Ombudsmen
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Economic Development - Office of the Business Ombudsman - Establishment [HB-1118]
Establishing the Office of the Business Ombudsman in the Office of the Governor; specifying the purpose of the Office of the Business Ombudsman; requiring the Office to establish, maintain, and update each year a specified list of business assistance programs and services; requiring the Office to implement a specified business fairness and responsiveness service; requiring the Office to develop and maintain a specified program regarding permits required for business initiatives, projects, and activities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 641 on 05/15/2014
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Gettr Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Maryland Health Security Act of 2012 [SB-206]
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. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/23/2012
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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Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 03/13/2012
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Maryland Health Security Act of 2011 [SB-388]
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. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/25/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Conformity with Federal Law [SB-183]
Altering the circumstances under which a person has the right to a hearing and the right to an appeal from an action of the Maryland Insurance Commissioner; requiring the Commissioner to file specified documents in a court in which a specified appeal is pending; providing that provisions of federal law apply to specified health insurance coverage issued or delivered by insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations; authorizing the Commissioner to enforce specified provisions of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor on 04/12/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Conformity with Federal Law [HB-170]
Altering the circumstances under which a person has the right to a hearing and the right to an appeal from an action of the Maryland Insurance Commissioner; requiring the Commissioner to file specified documents in a court in which a specified appeal is pending; providing that provisions of federal law apply to specified health insurance coverage issued or delivered by insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations; authorizing the Commissioner to enforce provisions of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter Hammen
Approved By The Governor on 04/12/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Homeowner's Insurance - Model Information - People's Insurance Counsel [HB-1082]
Requiring specified insurers to make arrangements for the vendor of a specified risk planning model to explain to the People's Insurance Counsel the data used in the model and the manner in which the output is obtained; and requiring the Counsel to maintain the confidentiality of specified information.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Hucker
Approved By The Governor on 04/12/2011
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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 2010 Regular Session
Maryland Health System Act of 2010 [SB-682]
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. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/22/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Nursing Facility Residents - Home-Based and Community Services - Access [HB-899]
Requiring social workers to provide nursing facility residents with specified information about services under the home- and community- based waiver programs on admission and discharge from the nursing facility; requiring specified employees or representatives of designated protection and advocacy systems agencies to have access to specified residents; providing for the confidentiality of information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Maryland Health Security Act of 2010 [HB-767]
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. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/27/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Department of Aging - Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program [HB-536]
Reestablishing the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program in the Department of Aging; specifying the purpose of the Program; establishing the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman in the Department; providing for the selection of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; establishing specified powers and duties of the Secretary, the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, and designated ombudsmen; requiring that an ombudsman have access to specified facilities, documents, and records; requiring the Secretary to adopt specified regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Health
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
People's Insurance Counsel Division in the Office of the Attorney General - [HB-144]
Repealing the People's Insurance Counsel Division in the Office of the Attorney General and provisions of law relating to the Division; and requiring that all equipment and other assets of the Division be transferred to the Maryland Insurance Administration on July 1, 2010.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Aumann
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/16/2010
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Property Tax - Tax Sales - Data Collection [HB-1181]
Altering and expanding certain data collection and reporting responsibilities of the State Department of Assessments and Taxation concerning tax sales; requiring each county to provide the Department with certain information on the form the Department provides; requiring the Department to obtain certain data concerning certain categories of properties that are subject to tax sale through a certain annual survey; requiring the Department to obtain certain information concerning each county's tax sale process; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 440 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Department of Education and Maryland Department of Health - School-Based Health Centers - Ombudsmen [HB-975]
Requiring the State Superintendent of Schools and the Secretary of Health each to designate an ombudsman for school-based health centers; requiring the ombudsmen to serve as a point of contact, provide technical assistance, and coordinate efforts of certain agencies; altering the membership of the Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers; requiring the Council to develop recommendations for integrating school-based health centers into patient-centered models of care; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Health Care Facilities – Discrimination
(LGBTQ Senior Bill of Rights) [HB-1010]
Prohibiting certain facilities or certain staff from discriminating against certain individuals or residents on certain bases; requiring certain facilities to post a certain notice next to the facility's nondiscrimination policy in certain locations; requiring certain facilities to include a certain notice in certain materials; providing for the contents of the notice; requiring that all residents of a certain facility be informed of and have certain rights; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Electricity Suppliers and Gas Suppliers - Consumer Protections [SB-681]
Authorizing the Office of People's Counsel to investigate and request certain documents from an electricity supplier or a gas supplier under certain circumstances; requiring the Office of People's Counsel to have a reasonable basis before initiating a certain investigation; requiring an electricity supplier or a gas supplier to provide certain written responses and documents to the Office of People's Counsel under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Information Act - Revisions [SB-590]
Requiring each official custodian to adopt a certain policy of proactive disclosure; requiring each official custodian to publish a certain annual report on a certain website, to the extent practicable; requiring the Public Information Act Compliance Board to receive, review, and resolve certain complaints from applicants and applicants' designated representatives; requiring the Board to receive and review complaints from any custodian alleging that an applicant's request or pattern of requests is frivolous or vexatious; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 01/31/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Transportation - Private Sector Transportation Projects Ombudsman - Established [HB-733]
Establishing the Private Sector Transportation Projects Ombudsman within the Department of Transportation; requiring the Secretary of Transportation to designate an Ombudsman to respond to concerns, complaints, and inquiries from residents, local government officials, and other entities regarding private sector transportation projects being developed or tested within the State; requiring the Department to provide the Ombudsman with sufficient resources to respond to all inquiries in an accurate and timely manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Transportation - Private Sector Transportation Projects Ombudsman - Established [SB-526]
Establishing the Private Sector Transportation Projects Ombudsman within the Department of Transportation; requiring the Secretary of Transportation to designate an Ombudsman to respond to concerns, complaints, and inquiries from residents, local government officials, and other entities regarding private sector transportation projects being developed or tested within the State; requiring the Department to provide the Ombudsman with sufficient resources to respond to all inquiries in an accurate and timely manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020