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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
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Maryland Mental Health Law - Small Private Group Home - Definition [HB-857]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
Altering the definition of "small private group home" by increasing from 8 to 9 the maximum number of individuals who may be admitted by a small private group home for the purposes of specified provisions of law governing residences in which individuals who have been or are being treated for a mental disorder may be provided care or treatment in a homelike environment; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sid Saab
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 584 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Benefits for Individuals Who Are Incarcerated or Institutionalized [HB-847]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Mental Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide 6 months of presumptive eligibility for Maryland Medical Assistance Program benefits for individuals on release from incarceration or from an institution for the treatment of mental disease; requiring the Department, in consultation with the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, to establish a process to train and certify certain staff as presumptive eligibility determiners; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/16/2017
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President Jimmy Carter Cancer Treatment Access Act [HB-740]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a specified insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or health maintenance organization from imposing a step therapy or fail-first protocol on an insured or an enrollee for a specified prescription drug used in the treatment of a specified cancer under specified circumstances; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after October 1, 2017.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 678 on 05/25/2017
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Investigational Drugs, Biological Products, and Devices - Right to Try Act [SB-572]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a manufacturer of an investigational drug, biological product, or device to make available the investigational drug, biological product, or device to eligible patients; requiring a manufacturer of an investigational drug, biological product, or device to notify a specified patient and a specified health care provider of specified side effects or risks; requiring the Office of the Attorney General to develop an informed consent form that meets specified requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
House Refuses To Recede on 04/10/2017
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Health Insurance - Coverage for Diabetes Test Strips - Prohibition on Deductible, Copayment, and Coinsurance [HB-730]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting, except under specified circumstances, specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from imposing a deductible, copayment, or coinsurance requirement on diabetes test strips; applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 227 on 04/18/2017
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Health Insurance - Coverage for Digital Tomosynthesis [HB-675]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing that a specified coverage requirement that applies to specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations includes coverage for digital tomosynthesis, a radiologic breast cancer screening procedure, under specified circumstances; prohibiting a copayment or coinsurance requirement that is greater than for other breast cancer screenings; applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 676 on 05/25/2017
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Health Insurance - Coverage for Lymphedema Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment [HB-667]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide specified health insurance benefits under specified insurance policies or contracts to provide coverage for the medically necessary diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of lymphedema, including equipment, supplies, complex decongestive therapy, gradient compression garments, and self-management training and education; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/18/2017
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Resolve, To Expand Research To Fight Lyme Disease [HB-1054]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
Resolve, To Expand Research To Fight Lyme Disease
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul A. Stearns
Pursuant To Joint Rule 310.3 Placed In Legislative Files (dead) on 04/13/2017
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Investigational Drugs, Biological Products, and Devices - Right to Try Act [HB-584]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a manufacturer of an investigational drug, biological product, or device to make available the investigational drug, biological product, or device to eligible patients; requiring a manufacturer of an investigational drug, biological product, or device to notify a specified patient and a specified health care provider of specified side effects or risks; requiring the Office of the Attorney General to develop an informed consent form that meets specified requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 771 on 05/25/2017
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Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System - 9-1-1 Director's Council (Carl Henn's Law) [SB-466]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Healthcare ]
Establishing the 9-1-1 Director's Council to work with a specified Board and specified organizations to identify, plan for, coordinate, and make recommendations regarding the call-taking and dispatch operations of public safety answering points in the State; requiring the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems to work with the Maryland Association of Counties to secure specified staff and support; requiring the Council to report its recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1 each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Rereferred To Health And Government Operations on 04/08/2017
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An Act To Promote Early Detection of Breast Cancer [SB-817]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
An Act To Promote Early Detection of Breast Cancer
Sponsored by: Sen. Kimberley C. Rosen
Reports Read. on 05/24/2017
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Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Safer Drug Consumption Facility Program [HB-519]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Crime ]
Authorizing the establishment of an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Safer Drug Consumption Facility Program by a community-based organization; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene or a local health department to make a specified determination on a specified application based on specified criteria and within a specified period of time; requiring a Program to provide specified services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Public Health - Prenatal HIV Testing [HB-518]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with stakeholders, to adopt regulations establishing requirements for prenatal HIV testing; requiring providers of prenatal medical care to follow the Department's requirements for prenatal HIV testing; requiring the Department to provide the requirements established for prenatal HIV testing to hospitals that offer obstetric services and specified organizations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana M. Kelly
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 668 on 05/25/2017
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Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Composition and Licenses [HB-487]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the membership of the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission; providing that an appointment made to the Commission is subject to confirmation by the Senate of Maryland; requiring the membership of the Commission to reflect the racial diversity of the State; prohibiting a member of the Commission from being employed or otherwise affiliated with a grower, processor, or dispensary for 2 years from the date on which the term of the member ended; increasing the number of growers that may be licensed by the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2017
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Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Composition and Licenses [SB-267]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the membership of the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission; providing that an appointment made to the Commission is subject to confirmation by the Senate of Maryland; requiring the membership of the Commission to reflect the racial diversity of the State; prohibiting a member of the Commission from being employed or otherwise affiliated with a grower, processor, or dispensary for 2 years from the date on which the term of the member ended; increasing the number of growers that may be licensed by the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Mammography Centers - Dense Breast Tissue - Notification of Breast Cancer Screening Options [HB-190]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the notice that specified mammography centers are required to include in a specified screening results letter; and requiring the notice to state that together, a patient and the patient's physician can decide whether additional screening options might be right for the patient.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 220 on 04/18/2017
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Health Insurance - Required Conformity With Federal Law [HB-123]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the length of a policy term and the information provided in a specified notice for short-term medical insurance procured from a nonadmitted insurer; making specified provisions of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to preventive and wellness services and chronic disease management applicable to specified individual health insurance coverage; authorizing the dependents of specified victims to enroll in a specified health plan, at a specified time, under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Health and Government Operations
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 720 on 05/25/2017
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Estates and Trusts - Conditions of Disability and Incapacity - Confinement [HB-81]
[Disabilities ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
Repealing "confinement" as a condition of disability for purposes of guardianship proceedings to protect a disabled individual's property; and repealing "confinement" as a condition of incapacity as defined under the Maryland Trust Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane E Pendergrass
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 666 on 05/25/2017
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General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Brain Cancer Awareness Day [SB-92]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Governor to annually proclaim May 1 as Brain Cancer Awareness Day.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Ray Salling
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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Health Insurance - Coverage for Digital Tomosynthesis [SB-61]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing that a specified coverage requirement that applies to specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations includes coverage for digital tomosynthesis, a radiologic breast cancer screening procedure, under specified circumstances; prohibiting a copayment or coinsurance requirement that is greater than for other breast cancer screenings; applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 677 on 05/25/2017