Mental Hygiene - Standards for Emergency Evaluation and Involuntary Admission - Modification [SB-67]
Modifying specified standards for involuntary admissions of individuals with mental disorders to specified facilities or a Veterans' Administration hospital under specified circumstances; modifying specified standards for emergency evaluations of individuals with mental disorders under specified circumstances; etc.
SB-67: Mental Hygiene - Standards for Emergency Evaluation and Involuntary Admission - Modification
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/10/2014
Mental Hygiene - Standards for Emergency Evaluation and Involuntary Admission - Modification [HB-606]
Modifying specified standards for involuntary admissions of individuals with mental disorders to specified facilities or a Veterans' Administration hospital under specified circumstances; modifying specified standards for emergency evaluations of individuals with mental disorders under specified circumstances; etc.
HB-606: Mental Hygiene - Standards for Emergency Evaluation and Involuntary Admission - Modification
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Morhaim
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/14/2014
Inmates - Life Imprisonment - Parole Approval [HB-388]
Providing that, if eligible for parole, an eligible person or inmate who is serving a sentence of life imprisonment based on a conviction for felony murder involving circumstances in which the eligible person or inmate was not a principal in the first degree to the crime or based on the person's conviction of an act committed while a minor may be paroled without the approval of the Governor; etc.
HB-388: Inmates - Life Imprisonment - Parole Approval
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/15/2014
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Law Enforcement Officers and Correctional Officers [HB-235]
Providing that a person who is convicted of first degree murder may be sentenced to death under specified circumstances; providing that the murder of a law enforcement officer or a correctional officer under specified circumstances are aggravating circumstances that the court or jury must consider in making a determination as to the imposition of the death penalty; establishing procedures for the imposition of the death penalty; etc.
HB-235: Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Law Enforcement Officers and Correctional Officers
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/15/2014
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Board of Review - Jurisdiction [HB-1456]
Limiting the jurisdiction of the Board of Review of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to hear and determine appeals from decisions of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene and units in the Department; authorizing the Board to hear and determine any appeal from a decision of the Secretary in a contested case concerning an individual's eligibility for or participation in specified programs; providing for the application of the Act to decisions of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene issued on or after June 1, 2014; etc.
HB-1456: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Board of Review - Jurisdiction
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 457 on 05/05/2014
State Board of Physicians - Quasi-Judicial Powers and the Board of Review - Revisions [SB-981]
Authorizing the State Board of Physicians to issue a cease and desist order or obtain injunctive relief against an individual for taking any action for which the Board determines there is a preponderance of evidence of grounds for discipline under a specified provision of law and that poses a serious risk to the health, safety, and welfare of a patient; repealing the authority for specified persons to appeal specified decisions to the Board of Review, followed by a specified appeal; etc.
SB-981: State Board of Physicians - Quasi-Judicial Powers and the Board of Review - Revisions
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Montgomery
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 596 on 05/16/2013
State Board of Physicians - Naturopathic Doctors [SB-783]
Adding to the State Board of Physicians a naturopathic doctor who is appointed by the Governor in a specified manner; establishing the Naturopathic Medicine Advisory Committee within the Board; providing for the composition of the Committee; specifying the term of a Committee member; requiring the Committee to elect a chair from among its members; providing for the duties of the Committee; requiring, on or before January 1, 2015, specified individuals to have a specified license before practicing naturopathic medicine in the State; etc.
SB-783: State Board of Physicians - Naturopathic Doctors
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs Withdrawn on 03/18/2013
State Board of Physicians and Allied Health Advisory Committees - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation [SB-672]
Continuing the State Board of Physicians and allied health advisory committees in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (Sunset Law) by extending to July 1, 2018, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the Board and committees; requiring the Board to adopt regulations to allow a licensee to receive up to a specified number of credit hours for providing specified services; establishing disciplinary panels through which allegations are to be resolved; etc.
SB-672: State Board of Physicians and Allied Health Advisory Committees - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/16/2013
Department of Agriculture - Administrative Review of Contested Cases [SB-53]
Repealing provisions of law relating to the Board of Review of the Department of Agriculture, including provisions requiring persons in contested cases to exhaust an avenue of appeal to the Board of Review before pursuing review in court; etc.
SB-53: Department of Agriculture - Administrative Review of Contested Cases
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 171 on 05/02/2013
Harford County - Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights [SB-216]
Adding Harford County to the provisions of law relating to the Cecil County, Garrett County, and St. Mary's County Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights; providing that specified provisions of law relating to hearing board procedures and the finality of specified hearing board decisions do not apply in Harford County; and defining terms.
SB-216: Harford County - Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 30 on 04/09/2013
Washington County Building Code Board of Appeals - Decisions [SB-1042]
Authorizing the Washington County Building Code Board of Appeals, in accordance with a specified building code, to affirm, modify, or reverse the order, requirement, or decision that is the subject of an appeal before the Board; providing that a decision of the Washington County Building Code Board of Appeals is final, subject to appeal to the County Commissioners of Washington County under specified circumstances; etc.
SB-1042: Washington County Building Code Board of Appeals - Decisions
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Shank
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs Withdrawn on 03/20/2013
Mental Hygiene - Reform of Laws and Delivery of Services [SB-1040]
Modifying specified standards for involuntary admissions of individuals with mental disorders to specified facilities or a Veterans' Administration hospital under specified circumstances; modifying specified standards for emergency evaluations of individuals with mental disorders under specified circumstances; modifying specified standards for clinical review panel approval; establishing the Task Force on the Delivery of Services to Individuals with Mental Illness; etc.
SB-1040: Mental Hygiene - Reform of Laws and Delivery of Services
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 03/26/2013
Health Occupations - State Board of Social Work Examiners - Revisions [HB-806]
Requiring applicants to the State Board of Social Work Examiners for licensure to submit to a criminal history records check and a mental or physical examination under specified circumstances; prohibiting licensees from practicing social work, engaging in private practice, and diagnosing disorders, except under specified circumstances; requiring the Board, in using information obtained from the Central Repository, to consider specified factors; altering fines and penalty provisions relating to violations of provisions of law; etc.
HB-806: Health Occupations - State Board of Social Work Examiners - Revisions
Sponsored by: Rep. James Hubbard
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 391 on 05/02/2013
Harford County - Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights [HB-346]
Adding Harford County to the provisions of law relating to the Cecil County, Garrett County, and St. Mary's County Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights; providing that specified provisions of law relating to hearing board procedures and the finality of specified hearing board decisions do not apply in Harford County; and defining terms.
HB-346: Harford County - Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 31 on 04/09/2013
Washington County Building Code Board of Appeals - Decisions [HB-1511]
Authorizing the Washington County Building Code Board of Appeals, in accordance with a specified building code, to affirm, modify, or reverse the order, requirement, or decision that is the subject of an appeal before the Board; providing that a decision of the Washington County Building Code Board of Appeals is final, subject to appeal to the County Commissioners of Washington County under specified circumstances; etc.
HB-1511: Washington County Building Code Board of Appeals - Decisions
Sponsored by: Rep.
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/04/2013