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 101	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 487
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 141	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 131
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Insurance - Insurer Provider Panels - Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach, Boteler, Bromwell, Schuler, Barkley, Burns, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Hecht, Impallaria, King, Krysiak, Manno, McHale, Minnick, Stifler, and Vaughn
Entitled	Physicians - Licensure - Liability Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 173	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 530
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell, Cardin, Costa, DeBoy, Eckardt, Frank, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Schuh, Shewell, Tarrant, V. Turner, Weir, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Occupations - Maryland Athletic Trainers Act
Committee Assignments	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HB 181	Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Conaway, Costa, Donoghue, Elmore, Frush, Glenn, Harrison, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kramer, Kullen, Lafferty, Manno, McHale, Montgomery, Murphy, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Cancer Treatment Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 229	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Morhaim
Entitled	Prescribers - Controlled Dangerous Substances - Exemption from Registration
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 237	Status as of January 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Waldstreicher, Anderson, Barnes, Dumais, Frick, Lee, Ramirez, Schuler, Simmons, Smigiel, Valderrama, and Vallario
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice - Noneconomic Damages
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 255	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 664
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Costa, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegates Reznik, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, Mathias, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Schuler, Shewell, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stein, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 279	Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Frank and Morhaim
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 280	Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Frank and Morhaim
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 283	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Frank and Morhaim
Entitled	Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Elmore, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Murphy, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Walker
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Services Donated to Community Health Organizations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 368	Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Branch, Carter, Conaway, Doory, Hammen, Kirk, McHale, McIntosh, Oaks, Robinson, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Baltimore City Health Department - Overdose Prevention Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 498	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 399
Sponsored By	Delegate Feldman
Entitled	Professional Service Corporations - Corporate Names - Approval by Professional Organizations
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 521	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 547
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Conway, Mathias, Cane, Haddaway, Eckardt, and Elmore
Entitled	Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund - Rural Trauma Centers - Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 526	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 91
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa, Pena-Melnyk, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Credentialing of Health Care Providers by Managed Care Organizations, Insurance Carriers, and Hospitals
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Anderson, Barnes, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Braveboy, Burns, Carter, V. Clagett, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hecht, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Riley, Ross, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Weldon
Entitled	Prescription Drugs - Evidence-Based Prescriber Education and Outreach Program
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 597	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 262
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson and V. Turner
Entitled	State Board of Physicians - Polysomnographic Technologists - Education and Licensing Requirements
Committee Assignments	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
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 706	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 689
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Hammen, Benson, Costa, Elliott, Hubbard, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Electronic Health Records - Regulation and Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 714	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 576
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Pena-Melnyk, and Costa
Entitled	Loan Assistance Repayment and Practice Assistance for Physicians
Committee Assignments	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
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 734	Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Benson, Conaway, Costa, Kullen, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Riley, Robinson, and V. Turner
Entitled	Health Insurance - Participation by Hospitals on Provider Panels - Prohibited Rejections or Conditions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 815	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Beitzel and Hammen
Entitled	Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance - Garrett County Memorial Hospital - Subsidy for Practitioners Who Perform Obstetrical Services - Extension
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegate McDonough
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Regulation of Surgical First Assistants
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 982	Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and Hammen
Entitled	Health Occupations - Licensure of Physician Assistants
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1099	Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Ramirez, Anderson, Barnes, Carter, Dumais, Kramer, McConkey, Rosenberg, Schuler, Simmons, Smigiel, Valderrama, Vallario, Nathan-Pulliam, and Tarrant
Entitled	Mental Health - Local Correctional Facilities - Incarcerated Individuals with Mental Illness
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegate Bromwell
Entitled	State Board of Physicians - Discipline - Failure to Comply with Governor's Order
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1147	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Physicians for Administrative Services - Required
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 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 1161	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Maryland Anesthesiologist Assistants Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1166	Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Manno
Entitled	Higher Education - Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Medical Professionals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 1198	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Reznik
Entitled	Physicians - Outpatient Surgical Services - Hospital Privileges
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 1298	Status as of March 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Carr, Holmes, Robinson, and V. Turner
Entitled	Workers' Compensation Commission - Medical Examinations and Evaluations - Hearings
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1319	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Eastern Shore Delegation
Entitled	Family Medicine Rural Health Commission
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell and Kipke
Entitled	Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1468	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 470
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Public Health Surveillance - Confidentiality
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Health - Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Advertising and Gifts to Health Care Providers - Reports
Committee Assignments	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
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 109	Status as of January 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Real Property - Residential Leases - Required Mold Assessment and Remediation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 166	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 196	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Pharmaceutical Manufacturers - Disclosure of Payments to Physicians
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 242	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 45
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Garagiola, Harrington, King, Lenett, Muse, Raskin, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Dispensation of Prescription Medication - Provision of Information Relating to Incorrectly Filled Prescriptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 247	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 529
Sponsored By	Senators Rosapepe, Colburn, Greenip, Harrington, Harris, and Kelley
Entitled	Health Occupations - Maryland Athletic Trainers Act
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	State Board of Physicians - Polysomnographic Technologists - Education Requirements - Waiver
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 380	Status as of May 19, 2009: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, Della, Exum, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, and Pugh
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 386	Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Baltimore City Health Department - Overdose Prevention Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 394	Status as of February 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Pugh, and Robey
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 433	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 261
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	State Board of Physicians - Polysomnographic Technologists - Education and Licensing Requirements
Committee Assignments	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
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 464	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 546
Sponsored By	Senators Edwards, Colburn, Mooney, Munson, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund - Rural Trauma Centers - Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 487	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Jones, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, and Raskin
Entitled	Maryland Cancer Treatment Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 505	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice - Noneconomic Damages
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 627	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 575
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Kasemeyer, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Loan Assistance Repayment and Practice Assistance for Physicians
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 634	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 88
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Glassman, Haines, Klausmeier, and Stone
Entitled	Professional Corporations - Professional Services - Multiple Professions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Economic Matters

SB 646	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 90
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Credentialing of Health Care Providers by Managed Care Organizations, Insurance Carriers, and Hospitals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 708	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Frosh, Jones, and Lenett
Entitled	Prescription Drugs - Evidence-Based Prescriber Education and Outreach Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 744	Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	Electronic Health Records - Regulation and Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 749	Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Staphylococcus Infections - Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 774	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senator Edwards
Entitled	Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance - Garrett County Memorial Hospital - Subsidy for Practitioners Who Perform Obstetrical Services - Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations and Economic Matters

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 798	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Maryland Anesthesiologist Assistants Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 852	Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Garagiola
Entitled	Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits - Notice and Report
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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 906	Status as of February 12, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 968	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Pipkin, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Family Medicine Rural Health Commission
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Physicians - Outpatient Surgical Services - Hospital Privileges
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance

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