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2006 Legislative Action - House Bills
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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
11-April 10, 2006) and derived from Legislative Committee Agendas. Go to
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Full text and status of each bill is available by clicking on
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HOUSE BILLS - 2006 SESSION
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FINAL April 12, 2006
UPDATED June 12, 2008
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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.
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| Key to Abbreviations: |
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| SWA: |
Support with Amendments (legislative
committee took no action on these bills) |
| NP |
No Position |
| HB |
House Bill |
| SB |
Senate Bill |
| POS: |
Position |
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2006 House Bills
| Bill No. |
Title |
Position |
Status |
| HB 1 |
Maryland Stem Cell Research Act of 2006, The Speaker, et. al. |
No position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 30 |
Vehicle Laws - Distracted Driving and Use of Wireless Communication Devices While Driving- Prohibitions, Delegate Arnick, et. al.
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FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 31 |
Vehicle Laws - Motor Scooters and Mopeds - Helmets and Eye-Protective Equipment for Minors, Delegate Arnick |
Favorable with amendment |
Bill Failed |
| HB 52 |
Public Health - Phthalates and Bisphenol-A - Prohibitions - Toys, Child Care Articles, and Cosmetics, Delegate Hubbard |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 58 |
Maryland Health Care Commission - Racial Variations - Health Care Disparities Policy Report Card, Delegate Nathan-Pulliam |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 450 |
| HB 69 |
City of Annapolis- Drug Free Zones, Delegate Herb McMillan and Delegate Virginia Clagett |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 78 |
Hospitals - Comparable Evaluation System - Health Care-Associated Infection Information, Delegate Pendergrass, et. al. |
No position |
vetoed, duplicative |
| HB 89 |
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Legal Immigrants - Pregnant Women and Children, Delegate Ramirez, et. al. |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 294 |
| HB 97 |
Joint Legislative Task Force on Universal Access to Quality and Affordable Health Care - Extension and Modifications, Delegate Hubbard, et. al. |
No position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 107 |
Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury, Delegate Morhaim, et. al. |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 121 |
State Board of Physicians- Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation, Delegate Hammen |
Bill Failed |
Bill Failed |
| HB 135 |
Prescription Drugs- Label with Audible Capability, Delegate Hixson, et. al. |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 136 |
Public Health- Adult and CBE Stem Cell Research Program, Delegate Shewell, et. al. |
No position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 161 |
Creation of State Debt- Baltimore County- Mental Health Community Rehabilitation Center, Delegate Cardin et.al. |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 166 |
Workers' Compensation- Timing of Benefit Payments, Filing Issues, and Processing Claims, Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Workers' Compensation Commission)
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No position |
Signed, Chapter 159 |
| HB 168 |
Children's Trust Fund, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
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Support |
Signed, Chapter 80 |
| HB 176 |
Health Insurance- Maryland Association Health Plan Act, Delegate Boschert, et. al. |
No position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 189 |
Healthy Air Act, Delegate Hubbard, et. al. |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 301 |
| HB 192 |
Health- Clinical Trials Data Bank, Delegate Pendergrass, et. al. |
No position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 194 |
Creation of State Debt- Howard County General Hospital, Delegate Bobo, et. al. |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 195 |
Maryland Program Evaluation Act - Maryland Health Care Commission and the State Health Services Cost Review Commission, The Speaker (By Request - Department of Legislative Services) |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 200 |
Health Insurance- Coverage for Hospitalization After Mastectomy, Delegate Benson and Delegate Nathan-Pulliam |
No position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 211 |
Commercial Law- Health Clubs- Defibrillators, Delegate Morhaim, et. al. |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 254 |
Courts - Interest Rate on Judgments, Delegate Rosenberg |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 270 |
Private Review Agents - Treatment Plan Form - Form Mandated by Another State, Delegate Bromwell and Delegate Haynes |
No position |
Vetoed, duplicative |
| HB 306 |
Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act, The Speaker (By Request - Administration), et. al. |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 319 |
Health - Advance Directives - Registry - Drivers' Licenses and Identification Cards, The Speaker (By Request - Administration), et. al. |
Support the concept |
Bill Failed |
| HB 328 |
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel Medical Center, Delegate Love, et. al. |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 342 |
Disease Prevention - Hepatitis C Advisory Council, Delegate Nathan-Pulliam, et. al. |
No position |
Signed, Chapter 457 |
| HB 364 |
Insurers and Health Maintenance Organizations - Prompt Payment - Workers' Compensation Claims, Delegate Feldman |
Support with amendment |
Bill Failed |
| HB 375 |
Clean Indoor Air Act of 2006, Delegate Frush, et. al. |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 394 |
Public Health - Mercury-Free Vaccines - Requirements, Delegate Kullen, et. al. |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 428 |
Creation of a State Debt - St. Mary's Hospital of St. Mary's County , St. Mary's County Delegation |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 433 |
Creation of a State Debt - Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, Delegate Rosenberg, Delegate Carter and Delegate Oaks |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 441 |
Healthy Maryland Initiative , Delegate Hixson, et. al. |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 492 |
State Board of Pharmacy - Registration of Pharmacy Technicians, Delegate Rudolph, et. al. |
No position |
Vetoed, duplicative |
| HB 496 |
Motor Scooters and Mopeds - Protective Headgear - Requirement, Delegates Bronrott, et. al.
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Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 507 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Prenatal Dietary Supplement Distribution Program, Delegate Taylor, et. al. |
Oppose |
Signed, Chapter 328 |
| HB 521 |
Creation of a State Debt - Northwest Hospital Center, Delegate Jones, et. al. |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 523 |
Workers' Compensation - Accidental Personal Injury - Definition, Delegates Wood and Minnick |
No position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 549 |
Health Insurance - Private Review Agents - Emergency Inpatient Admission Determinations, Delegate Morhaim, et. al. |
Support with amendment |
Signed, Chapter 331 |
| HB 568 |
Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities - Grant Program and Funding, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, et. al. |
Support with amendment |
Bill Failed |
| HB 574 |
Health Insurance - Recredentialing of Health Care Providers - Change in Tax Identification Number or Employer, Delegate Donoghue |
Support with amendment |
Vetoed, duplicative |
| HB 577 |
Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Self-Employed Individuals and Sole Proprietors, Delegates Kullen, et. al. |
No position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 592 |
Health Care Decisions Act - Advance Directives - Selection of Health Care Agent and Treatment Preferences, Delegates Hubbard, Bobo, and Frush |
Oppose unless amended |
Bill Failed |
| HB 608 |
Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Premium Rates, Delegate Kach |
Oppose |
Vetoed, duplicative |
| HB 613 |
Education - Public Schools - School Health Services Program Coordinator, Delegate Healey, et. al. |
No position |
Signed, Chapter 464 |
| HB 626 |
Prescription Safety Act , Delegate Mandel, et. al. |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 630 |
Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act, Delegate Moe, et. al. |
Oppose unless amended |
Bill Failed |
| HB 647 |
Health Services Cost Review Commission - Report on Hospital Charges, Delegate Rudolph |
FYI |
Vetoed, duplicative |
| HB 670 |
Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County - Carroll Hospice, Carroll County Delegation |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 677 |
Hospital Patient Safety and Awareness Act, Delegate Murray, et. al. |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 695 |
Vehicle Laws - Medical Advisory Board - Safe Operation of Motor Vehicles, Delegate Mandel, et. al. |
No position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 697 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Kidney Disease Program - Medicare Part D Eligibility, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene) |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 344 |
| HB 702 |
Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 345 |
| HB 713 |
Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments - Social Workers, Delegate McHale, et. al. |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 718 |
Health Insurance - Nonemergency Helicopter Transportation - Balance Billing Prohibited, Delegate Wood, et. al. |
No position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 719 |
Long-Term Care Inspection Program, Delegate Costa |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 722 |
Income Tax Credit for Services Donated by Health Care Professionals, Delegate Hixson, et. al. |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 727 |
Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exceptions, Delegate Conway, et. al. |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 737 |
Health Insurance - Individual Health Benefit Plans - Pregnancy Coverage, Delegate Healy, et. al. |
No position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 749 |
Medical Records - Permitted Disclosures - Work-Related Injury or Occupational Disease , Delegate Wood |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 753 |
Petition for Guardianship of Disabled Person - Certificate of Competency by Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical, Delegate McComas, et. al. |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 771 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Therapeutic Behavioral Services - Rate Adequacy Study, Delegate Hubbard |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 351 |
| HB 789 |
Health Care Malpractice Claims - Certificates of Qualified Experts, Delegate Zirkin, et. al. |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 790 |
Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility, Delegate Zirkin, et. al. |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 816 |
Circuit Courts - Medical Injury - Medical Malpractice Administrative Review Board, Delegate Zirkin, et. al. |
Support with amendment |
Bill Failed |
| HB 822 |
Health - Maryland Medbank Program - Sunset Repeal, Delegate Donoghue |
Support |
Vetoed, duplicative |
| HB 828 |
Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Contraception Dispensing Program, Delegate Hubbard, et. al. |
No position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 831 |
Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Reportable Incidents of Injury, Delegate Costa |
Support |
Vetoed, duplicative |
| HB 843 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Services - Cost-of-Living Adjustment, Delegate Gaines, et. al. |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 848 |
Oral Health Safety Net Program, Delegates Oaks and Donoghue |
No position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 851 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Adult Sickle Cell Anemia - Study and Funding, Delegate Nathan-Pulliam, et. al. |
No position |
Signed, Chapter 851 |
| HB 863 |
Prescription Drugs - Preferred Drug List - Price, Delegate Gilleland, et. al. |
No position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 868 |
Health Insurance - Assignment, Transfer, or Subcontract of Health Care Provider Contract, Delegate Nathan-Pulliam, et. al. |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 476 |
| HB 873 |
Consumer Protection - Protection of Personal Information from Security Breaches, Delegate Howard |
Oppose unless amended |
Bill Failed |
| HB 882 |
Health Insurance - Continuation of Coverage for Adult Children, Delegate Morhaim, et. al. |
No position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 896 |
Health Maintenance Organizations - Payment of Noncontracting Health Care Providers, Delegate Donoghue |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 897 |
Health Insurance - Contracts of Carriers with Providers or Hospitals - Prohibited Provisions, Delegate Donoghue |
Support |
Vetoed, duplicative |
| HB 936 |
Health Care Malpractice - Damages - Periodic Payments, Delegate Morhaim, et. al. |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 957 |
Maryland Polysomnography Act, Delegates Benson, Pendergrass, and Stocksdale |
No position and closely monitor |
Signed, Chapter 595 |
| HB 958 |
Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice, Delegate Bohanan, et. al. |
No position with letter |
Bill Failed |
| HB 966 |
Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Health Care-Associated Infections Prevention and Control Program, Delegate Hubbard |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 989 |
Health - Medical Laboratories - Required Testing, Delegate V. Turner |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1003 |
Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Participation by Providers, Delegate Bromwell, et. al. |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 597 |
| HB 1007 |
Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear for Motorcycle Riders - Required Warning, Delegate Cluster, et. al. |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1015 |
Maryland Health Care Commission - Certificate of Need - Health Care Facilities, Delegate Pendergrass |
FYI |
Vetoed, duplicative |
| HB 1040 |
Task Force to Study Uncompensated Health Care in Maryland, Delegate McDonough |
No position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1058 |
Civil Action Reform Act of 2006, Delegate Shank, et. al. |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1059 |
Health Care Malpractice - Emergency Medical Care - Standard of Proof for Liability, Delegate Shank, et. al. |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1061 |
Health Insurance - Disabled Individuals - Eligibility for the Maryland Health Insurance Plan, Delegate Hubbard, et. al. |
No position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1080 |
State Board of Nursing - Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants, and Medication Technicians - Licensing and Regulation, Delegate Murray, et. al. |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 481 |
