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HOUSE BILL 883

CHAPTER NUMBER: 453
File Code: Public Health

Sponsored By:
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, V. Turner, Benson, Carter, Griffith, Haynes, Murray, Oaks, Patterson, Taylor, Hurson, Hammen, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon

Entitled:
Health Care Services Disparities Prevention Act

Synopsis:

Declaring the intent of the General Assembly; authorizing specified institutions of higher education in the State to include courses in the curriculum or offer special seminars on health care services disparities of specified minority populations; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with the Maryland Healthcare Foundation, to develop and implement a plan to reduce health care disparities; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/12
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
4/4
Returned Passed
5/22
Signed by the Governor Chapter 453
Senate Action
3/23
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/26
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/4
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/5
Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Eric Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Bob A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
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. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
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 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

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
DISCRIMINATION
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HIGHER EDUCATION -see also- COMM COLLEGES; MED SCHOOLS; etc.
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
MEDICAL SCHOOLS
MENTAL HEALTH
MINORITIES -see also- WOMEN
PATIENTS
REPORTS
SUNSET

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 20-801 , 20-802 , 20-803 , 20-804 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 496487/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2003   at: 10:31 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2003: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate
April 5, 2003: Third Reading Passed (47-0)


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