2005 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2005 - 11:03 p.m.

	HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations	Another Session
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HB 7	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Community Access Program Grants - Coordination of Health Care Provider Reimbursements - Sunset Extension for Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 8	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Gaines, Hammen, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Mental Health Services - Cost-of-Living Adjustment
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 19	Status as of January 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Benson
Entitled	Health Occupations - Morticians - Licensing - Corporations
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 48	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Boschert
Entitled	Patient Protection Insurance
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 54	Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Goldwater, Hubbard, Madaleno, and Mandel
Entitled	Health - Clinical Trials Data Bank
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 55	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Hammen, Hurson, Conroy, Marriott, F. Turner, Sossi, Hubbard, Bobo, and Madaleno
Entitled	Medical Professional Liability Insurance - Consideration Paid to Insurance Producers - Limitations
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 88	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Weldon
Entitled	State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Regulation of Optometric Care
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 113	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Aumann, Boteler, Cardin, DeBoy, Frank, Jennings, McComas, McMillan, Morhaim, Shank, Sophocleus, and Trueschler
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice - Emergency Medical Care - Good Samaritan Immunity
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 114	Status as of March 30, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Morhaim, Aumann, Boteler, Cardin, DeBoy, Frank, Jennings, McComas, McMillan, Shank, Sophocleus, Trueschler, Barve, Arnick, Bartlett, Bates, Bohanan, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Branch, Burns, Cadden, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conway, Costa, Cryor, D. Davis, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Haddaway, Hammen, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Impallaria, James, Jones, Kach, Kelly, Kirk, Krebs, Kullen, Leopold, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Menes, Miller, Minnick, Myers, Oaks, O'Donnell, Parrott, Petzold, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shewell, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weldon, and Weir
Entitled	Quality Health Care Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Senate Rules

HB 143	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 196
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, Boschert, Bozman, Cryor, C. Davis, Dumais, Gilleland, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, King, Marriott, McKee, Moe, Patterson, Ramirez, Ross, and Goodwin
Entitled	Education - Public Schools - Use of Asthma Drugs and Related Medication
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 157	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch and Edwards
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Fund - Medical Assistance Program Account - Health Care Provider Rates
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 203	Status as of February 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Bozman, C. Davis, Gordon, Healey, Howard, Marriott, and Patterson
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Services Donated by Health Care Professionals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 233	Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 43
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin and Mandel
Entitled	Public Health - Legibility of Prescriptions Workgroup - Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 254	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 279
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Arnick, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Bates, Bohanan, Boteler, Boutin, Cadden, Cluster, Costa, Cryor, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dumais, Eckardt, Edwards, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Fulton, Gilleland, Impallaria, Kach, King, Krebs, Leopold, Levy, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Minnick, Moe, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Parrott, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, and Weir
Entitled	Department of Human Resources - Disclosure of Information - Hospitals and Birthing Centers
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Finance

HB 263	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Menes, Bohanan, Donoghue, and Rudolph
Entitled	State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Academic Detailing Initiative
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 266	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Conroy, Costa, Kullen, and Taylor
Entitled	Individuals with Developmental Disabilities - Additional Rights and Service Options
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 273	Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Zirkin
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice Claims - Past Medical Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 274	Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Zirkin
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice - Time Limits - Minors
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 277	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin and Bohanan
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice Actions - Attesting Experts - Qualifications
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 294	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Sunset Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 301	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Arnick, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Cluster, Costa, Cryor, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Fulton, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, and Weir
Entitled	Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 303	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 365
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Barve, Boutin, Hubbard, Kullen, Mandel, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, and Oaks
Entitled	Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Smoking Cessation Treatment
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 310	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Goldwater, Haynes, Jones, Mandel, Murray, Oaks, Patterson, and V. Turner
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Payment of Overtime - Registered Nurses
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 317	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Task Force on the Establishment of a Prescription Drug Repository Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 344	Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Turner, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, and Oaks
Entitled	Safe Nurse Staffing for Quality Care Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 345	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 204
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Turner, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Ramirez, Vaughn, Benson, Boutin, Goldwater, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Pendergrass, Rudolph, and Weldon
Entitled	Health - Hospital Summary Financial Statement - Physician Charges
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 370	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Anderson, C. Davis, Doory, Hammen, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, McIntosh, Paige, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Hospitals - HIV Testing - Public Safety Worker
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 384	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 371
Sponsored By	Delegates Krysiak, McHale, and Moe
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 399	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 206
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Eckardt, Goldwater, Jones, Lee, Mandel, Montgomery, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	State Board of Nursing - Miscellaneous Provisions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 420	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 373
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson (Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee)
Entitled	State Board of Dental Examiners - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 427	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Maryland Commission on Specialty Health Group Rates and Terms
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 431	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, Benson, Bobo, Boutin, Bronrott, Burns, G. Clagett, Cluster, Cryor, Eckardt, Frush, Gilleland, Glassman, Goldwater, Haddaway, Heller, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, Krebs, Kullen, Love, Madaleno, McComas, Menes, Minnick, Montgomery, Murray, Petzold, Proctor, Sossi, Stern, and F. Turner
Entitled	Health Occupations - Practicing Without License - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 433	Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Boutin, Bromwell, Cardin, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Oaks, Rosenberg, Shank, and Zirkin
Entitled	Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary

HB 452	Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Benson, Bobo, Donoghue, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lee, Love, Mandel, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Quinter, Rudolph, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Kach, Kullen, Murray, Oaks, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Reimbursement to Health Care Practitioners
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 485	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Barve, Boteler, Cardin, DeBoy, Frank, Jennings, Malone, Minnick, Morhaim, Shank, Sophocleus, Trueschler, and Weir
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice - Periodic Payments
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 499	Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Boutin, and Zirkin
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice Claims - Structured Settlements and Annuities
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 502	Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Myers, Bartlett, Barve, Boteler, Boutin, Cluster, Costa, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Frank, Fulton, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, King, Krebs, McComas, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Minnick, Moe, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled	Health - Job-Related Drug Testing - Breath Tests for Alcohol
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 512	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Bates, Boteler, Impallaria, Jennings, Krebs, McDonough, and Miller
Entitled	Medical Injury Compensation - Claimant Recovery
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 515	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Wood
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 545	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Levy
Entitled	Massage Therapists - Certification and Registration - Educational Qualifications
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 565	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 382
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo, Moe, Pendergrass, Quinter, F. Turner, Vaughn, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Hospitals - Bone Marrow Donation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 573	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 220
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Kach, McDonough, Hubbard, Kullen, Pendergrass, and Boteler
Entitled	State Board of Morticians - Authority to Conduct Audits
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 579	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Bromwell, Kullen, Barve, Bobo, Conroy, D. Davis, Doory, Feldman, Goldwater, Haddaway, Hurson, Impallaria, Jameson, Kelly, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Parrott, Pendergrass, Taylor, Vaughn, Walkup, Wood, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, Morhaim, Oaks, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Pilot Program to Study and Improve Screening Practices for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 611	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell , Donoghue, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Occupations - Podiatrists - Scope of Practice
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 618	Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, Elliott, Bozman, Sophocleus, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	State Board of Pharmacy - Registration of Pharmacy Technicians
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 627	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 280
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Hammen, Hubbard, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Feldman, Goldwater, Kullen, Madaleno, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, Boutin, Elliott, Frank, Kach, McDonough, and Weldon
Entitled	Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 630	Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Burns
Entitled	Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Liberty Road, Route 26
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 697	Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Goldwater, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Weldon
Entitled	State Board of Dental Examiners - Committee on Dental Hygiene - Recommendations
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 717	Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	State Board of Dental Examiners - Licensing and Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 719	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 391
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Weldon, Bobo, Bronrott, DeBoy, Dumais, Frush, Heller, Jones, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Petzold, Rosenberg, Rudolph, F. Turner, Goldwater, Hurson, Hammen, Boutin, Bromwell, Kach, Kullen, and McDonough
Entitled	Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Scope of Practice
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 741	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 233
Sponsored By	Delegates Sophocleus, Barkley, Bobo, Boschert, Cadden, Cane, V. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Dumais, Elmore, Gilleland, King, Leopold, Love, McComas, Menes, Parker, Petzold, Rosenberg, Sossi, and F. Turner
Entitled	Family Law - Local Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 742	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Bohanan, O'Donnell, Shewell, Frank, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Bromwell, Burns, Cluster, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, Parrott, Proctor, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 758	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 395
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, Aumann, Bartlett, Boutin, Bozman, Cluster, Conway, DeBoy, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Gaines, Goldwater, Haddaway, James, Jones, Kach, Leopold, Madaleno, McComas, McConkey, McKee, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, F. Turner, Walkup, and Weldon
Entitled	Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retired Health Care Practitioners
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 794	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 396
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Costa, Kullen, Madaleno, Mandel, Taylor, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Developmental Disability - Written Plan of Habilitation - State Residential Centers
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 795	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hammen
Entitled	Consent Provisions - Minors - Mental or Emotional Disorder
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 802	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 580
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Juvenile Law - Competency
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 814	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Minnick, and Morhaim
Entitled	Circuit Courts - Medical Malpractice Review Panel Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 819	Status as of February 18, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Elliott, Hammen, and Hurson
Entitled	Volunteer Health Care Practitioners - Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 823	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin and Morhaim
Entitled	Circuit Courts - Medical Injury - Medical Malpractice Review Panel
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 827	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Bozman, Cardin, Conway, Costa, Goldwater, Moe, Parrott, Stull, Zirkin, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Donoghue, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Hospitals - HIV Testing - Consent and Public Safety Workers
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 835	Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Stern, Burns, and Lee
Entitled	Wholesale Prescription Drug and Device Distribution Protection and Licensing Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 845	Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Kelley, Gutierrez, Menes, Shewell, Simmons, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Family Law - Child Abuse or Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 873	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 247
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel , Barve, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Kach, Kullen, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Inactive Status - Penalties and Disciplinary Actions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 890	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and Petzold
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice Claims - Physician Assistants
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 925	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Health Insurance - Health Care Provider Credentialing Process
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 926	Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 80
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners - Physical Therapists and Assistants - Qualifications and Scope of License
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1007	Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Juvenile Law - Competency - Services
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1020	Status as of March 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo, Benson, Donoghue, Hubbard, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Rudolph, and V. Turner
Entitled	Health Care Practices and Facilities - Closure - Patient Medical Records
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1021	Status as of April 5, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, V. Clagett, Cryor, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Hammen, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Zirkin
Entitled	Medical Decision Making Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Senate Rules

