2004 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 17, 2004 - 5:21 p.m.

	LONG TERM CARE -see also- CONTINUING CARE; NURSING HOMES	Another Session
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HB 324	Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Cardin, and Zirkin
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Parking for Vehicles Transporting Individuals with Disabilities
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 823	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Gordon, Cardin, Goldwater, Heller, Hixson, Kaiser, McKee, and Ross
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Long-Term Care Provided by an Eligible Caregiver
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 849	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Gordon, Hixson, Goodwin, Healey, Heller, Kaiser, and Ross
Entitled	Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 946	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 427
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Kach, Leopold, Madaleno, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Money Follows the Individual Accountability Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1072	Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Medicaid Eligibility Process for Long-Term Care
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1360	Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Goldwater
Entitled	Olmstead Compliance Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1386	Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Turner, Kelley, Anderson, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Brown, D. Davis, Donoghue, Frush, Goldwater, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Lee, McDonough, Moe, Murray, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, Vaughn, Weldon, Boutin, Hurson, Mandel, Oaks, and Smigiel
Entitled	Hospitals - Written Statement - Provider Bills
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

SB 79	Status as of February 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 597	Status as of March 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Exum, Garagiola, Lawlah, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Long-Term Care Advisory Committee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 620	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 426
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Astle, Britt, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Hollinger, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Money Follows the Individual Accountability Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 819	Status as of May 25, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 4 of 2004 Special Session 1
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Middleton, Green, Teitelbaum, Dyson, Kelley, Lawlah, and Stone
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Federal Waivers - Waiver for Older Adults and Medicaid Managed Care Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations