2008 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 23, 2008 - 0:12 a.m.

	Advance Medical Directives	Another Session
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HB 251	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Cardin, and Stein
Entitled	Health Care Decisions Act - Disclosure by Health Care Facilities - Practices Related to Use of Life-Sustaining Procedures
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 510	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 79
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, DeBoy, Hammen, Love, and Morhaim
Entitled	Health Care Decisions Act - Advance Directives - Electronic Documents and Electronic Signatures
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 906	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 214
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McHale, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Reznik, Shewell, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, McDonough, Mizeur, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Anatomical Gift Donor Registry
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1140	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 233
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Eckardt, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Nurse Practitioners - Authority to Certify
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 355	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Lenett
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Disclosures - Use of Life-Sustaining Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 766	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 213
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Maryland Anatomical Gift Donor Registry
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations

SB 889	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 232
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Nurse Practitioners - Authority to Certify
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations