2003 Legislative Action - House Bills

Here you will find a running list of bills considered by MedChi's Legislative Committee, with positions taken by the committee and status of each. It is updated weekly during the legislative session (January 9-April 7, 2003) and derived from Legislative Committee Agendas.  Go to Legislative Action to sign up for up-to-the-minute e-mail alerts,  find and contact your legislators, write a letter to the media, or find biographical information on your legislators.

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HOUSE BILLS - 2003 SESSION

FINAL - Updated June 26, 2008

The action indicated is the action of the Legislative Committee and not necessarily the final position of MedChi. All information is accurate as of publication date. Hearing dates are subject to change, call to confirm.

Key to Abbreviations:
SWA: Support with Amendments (legislative committee took no action on these bills)
NP No Position
HB House Bill
SB Senate Bill
POS: Position

2003 House Bills

Bill No. Title Position Status
SB 17 Maryland Health Care Foundation - Repeal, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations NP Bill Failed
SB 18 Creation of a State Debt - Mercy Medical Center, Senate Budget and Taxation FYI Bill Failed
SB 19 Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Baltimore Medical System (Introduced as SB 752 in 2002 and No Position Taken), Senate Budget and Taxation FYI Bill Failed
SB 20 Baltimore City - Drug Free Zones - Recreation Areas, Senate Judicial Proceedings SWA Bill Failed
SB 31 Informal Kinship Care - Consent to Health Care on Behalf of a Child, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Appropriations SWA Signed, Chapter 206
SB 39 Health Insurance - Coverage for Home Visits After Mastectomy or Surgical Removal of a Testicle - Repeal of Sunset, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations NP Signed, Chapter 39
SB 48 Controlled Dangerous Substances - Dispensing Monitoring Program, Senate Judicial Proceedings NP Bill Failed
SB 49 Criminal Law - Forgery of Controlled Dangerous Substance Prescriptions or Written Orders - Penalty, Judicial Proceedings Support Bill Failed
SB 63 Vehicle Laws - License Restriction for a Minor - Prohibition Against Minor as Passengers (Introduced as SB 527 in 2002 and No Position Taken), Senate Judicial Proceedings House Environmental Matters Support Bill Failed
SB 91 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Mental Health Services - Cost-of-Living Adjustment (Introduced as SB 10 in 2002 with a Support the Concept position taken), Senate Finance Support the concept Bill Failed
SB 99 State Acupuncture Board - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations FYI Vetoed, Duplicative
SB 117 State Acupuncture Board - Examination Requirements and Membership Board, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs NP Bill Failed
SB 119 Creation of a State Debt - Good Samaritan Hospital, Senate Budget and Taxation FYI Bill Failed
SB 127 Task Force to Study Continuing Care Retirement Communities, Senate Finance FYI Bill Failed
SB 148 Health Insurance - Medical Clinical Trials - Reporting Requirements, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations NP Signed, Chapter 15
SB 150 Health Insurance - Required Reimbursements - Podiatrists (Introduced at SB 274 in 2002 an Oppose Position was taken), Senate Finance Oppose Bill Failed
SB 162 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program - Sale of Tobacco Products to Minors (Introduced as SB 896 in 2002 and was to be Reviewed by Legislative Leadership), Senate Judicial Proceedings NP Bill Failed
SB 164 Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Coverage - Preexisting Conditions, Senate Finance Oppose unless amended Bill Failed
SB 166 Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Comprehensive Standard Health Benefit Plan - Cost-Sharing, Senate Finance Oppose Bill Failed
SB 181 Mental Hygiene Administration - Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund (Introduced as SB 306 in 2002 with a Support Position Taken), Senate Judicial Proceedings Support Bill Failed
SB 190 Developmentally Disabled Individuals - Medical Assistance and Other Services - Eligibility, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations NP Bill Failed
SB 194 Creation of a State Debt - Washington Adventist Hospital, Senate Budget and Taxation FYI Bill Failed
SB 201 Creation of a State Debt - Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, Senate Budget and Taxation FYI Bill Failed
SB 208 Firearms - Shell Casings and Other Identification Information, Senate Judicial Proceedings NP Bill Failed
SB 209 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Reimbursement for Outpatient Mental Health Treatment - Dual Eligibility (Introduced as SB 206 in 2002 with a Support Position Taken), Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations Support Signed, Chapter 366
SB 224 Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Office-Based, Medication-Assisted Opioid Addiction Therapy, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations Support Signed, Chapter 220
SB 239 Mental Hygiene - Emergency Evaluation Petitions - Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapists , Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs NP Bill Failed
SB 241 Health Occupations - Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapists - Reciprocity, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations FYI Vetoed, Duplicative
SB 252 Health Insurance - Task Force to Study Access to Mental Health Services, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations SWA Signed, Chapter 224
SB 261 Clean Indoor Air Act of 2003, Senate Finance Support Bill Failed
SB 268 State Board of Social Work Examiners - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations FYI Signed, Chapter 228
SB 269 Sunset Review - State Board of Nursing - Electrology Practice Committee, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations FYI Vetoed, Duplicative
SB 273 Mental Hygiene Administration - Emergency Evaluation - Standards and Content, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations NP Vetoed, Duplicative
SB 283 Consumer Protection - Maryland Consumer Protection Act - Scope, Senate Finance House Rules and Executive Nominations Support Signed, Chapter 371
SB 284 Public Records - Motor Vehicle Records - Access by Hospitals, Senate Judicial Proceedings House Environmental Matters FYI Signed, Chapter 19
SB 286 Commercial Law - Uniform Commercial Code - Title 9 - Miscellaneous, Senate Finance House Economic Matters FYI Signed, Chapter 372
SB 324 Tobacco Tax - Rate, Senate Budget and Taxation Support Bill Failed
SB 329 Oral Health Programs - Reducing Oral Cancer Mortality (Introduced as SB 791 in 2000), Senate Finance NP Bill Failed
SB 334 Maryland Health Care Foundation - Maryland Medband Program - Extension and Funding, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations Support Signed, Chapter 236
SB 337 Cardiac Services - Licensing, Senate Finance NP Bill Failed
SB 351 Health Insurance - Managed Behavioral Health Care Organizations - Expense and Loss Ratios and Reports (Introduced as HB 1112 in 2002 with a Support Position Taken), Senate Finance Support Bill Failed
SB 354 Public Health - Liscensed Pharmacists - Dispensing Emergency Contraception, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Oppose Bill Failed
SB 371 Vehicle Laws - Motorcycle Helmets - Minors (Introduced as SB 167 in 2002 with and Oppose Position Taken), Senate Judicial Proceedings Oppose Bill Failed
SB 382 Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Basic Health Benefit Plan , Senate Finance Oppose Bill Failed
SB 386 Medical Assistance Program - Employed Persons with Disabilities Program (Introduced at SB 228 in 2002 with a Support With Amendments Position Taken), Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations SWA Vetoed, Duplicative
SB 387 Marlyand Optometry Act - Replacement Contact Lenses - Clarifications and Modifications, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations Oppose Signed, Chapter 245
SB 424 Hospitals - Certificate of Need - Open Heart Surgery (Introduced as HB 909 in 2002 with No Position Taken), Senate Finance NP Bill Failed
SB 437 Health Care Records - Confidentiality - Ex Parte Communications with Health Care Providers, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Oppose Bill Failed
SB 447 Creation of a State Debt - Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Senate Budget and Taxation FYI Bill Failed
SB 450 Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan - Enrollment, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations Support Signed, Chapter 3
SB 457 Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs NP, information letter sent to committee Bill Failed
SB 477 Small Business Health Insurance Affordability Act, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations SWA Signed, Chapter 92
SB 479 Maryland Trauma System Funding Act, Senate Finance SWA Signed, Chapter 385
SB 482 Creation of a State Debt - Maryland General Hospital, Senate Budget and Taxation FYI Bill Failed
SB 483 Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Dr. Bob's Place, Senate Budget and Taxation FYI Bill Failed
SB 500 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - State Board of Physicians, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations Oppose unless amended Signed, Chapter 252
SB 502 Darrell Putman Medical Research Act, Senate Judicial Proceedings House Judiciary Oppose Bill Failed
SB 508 Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County General Hospital, Senate Budget and Taxation FYI Bill Failed
SB 509 Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County - Carroll Hospice, Senate Budget and Taxation FYI Bill Failed
SB 519 Disease Prevention - Hepatitis C Advisory Council, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations Support Vetoed, Duplicative
SB 529 Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund, Senate Budget and Taxation NP Bill Failed
SB 537 Health Occupations - Gifts from Pharmaceutical Manufacturers or Pharmaceutical Marketers - Prohibited, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Oppose Bill Failed
SB 554 Medicaid Reimbursement - Community Based Services for Children with Disabilities, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations Support Vetoed, Duplicative
SB 557 Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders, Senate Finance Refer to Future of Health Care Committee Bill Failed
SB 573 Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Chase Brexton Health Services, Senate Budget and Taxation FYI Bill Failed
SB 579 Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County - Allegany County Health Department, Senate Budget and Taxation FYI Bill Failed
SB 587 Maryland Trauma Services Funding Act, Senate Finance SWA Bill Failed
SB 588 State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists - Membership, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations Oppose Vetoed, Policy
SB 602 Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Kennedy Krieger Institute (Introduced as SB 209 in 2002 and was not considered), Senate Budget and Taxation FYI Bill Failed
SB 609 Maryland Health Insurance Reform Act - Modifications - Health Reimbursement Account Plan - Reinsurance Pool, Senate Finance Support Bill Failed
SB 612 Health - Ambulatory Surgical Facilities - Definition and Regulation, Senate Finance Support Bill Failed
SB 615 Jury Verdict - Damages - Revisory Power of Court, Senate Judicial Proceedings Oppose Bill Failed
SB 624 Medical Assistance Programs - Long Term Care Services, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations NP Bill Failed
SB 641 Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore Medical System, Senate Budget and Taxation FYI Bill Failed
SB 646 Abortifacient Conscience Act, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs NP Bill Failed
SB 648 Creation of a State Debt - Doctors Community Hospital, Senate Budget and Taxation FYI Bill Failed
SB 651 Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Health Reimbursement Arrangements, Senate Finance Support Bill Failed
SB 665 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene -Birth Defects - Release of Medical Information, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs NP Bill Failed
SB 667 Creation of a State Debt - St. Joseph Medical Center, Senate Budget and Taxation FYI Bill Failed
SB 669 Health - General - Anatomy Board - Powers and Duties, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations FYI Signed, Chapter 108
SB 672 Health Insurance - Provider Panels - List of Providers, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations Support Signed, Chapter 259
SB 676 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Prior Authorization - Mental Health Drugs, Senate Finance Support Signed, Chapter 260
SB 677 Mental Health Care Commission - Fees - Health Care Practitioners, Senate Finance NP Bill Failed
SB 687 Health Maintenance Organizations - Patient Access to Choice of Provider, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations Support Signed, Chapter 261
SB 688 Maternal Mortality Review Program - Termination Provision - Repeal, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations Support Signed, Chapter 262
SB 690 Maryland Quality Home Care Services Commission, Senate Finance FYI Bill Failed
SB 709 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Managed Care Organizations - Specialty Care Networks, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations Support the concept Bill Failed
SB 713 Mental Hygiene Administration - Emergency Evaluation - Petition, Standards, and Content, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Judiciary NP Bill Failed
SB 732 Maryland Health Care Commission - Hospice Care - Prohibition, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations Support Signed, Chapter 404
SB 742 Mental Hygiene - Emergency Evaluations (Introduced as HB 1291 in 2002 and No Position was taken), Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs FYI Bill Failed
SB 755 Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Physician Assistants, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs NP Bill Failed
SB 766 Tobacco Tax - Products Other Than Cigarettes - Tax Rate, Senate Budget and Taxation Support Bill Failed
SB 772 Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Reforms, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations SWA Signed, Chapter 356
SB 773 Joint Committee to Investigate CareFirst, Inc., Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations Support Bill Failed
SB 774 Health Occupations - State Board of Physician Quality Assurance, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Rules and Executive Nominations Oppose Bill Failed
SJ 3 The AIDS Epidemic in Africa, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Rules and Executive Nominations NP Bill Failed
SJ 10 Medicare - Prescription Drug Benefit, Senate Finance House Rules and Executive Nominations FYI Bill Failed

 


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