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Current Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 32
HB 118 Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 563 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Frush and Hubbard
Entitled State Advisory Council on Quality Care at the End of Life - Membership
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 168 Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Facilities - Comparable Evaluation System - Outpatient Surgeries
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 251 Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
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 393 Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 270 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled Communicable Diseases or Conditions - Reporting
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 435 Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Benson, Glenn, Barnes, Beitzel, Costa, Davis, Donoghue, Dumais, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled Pharmacists - Generic Drugs - Treatment of Epileptic Seizures
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 438 Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Hubbard
Entitled Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Defects Research - Medical Information
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 525 Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 276 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Kullen, Beitzel, Donoghue, Gilchrist, Kaiser, Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Stull, V. Turner, Weldon, Benson, Elliott, Hammen, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Montgomery, Oaks, and Riley
Entitled Advisory Council on Prescription Drug Monitoring - Study
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 585 Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 80 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Benson, Braveboy, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Hucker, Kipke, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Robinson, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, Weldon, Elliott, Hammen, Kullen, Morhaim, and Pendergrass
Entitled Nursing Homes - Safe Patient Lifting
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 726 Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Kullen, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, Kipke, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled Health Care Facilities - Individuals with Mental Disorders - Patient Rights
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 733 Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Hubbard
Entitled Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Decisions - Domestic Partners
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 810 Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Hubbard and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled Task Force to Study Involuntary Outpatient Commitment
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 876 Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Morhaim
Entitled State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 991 Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 223 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Kullen, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and V. Turner
Entitled HIV Testing - Informed Consent and Treatment
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1089 Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 196 Became Law - Governor Signed
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 1224 Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
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 1339 Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Morhaim
Entitled Mental Health - Psychiatric Medication - Administration Without Consent
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1387 Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 216 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Mizeur, Costa, Davis, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Benson, Hammen, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Reznik, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled Health Occupations - Board of Pharmacy - Remote Automated Medication Systems
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1395 Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 693 Became Law - Governor Signed
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 1500 Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Boteler, Aumann, Bromwell, Frank, Impallaria, and Kach
Entitled Health Occupations Boards - Investigators - Confidentiality of Medical Information and Records
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 23 Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Simonaire and Greenip
Entitled Teenage Protection Pilot Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance

SB 45 Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 562 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Senator Lenett
Entitled State Advisory Council on Quality Care at the End of Life - Membership
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 102 Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Senator Gladden
Entitled Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Health Care-Associated Infections Prevention and Control Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance

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

SB 443 Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Frosh, Conway, and Dyson
Entitled State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 566 Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 590 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Senators Garagiola and Kelley
Entitled Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Decisions - Domestic Partners
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 602 Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 195 Became Law - Governor Signed
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 631 Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Jacobs and Kittleman
Entitled Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Umbilical Cord Blood Banking - Educational Publication
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance

SB 765 Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance Failed Legislation
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 767 Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 215 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Senator Conway
Entitled Health Occupations - Board of Pharmacy - Remote Automated Medication Systems
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 815 Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Exum and Kelley
Entitled Health Care Facilities - Individuals with Mental Disorders - Patient Rights
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 826 Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 222 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Senators Conway and Harrington
Entitled HIV Testing - Informed Consent and Treatment
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 828 Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 224 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Senator Conway
Entitled Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Defects Research - Medical Information
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations

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