2009 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 30, 2009 - 6:10 p.m.

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HB 30	Status as of March 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo and Manno
Entitled	Health Care Decisions Counseling - Workgroup
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 41	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 517
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, V. Turner, Benson, Montgomery, Kullen, and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled	Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Hospitalization and Home Visits Following a Mastectomy
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 70	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 656
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Commissions, Programs, and Reports - Revision
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 93	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 49
Sponsored By	Delegate Costa
Entitled	Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Sunset Extension and Membership
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 235	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 663
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Bromwell, Kullen, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Rescission of Contracts and Certificates - Restrictions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 386	Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Carr, Gutierrez, Kipke, Montgomery, Robinson, and V. Turner
Entitled	Physicians - Patient Health Information Privacy Rights - Form and Distribution
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 412	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 75
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Montgomery, and V. Turner
Entitled	Mental Health Programs and Facilities - Reports of Death
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 415	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 621
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, Kipke, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, V. Turner, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Kach, Krebs, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Riley, and Weldon
Entitled	Mental Hygiene Administration - Rights of Individuals with Mental Disorders in Facilities
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 445	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Doory, Howard, Ivey, and Kaiser
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - Personalized Medicine - Study
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 585	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 586
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled	Health Insurance - Use of Physician Rating Systems by Carriers
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 673	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Ali, Benson, Bohanan, Costa, Donoghue, Kipke, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, and Weldon
Entitled	Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 677	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Ali and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Patient Referrals for Radiation Therapy Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 722	Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa and Frush
Entitled	Disease Prevention - Cancer Reports - Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 725	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 315
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, and V. Turner
Entitled	Group Model Health Maintenance Organizations - Drug Therapy Management
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 756	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 414
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Ali, Benson, Braveboy, Gutierrez, Haynes, Ivey, Kaiser, Lee, Levy, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Taylor, and Valderrama
Entitled	Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Provider Competency Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 758	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, Dwyer, Elliott, Frank, George, McComas, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Walkup
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Reporting and Reimbursement for Never Events
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 951	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Ali, Anderson, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Hucker, Kirk, Manno, Oaks, Ross, F. Turner, and V. Turner
Entitled	Health Care Affordability Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1001	Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Frick, Ali, Barkley, Bromwell, Carr, DeBoy, Elliott, Elmore, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Hecht, Howard, Hucker, Manno, Mizeur, Reznik, and Robinson
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Reporting by Financial Institutions on Enrolled Employees
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1069	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 311
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Benson, Costa, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, and V. Turner
Entitled	Health Services Cost Review Commission - Financial Assistance and Debt Collection Policies
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1146	Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	Reorganization of State Government - Department of Emergency Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

HB 1149	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Hammen, and Oaks
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Uniform Statewide Transportation System for Nonemergency Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1150	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 163
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Pendergrass, Benson, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, and V. Turner
Entitled	Health Occupations - Anatomic Pathology Services - Billing
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1151	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	Transportation - Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund - Transport by Privately Owned Helicopter
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1155	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Carr, Carter, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hecht, Hubbard, Ivey, Kipke, Lee, McDonough, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Riley, and Robinson
Entitled	Prescription Confidentiality Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1157	Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Schuler and Bromwell
Entitled	Physicians - Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Notification and Posting Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1186	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Manno, Hucker, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Frush, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Lafferty, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Maryland Health Security Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1204	Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bromwell, Hubbard, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, and Tarrant
Entitled	Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policy and Financial Assistance Application - Notices
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1232	Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Waldstreicher, Doory, Dumais, Montgomery, Oaks, Reznik, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Walker
Entitled	State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1339	Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Heller
Entitled	Task Force to Study Issues Relating to Medical Marijuana in Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HJ 9	Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Howard, Jones, Morhaim, Oaks, Stukes, and Tarrant
Entitled	Joint Principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 3	Status as of February 17, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Public Safety - County or Municipal Corporation Funded Ambulance Service - Physician's Office Adjacent to Hospital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 130	Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Health Insurance - Use of Prescription Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 173	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 516
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, Munson, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Garagiola, Glassman, Middleton, and Harris
Entitled	Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Hospitalization and Home Visits Following a Mastectomy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 195	Status as of February 24, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire and Greenip
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Ultrasound Options
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 221	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senator Lenett
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Disclosures - Use of Life-Sustaining Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 305	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 48
Sponsored By	Senators King, Astle, DeGrange, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Raskin, and Robey
Entitled	Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Sunset Extension and Membership
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 417	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Exum, Harrington, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Peters, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Prescription Confidentiality Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 435	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Reporting and Reimbursement for Never Events
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 442	Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Forehand, Greenip, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Umbilical Cord Blood Banking - Educational Publication
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 493	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 74
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Klausmeier, and Middleton
Entitled	Mental Health Programs and Facilities - Reports of Death
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 494	Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Health Services Cost Review Commission - Limit on Interest or Late Payment Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 546	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, King, and Madaleno
Entitled	Health - End-of-Life Care Options - Counseling
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 635	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Della, Garagiola, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Uniform Statewide Transportation System for Nonemergency Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 649	Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin and Astle
Entitled	Transportation - Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund - Transport by Privately Owned Helicopter
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 661	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 585
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, Kelley, and Middleton
Entitled	Health Insurance - Use of Physician Rating Systems by Carriers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 662	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Greenip, Lenett, and Middleton
Entitled	Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 700	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 304
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccinations - Expanded Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 717	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Colburn, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Munson, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Disease Prevention - Cancer Reports - Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 734	Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin and Frosh
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 750	Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Health Care-Associated Infections Prevention and Control Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 764	Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin and Astle
Entitled	Reorganization of State Government - Department of Emergency Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 776	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 310
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Health Services Cost Review Commission - Financial Assistance and Debt Collection Policies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 791	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 314
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Group Model Health Maintenance Organizations - Drug Therapy Management
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 813	Status as of February 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Jones
Entitled	Health Care Affordability Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 874	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 620
Sponsored By	Senators Exum and Pugh
Entitled	Mental Hygiene Administration - Rights of Individuals with Mental Disorders in Facilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 881	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Maryland Health System Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 882	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Physicians - Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Notification and Posting Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 928	Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Conway and Dyson
Entitled	State Board of Dental Examiners - Dentists - Informed Consent - Materials Containing Mercury
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 1054	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 118
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 1064	Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Medicaid State Plan Amendments - Medical Assistance Program Reimbursements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance