended to result in a specified reduction in federal funds; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/5
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/14
Re-assigned Health and Government Operations & Appropriations
2/19
Hearing 3/5 at 11:30 a.m.
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
3/31
Returned Passed
5/13
Signed by the Governor Chapter 303
Senate Action
3/23
First Reading Finance
3/25
Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable Report by Finance
3/31
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/1
Third Reading Passed (45-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Eric Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Bob A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Doyle Niemann, District 47
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
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 Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

APPROPRIATIONS
CONTINUING CARE -see also- LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES
ELDERLY PERSONS
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HOME CARE SERVICES -see also- RESPITE CARE
LONG TERM CARE -see also- CONTINUING CARE; NURSING HOMES
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 15-136 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 066485/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2003   at: 4:28 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2003: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
April 1, 2003: Third Reading Passed (45-0)


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