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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Coverage of Fertility Preservation Procedures for Iatrogenic Infertility [SB-918]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide specified benefits under specified insurance policies or contracts to provide coverage for specified fertility preservation procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2017
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Public Health - Auto-Injectable Epinephrine - Certification for Emergency Administration [SB-965]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Establishing requirements for an authorized entity to obtain and store a supply of auto-injectable epinephrine; prohibiting an authorized entity from obtaining and storing auto-injectable epinephrine unless the authorized entity has at least two employees who are certificate holders or specified affiliated individuals; requiring an authorized entity to maintain a copy of a specified certificate issued to a specified individual; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Income Tax Credit - Energy Storage Systems [SB-758]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
Allowing a credit against the State income tax for the total installed costs paid or incurred by a taxpayer that installs an energy storage system and who obtains a tax credit certificate from the Maryland Energy Administration; requiring the Administration to issue tax credits not to exceed specified amounts; prohibiting the Administration from issuing an aggregate amount of tax credit certificates exceeding $750,000 in a taxable year; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 389 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Coverage of Fertility Preservation Procedures for Iatrogenic Infertility [HB-876]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide specified benefits under specified insurance policies or contracts to provide coverage for specified fertility preservation procedures; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2018.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Clean Energy - Energy Storage Technology Study [HB-773]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Power Plant Research Program to conduct a study of regulatory reforms and market incentives that may be necessary or beneficial to increase the use of energy storage devices in the State; requiring the Program to consult with specified entities and interests in conducting the study; prohibiting the cost of the study from exceeding $125,000 per fiscal year; requiring the Program to make its final report and recommend policy actions to specified Committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 382 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation [HB-824]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Continuing the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2028, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the Board; requiring the Board to report by November 1, 2017, to specified committees of the General Assembly regarding the comparability of a specified provision of law to specified laws and regulations in other states; requiring specified workload and fiscal analyses; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 823 on 05/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Investigations and Subpoenas - Revisions [SB-642]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the circumstances under which a body of a decedent may be transported for preparation or storage to a facility that is not within the jurisdiction of the State, licensed by the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors, or permitted by the Office of Cemetery Oversight; requiring the Board to develop specified checklists and to post the templates for specified checklists on the Board's Web site; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gail Bates
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Health - Mobile Food Service Facilities - Licensing and Inspection by County Health Departments [HB-771]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a county health department to issue a mobile reciprocity license to a specified mobile food service facility; authorizing a county health department to charge a fee not exceeding $300 for a mobile reciprocity license; providing that a mobile reciprocity license is valid for 1 year; prohibiting a county from requiring that a mobile food service facility be inspected before a county health department issues a mobile reciprocity license if the mobile food service facility has been inspected by the county of origin; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 216 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Investigations and Subpoenas - Revisions [HB-693]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the circumstances under which a body of a decedent may be transported for preparation or storage to a facility that is not within the jurisdiction of the State, licensed by the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors, or permitted by the Office of Cemetery Oversight; requiring the Board to develop specified checklists and to post the templates for specified checklists on the Board's Web site; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/31/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Pharmacies - Availability of Generically Equivalent Drugs [HB-582]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a pharmacy to stock at least one generically equivalent drug or order the generically equivalent drug for delivery to the pharmacy within a reasonable period of time, under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 02/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Income Tax Credit - Energy Storage Systems [HB-490]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
Allowing a credit against the State income tax for the total installed costs paid or incurred by a taxpayer that installs an energy storage system and who obtains a tax credit certificate from the Maryland Energy Administration; requiring the Administration to issue tax credits not to exceed specified amounts; prohibiting the Administration from issuing an aggregate amount of tax credit certificates exceeding $750,000 in a taxable year; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Third Reading Passed (137-3) on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Board of Pharmacy - Dispensing of Drugs Containing Controlled Dangerous Substances - Requirements [SB-428]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Requiring, except under specified circumstances, a pharmacist to dispense drugs that contain substances listed in Schedule II, Schedule III, Schedule IV, or Schedule V in lockable vials; authorizing the State Board of Pharmacy to adopt specified regulations; requiring the Board to create and make available to pharmacists a statement that educates patients on the potential for abuse and diversion of drugs that contain specified controlled dangerous substances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 02/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Board of Pharmacy - Dispensing of Drugs Containing Controlled Dangerous Substances - Requirements [HB-316]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Requiring, except under specified circumstances, a pharmacist to dispense drugs that contain substances listed in Schedule II, Schedule III, Schedule IV, or Schedule V in lockable vials; authorizing the State Board of Pharmacy to adopt specified regulations; requiring the Board to create and make available to pharmacists a statement that educates patients on the potential for abuse and diversion of drugs that contain specified controlled dangerous substances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 02/21/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Warehouse Shopping Clubs - Beer or Wine Licenses [HB-296]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Authorizing a local licensing board to issue a Class A (off-sale) beer license, wine license, or beer and wine license for use in conjunction with or on the premises of warehouse shopping clubs with a minimum of 120,000 square feet of retail and storage area and within 10 miles of the State border; prohibiting a license holder from operating a gasoline service station or allowing a gasoline service station to be operated on or adjacent to the licensed premises; and establishing that a license holder may sell beer or wine only by the case.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Housing Navigator and Aftercare Program [HB-269]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
Establishing the Housing Navigator and Aftercare Program to assist families and individuals who are experiencing, or who are in imminent danger of, a housing crisis in obtaining and maintaining permanent housing; requiring the Governor, subject to limitations of the State budget, to include an appropriation for the Program of $516,828 in the annual budget each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 637 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Health - Mobile Food Service Facilities - Licensing and Inspection by County Health Departments [SB-262]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a county health department to issue a mobile reciprocity license to a specified mobile food service facility; authorizing a county health department to charge a fee not exceeding $300 for a mobile reciprocity license; providing that a mobile reciprocity license is valid for 1 year; prohibiting a county from requiring that a mobile food service facility be inspected before a county health department issues a mobile reciprocity license if the mobile food service facility has been inspected by the county of origin; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 215 on 04/18/2017