HB 1022	Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Benson
Entitled	Maryland Polysomnography Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1025	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen and Frank
Entitled	State Board of Physicians - Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1033	Status as of March 18, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	Quality of Mental Health Care Panel
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1035	Status as of March 18, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	Mentally Ill Individuals' Bill of Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1054	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 413
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems)
Entitled	Automated External Defibrillator Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1087	Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Benson, Dumais, Feldman, Heller, Kach, King, Madaleno, Oaks, Rudolph, and Stern
Entitled	Health Occupations - License Waiver - Pro Bono Services of Federal Employees
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1090	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Finance
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Discount Medical Plan Organizations and Discount Drug Plan Organizations - Registration and Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1098	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, Benson, Hammen, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kullen, and Montgomery
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Medical Advisory Board - Safe Operation of Motor Vehicles
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1099	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, Benson, Boutin, Eckardt, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kullen, Lee, Marriott, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Petzold, and V. Turner
Entitled	Statewide Commission on the Nursing Workforce
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1144	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Cryor, Dumais, Frush, Gaines, Gordon, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Menes, Moe, Murray, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Ross, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1145	Status as of February 24, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, D. Davis, Feldman, Franchot, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Kaiser, King, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pendergrass, Quinter, Rosenberg, Ross, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1167	Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Bromwell, Eckardt, Holmes, Kullen, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, and Petzold
Entitled	State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Registration, and Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1183	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Busch, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Conway, C. Davis, D. Davis, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gordon, Hammen, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, James, Kaiser, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, Stern, F. Turner, Vaughn, Weir, Zirkin, Kullen, Morhaim, Murray, and V. Turner
Entitled	Maryland Cigarette Restitution Fund Spending and Stem Cell Research Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 1193	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank, Donoghue, Kelly, McComas, McKee, Morhaim, Myers, Sophocleus, Weldon, and Zirkin
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice - Medical Experts - Maintaining or Defending Claim or Action in Bad Faith or Without Substantial Justification
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1200	Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Jones, Kach, Donoghue, Arnick, Boschert, Bozman, Branch, Burns, Cadden, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, D. Davis, DeBoy, Glassman, Hammen, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, James, Kirk, Kullen, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McDonough, Menes, Morhaim, Petzold, Rudolph, Stern, Trueschler, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Civil Proceedings and Medical Injury Claims - Venue, Witnesses, and Evidence
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1209	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, V. Clagett, Franchot, Holmes, McConkey, Montgomery, Murray, Oaks, Parker, Ramirez, Ross, Taylor, and Vaughn
Entitled	Landlord and Tenant - Termination of Lease - Limitation of Liability for Rent
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1212	Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Kach, Jones, Donoghue, Arnick, Boschert, Bozman, Burns, Cadden, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Glassman, Hammen, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, James, Kirk, Kullen, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McDonough, Menes, Morhaim, Petzold, Rudolph, Stern, Trueschler, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Courts - Medical Injury Claims - Damages
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1227	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank and Myers
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Uncompensated Care
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1230	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank, Donoghue, Haddaway, Kelly, McComas, McKee, Morhaim, Myers, Sophocleus, Weldon, and Zirkin
Entitled	Courts - Health Care Injuries - Standard of Proof for Liability for Emergency Care
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1306	Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, Bobo, Bozman, G. Clagett, C. Davis, DeBoy, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Hammen, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kullen, Mandel, Marriott, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Ramirez, Ross, Taylor, F. Turner, and V. Turner
Entitled	Maryland Home Care Services Improvement and Reimbursement Rate Commission
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1315	Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Maryland Birth Defects Program - Authority to Obtain Medical Information
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1316	Status as of March 9, 2005: 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	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Office of the Inspector General - Health Program Integrity and Recovery Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1341	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Public Health - Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

