2005 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2005 - 11:03 p.m.
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Total Number of Bills: 79

HB 8           Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Mental Health Services - Cost-of-Living Adjustment

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 48         Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

Patient Protection Insurance

House: Economic Matters    

HB 54         Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

Health - Clinical Trials Data Bank

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HB 55         Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

Medical Professional Liability Insurance - Consideration Paid to Insurance Producers - Limitations

House: Economic Matters    

HB 113       Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

Health Care Malpractice - Emergency Medical Care - Good Samaritan Immunity

House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 15, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 114       Status as of March 30, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

Quality Health Care Act of 2005

House: Judiciary     Senate: Senate Rules

HB 143       Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 196

Education - Public Schools - Use of Asthma Drugs and Related Medication

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

Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Fund - Medical Assistance Program Account - Health Care Provider Rates

House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance

HB 203       Status as of February 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

Income Tax Credit for Services Donated by Health Care Professionals

House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 18, 2005, 1:30 p.m.)    

HB 233       Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 43

Public Health - Legibility of Prescriptions Workgroup - Reports

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 263       Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Academic Detailing Initiative

House: Appropriations    

HB 273       Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

Health Care Malpractice Claims - Past Medical Expenses

House: Judiciary    

HB 274       Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

Health Care Malpractice - Time Limits - Minors

House: Judiciary    

HB 277       Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

Health Care Malpractice Actions - Attesting Experts - Qualifications

House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 15, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 294       Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Sunset Repeal

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 301       Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act

House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 15, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 303       Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 365

Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Smoking Cessation Treatment

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 345       Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 204

Health - Hospital Summary Financial Statement - Physician Charges

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 384       Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 371

Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments

House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance

HB 427       Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

Maryland Commission on Specialty Health Group Rates and Terms

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 431       Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Health Occupations - Practicing Without License - Penalties

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 433       Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Health and Government Operations

Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury

House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary     (Heard: March 15, 2005, 2:00 p.m.)    

HB 452       Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

Health Benefit Plans - Reimbursement to Health Care Practitioners

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 485       Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

Health Care Malpractice - Periodic Payments

House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 15, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 499       Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

Health Care Malpractice Claims - Structured Settlements and Annuities

House: Judiciary    

HB 502       Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

Health - Job-Related Drug Testing - Breath Tests for Alcohol

House: Economic Matters     (Heard: February 17, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 504       Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

Maryland Prostate Cancer Research Fund - Income Tax Checkoff

House: Ways and Means    

HB 512       Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

Medical Injury Compensation - Claimant Recovery

House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 15, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 515       Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments

House: Economic Matters    

HB 565       Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 382

Hospitals - Bone Marrow Donation

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 579       Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

Pilot Program to Study and Improve Screening Practices for Autism Spectrum Disorders

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 627       Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 280

Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 630       Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Liberty Road, Route 26

House: Environmental Matters     (Heard: March 1, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 719       Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 391

Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Scope of Practice

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 742       Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice

House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 16, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 1022     Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

Maryland Polysomnography Act

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 1025     Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

State Board of Physicians - Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals

House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 17, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 1035     Status as of March 18, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

Mentally Ill Individuals' Bill of Rights

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 1054     Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 413

Automated External Defibrillator Program

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

Health Occupations - License Waiver - Pro Bono Services of Federal Employees

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 1144     Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 1145     Status as of February 24, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program

House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 1193     Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

Health Care Malpractice - Medical Experts - Maintaining or Defending Claim or Action in Bad Faith or Without Substantial Justification

House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 15, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 1200     Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

Civil Proceedings and Medical Injury Claims - Venue, Witnesses, and Evidence

House: Judiciary    

HB 1209     Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

Landlord and Tenant - Termination of Lease - Limitation of Liability for Rent

House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1212     Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

Courts - Medical Injury Claims - Damages

House: Judiciary    

HB 1227     Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Uncompensated Care

House: Ways and Means    

HB 1230     Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

Courts - Health Care Injuries - Standard of Proof for Liability for Emergency Care

House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 15, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 1315     Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Maryland Birth Defects Program - Authority to Obtain Medical Information

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1341     Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

Public Health - Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative

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

Maryland Patients' Access to Quality Health Care Act of 2004 - Implementation and Corrective Provisions

House: Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations     (Heard: February 23, 2005, 1:30 p.m.)    

HB 1386     Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

Impairment of Health Care Services Contracts

House: House Rules and Executive Nominations    

HB 1452     Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Physicians - Unauthorized Practice of Medicine - Penalty

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

Health Maintenance Organizations - Hold Harmless Clause - Balance Billing - Authorization

House: House Rules and Executive Nominations    

HB 1543     Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Health Professionals - Credentialing Information - Electronic Collection, Filing, and Display

House: Health and Government Operations    

SB 24         Status as of February 10, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Health Occupations - Practicing Without License - Penalties

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs    

SB 29         Status as of February 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

Medical Professional Liability Insurance - Policies with Deductibles

Senate: Finance    

SB 221       Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act

Senate: Judicial Proceedings     (Heard: March 9, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 251       Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 291

Task Force to Study Electronic Health Records

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

Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments

Senate: Finance     House: Economic Matters

SB 300       Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 295

Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Sunset Repeal

Senate: Finance     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 339       Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 475

Landlord and Tenant - Termination of Lease - Limitation of Liability for Rent

Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Environmental Matters

SB 396       Status as of February 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments

Senate: Finance     (Heard: March 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 474       Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Scope of Practice

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

State Advisory Council on Medical Privacy and Confidentiality - Guidelines for Patient Privacy and Confidentiality

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs    

SB 541       Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program

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

State Board of Physicians - Information Regarding Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Illness

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance     House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: April 7, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)

SB 621       Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 324

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Medical Laboratories - Retests and Public Notification

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 681       Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

Health - Clinical Trials - Data Bank Information and Publication of Results

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

No-Fault Cerebral Palsy Insurance Fund

Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings    

SB 693       Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

Health Care Providers - Disclosure of Mental Health Records - Subpoenas

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 769       Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

Health Insurance - Tax on Premiums of Health Maintenance Organizations and Managed Care Organizations - Repeal

Senate: Budget and Taxation    

SB 775       Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005

Senate: Finance    

SB 782       Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 334

Public Health - Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative

Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 825       Status as of February 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

Maryland Prostate Cancer Research Fund - Income Tax Checkoff

Senate: Senate Rules    

SB 826       Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Physicians - Unauthorized Practice of Medicine - Penalty

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs    

SB 834       Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 340

Pilot Program to Study and Improve Screening Practices for Autism Spectrum Disorders

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 836       Status as of March 31, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 1

Maryland Patients' Access to Quality Health Care Act of 2004 - Implementation and Corrective Provisions

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

State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Health Records

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     (Heard: March 22, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)