2008 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 23, 2008 - 0:13 a.m.

	Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations	Another Session
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HB 29	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 632
Sponsored By	Delegates Manno, Riley, Pena-Melnyk, Montgomery, Kipke, Morhaim, Reznik, V. Turner, Kullen, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Long-Term Care Insurance - Prohibited Acts - Genetic Tests, Genetic Information, or Genetic Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 50	Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Montgomery
Entitled	Prescription Drugs - Marketing or Promotion - Use of Prescriber Identifying Information
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 69	Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Mizeur
Entitled	Prosthetic Parity Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 115	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 251
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Barve, Braveboy, Cane, Conaway, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Ivey, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Oaks, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Stukes, V. Turner, Valderrama, Walker, and Weldon
Entitled	Medical Assistance Programs and Maryland Children's Health Program - Statements on State-Issued Check Stubs
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 120	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 206
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell, Benson, Costa, DeBoy, Elliott, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Morhaim, Reznik, Rudolph, Schuler, Shewell, Stocksdale, Weldon, Beitzel, Donoghue, Hammen, Kach, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, and V. Turner
Entitled	Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Disclosures
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 236	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Life or Health Insurance Policies and Contracts - Discretionary Clauses - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 238	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 259
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Status, Operation, and Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 243	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, Costa, Elliott, Kipke, Krebs, and Rudolph
Entitled	Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Choice of Pharmacy
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 250	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Healey, and Walker
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Tanning Services
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 257	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 262
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Elliott, Kipke, Rudolph, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Hammen, Kach, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Contracts with Pharmacies and Pharmacists
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 272	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 264
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Medical Stop-Loss Insurance
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 277	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 63
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Maryland Insurance Commissioner - Adoption of Regulations Applicable in an Emergency - Required
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 278	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 656
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Powers of the Secretary
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 289	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 265
Sponsored By	Delegate Pendergrass
Entitled	Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement - Extension
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 343	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 204
Sponsored By	Delegates Kipke, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, George, Hammen, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Kach, King, Kullen, Love, McDonough, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Sophocleus, Weldon, Donoghue, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Therapeutic Interchanges
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 350	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 68
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Budget and Management)
Entitled	State Employees' Health Insurance Advisory Council - Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 404	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 271
Sponsored By	Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Insurance Fraud - Required Disclosure Statements
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 419	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 202
Sponsored By	Delegates Elliott, Ali, Bartlett, Beitzel, Bromwell, Cane, Costa, DeBoy, Frush, George, Norman, Hammen, Hecht, Hubbard, Impallaria, Kach, King, Kipke, Kirk, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Riley, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stukes, Stull, V. Turner, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, Benson, and Donoghue
Entitled	Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Registration
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 460	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Cane, Donoghue, Harrison, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Montgomery, Morhaim, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled	Maryland Cancer Treatment Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 462	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 76
Sponsored By	Delegate Pendergrass
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Self-Employed Individuals - Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 493	Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Health Insurance - Disabled Individuals - Eligibility for the Maryland Health Insurance Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 499	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Kach, Montgomery, Stukes, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled	Health Insurance - Primary Care Physicians - Reimbursement for Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 578	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 510
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Mizeur, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Dumais, Elliott, Feldman, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Heller, Kaiser, Kipke, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Rice, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Waldstreicher, Weldon, Beitzel, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, McDonough, Morhaim, Pendergrass, and Riley
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Amino Acid-Based Elemental Formula
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 580	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 279
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks, Costa, Davis, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kipke, Rudolph, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Kach, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 594	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Carrier Credentialing - Reimbursement of Providers of Health Care Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 603	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Barnes, Benson, Branch, Cane, Costa, Donoghue, Dumais, Gutierrez, Hammen, Healey, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kipke, Kullen, Levi, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Reznik, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Walker
Entitled	Health Care Coverage - Institutions of Higher Education
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

