2005 Testimony & Position Papers

Page last updated April 1, 2005

Questions and comments regarding any Testimony and Position Papers listed below should be directed to MedChi's Annapolis Office, at 410-974-8384 (Baltimore area) or 410-263-4035.

House Bills

House Bill 14 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Prenatal Dietary Supplement Distribution Program SUPPORT CONCEPT
House Bill 36 Vehicle Laws - Motor Scooters and Mopeds - Helmets and Eye-Protective Equipment for Operators and Riders SUPPORT
House Bill 48 Patient Protection Insurance SUPPORT IN CONCEPT
House Bill 53 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program - Guaranteed Eligibility and Reenrollment  STRONGLY SUPPORT
House Bill 55 Medical Professional Liability Insurance - Consideration Paid to Insurance Producers - Limitations OPPOSE
House Bill 86 Public Health - Children and Pregnant Women - Mercury and Heavy Metal-Free Vaccines and Injections OPPOSE
House Bill 113 Health Care Malpractice - Emergency Medical Care - Good Samaritan Immunity SUPPORT
House Bill 114 Evidence - Health Care Malpractice - Certain Statements and Conduct SUPPORT
House Bill 115 Health Care Malpractice Claims - Division of Lawyers' Fees - Prohibition SUPPORT
House Bill 143 Education - Public Schools - Use of Asthma Drugs and Related Medication SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT NEW TESTIMONY
House Bill 194 Health Care Malpractice Claims - Collateral Sources SUPPORT
House Bill 203 Income Tax Credit for Services Donated by Health Care Professionals SUPPORT
House Bill 273 Health Care Malpractice Claim - Past Medical Expenses SUPPORT
House Bill 267 Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunizations SUPPORT NEW TESTIMONY
House Bill 274 Health Care Malpractice - Time Limits - Minors SUPPORT
House Bill 277 Health Care Malpractice Actions - Attesting Experts - Qualifications SUPPORT
House Bill 279 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Contributions to Health Savings Account SUPPORT
House Bill 294 Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Sunset Repeal SUPPORT
House Bill 301 Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act SUPPORT
House Bill 303 Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Smoking Cessation SUPPORT
House Bill 317 Prescription Drug Repository Program SUPPORT
House Bill 324 Senior Prescription Drug Program - Modifications SUPPORT
House Bill 332 Clean Indoor Air Act of 2005 SUPPORT
House Bill 345 Health - Hospital Summary Financial Statement - Physician Charges SUPPORT NEW TESTIMONY
House Bill 370 Hospitals - HIV Testing - Public Safety Worker SUPPORT
House Bill 384 Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments OPPOSE
House Bill 427 Maryland Commission on Specialty Health Group Rates and Terms SUPPORT
House Bill 428 Clean Indoor Air Act of 2005 SUPPORT
House Bill 433 Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury SUPPORT
House Bill 450 Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exceptions OPPOSE
House Bill 452 Health Benefit Plans - Reimbursement to Health Care Practitioners SUPPORT
House Bill 485 Health Care Malpractice - Periodic Payments SUPPORT
House Bill 512 Medical Injury Compensation - Claimant Recovery SUPPORT
House Bill 515 Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments SUPPORT
House Bill 521 Public Schools - School Nutrition Program SUPPORT CONCEPT
House Bill 627 Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005 SUPPORT THE CONCEPT
House Bill 719 Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - OPPOSE
House Bill 735 Controlled Dangerous Substances - Schedule III and Schedule IV Substances - Prescriptions and Refills OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED
House Bill 819 Volunteer Health Care Practitioners - Liability SUPPORT
House Bill 823 Circuit Courts - Medical Injury - Medical Malpractice Review Panel SUPPORT
House Bill 827 Hospitals - HIV Testing - Consent - Court Order SUPPORT
House Bill 845 Family Law - Child Abuse or Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty OPPOSE
House Bill 925 Health Insurance - Health Care Provider Credentialing Process SUPPORT
House Bill 991 Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Serious Incidents SUPPORT
House Bill 1017 Health Insurance - Small Group Market-Premium Rates OPPOSE
House Bill 1022 Maryland Polysomnography Act OPPOSE
House Bill 1025 State Board of Physicians - Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals OPPOSE
House Bill 1060 Cancer Drug Repository Program SUPPORT
House Bill 1090 Discount Medical Plan Organizations and Discount Drug Plan Organizations - Registration and Regulation SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT
House Bill 1091 Health Insurance - Prohibition Against Reunderwriting SUPPORT
House Bill 1171 Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Commission SUPPORT
House Bill 1193 Health Care Malpractice - Medical Experts - Maintaining or Defending Claim or Action in Bad Faith or Without Substantial Justification  SUPPORT
House Bill 1200 Civil Proceedings and Medical Injury Claims - Venue, Witnesses, and Evidence SUPPORT
House Bill 1210 Health - Immunizations - Exemptions from Immunizations Requirements OPPOSE
House Bill 1212 Courts - Medical Injury Claims - Damages SUPPORT
House Bill 1215 Courts - Medical Injury Recoveries - Attorney's Fees SUPPORT
House Bill 1227 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Uncompensated Care SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT
House Bill 1230 Courts - Health Care Injuries - Standard of Proof for Liability for Emergency Care - SUPPORT
House Bill 1315 Maryland Birth Defects Program - Authority to Obtain Medical Information SUPPORT
House Bill 1316 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Office of the Inspector General - Health Program Integrity and Recovery Act OPPOSE NEW TESTIMONY
House Bill 1341 Public Health - Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative SUPPORT
House Bill 1359 Maryland Patients' Access to Quality Health Care Act of 2004 - Implementation and Corrective Provisions SUPPORT
House Bill 1499 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Atypical Antipsychotic Medications SUPPORT NEW TESTIMONY
House Bill 1519 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Rare and Expensive Case Management Program SUPPORT

