Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, to develop an information sheet that provides specified information relating to advance directives; requiring the Department, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, to develop and implement a plan for making specified information relating to advance directives widely available, and to make information on advance directives available at specified local departments; etc.

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Sponsored by:

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES

ATTORNEY GENERAL

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

DRIVERS' LICENSES

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE -see also- ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER

FORMS

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS

IDENTIFICATION

MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION

NOTICES

PUBLIC INFORMATION

REPORTS

SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 5-601 , 5-615 , 15-109.1 , 19-134 )

Insurance

( 15-122.1 )

Transportation

( 12-303.1 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 586583/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 2, 2004   at: 10:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 074632/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 2, 2004   at: 12:18 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Conference Committee Documents:

Report Number: 483827/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 2004   at: 5:18 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 5, 2004: Third Reading Passed (106-33)

April 6, 2004: Third Reading Passed (103-32)

Senate

April 3, 2004: Third Reading Passed (45-0)

April 8, 2004: Third Reading Passed (42-0)