HB 1359	Status as of February 15, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	The Speaker and Delegates D. Davis and Hurson
Entitled	Maryland Patients' Access to Quality Health Care Act of 2004 - Implementation and Corrective Provisions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations

HB 1386	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Impairment of Health Care Services Contracts
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1431	Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks, Carter, and Murray
Entitled	Public Health - Drug Abuse Treatment Programs - Zoning
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1442	Status as of April 5, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin and Morhaim
Entitled	Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retired Teachers, Principals, and Health Practitioners
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1452	Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Mandel
Entitled	Physicians - Unauthorized Practice of Medicine - Penalty
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1519	Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Rare and Expensive Case Management Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1520	Status as of February 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Hold Harmless Clause - Balance Billing - Authorization
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1521	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Crime Control and Prevention, Office of and State Police)
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Drugged Driving - Chemical Testing
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1543	Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Bromwell
Entitled	Health Professionals - Credentialing Information - Electronic Collection, Filing, and Display
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1597	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 276
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell, Benson, Boutin, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Payment of Claims for Reimbursement - Erroneous Denial of Provider's Claim
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

SB 24	Status as of February 10, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Hooper, Kelley, DeGrange, Miller, Colburn, Ruben, Stone, and Giannetti
Entitled	Health Occupations - Practicing Without License - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 29	Status as of February 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Medical Professional Liability Insurance - Policies with Deductibles
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 106	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Brochin, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jones, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Family Law - Child Abuse or Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 220	Status as of January 25, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Pipkin, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Department of Human Resources - Disclosure of Information - Hospitals and Birthing Centers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings

SB 221	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, Pipkin, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 248	Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger (Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee)
Entitled	State Board of Dental Examiners - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 251	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 291
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Task Force to Study Electronic Health Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 264	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Astle, Della, Gladden, Hooper, Kelley, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 300	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 295
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Sunset Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 304	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 297
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Britt, Conway, DeGrange, Dyson, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, and Stone
Entitled	Health Occupations - Podiatrists - Scope of Practice
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 307	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Payment of Overtime - Registered Nurses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 321	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 300
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Hospitals - HIV Testing - Public Safety Worker
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 339	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 475
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, Della, Exum, Forehand, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Hughes, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, and Stone
Entitled	Landlord and Tenant - Termination of Lease - Limitation of Liability for Rent
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 340	Status as of March 10, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Britt, Grosfeld, Kittleman, and Pinsky
Entitled	Health Occupations - Morticians - Licensing - Corporations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 355	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Stone (By Request) and Senators Green and Kelley
Entitled	Hospital Infections Disclosure Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 396	Status as of February 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 441	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 310
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Astle, Della, Dyson, Exum, Gladden, Haines, Hollinger, Hooper, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Pipkin, and Ruben
Entitled	Task Force on the Establishment of a Prescription Drug Repository Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 474	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Colburn, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Hafer, Hogan, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Scope of Practice
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 499	Status as of March 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Dyson, Giannetti, Green, Greenip, and Hafer
Entitled	State Advisory Council on Medical Privacy and Confidentiality - Guidelines for Patient Privacy and Confidentiality
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 511	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 487
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Higher Education - Nursing Scholarships
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 520	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Employees' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 541	Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 596	Status as of April 5, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Dyson, Jacobs, Stoltzfus, Hollinger, Conway, Britt, Brochin, Greenip, Grosfeld, Harris, Kittleman, and Pinsky
Entitled	State Board of Physicians - Information Regarding Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Illness
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 606	Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Home Care Services Improvement and Reimbursement Rate Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 608	Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Dyson, Kramer, and Schrader
Entitled	Dental Hygiene - Administration of Anesthesia
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 610	Status as of March 17, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier and Jacobs
Entitled	State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Registration, and Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 616	Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Juvenile Law - Competency
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 621	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 324
Sponsored By	Chairman, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Medical Laboratories - Retests and Public Notification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 635	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 327
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Massage Therapists - Certification and Registration - Educational Qualifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 663	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 499
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer, Green, Hollinger, Currie, Hogan, Brinkley, DeGrange, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 667	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	Health Occupations - Professional Counselors and Therapists - Definition of Appraisal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 670	Status as of March 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Harris and Pipkin
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Nurses and Certified Nursing Assistants Referred by Agencies - Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 681	Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin , Green, Britt, Conway, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Pinsky, and Stone
Entitled	Health - Clinical Trials - Data Bank Information and Publication of Results
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 682	Status as of March 31, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	No-Fault Cerebral Palsy Insurance Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings

SB 690	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 503
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Medical Records - Authorized Disclosures - Compulsory Process
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 692	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Frosh, Gladden, Greenip, Grosfeld, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pinsky, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retired Teachers, Principals, and Health Practitioners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 693	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger , Frosh, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Health Care Providers - Disclosure of Mental Health Records - Subpoenas
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 714	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Developmental Disability - Written Plan of Habilitation - State Residential Centers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 716	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Hollinger, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 718	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 330
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Britt, Colburn, Dyson, and Harris
Entitled	Hospitals - HIV Testing - Consent and Public Safety Workers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 727	Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Maryland Universal Health Care Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 751	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Stem Cell Research Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

SB 769	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus and Harris
Entitled	Health Insurance - Tax on Premiums of Health Maintenance Organizations and Managed Care Organizations - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 775	Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 782	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 334
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Ruben, and Jones
Entitled	Public Health - Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 784	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Grosfeld
Entitled	Juvenile Law - Competency - Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 796	Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Grosfeld, Kelley, and Pinsky
Entitled	Medical Decision Making Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 799	Status as of March 29, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Consent Provisions - Minors - Mental or Emotional Disorder
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 826	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Colburn, DeGrange, Giannetti, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, and Ruben
Entitled	Physicians - Unauthorized Practice of Medicine - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 834	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 340
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Hollinger, Conway, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Dyson, Grosfeld, Harris, Kittleman, and Pinsky
Entitled	Pilot Program to Study and Improve Screening Practices for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 836	Status as of March 31, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Miller, and Middleton
Entitled	Maryland Patients' Access to Quality Health Care Act of 2004 - Implementation and Corrective Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations

SB 887	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Grosfeld
Entitled	State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Health Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 899	Status as of March 1, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Rare and Expensive Case Management Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance