2004 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 14-April 12, 2004) 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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FINAL - Updated June 25, 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

2004 House Bills

Bill No. Title Position Status
HB 13 Workers' Compensation - Accidental Injury - Unusual Activity, Delegate Arnick FYI Bill Failed
HB 31 Creation of a State Debt - Calvert County - Calvert Hospice House, Calvert County Delegation FYI Bill Failed
HB 62 Health Care Facilities - Drug Abuse Treatment Facility that Administers Methadone - Location, Delegate Boschert FYI Bill Failed
HB 86 Maryland Office of Minority Health, Delegate Nathan-Pulliam Support Signed, Chapter 319
HB 108 Respiratory Care Professional Standards Committee - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation, The Speaker (By Request - Department of Legislative Services) FYI Vetoed, Duplicative
HB 114 Public Health - Ephedrine Group Alkaloids - Prohibition, Delegate Morhaim Oppose Bill Failed
HB 115 Health Insurance - Coverage for Parents of Insured or Spouse of Insured, Delegates Costa and Dwyer SWA Bill Failed
HB 116 Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Comprehensive Standard Health Benefit Plan, Delegates Costa and Dwyer Oppose Bill Failed
HB 121 General Assembly - Department of Legislative Services - Office of Legislative Audits - Audit Requirements, Delegate Mitchell (Chairman, Joint Audit Committee) Support Bill Failed
HB 122 Health Insurance - Coverage for Young Adults, Delegates Morhaim et al Support Signed, Chapter 321
HB 123 Health Insurance - Prompt Payment of Claims, Del. Morhaim, Elliott, and Hammen Support Signed, Chapter 155
HB 125 Health Insurance - Medicare Supplement Policies - Individual Transferred to the Maryland Health Insurance Plan, Delegates Goldwater and Hammen NP Signed, Chapter 322
HB 126 Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Modification, Delegate Hammen NP Bill Failed
HB 127 Nonprofit Health Service Plans and Health Maintenance Organizations - Underwriting Standards, Delegate Hammen SWA Signed, Chapter 323
HB 154 Maryland Health Care Commission - Fees - Health Care Practitioners, Delegate Hubbard NP Bill Failed
HB 161 Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's Hospital Center, Delegates Niemann et al FYI Bill Failed
HB 166 Health Insurance - Standing Referrals to Specialists - Treatment Plans, Delegate Costa Support Bill Failed
HB 197 Creation of a State Debt - Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Delegates Aumann et al FYI Bill Failed
HB 203 Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Dispensing Emergency Contraception. Bill was filed as SB 354 in 2003 and was opposed., Delegates Goldwater et al Oppose Bill Failed
HB 204 Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program, Delegates Goldwater et al Oppose Bill Failed
HB 205 Task Force on Men's Health, Delegates Murray et al NP Bill Failed
HB 207 Health Care Decisions Act - Appointment of Agent - Prohibition, Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Aging) FYI Signed, Chapter 327
HB 212 Creation of a State Debt - St. Joseph Medical Center, Delegates Frank et al FYI Bill Failed
HB 236 Creation of a State Debt - Laurel Regional Hospital, Delegates Frush et al FYI Bill Failed
HB 241 Creation of a State Debt - Holy Cross Health, Delegates Madaleno et al FYI Bill Failed
HB 260 Clean Indoor Air Act of 2004, Delegates Frush et al Support Bill Failed
HB 267 Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Sheppard Pratt Health System Introduced in 2003 as HB 342 with no position taken, Delegates Morhaim et al FYI Bill Failed
HB 269 Public Safety - Imitation Firearms - Prohibition Introduced at HB 342 in 2003 and was not considered, Delegates Anderson, McIntosh, and Doory FYI Bill Failed
HB 270 Insurance Premiums Tax - Health Maintenance Organizations and Managed Care Organizations, Delegates Hixson et al Support Bill Failed
HB 277 Health Occupations - Maryland Athletic Trainers Act Introduced as HB 1216 in 2003 and was not considered, Delegates Rosenberg et al Support Bill Failed
HB 286 Creation of a State Debt - Franklin Square Hospital Center, Delegates Boteler et al FYI Bill Failed
HB 287 Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act, The Speaker and Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) SWA Bill Failed
HB 290 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program, The Speaker and Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) NP Bill Failed
HB 309 State Advisory Council on Obesity in Youth , Delegates Stern et al SWA Bill Failed
HB 312 Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Wellness Activities - Discount, Delegate Rudolph Support Bill Failed
HB 327 Health Insurance - Association Health Benefit Plan, Delegate Costa NP Bill Failed
HB 340 Health Insurance - Child Wellness Services - Obesity, Delegates Stern et al NP Bill Failed
HB 341 Regulation and Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Service Plans, Delegate Hurson Support Signed, Chapter 257
HB 344 Health Insurance - Maintenance Drug Prescriptions - Mail Order Purchase, Delegate Hammen NP Bill Failed
HB 346 Public Schools - School Nutrition Program, Delegates Stern et al Support the concept Bill Failed
HB 350 Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Compensation of Officers and Executives - Authority of Insurance Commissioner, Delegate Hurson Support Signed, Chapter 330
HB 351 Maryland Health Care Foundation - Repeal, Delegate Hurson Support Vetoed, Policy
HB 352 Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Submission of Premium Tax Exemption Reports, Delegate Hurson Support Bill Failed
HB 354 State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists - Membership, Delegate Hurson Oppose Bill Failed
HB 357 Cigarette Restitution Fund - Required Appropriations, Delegates Rosenberg, et al Support Bill Failed
HB 384 Maryland Pharmacy Act - Practice of Pharmacy - Administration of Medication, Delegates Elliot, Bozman, and Sophocleus Oppose Signed, Chapter 339
HB 398 Hospitals - Umbilical Cord Blood - Donation, Delegates Amedori et al FYI Signed, Chapter 451
HB 411 Health Insurance - Required Reimbursements, Delegates Donoghue et al Oppose Vetoed, Duplicative
HB 427 State Board of Examiners for Audiologists - Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists - Membership, Delegates Hubbard et al Oppose Signed, Chapter 344
HB 433 Prescription Drug Safely Act, Delegates Boutin and Mandel Oppose Signed, Chapter 503
HB 475 Individuals with Developmental Disabilities and Mental Retardation - Respite Care, Delegates Conway et al FYI Signed, Chapter 178
HB 481 Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2004, Delegates Owings et al FYI Bill Failed
HB 505 Health Insurance - Coverage for Clinical Services in a Residential Treatment Center, Delegates Pendergrass et al FYI Bill Failed
HB 510 Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty, Delegates Kelley et al SWA Bill Failed
HB 512 Health Insurance - Pharmacies - Electronic Reimbursement, Delegates Morhaim and Elliot NP Bill Failed
HB 529 State Board of Nursing - Skilled Nursing Assistants - Establishment and Certification, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam et al FYI Vetoed, Duplicative
HB 531 Insurance - Fraud Reporting and Prevention - Expansion, Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) FYI Bill Failed
HB 542 Department of Legislative Services - Fiscal Notes - Health-Related Socioeconomic Impact Analysis, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam et al FYI Bill Failed
HB 552 Private Review Agents - Uniform Treatment Plan Form - Regulations, Delegate Hammen Oppose Bill Failed
HB 556 Medical Records - Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment, Delegates Morhaim and Boutin Support Signed, Chapter 506
HB 557 Advance Directive Availability Act, Delegates Morhaim and Boutin Support Signed, Chapter 356
HB 574 Health Insurance - Medicare Supplement - Repeal of Prohibited Solicitation, Chairman, Health and Government Operation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) NP Signed, Chapter 54
HB 580 Disease Prevention - Laboratory Examination Reports, Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene) FYI Signed, Chapter 359
HB 581 Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Exclusions for Preexisting Conditions, Chairman, Health and Government Operations (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) NP Bill Failed
HB 603 Creation of a State Debt - Queen Anne's County - Hospice House, Delegates Sossi, Smigiel, and Walkup FYI Bill Failed
HB 621 Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice Introduced at HB 772 in 2003 with No Position taken, Delegates Amedori et al NP Bill Failed
HB 627 State Acupuncture Board - Auricular Detoxification, Delegates Menes et al NP Signed, Chapter 57
HB 665 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maryland Children's Health Program, Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene SWA Bill Failed
HB 666 Biological Agents Registry Program, Chairman, Health and Government Operations (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene) NP Signed, Chapter 59
HB 667 Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Board of Directors - Authority, Chairman, Health and Government Operations (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) NP Signed, Chapter 510
HB 669 Health Insurance - HIPPA - Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Alternative Mechanism, Chairman, Health and Government Operations (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) NP Signed, Chapter 60
