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

	HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations	Another Session
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HB 1	Status as of March 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch, Hurson, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hammen, Haynes, Hubbard, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Trauma and Emergency Medical Response System - Funding and Structure
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 13	Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Cadden
Entitled	Business Regulation and Health Occupations - Regulation of Crematories
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 34	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 407
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Department of Legislative Services)
Entitled	State Acupuncture Board - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation - Licensure Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 45	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate F. Turner
Entitled	Higher Education - Moratorium on New Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 60	Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell, Mandel, Cardin, DeBoy, Goldwater, Haynes, Kach, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Redmer, and Zirkin
Entitled	Controlled Dangerous Substances - Dispensing Monitoring Program
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 69	Status as of January 29, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Hurson, and Franchot
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Services Donated by Health Care Professionals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 83	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Brown
Entitled	Insurance - Professional Liability Insurers - Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 130	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Hammen
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Mental Health Services - Cost of Living Adjustment
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 152	Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Owings and O'Donnell
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Restitution - Sexual Assault Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 164	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 126
Sponsored By	Delegate McHale
Entitled	Health Occupations - Medical Review Committees
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 171	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Harford County Delegation
Entitled	Higher Education - Harford Community College - Baccalaureate Degree Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 188	Status as of January 29, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Bromwell
Entitled	Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies - Reporting Requirements
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 212	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Hutchins, Eckardt, Goldwater, Lee, Madaleno, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Owings, Petzold, and Zirkin
Entitled	Drunk and Drugged Driving - Evidence - Certified Statement by Qualified Medical Person
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 230	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Owings, Frush, Hubbard, Oaks, Murray, Bates, Mandel, McDonough, Goldwater, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Bromwell, Haynes, Smigiel, Donoghue, V. Turner, and Boutin
Entitled	Health Occupations - Dental Hygienists - Supervised Practice in a Private Dental Office
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 231	Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Boutin, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Task Force to Study Increasing the Completion and Use of Advance Directives
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 232	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Morhaim
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 237	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 131
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue and Oaks
Entitled	Dentistry - Licensure Requirements - Pediatric Specialist
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 257	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 134
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners - Revisions - Licensure and Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 258	Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Mental Hygiene - Emergency Evaluation Petitions - Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapists
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 259	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 133
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Health Occupations - Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapists - Reciprocity
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 263	Status as of February 17, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Anderson, Benson, Branch, Burns, Cane, Carter, Donoghue, Fulton, Haynes, Jones, Kirk, Marriott, Murray, Oaks, Paige, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Walkup
Entitled	Oral Health Programs - Reducing Oral Cancer Mortality
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 294	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Sophocleus
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Maryland Consumer Protection Act - Private Rights of Action
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 334	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 142
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Dentists and Dental Hygienists - Licensure - Examination Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 335	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 289
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Community Access Program Grants - Coordination of Health Care Provider Reimbursements - Pilot Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 343	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 143
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Redmer, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Hospitals - HIV Testing - Health Care Providers and First Responders
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 360	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 148
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Mental Health - Early Childhood Mental Health Services - Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 363	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Costa, Boutin, Goldwater, Mandel, Smigiel, Donoghue, Hubbard, and V. Turner
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maryland Pharmacy Access Hotline
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

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 376	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 422
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson (Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee)
Entitled	Sunset Review - State Board of Nursing - Electrology Practice Committee
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 441	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Dumais, Frush, Harrison, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Murray, Pendergrass, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Optometrists - Quality Eye Health Improvement Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 481	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Health - In Vitro Services - Advance Directives for Disposition of Cryopreserved Eggs, Sperm, or Embryos
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 524	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Zirkin
Entitled	Health Care Records - Confidentiality - Ex Parte Communications With Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 548	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Bates, Bromwell, Glassman, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Impallaria, Jennings, Mandel, McComas, McDonough, Oaks, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Occupations - Gifts from Pharmaceutical Manufacturers or Pharmaceutical Marketers - Prohibited
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 550	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 308
Sponsored By	Delegates Menes and Hixson
Entitled	Family Law - Reporting of Out-of-State Child Abuse and Neglect
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 622	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Eckardt
Entitled	Health Occupations - Licensed Clinical Pastoral Therapists
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 639	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Wood, Krysiak, Love, McHale, and Moe
Entitled	Nurse Registry - Covered Employment - Unemployment Insurance and Workers' Compensation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 647	Status as of March 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Barkley, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, Costa, Donoghue, Dumais, Elliott, Frush, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Hubbard, Lee, Mandel, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Regulation of Long-Term Care Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 653	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 317
Sponsored By	Washington County Delegation
Entitled	Washington County - Massage Therapists and Massage Practitioners
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 657	Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bozman, Conroy, Doory, Dumais, Franchot, Goldwater, Harrison, Hubbard, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Sophocleus, and F. Turner
Entitled	Preferred Provider Organizations - Payments to Nonpreferred Providers - Emergency Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 668	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 441
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Boutin, Bromwell, Cardin, Carter, Cryor, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hammen, Mandel, McDonough, McHale, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Quinter, Smigiel, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Mental Hygiene Administration - Emergency Evaluation - Standards and Content
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 674	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Wood
Entitled	Health - Maryland Trauma Center Services Fund - Establishment
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 675	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Goldwater, Haynes, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Reimbursement for Outpatient Mental Health Treatment - Dual Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 676	Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Brown, Amedori, Cane, Donoghue, Jameson, McComas, McHale, Mitchell, O'Donnell, Owings, and Zirkin
Entitled	Statute of Limitations - Minors
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 684	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 318
Sponsored By	Delegates Haynes, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Branch, Bromwell, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, Conroy, D. Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Hammen, Harrison, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, Kelly, Kirk, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McDonough, McHale, Menes, Moe, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rawlings, Ross, Rudolph, Smigiel, Taylor, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, Weldon, Zirkin, Boutin, Costa, Elliott, Kach, Morhaim, Redmer, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Pharmacists - Practice - Information on Generic Drug Option
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 702	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 442
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Redmer, Anderson, Barve, Bates, Bobo, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, C. Davis, Dumais, Dwyer, Feldman, Frank, Fulton, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Heller, Hixson, Hogan, Hurson, Hutchins, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McComas, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Minnick, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Ross, Rzepkowski, Simmons, Smigiel, F. Turner, Weldon, and Zirkin
Entitled	Darrell Putman Compassionate Use Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 709	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Boteler, Aumann, DeBoy, Frank, Murray, Myers, Oaks, and Trueschler
Entitled	Adult Dependent Care Programs - Criminal History Background Checks
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 772	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Amedori, O'Donnell, Aumann, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Burns, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Minnick, Myers, Owings, Parrott, Redmer, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 781	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Krysiak
Entitled	Catastrophic Health Emergency - Volunteer Health Care Provider - Workers' Compensation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 790	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 791	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee
Entitled	Health Occupations - State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 819	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 178
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks, Carter, Hubbard, Kirk, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Education - Lead Poisoning Tests - Administering and Reporting
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 830	Status as of April 2, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Haynes, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rawlings, V. Turner, Hurson, Hammen, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Mandel, McDonough, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Quality Home Care Services Commission
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 883	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 453
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
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 894	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 338
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard and Donoghue
Entitled	Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Provider Services - Professional Counselors and Therapists
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 896	Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Rudolph, Oaks, Murray, Costa, Benson, Mandel, Goldwater, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, Pendergrass, Weldon, Bromwell, Haynes, Donoghue, and V. Turner
Entitled	Professional Counselors and Therapists - Specialized Test Administration - Standards
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 935	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 203
Sponsored By	The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 936	Status as of February 25, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Tax Compliance Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 956	Status as of February 13, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Health Occupations - Morticians - Licensing - Corporations - Limited Liability Companies
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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 981	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Stern
Entitled	Maternal Mortality Review Program - Termination Provision - Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 990	Status as of February 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Franchot
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Business Enterprise Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 993	Status as of March 25, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled	Nursing Homes - Quality of Care - Assisted Living Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1039	Status as of March 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Mandel
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - Fees - Health Care Practitioners
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1042	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 194
Sponsored By	Delegates Heller, Cryor, King, Boschert, and Howard
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Availability of Audiology and Speech-Language Services
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1062	Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks and Redmer
Entitled	Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants - Treatment - Number of Patients
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1093	Status as of March 31, 2003: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Pharmaceutical Products - Access, Coverage, and Cost-Saving Protections and Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1099	Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Boutin, Costa, Eckardt, Elmore, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Sossi, and Walkup
Entitled	Trauma Center Physician Services Funding Act
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1106	Status as of March 11, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale, Boschert, Bromwell, Cadden, Costa, Moe, Sophocleus, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Bloodborne Pathogens - Emergency Responders
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1107	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Kelly
Entitled	Counselors-Alcohol and Drug - Certification - Waiver Requirements Deadlines
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1117	Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Managed Care Organizations - Specialty Care Networks
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1182	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Health Occupations - State Board of Physician Quality Assurance
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

SB 9	Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Hafer
Entitled	Health Occupations - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene - Examination
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 10	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 58
Sponsored By	Senator Hafer
