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2006 Regular Session bill information current as of June 6, 2006 - 7:39 p.m.
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HOUSE BILL 647

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 380

Sponsored By:
Delegate Rudolph

Entitled:
Health Services Cost Review Commission - Report on Hospital Charges

Synopsis:

Requiring the Health Services Cost Review Commission, in consultation with the Maryland Health Care Commission, to publish each acute care hospital's severity-adjusted average charge per case for the 15 most common inpatient diagnosis-related groups.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/2
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/8
Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
2/21
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
2/22
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
2/24
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
3/31
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/1
First Reading Finance
3/15
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/30
Favorable Report by Finance
3/29
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/30
Third Reading Passed (33-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/26
Governor vetoed - Duplicative

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
PATIENTS
PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
REPORTS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 19-207 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
February 24, 2006: Third Reading Passed (139-0)
Senate
March 30, 2006: Third Reading Passed (33-0)


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