Requiring each hospital or health care facility that provides maternity and obstetrical services to provide written information about postpartum depression to maternity patients prior to a patient's discharge; specifying that failure to meet the requirements of the Act may not be construed to create a private right of action; etc.

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Sponsored by:

Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15

Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8

Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A

Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15

Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18

Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14

Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39

Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16

Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7

Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B

Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36

Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39

Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24

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

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CLINICS

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

MENTAL HEALTH

PATIENTS

PREGNANCY

PUBLICATIONS -see also- MARYLAND REGISTER

WOMEN

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 19-308.7 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 416987/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2004   at: 11:25 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

House

March 18, 2004: Third Reading Passed (140-0)