Entitled	State Board of Dental Examiners - Subpoenas - Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 48	Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Astle, Colburn, Dyson, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Lawlah, Munson, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Controlled Dangerous Substances - Dispensing Monitoring Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 91	Status as of January 28, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer and Middleton
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Mental Health Services - Cost-of-Living Adjustment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 99	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Department of Legislative Services)
Entitled	State Acupuncture Board - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation - Licensure Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 117	Status as of February 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Chairman, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	State Acupuncture Board - Examination Requirements and Membership of Board
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 195	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley and Forehand
Entitled	Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 209	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 366
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan and Hollinger
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Reimbursement for Outpatient Mental Health Treatment - Dual Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 224	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 220
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Office-Based, Medication-Assisted Opioid Addiction Therapy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 225	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 221
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger and Schrader
Entitled	Health Occupations - Dental Hygienists - Supervised Practice in a Private Dental Office
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 239	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Conway and Jacobs
Entitled	Mental Hygiene - Emergency Evaluation Petitions - Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapists
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 241	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Conway and Jacobs
Entitled	Health Occupations - Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapists - Reciprocity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 269	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger (Chairman, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee)
Entitled	Sunset Review - State Board of Nursing - Electrology Practice Committee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 273	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Garagiola, Green, Greenip, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Mental Hygiene Administration - Emergency Evaluation - Standards and Content
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 283	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 371
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno, Astle, Colburn, DeGrange, Hafer, Haines, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Middleton
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Maryland Consumer Protection Act - Private Rights of Action
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 329	Status as of February 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Astle, Conway, Currie, Hollinger, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Middleton, Miller, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Oral Health Programs - Reducing Oral Cancer Mortality
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 341	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 237
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Health Occupations - Dentists and Dental Hygienists - Volunteer Licenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 387	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 245
Sponsored By	Chairman, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Selling and Dispensing of Contact Lenses and Replacement Contact Lenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 414	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Dentists and Dental Hygienists - Licensure - Examination Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 429	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Giannetti
Entitled	Health Occupations - Morticians - Exemption and Permit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 437	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Giannetti
Entitled	Health Care Records - Confidentiality - Ex Parte Communications With Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 457	Status as of March 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, DeGrange, Dyson, Giannetti, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jimeno, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 479	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 385
Sponsored By	Senators Astle and Lawlah
Entitled	Maryland Trauma and Emergency Medical Response System - Funding and Structure
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 500	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 252
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - State Board of Physicians
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 502	Status as of April 2, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Greenip, Grosfeld, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Pinsky, and Ruben
Entitled	Darrell Putman Compassionate Use Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Judiciary

SB 537	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper and Brochin
Entitled	Health Occupations - Gifts from Pharmaceutical Manufacturers or Pharmaceutical Marketers - Prohibited
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 588	Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists - Membership
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 597	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Della, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Nurse Registry - Covered Employment - Unemployment Insurance and Workers' Compensation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 646	Status as of February 14, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Brinkley, Colburn, Green, Greenip, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Abortifacient Conscience Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 656	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Tax Compliance Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 665	Status as of February 28, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Defects - Release of Medical Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 676	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 260
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maryland Pharmacy Access Hotline
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 677	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, and Hollinger
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - Fees - Health Care Practitioners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 688	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 262
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Maternal Mortality Review Program - Termination Provision - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 690	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Conway, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, and Jones
Entitled	Maryland Quality Home Care Services Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 703	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Colburn, Forehand, Grosfeld, Hollinger, and Jones
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Availability of Audiology and Speech-Language Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 709	Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Astle, Conway, Exum, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Managed Care Organizations - Specialty Care Networks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 723	Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, DeGrange, Della, Giannetti, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Bloodborne Pathogens - Emergency Responders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 734	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 111
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Health Occupations - State Board of Social Work Examiners - License
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 742	Status as of March 7, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Mental Hygiene - Emergency Evaluations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 755	Status as of March 7, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Physician Assistants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 774	Status as of March 28, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Health Occupations - State Board of Physician Quality Assurance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations