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

	Health Planning and Cost Review	Another Session
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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 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HB 558	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell and Donoghue
Entitled	Home Health - Certificate of Need
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 809	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 200
Sponsored By	Delegates James, McDonough, and Riley
Entitled	Nursing Facilities - Accountability Measures - Pay-for-Performance
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Budget and Taxation and 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HB 1224	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Nathan-Pulliam (By Request) and Delegates Benson, Bobo, Branch, Donoghue, Hucker, Lafferty, Levy, Malone, McDonough, Montgomery, and V. Turner
Entitled	Hospitals - Nursing Care Committees, Staffing Plans, and Commission on Nursing Acuity
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 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 1503	Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Kent County Delegation
Entitled	Certificate of Need - Hospital Closure
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 1610	Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Walkup
Entitled	Certificate of Need - Hospital Purchase, Merger, or Closure
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

SB 677	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 199
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, King, Klausmeier, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, and Robey
Entitled	Nursing Facilities - Accountability Measures - Pay-for-Performance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and 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 765	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Conway (By Request)
Entitled	Hospitals - Nursing Care Committees, Staffing Plans, and Commission on Nursing Acuity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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