HB 701	Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Bates, Bromwell, Carr, Frick, Hucker, Ivey, Love, Minnick, Mizeur, Montgomery, Reznik, Robinson, and Taylor
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for In Vitro Fertilization - Miscarriage
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 709	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa and Kipke
Entitled	Health Insurance - Special Services, Procedures, or Reports - Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 725	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 519
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, Bartlett, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Hecht, Stull, and Weldon
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Line of Duty Death Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 737	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Elliott, Bartlett, Bates, Benson, G. Clagett, Donoghue, Hammen, Hecht, Hubbard, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McKee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Schuh, Stull, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Care Coverage - Personal Responsibility
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 798	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Niemann
Entitled	State Personnel and Pensions - Contractual Employees - Health Benefits and Purchase of Service Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 815	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 673
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Donoghue, James, Nathan-Pulliam, Riley, and Stukes
Entitled	Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Health Care Practitioners - Information Provided by Carriers
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 872	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 627
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Bobo, DeBoy, Guzzone, Malone, F. Turner, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Public-Private Health Care Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 948	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Haddaway, Bartlett, Cane, Eckardt, Elmore, Mathias, McComas, Rudolph, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, and Stocksdale
Entitled	State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Foster Parents - Eligibility to Participate
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1045	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 407
Sponsored By	Delegates Gaines, Aumann, Barkley, Bronrott, DeBoy, Haynes, Healey, Jones, and F. Turner
Entitled	Department of Budget and Management - Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Information from and Liability of Health Insurance Carriers
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 1089	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 196
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Direct Billing of Anatomic Pathology Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1093	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Morhaim
Entitled	Health Care Coverage Fund - Tax on Health Insurance Premiums - Access to Health Care
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations

HB 1100	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 441
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Barkley, Barnes, Branch, Donoghue, Hubbard, McHale, Nathan-Pulliam, Ramirez, Ross, Stukes, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, Benson, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled	Insurance Producers - Life and Health Insurance Examinations - Annual Report
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1125	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Hucker, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Carr, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Frush, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Rosenberg, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Maryland Universal Health Care Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1153	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hucker, Haynes, Manno, Olszewski, Reznik, and Ross
Entitled	Comptroller - Eligibility for the Maryland Medical Assistance Program or the Maryland Children's Health Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1161	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Standards for Availability of Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1175	Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Kach
Entitled	Health Insurance - Provider Contracts - Conditions of Participation with Carriers
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1176	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 535
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Nathan-Pulliam, Ali, Braveboy, Carr, Healey, Holmes, Ivey, Kaiser, Krysiak, Mizeur, O'Donnell, Oaks, Reznik, Ross, Shank, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Hammen, Pendergrass, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Riley, and Weldon
Entitled	Public Health - Committee on Childhood Obesity
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1219	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 688
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach, Elliott, Kipke, Kullen, Nathan-Pulliam, and Riley
Entitled	Health Insurance - Health Care Provider Panels - Provider Contracts
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1233	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 229
Sponsored By	Delegates Griffith, Aumann, Barkley, Bates, Bohanan, Branch, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Eckardt, Gaines, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Heller, James, Jones, Levy, Myers, Proctor, Robinson, Schuh, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Wood
Entitled	Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Retiree Health Care Funding Options - Extension of Reporting and Termination Dates
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1282	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hucker, Donoghue, Manno, Reznik, Taylor, and Valderrama
Entitled	State Construction Projects - Contractors and Subcontractors - Employer-Paid Health Care Required
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations

HB 1284	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Account - Transfer of Funds
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations

HB 1343	Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, V. Clagett, Elmore, George, Howard, Ivey, Krebs, Ross, Stocksdale, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit and Subtraction Modification for Long-Term Care Insurance
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1391	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 692
Sponsored By	Delegates Mizeur, Hammen, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Kipke, Lafferty, McIntosh, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Schuh, Bromwell, Costa, Hubbard, Kullen, Montgomery, Oaks, V. Turner, Weldon, Hucker, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, Frick, George, Gilchrist, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Serafini, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Kids First Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means Senate: Finance

