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SENATE BILL 149

File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 132

Sponsored By:
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Exum, Garagiola, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, Pugh, and Zirkin

Entitled:
Maryland Health Care Access Act of 2007

Synopsis:

Altering specified eligibility requirements for participation in the Maryland Children's Health Program; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish a specified annual family contribution; authorizing specified regulations adopted by the Department to include specified incentives; requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish the Maryland Health Care Quality Coordinating Council; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date

Senate Action
1/25
First Reading Finance
Motion Rules Suspended Referred (Senator Colburn) Adopted
Referred Finance
2/7
Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/22
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Greenip) Adopted
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Committee Amendment (Finance) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (42-4)
House Action
3/22
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/27
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.

Sponsored by:

President, The
Administration
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator E. J. Pipkin, District 36
Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
Senator Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Assessments
Auditors and Audits
Budget and Management, Department of
Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse
Electronic Government
Fees -see also- Devt Fees and Taxes; Reimbursement Rates
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health Care Commission
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Health Planning and Cost Review
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Human Resources, Department of
Insurance Administration
Medical Assistance
Mental Health
Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
Nonprofit Organizations
Notices
Penalties
Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
Public Corporations and Instrumentalities
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Small Business
Social Workers
State Employees
Sunset
Uncompensated Care
Work, Labor and Employment -see also- Col Barg; Holiday; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 15-301 , 15-301 , 15-301.1 , 19-140 , 19-219 , 19-219 , 19-706 )

Insurance
( 15-416 , 15-418 , 15-1201 , 15-1201 , 15-1205 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 657878/01     Offered on: March 23, 2007   at: 12:09 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 837770/01     Offered on: March 23, 2007   at: 12:09 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
March 24, 2007: Third Reading Passed (42-4)



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