Senate Bills

Senate Bill 106 Family Law - Child Abuse or Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty OPPOSE
Senate Bill 163 Refusal of Psychiatric Medication - Clinical Review Panel  SUPPORT NEW TESTIMONY
Senate Bill 221 Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act SUPPORT
Senate Bill 233 Education - Physical Education Program - Standards SUPPORT
Senate Bill 264 Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments OPPOSE
Senate Bill 300 Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Sunset Repeal SUPPORT NEW TESTIMONY
Senate Bill 321 Hospitals - HIV Testing - Public Safety Worker SUPPORT NEW TESTIMONY
Senate Bill 396 Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments SUPPORT
Senate Bill 441 Prescription Drug Repository Program SUPPORT
Senate Bill 473 Student Health Promotion Act of 2005  SUPPORT NEW TESTIMONY
Senate Bill 474 Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Scope of Practice OPPOSE
Senate Bill 506 Education - Information to Parents - Meningococcal Disease SUPPORT
Senate Bill 596 Licensed Physicians - Treatment of Lyme Disease - Discipline - Insurance Coverage OPPOSE
Senate Bill 608 Dental Hygiene - Administration of Anesthesia OPPOSE
Senate Bill 609 Public Schools - School Nutrition Program SUPPORT CONCEPT
Senate Bill 682 No-Fault Cerebral Palsy Insurance Fund SUPPORT
Senate Bill 693 State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Mental Health Records SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Bill 699 Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Serious Incidents SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Bill 713 Health Insurance - Coverage of Outpatient Treatment for Behavioral Disorders SUPPORT
Senate Bill 718 Hospitals - HIV Testing - Consent - Court Order SUPPORT
Senate Bill 779 Health Insurance - Annual Human Papillomavirus Screening Test - Coverage FOR INFORMATION ONLY
Senate Bill 836 Maryland Patients' Access to Quality Health Care Act of 2004 - Implementation and Corrective Provisions SUPPORT
Senate Bill 856 Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments - Social Workers OPPOSE
Senate Bill 887 State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Health Records OPPOSE
Senate Bill 899 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Rare and Expensive Case Management Program SUPPORT
Senate Bill 961 Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Premium Rates OPPOSE
Senate Joint Resolution 1 Obesity Awareness SUPPORT

Back To Top

Hit Counter