2003 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2003 - 11:52 a.m.

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HB 2	Status as of March 30, 2003: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch, Hurson, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Haynes, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Small Business Health Insurance Affordability Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 8	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass and Mitchell
Entitled	State Personnel - Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Required Health Insurance Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 25	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Hurson, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Task Force to Study Access to Mental Health Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 150	Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Boutin, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Acquisition of a Nonprofit Health Entity - Determination by Regulating Entity
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 206	Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Brown
Entitled	Civil Actions - Enforcement of Prompt Payment of Claims
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 211	Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 4
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell, Hurson, Hammen, Bates, Benson, Boutin, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Mitchell, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan - Enrollment
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 238	Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Benson, Boutin, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, McHale, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Required Reimbursement - Podiatrists
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 364	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Health Insurance - Noncontracting Providers - Reimbursement Rate Disclosure
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 410	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 295
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater and Bromwell
Entitled	Health Insurance - Private Review Agents - Examination of Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 428	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam and Patterson
Entitled	Health Insurance - Kidney Dialysis Services - Coinsurance Payments
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 505	Status as of March 6, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Cadden and Sophocleus
Entitled	Health Insurance - Continuation of Coverage - Students
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 569	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Morhaim
Entitled	Health Insurance - Payment to Providers for Colorectal Screenings
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 597	Status as of March 6, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, Amedori, Bates, Cryor, Dwyer, Elliott, Frank, Hogan, Impallaria, Kach, McComas, Parrott, Shank, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, and Walkup
Entitled	Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Exclusion from Policies
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 599	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Boteler, Costa, Elliott, McDonough, Oaks, Shank, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Coverage - Preexisting Conditions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 600	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Boteler, Bates, Boutin, Costa, Elliott, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Shank, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Comprehensive Standard Health Benefit Plan - Cost-Sharing
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 605	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 437
Sponsored By	Delegate Hammen
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - Evaluation of Mandated Health Insurance Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 627	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Bates, Boteler, Boutin, Cane, Costa, Elliott, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Shank, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Basic Health Benefit Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 636	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Rawlings, C. Davis, Gordon, and Healey
Entitled	Insurance Premiums Tax - Health Maintenance Organizations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 656	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 440
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Conroy, Goldwater, Hubbard, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Mandel, Sophocleus, F. Turner, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Haynes, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and V. Turner
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Definition of Covered Service
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 670	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Boschert, Bozman, Bronrott, Conroy, Doory, Dumais, Franchot, Gaines, Goldwater, Harrison, Haynes, Hubbard, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Rosenberg, Sophocleus, and F. Turner
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Ovarian Cancer Screening
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 724	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Murray, Bromwell, Goldwater, Haynes, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rudolph, and V. Turner
Entitled	Health Insurance Carriers and Health Maintenance Organizations - Mental Health Providers - Cultural Characteristics
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 726	Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Conroy, D. Davis, Frush, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Holmes, Kaiser, Kelley, Lee, Madaleno, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rosenberg, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 729	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 323
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve , Goldwater, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Haynes, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Behavioral Health Care Services - Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 753	Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Bozman, Gordon, Healey, Howard, Marriott, and Patterson
Entitled	Taxes and Revenues
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 760	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Insurance Premiums Tax - Health Maintenance Organizations - Funding for Outpatient Mental Health Treatment
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 785	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, Bates, Dwyer, Elliott, Glassman, Jennings, Kach, Mitchell, Parrott, Shank, Stocksdale, and Walkup
Entitled	Maryland Health Insurance Reform Act - Modifications - Health Reimbursement Account Plan - Reinsurance Pool
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 788	Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - Hospital-Based Health Care Practitioner Payment System
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 792	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Individual Health Insurance Availability Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 974	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 461
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Hammen, Boutin, Bromwell, Bronrott, Eckardt, Elliott, Frush, Harrison, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Mandel, McHale, McIntosh, Mitchell, Morhaim, Oaks, Owings, Pendergrass, Rzepkowski, Sophocleus, Stull, Wood, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Haynes, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Patient Access to Choice of Provider
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1029	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Employers - Individual Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1179	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 357
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass , Mitchell, Hurson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, Weldon, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cadden, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Glassman, Gutierrez, Holmes, Impallaria, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Marriott, McHale, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Niemann, Owings, Parrott, Petzold, Stern, F. Turner, Vaughn, Eckardt, Benson, Smigiel, and Walkup
Entitled	Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Reform
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

SB 39	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 59
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Astle, Exum, Gladden, Hooper, Kelley, Pinsky, Della, Klausmeier, and Lawlah
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Home Visits After Mastectomy or Surgical Removal of a Testicle - Extension of Sunset
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 148	Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 15
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Medical Clinical Trials - Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 150	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Teitelbaum, Astle, Gladden, and Hooper
Entitled	Health Insurance - Required Reimbursement - Podiatrists
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 164	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Coverage - Preexisting Conditions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 166	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Comprehensive Standard Health Benefit Plan - Cost-Sharing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 252	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 224
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Astle, Della, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Ruben
Entitled	Health Insurance - Task Force to Study Access to Mental Health Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 326	Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Study of Health Care Cost Reductions for State and County Inmate Populations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 351	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum and Grosfeld
Entitled	Health Insurance - Managed Behavioral Health Care Organizations - Expense and Loss Ratios and Reports
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 382	Status as of February 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Basic Health Benefit Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 450	Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 3
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Della, Dyson, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Teitelbaum, Hooper, and Pipkin
Entitled	Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan - Enrollment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 477	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 93
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Small Business Health Insurance Affordability Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 557	Status as of March 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Forehand, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 587	Status as of April 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Currie, Hogan, McFadden, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Trauma Services Funding Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 609	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	Maryland Health Insurance Reform Act - Modifications - Health Reimbursement Account Plan - Reinsurance Pool
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 672	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 259
Sponsored By	Senator Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Lists of Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 687	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 261
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Astle, Brochin, Conway, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Della, Gladden, Kelley, and Pipkin
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Patient Access to Choice of Provider
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 772	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 356
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Reform
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 773	Status as of March 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Brochin, Currie, Della, Exum, Hafer, Hollinger, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pipkin, Stoltzfus, Teitelbaum, and Harris
Entitled	Study of CareFirst and the Laws Affecting Nonprofit Health Service Plans
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations