2009 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 30, 2009 - 6:10 p.m.
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Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Total Number of Bills: 93

HB 30         Status as of March 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

Health Care Decisions Counseling - Workgroup

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance     (Heard: March 25, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)

HB 41         Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 517

Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Hospitalization and Home Visits Following a Mastectomy

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 101       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 487

Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2009

House: Appropriations     Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 141       Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 131

Insurance - Insurer Provider Panels - Health Care Providers

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 155       Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Physicians - Licensure - Liability Coverage

House: Economic Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 173       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 530

Health Occupations - Maryland Athletic Trainers Act

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 181       Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Maryland Cancer Treatment Program

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 229       Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Prescribers - Controlled Dangerous Substances - Exemption from Registration

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 237       Status as of January 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

Health Care Malpractice - Noneconomic Damages

House: Judiciary     (Heard: February 11, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 255       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 664

Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 273       Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Health Insurance - Coverage of Autism Spectrum Disorders

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 279       Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility

House: Judiciary    

HB 280       Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility

House: Judiciary    

HB 283       Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury

House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary    

HB 340       Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

Income Tax Credit for Services Donated to Community Health Organizations

House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 18, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 368       Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Baltimore City Health Department - Overdose Prevention Pilot Program

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 386       Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

Physicians - Patient Health Information Privacy Rights - Form and Distribution

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 498       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 399

Professional Service Corporations - Corporate Names - Approval by Professional Organizations

House: Economic Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 521       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 547

Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund - Rural Trauma Centers - Reimbursement

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 526       Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 91

Credentialing of Health Care Providers by Managed Care Organizations, Insurance Carriers, and Hospitals

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 574       Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Prescription Drugs - Evidence-Based Prescriber Education and Outreach Program

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 585       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 586

Health Insurance - Use of Physician Rating Systems by Carriers

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 597       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 262

State Board of Physicians - Polysomnographic Technologists - Education and Licensing Requirements

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 673       Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation

House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 4, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 677       Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

Patient Referrals for Radiation Therapy Services

House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 4, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 706       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 689

Electronic Health Records - Regulation and Reimbursement

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 714       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 576

Loan Assistance Repayment and Practice Assistance for Physicians

House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 722       Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Disease Prevention - Cancer Reports - Myelodysplastic Syndromes

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 725       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 315

Group Model Health Maintenance Organizations - Drug Therapy Management

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 734       Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Health Insurance - Participation by Hospitals on Provider Panels - Prohibited Rejections or Conditions

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 756       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 414

Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Provider Competency Program

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 815       Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance - Garrett County Memorial Hospital - Subsidy for Practitioners Who Perform Obstetrical Services - Extension

House: Health and Government Operations and Economic Matters    

HB 909       Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Task Force to Study the Regulation of Surgical First Assistants

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 951       Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

Health Care Affordability Act of 2009

House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 19, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 982       Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Health Occupations - Licensure of Physician Assistants

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 1099     Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Finance

Mental Health - Local Correctional Facilities - Incarcerated Individuals with Mental Illness

House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings

HB 1110     Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

State Board of Physicians - Discipline - Failure to Comply with Governor's Order

House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 18, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 1147     Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Physicians for Administrative Services - Required

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 1150     Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 163

Health Occupations - Anatomic Pathology Services - Billing

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1155     Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Prescription Confidentiality Act

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 1157     Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Physicians - Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Notification and Posting Requirements

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 1161     Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Maryland Anesthesiologist Assistants Act

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 1166     Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

Higher Education - Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Medical Professionals

House: Ways and Means    

HB 1186     Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

Maryland Health Security Act of 2009

House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 19, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 1198     Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Physicians - Outpatient Surgical Services - Hospital Privileges

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 1232     Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 1298     Status as of March 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

Workers' Compensation Commission - Medical Examinations and Evaluations - Hearings

House: Economic Matters    

HB 1319     Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Family Medicine Rural Health Commission

House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations    

HB 1366     Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 1468     Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 470

Public Health Surveillance - Confidentiality

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1477     Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Health - Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Advertising and Gifts to Health Care Providers - Reports