HB 1395	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 693
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Maryland Health Quality and Cost Council - Chronic Care Management Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1404	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Mizeur, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Donoghue, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kullen, McIntosh, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Stein, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Eliminating Barriers to Enrollment Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1434	Status as of March 14, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Barkley, Carr, and Lee
Entitled	Health Insurance - Conversion from Group to Individual Policy - Preexisting Conditions While Under Group Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1438	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Holmes
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premium
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1468	Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Morhaim
Entitled	Health Insurance - Outpatient Mental Health Treatment - Elimination of Tiered Copayments
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1492	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 558
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Hammen, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Busch, Costa, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Kullen, Manno, McDonough, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Rudolph, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Subsidy for Medicare Part D Coverage Gap and Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1505	Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Preauthorized or Approved Health Care Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1522	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 329
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Fund - Allocations to and Disbursements from the Medical Assistance Program Account
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1540	Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, Hucker, Bobo, Glenn, Heller, Holmes, Ivey, Levi, Love, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Ramirez, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn
Entitled	Health Care Reform Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1585	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 472
Sponsored By	Delegates Griffith, Aumann, Barkley, Bates, Bohanan, Branch, G. Clagett, Eckardt, Guzzone, Haynes, James, Jones, Levy, Robinson, and Schuh
Entitled	Local Governments - Postemployment Benefits - Investment of Funds
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1587	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 245
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Beitzel, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Services Cost Review Commission - Averted Uncompensated Care - Assessment
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1589	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 331
Sponsored By	Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Insurance Producers - Licensing Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

SB 65	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Coverage of Child Dependents
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 98	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Della, Exum, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, and Raskin
Entitled	Prosthetic Parity Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 192	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 25
Sponsored By	Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Application of Insurance Fraud Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 215	Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Maryland False Health Claims Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 469	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Health Insurance - Special Services, Procedures, or Reports - Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 476	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 406
Sponsored By	Senator Madaleno
Entitled	Department of Budget and Management - Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Information from and Liability of Health Insurance Carriers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 545	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 589
Sponsored By	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee
Entitled	Health Care Funds - Transfers and Disbursements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations

SB 560	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Madaleno
Entitled	State Employees and Retirees - Health Insurance and Benefit Options - Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 584	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 425
Sponsored By	Senators Della, Gladden, and McFadden
Entitled	Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 595	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 598
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Della, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Health Insurance - Carrier Credentialing - Reimbursement of Providers of Health Care Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 602	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 195
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Direct Billing of Anatomic Pathology Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 611	Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pipkin
Entitled	Health Insurance - Provider Contracts - Conditions of Participation with Carriers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 665	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Compensation Program for Family Member Caretakers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 667	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Foster Parents - Eligibility to Participate
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 701	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 440
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Astle, and McFadden
Entitled	Insurance Producers - Life and Health Insurance Examinations - Annual Report
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 719	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Standards for Availability of Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 720	Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Della, Exum, Garagiola, and Pugh
Entitled	Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 722	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 201
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh
Entitled	Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Registration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 723	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 203
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh
Entitled	Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Therapeutic Interchanges
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 724	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 205
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier and Della
Entitled	Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Disclosures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 725	Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh
Entitled	Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Contracts with Pharmacies and Pharmacists
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 726	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh
Entitled	Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Choice of Pharmacy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 811	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Pipkin
Entitled	Health Insurance - Health Care Provider Panels - Provider Contracts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 852	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 626
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer, Kittleman, and Robey
Entitled	Health Insurance - Public-Private Health Care Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 859	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 228
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Retiree Health Care Funding Options - Extension of Reporting and Termination Dates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 899	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	Public Health - Task Force on Childhood Obesity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 906	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 557
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Frosh, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Exum, Glassman, and Kelley
Entitled	Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Subsidy for Medicare Part D Coverage Gap and Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 918	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 631
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Long-Term Care Insurance - Prohibited Acts - Genetic Tests, Genetic Information, or Genetic Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 945	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 471
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Local Governments - Postemployment Benefits - Investment of Funds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 962	Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley and Kittleman
Entitled	Public Education - Bridge to Excellence - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 965	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Dyson, Gladden, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Kids First Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 974	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 244
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Health Services Cost Review Commission - Averted Uncompensated Care - Assessment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations