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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Health - Clean Indoor Air Act - Smoking in Transit Passenger Shelters [HB-131]
Prohibiting a person from smoking in specified transit passenger shelters; establishing the intent of the General Assembly to protect the public and employees from involuntary exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in transit passenger shelters; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt regulations that prohibit environmental tobacco smoke in transit passenger shelters; requiring the Department to report to the General Assembly on specified enforcement efforts; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl Glenn
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/22/2011
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Maryland Department of Aging - Continuing Care in a Retirement Community [HB-1286]
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: Rep. Health
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 04/09/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Public Health - Food Product Labeling - Genetically Engineered Ingredients [HB-1261]
Prohibiting a food product that contains or consists of ingredients of which more than 1% are genetically engineered ingredients from being sold in the State under specified circumstances; requiring the labeling for a specified food product to include a specified statement; authorizing the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, in addition to other specified penalties, to seize or condemn any food product that is sold in violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/22/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program [HB-1229]
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: No sponsors
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/19/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Provider-Based Outpatient Oncology [HB-1210]
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to reimburse freestanding outpatient oncology centers for specified services at a specified reimbursement rate; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt specified regulations; prohibiting the Department from making payment for specified invoices after a specified date; defining a term; making the Act an emergency measure; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Donoghue
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 04/11/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
The Lorraine Sheehan Health and Community Services Act of 2011 [HB-121]
Increasing the State tax rates for alcoholic beverages sold in Maryland from $1.50 to $10.03 per gallon for distilled spirits, from 40 cents to $2.96 per gallon for wine, and from 9 cents to $1.16 per gallon for beer; providing for the distribution of the additional revenue to special funds to be used only for the purpose of providing additional funding for specified health services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 3/3 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 02/16/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Commission on Surrogate Parenting [HB-120]
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: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 03/25/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Certificates of Foreign Birth - IH-3 [HB-1180]
Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, on request, to prepare and register a certificate of foreign birth for specified individuals who have been granted an IH-3 visa by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service; and requiring the certificate to be established on receipt of specified documents, including proof of IH-3 visa status.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Barkley
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Employees' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retirees - Health [HB-1168]
Repealing the termination provision applicable to specified reemployment of retirees in the Employees' Retirement and Pension Systems; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide Eckardt
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Maryland Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act [HB-1153]
Repealing the Maryland Anatomical Gift Act and enacting the Maryland Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act; authorizing specified individuals 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: Rep. Kumar Barve
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings on 04/11/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Public Health - Prince George's County Health Council [HB-1091]
Establishing the Prince George's County Health Council as an instrumentality of the State; requiring the Governor, the Prince George's County Executive, and the Prince George's County Council to appoint members of the Council; requiring the Council to develop and recommend to specified persons a health strategy and work plan for the County; requiring the Council to submit the strategy and work plan to the Department, the County Executive, and the County Council; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 04/07/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Salvia Divinorum - Regulations [HB-1072]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt and enforce regulations regarding the sale of Salvia divinorum; and specifying required contents of the regulations to be adopted.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/08/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Freestanding Pain Management Clinics - Regulation [HB-1051]
Prohibiting a freestanding pain management clinic from operating in the State on or after October 1, 2012, unless the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene has issued a license to the clinic; requiring the Secretary to issue a license to a freestanding pain management clinic if specified requirements are met; providing that a license is not transferable; providing that the Act does not apply to specified entities; requiring the Secretary to adopt regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/22/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Maryland Health Security Act of 2011 [HB-1035]
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: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vital Records - Birth Certificates - Adopted Persons [HB-1014]
Authorizing the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to break the seal of an original certificate of birth under specified circumstances; requiring the Secretary to provide, on request, a noncertified copy of a specified birth certificate to a specified adopted person or, under specified circumstances, the descendant of a specified adopted person; requiring the Secretary to collect specified fees; requiring the Secretary to adopt specified regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Turner
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 03/22/2011
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Health - Clean Indoor Air Act - Electronic Smoking Devices [SB-989]
Prohibiting a person from smoking an electronic smoking device in specified places; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt regulations that prohibit smoke from an electronic smoking device in specified indoor areas; and specifying that provisions of law do not preempt a county or municipal government from adopting specified measures regarding involuntary exposure to smoke from an electronic smoking device; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/22/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Orthodontic Care - Reimbursement [SB-951]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt a specified reimbursement procedure for orthodontic care that involves installation and maintenance of orthodontic braces for specified Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Finance Withdrawn on 04/10/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Developmental Disabilities Administration - Low Intensity Support Services [SB-920]
Establishing a Low Intensity Support Services Program in the Developmental Disabilities Administration; requiring low intensity support services to be flexible to meet the needs of individuals and families; requiring the Developmental Disabilities Administration to provide a specified funding for low intensity support services for specified individuals; providing that an individual seeking low intensity support services is not required to submit or complete specified applications; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Secretary of Agriculture - Farm Quarantine [SB-90]
Authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a farm quarantine and to issue appropriate orders necessary to control or restrict the use of specified farmland, crops, livestock, poultry, or farm products; requiring the Secretary to consult with the Governor, the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the Secretary of the Environment before establishing a quarantine; requiring the Secretary to give specified notice of a quarantine and to provide procedures to alter or remove a quarantine; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Public Safety - Pool Personnel - Regulation (Connor's Law) [SB-879]
Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt regulations requiring the owners of specified types of swimming pools to have on the premises when the pool is in operation one lifeguard and one adult who holds current certificates in specified first aid training.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2010