House: Health and Government Operations    

HJ 9           Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

Joint Principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home

House: House Rules and Executive Nominations    

SB 109       Status as of January 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Real Property - Residential Leases - Required Mold Assessment and Remediation

Senate: Judicial Proceedings     (Heard: January 28, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 166       Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2009

Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 4, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 173       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 516

Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Hospitalization and Home Visits Following a Mastectomy

Senate: Finance     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 195       Status as of February 24, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

Anne Arundel County - Ultrasound Options

Senate: Finance    

SB 196       Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers - Disclosure of Payments to Physicians

Senate: Finance    

SB 221       Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

Health Care Facilities - Disclosures - Use of Life-Sustaining Procedures

Senate: Finance     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 242       Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 45

Dispensation of Prescription Medication - Provision of Information Relating to Incorrectly Filled Prescriptions

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 247       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 529

Health Occupations - Maryland Athletic Trainers Act

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 251       Status as of March 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

State Board of Physicians - Polysomnographic Technologists - Education Requirements - Waiver

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs    

SB 380       Status as of May 19, 2009: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers

Senate: Finance     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 386       Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

Baltimore City Health Department - Overdose Prevention Pilot Program

Senate: Finance    

SB 394       Status as of February 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

Health Insurance - Coverage of Autism Spectrum Disorders

Senate: Finance     (Heard: February 26, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 417       Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

Prescription Confidentiality Act

Senate: Finance     (Heard: February 18, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 433       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 261

State Board of Physicians - Polysomnographic Technologists - Education and Licensing Requirements

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 442       Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Umbilical Cord Blood Banking - Educational Publication

Senate: Finance    

SB 464       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 546

Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund - Rural Trauma Centers - Reimbursement

Senate: Finance     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 487       Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

Maryland Cancer Treatment Program

Senate: Finance     (Heard: February 25, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 505       Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

Health Care Malpractice - Noneconomic Damages

Senate: Judicial Proceedings    

SB 546       Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

Health - End-of-Life Care Options - Counseling

Senate: Finance    

SB 627       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 575

Loan Assistance Repayment and Practice Assistance for Physicians

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Ways and Means

SB 634       Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 88

Professional Corporations - Professional Services - Multiple Professions

Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Economic Matters

SB 646       Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 90

Credentialing of Health Care Providers by Managed Care Organizations, Insurance Carriers, and Hospitals

Senate: Finance     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 661       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 585

Health Insurance - Use of Physician Rating Systems by Carriers

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

Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     (Heard: March 11, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 700       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 304

Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccinations - Expanded Authority

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 708       Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

Prescription Drugs - Evidence-Based Prescriber Education and Outreach Program

Senate: Finance     (Heard: March 11, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 717       Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

Disease Prevention - Cancer Reports - Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 31, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)

SB 734       Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 744       Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments

Electronic Health Records - Regulation and Reimbursement

Senate: Finance    

SB 749       Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Staphylococcus Infections - Reporting

Senate: Finance     (Heard: March 19, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 774       Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance - Garrett County Memorial Hospital - Subsidy for Practitioners Who Perform Obstetrical Services - Extension

Senate: Finance     House: Health and Government Operations and Economic Matters

SB 791       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 314

Group Model Health Maintenance Organizations - Drug Therapy Management

Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 798       Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

Maryland Anesthesiologist Assistants Act

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs    

SB 813       Status as of February 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

Health Care Affordability Act of 2009

Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 18, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 852       Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits - Notice and Report

Senate: Finance     House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 881       Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

Maryland Health System Act of 2009

Senate: Finance     (Heard: March 4, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 882       Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Physicians - Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Notification and Posting Requirements

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs    

SB 906       Status as of February 12, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility

Senate: Senate Rules    

SB 968       Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Family Medicine Rural Health Commission

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs    

SB 993       Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Physicians - Outpatient Surgical Services - Hospital Privileges

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance    

SB 1064     Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

Medicaid State Plan Amendments - Medical Assistance Program Reimbursements

Senate: Finance