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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Maryland Health Security Act of 2012 [HB-1015]
Establishing the Maryland Health System; requiring the Health System to provide health care services to all residents of the State under a single system that is not dependent on employment; authorizing a member of the Health System to choose any participating health care provider; requiring the Health System to reimburse a member who receives health care services from an out-of-state health care provider under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 03/13/2012
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Medical Assistance Program - Generic Drug Reimbursement Program [HB-1004]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish a generic drug reimbursement program; requiring the program to establish maximum reimbursement levels for specified generic drug products; requiring the program to require a manufacturer of a generic drug product in a specified therapeutic classification to submit specified pricing to the Department for review in order for the manufacturer to participate in the Maryland Medicaid Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wade Kach
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 04/05/2012
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Swimming Pools - Automated External Defibrillator Programs [SB-990]
Requiring each county or municipality that owns or operates a swimming pool to develop and implement a specified automated external defibrillator program that meets specified requirements for specified swimming pools; requiring the owners and operators of specified swimming pools to develop and implement a specified automated external defibrillator program that meets specified requirements; requiring specified State agencies to adopt regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
First Reading Senate Rules on 03/16/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Balancing Act [SB-984]
Altering or repealing specified required appropriations; repealing provisions of law regarding stem cell research; altering or repealing specified grant programs; altering or repealing specified funding requirements; altering the calculation of specified State aid for education; altering State aid provided to community colleges and to specified nonpublic institutions of higher education; altering the distribution of specified revenues; altering the use of specified funds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Brinkley
Hearing 3/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2011
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Maryland Department of Aging - Continuing Care in a Retirement Community [SB-963]
Revising specified laws relating to continuing care retirement communities; increasing the required operating reserves for specified continuing care providers on or after a specified date; clarifying that specified continuing care providers shall calculate operating reserves in a specified manner; clarifying the differences between disclosure statements for continuing care retirement communities and standard assisted living agreements; altering the information required to be contained in a specified disclosure statement; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/11/2011
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Health Care Providers - Investigations - Information Sharing Among State [SB-960]
Adding to the list of entities to which the Health Services Cost Review Commission may disclose physician information; altering the list of entities that may be medical review committees charged by law to evaluate matters relating to health care providers; requiring the Board of Physicians to disclose information contained in a record to the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene and specified agencies for a specified purpose; specifying that provisions of the Act do not alter the authority of the Secretary; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor on 05/10/2011
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Nursing Homes - Staffing Requirements [SB-934]
Requiring a nursing home, on or before May 1, 2013, to provide sufficient staff to ensure that at least 3.67 hours of direct care are provided per resident per day; requiring a nursing home, on or before May 1, 2013, to distribute nursing staff to meet specified minimum shift ratios; requiring a nursing home to submit a proposed shift schedule to the Office of Health Care Quality at least 1 week before the schedule is to be implemented; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Re-referred Finance on 03/02/2011
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Prescription Drug Monitoring Program [SB-883]
Establishing the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; establishing the mission of the Program; requiring the Program to carry out its mission by monitoring the prescribing and dispensing of specified substances by specified prescribers and dispensers; establishing the Advisory Board on Prescription Drug Monitoring to assist in the design, implementation, and evaluation of the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennie Forehand
Approved By The Governor on 05/10/2011
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Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2011 [SB-87]
Altering or repealing specified required appropriations; altering the distribution of specified revenues; altering or repealing specified funding requirements; altering the authorized use of specified funds; authorizing specified fees; establishing a reformed contributory pension benefit for the new members of the Employees' Pension System and the Teachers' Pension System on or before July 1, 2011; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/2 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2011
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Eligibility Determinations [SB-843]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to send a specified notice of a right to appeal if the Department does not render an eligibility determination for a specified applicant within a specified period of time; requiring the Department to render an eligibility determination for a specified applicant at a specified hearing under specified circumstances; requiring the Department to provide a specified applicant with a detailed list of specified information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Re-referred Finance on 02/18/2011
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Health - Maryland Combating Childhood Obesity Grant Program [SB-829]
Establishing the Maryland Combating Childhood Obesity Grant Program; establishing the Maryland Combating Childhood Obesity Fund; specifying that an exemption from the sales and use tax does not apply to snack food; requiring the Comptroller to distribute sales and use tax revenue collected from the sale of snack food in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 03/16/2011
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Health - Newborn Screening Program - Critical Congenital Heart Disease [SB-786]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt specified federal recommendations on critical congenital heart disease screening in newborns under specified circumstances; requiring the State Advisory Council on Hereditary and Congenital Disorders to develop recommendations for critical congenital heart disease screening of newborns in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Maryland Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act [SB-756]
Repealing the Maryland Anatomical Gift Act and enacting the Maryland Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act; authorizing specified persons to make, amend, or revoke specified anatomical gifts; providing the methods by which anatomical gifts may be made; requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to contract with and provide compensation to a nonprofit entity for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a donor registry; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Family Planning Works Act [SB-743]
Altering the eligibility requirements for family planning services under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program by requiring the Program to provide those services beginning on January 1, 2012, to all women whose family income is at or below 200 percent of the poverty level, as permitted by federal law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Pugh
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Maryland Cardiovascular Patient Safety Act [SB-742]
Requiring that on or before May 31, 2014, cardiovascular catheterization laboratories hold a specified accreditation or certification; requiring cardiovascular catheterization laboratories to be subject to specified peer review; requiring the Department, the Maryland Health Care Commission, and the Health Services Cost Review Commission to give specified consideration to data from a specified registry to determine specified criteria and measures for hospitals and providers using specified cardiovascular procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Pugh
Hearing 3/2 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2011
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Commission on Surrogate Parenting [SB-71]
Creating the Commission on Surrogate Parenting; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Commission; providing that a member of the Commission may not receive compensation but may be reimbursed for specified expenses; requiring the Commission to study specified issues related to surrogate parenting; requiring the Commission to make specified recommendations, if possible; requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/28/2011
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Behavioral Health - Veterans - Coordination and Provision of Services [SB-682]
Reenacting specified provisions of law that were abrogated as of May 31, 2011, to provide for the continuance of the coordination of specified behavioral health services for specified veterans; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in collaboration with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs, the Maryland National Guard, and the Maryland Defense Force, to provide behavioral health services coordination for specified veterans, subject to specified limitations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor on 04/12/2011
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Public Health - Cord Blood Transplant Program [SB-584]
Establishing the Cord Blood Transplant Program in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for specified purposes; establishing the Cord Blood Transplant Center Support Fund; providing for the purpose of the Fund; requiring the Department to administer the Fund; specifying that the Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund not subject to a specified provision of law; requiring the State Treasurer to hold the fund separately and invest and reinvest money in the Fund in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Workgroup on Cancer Clusters and [SB-574]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with the Maryland Department of the Environment, to convene a workgroup to examine issues including research processes, communication, research by academic institutions, and the need for annual reports relating to the investigation of potential cancer clusters in the State and potential environmental causes of cancer; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to report findings on or before December 1, 2011; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Re-referred Health And Government Operations on 04/11/2011
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Health - Guidelines for Providing Mental Health Treatment to Individuals with [SB-567]
Requiring the Director of Mental Hygiene to develop specified guidelines for the provision of mental health treatment to individuals with co-occurring disorders.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Pugh
Hearing 3/2 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2011