HB 670 Health Insurance - Inducements, Chairman - Health and Government Operations (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) NP Signed, Chapter 363
HB 680 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Sale or Transfer of Facilities, Delegates Morhaim, Cardin and Zirkin FYI Bill Failed
HB 715 Hospitals - Maternity Patients - Shaken Baby Syndrome, Delegates Dumais et al NP Bill Failed
HB 749 Workers' Compensation - Accidental Personal Injury - Definition, Delegates Wood, Elmore, and Mitchell NP Bill Failed
HB 760 Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments, Delegates Wood et al Oppose Bill Failed
HB 802 Unborn Victims of Violence Act, Delegates Frank et al NP Bill Failed
HB 840 Pharmacy Benefits Managers, Delegate Rudolph FYI Bill Failed
HB 844 Hospitals - Maternity Patients - Providing Information about Postpartum Depression, Delegates Feldman et al NP Bill Failed
HB 845 Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Premium Rates, Delegates Kach et al Oppose Signed, Chapter 94
HB 886 Health - Freestanding Facility Utilizing Major Medical Equipment - Repeal of Licensing Requirements, Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene) NP Bill Failed
HB 933 Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Modifications and Clarifications, Delegate Hammen SWA Signed, Chapter 386
HB 943 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Carve-Out Specialty Mental Health Services, Delegate Hurson Oppose Vetoed, Duplicative
HB 948 Jury Verdict - Damages - Revisory Power of Court, Delegates Vallario, Simmons and Gutierrez Oppose Bill Failed
HB 952 Hospitals - Medical Residency Education Programs - Resident and Intern Duty Hours, Delegate Barve FYI Bill Failed
HB 998 State Board of Pharmacy - Registration of Pharmacy Technicians, Delegates Elliott, Bozman, and Sophocleus FYI Bill Failed
HB 1000 Maryland Breast Cancer Research Fund - Income Tax Checkoff, Delegates Barkley et al FYI Signed, Chapter 392
HB 1008 Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders, Delegates Hubbard et al Support the goal of increased access Bill Failed
HB 1021 Human Cloning Ban and Stem Cell Research Protection Act of 2004, Delegates Rosenberg et al FYI Bill Failed
HB 1024 Children's Health Insurance Outreach Program, Delegate Rosenberg Support Bill Failed
HB 1031 Health Care Providers - Collection of Medicare Copayments and Deductibles, Delegates Donoghue and Nathan-Pulliam SWA Vetoed, Duplicative
HB 1032 Health Insurance Carriers - Required Disclosures, Delegates Donoghue et al Support Bill Failed
HB 1033 Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Covered Services, Delegate Donoghue Support Bill Failed
HB 1034 Health Insurance - Small Employers - Individual Coverage, Delegate Donoghue Support Bill Failed
HB 1043 Health - In Vitro Services - Advance Directives for Cryopreserved Eggs, Sperm, or Embryos Introduced as HB 481 in 2003 with no position taken, Delegates Rosenberg Et al FYI Bill Failed
HB 1058 Health Insurance - Health Insurance Benefit Cards, Delegates Kach and Elliott SWA Bill Failed
HB 1067 Task Force on he Prevention and Elimination of Cervical Cancer, Delegates McIntosh et al NP Vetoed, Duplicative
HB 1069 Workers' Compensation - Accidental Personal Injury - Definition, Delegate Wood FYI Bill Failed
HB 1072 Task Force to Study the Medicaid Eligibility Process for Long-Term Care, Delegate Rosenberg FYI Bill Failed
HB 1073 Community-Based Mental Health Services - Funding, Delegates Rosenberg and Hubbard FYI Bill Failed
HB 1091 Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Scope of Practice, Delegates Goldwater et al Oppose Bill Failed
HB 1108 Medical Injury Recoveries - Attorney's Fees, Delegate Hammen Support Bill Failed
HB 1114 State Board of Physicians - Licensing and Continuing Education Requirements, Delegates Menes et al Oppose Bill Failed
HB 1117 Maryland Children's Health Program - Reenrollment, Delegate Pendergrass Support the concept Bill Failed
HB 1119 Task Force to Study the Impact of Illegal Immigrants on Uncompensated Health Care, Delegates McDonough FYI Bill Failed
HB 1123 Income Tax Credit for Malpractice Insurance Premium Increases, Delegates Trueschler et al Support the concept Bill Failed
HB 1134 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Organizations - Dental Services, Delegates Haynes et al NP Signed, Chapter 399
HB 1143 Prescription Drug Distribution Safety Act, Delegate Stern FYI Bill Failed
HB 1154 Driver's Licenses - Medical Advisory Board - Reports by Physicians, Delegates McComas, Boteler, and Boutin Oppose Bill Failed
HB 1156 Abortion - Women's Health Protection Act, Delegates Frank et al NP Bill Failed
HB 1181 Respiratory Care Practitioners Act - Practice of Polysomnography, Delegates Benson et al Oppose Bill Failed
HB 1195 Vehicle Laws - Medical Advisory Board - Safe Operation of Motor Vehicles, Delegate Mandel FYI Bill Failed
HB 1237 Health Care Malpractice - Mandatory Mediation or Other Alternative Dispute Resolution Process, Delegates Vallario et al SWA Bill Failed
HB 1262 Physicians - Practice of Medicine - Expert Witness Testimony, Delegate Shank SWA Bill Failed
HB 1271 Access to Health Care and Community Health Care Safety Net Act of 2004, Delegates Hurson et al Support the goal of increased access to care Bill Failed
HB 1284 Medical Decision Making Act of 2004, Delegates Hurson et al FYI Bill Failed
HB 1293 Bone Marrow - Donation by Minors, Delegates Bobo et al FYI Bill Failed
HB 1299 Task Force on Medical Malpractice, Delegates Vallario et al Oppose Bill Failed
HB 1300 Medical Malpractice Insurance - Base Rates, Delegate Hurson Oppose Bill Failed
HB 1301 Medical Malpractice Insurance - Rates and Rate Filings, Delegate Hurson Oppose Bill Failed
HB 1305 State Utilization of Nonprofit Pharmacy Benefit Managers, Delegate Rudolph FYI Bill Failed
HB 1311 Cigarette Restitution Fund - Statewide Academic Health Center Grants - Clarifications, Delegate Rosenberg FYI Bill Failed
HB 1312 Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program - Statewide Academic Health Center Public Health Grant - Distribution, Delegate Rosenberg FYI Bill Failed
HB 1313 Task Force to Study Physician Reimbursement at Maryland Hospitals, Delegates Gaines et al FYI Bill Failed
HB 1315 Tobacco Tax Revenues - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program - Increased Provider Reimbursements, Delegates Hurson et al Support Bill Failed
HB 1321 Health Occupations Boards - Misdemeanor Offenses - Delegation of Authority, Fines, and Penalties, Delegate Rudolph NP and will monitor progress Bill Failed
HB 1322 Medical Advisory Committee on Physical Evaluations for Student Athletes, Delegate Rosenberg NP Bill Failed
HB 1330 State Board of Physicians - Licensee Profiles, Delegate Zirkin NP Bill Failed
HB 1337 Workers' Compensation - Medical Services and Treatment - Health Care Provider Panel, Delegates Wood and Jameson Oppose Bill Failed
HB 1342 Approved Gear and Equipment - Youth Baseball, Delegate Cardin (By Request) FYI Bill Failed
HB 1355 Health - Ambulatory Surgical Facilities - Definition and Regulation, Delegate Donoghue FYI Bill Failed
HB 1361 Health Insurance - Appeals and Grievances, Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) SWA Signed, Chapter 415
HB 1362 Tax Credit for Cost of Automated External Defibrillator, Delegates Hixson et al FYI Bill Failed
HB 1365 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Public Mental Health System - Study, Delegates Hixson et al Support Bill Failed
HB 1395 Health Insurance - Participation of Providers on Multiple Provider Panels, Delegate Barve Support Bill Failed
HB 1410 Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity, Delegate Donoghue NP Vetoed, Duplicative
HB 1423 Workers' Compensation - Standards of Care - Accessibility and Schedule of Treatment, Delegate Wood Oppose Bill Failed
HB 1433 Mental Health - Emergency Evaluation - Psychiatric Nurses, Delegates Eckardt et al NP Bill Failed
HB 1446 Health Insurance - Physician Credentialing Process, Delegate Morhaim Support Bill Failed
HB 1452 Mental Health and Hygiene - Study of the Maryland Public Mental Health System, Delegates Carter et al Support Bill Failed
HB 1457 Health Reform Act of 2004, Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene) Support Bill Failed
HB 1484 Insurance Premium Tax - Health Maintenance Organizations and Managed Care Organizations - Repeal, Delegate O'Donnell Oppose Bill Failed
HB 1485 Mental Hygiene Law - Rights of Mental Ill Individuals, Delegate C. Davis NP Bill Failed
HB 1489 Income Tax - Subtraction for Health Insurance Cost of Individuals Receiving Federal Health Coverage Tax Credit, Delegate Parrott NP Bill Failed
HB 1492 Psychologists - Practice Psychology - Microstimulation, Delegate Kach NP Bill Failed
HB 1513 Community-Based Mental Health Services - Funding, Delegate Love (Chairman, Anne Arundel County Delegation) FYI Bill Failed
HB 1514 Income Tax Credit for Services Donated by Health Care Professionals, Delegates Hixson et al Support Bill Failed
HB 1518 Health Care - Adverse Patient Safety Events - Reporting and Attorney's Fees for Civil Action, Delegate Hurson Oppose Bill Failed
HB 1523 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Folic Acid Distribution Program, Delegate Taylor FYI Bill Failed
HB 1532 Tobacco Tax - Tobacco Products other than Cigarettes - Revenues for School Textbooks, Delegates McHale et al Support Bill Failed
HB 1535 Quality of Mental Health Care Panel, Delegate C. Davis Late filed bill that Legislative Committee did not have time to consider This session Bill Failed
HJ 2 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 - Privacy Rule, Delegates Morhaim et al FYI Bill Failed
HJ 8 Nurse Staffing Ratios in Nursing Homes, Delegate Cardin (By Request) FYI Bill Failed


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