| HB 1081 |
Health Insurance - Prompt Payment of Claims by Carriers - Clean Claims, Delegate Murray, et. al. |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1082 |
Workers' Compensation - Claims Adjusters and Medical Billing Entities , Delegate Muarry |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1118 |
Community Health Resources Commission Fund - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Delegate Hammen |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 378 |
| HB 1121 |
Health Insurance Premium Subsidy Program, Delegate Elliott, et. al. |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1124 |
Urgent Care Centers - Membership Programs - Regulation and Registration, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1127 |
Statewide Commission on the Shortage in the Health Care Workforce, Delegate Mandel, et. al. |
No position |
Signed, Chapter 379 |
| HB 1136 |
Circuit Courts - Medical Malpractice Division - Task Force, Delegate Shank, et. al. |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1152 |
Maryland Universal Health Care Plan, Delegate Montgomery, et. al. |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1164 |
Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund - Reimbursement Rates - Grants, Delegates Rudolph and Donoghue |
No position |
Signed, Chapter 484 |
| HB 1169 |
Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits, Delegates Barve and Donoghue |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1170 |
Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act, Delegate Zirkin |
Oppose unless amended |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1190 |
Prescription Drug Safety Act, Delegate Stern, et. al. |
No position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1200 |
High Schools - Automated External Defibrillators Program - Requirements, Delegate Lee, et. al. |
No position |
Signed, Chapter 203 |
| HB 1209 |
Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Small Employer - Size of Employee Group, Delegate Barve |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1214 |
Health Care Malpractice - Emergency Medical Care - Good Samaritan Immunity, Delegate Zirkin, et. al. |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1226 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Tanning Facilities - Licensing and Regulation, Delegate Healey, et. al. |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1243 |
Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene - Local Health Department Volunteers, Delegate Elliott |
No position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1287 |
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, Delegate Kullen |
Oppose unless amended |
Vetoed, policy |
| HB 1295 |
Health Occupations - Cultural Competency Workgroup, Delegate Nathan-Pulliam, et. al. |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1329 |
Maryland Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists Act - Revision, Delegate Hubbard |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1330 |
Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee - Membership, Staffing, and Reimbursement, Delegate Hubbard |
No position |
Signed, Chapter Signed, Chapter 40 |
| HB 1389 |
Disclosure of Medical Records - Investigations - Fee, Delegate Barve |
Support with amendment |
Signed, Chapter 495 |
| HB 1405 |
Health Insurance - Coverage for Part-Time Students With Disabilities, Delegate Heller |
No position |
Signed, Chapter 395 |
| HB 1412 |
Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Internet-Based Intermediary Pilot Program , Delegates Eckardt and Haddaway |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1416 |
Consumer Health Open Insurance Coverage Act of 2006, Delegate Smigiel |
Support with amendment |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1418 |
Public Schools - Student Health - Diabetes and Body Mass Index Screening and Nutrition Standards, Delegates Kaiser and Bozman |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1419 |
Medical Malpractice - Analysis of Information and Reports - University of Maryland and University of Maryland Baltimore County, Delegate Rosenberg |
Support with amendment |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1420 |
Health Facilities - Certificates of Need - Repeal, Delegate Smigiel |
No position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1422 |
Health Services Cost Review Commission - Repeal - Study of Alternative Financing of Uncompensated and Undercompensated Care, Delegate Smigiel |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1425 |
Health Care Malpractice Actions - Payment of Future Damages, Delegate Donoghue, et. al. |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1440 |
Hospitals - Open Heart Surgery, Delegate Costa, et. al. |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1448 |
Education - Scoliosis Screening in Public Schools - Repeal, Delegate Heller, et. al. |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 619 |
| HB 1455 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Cultural Competency and Health Outcomes - Pilot Program, Delegate Nathan-Pulliam |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 497 |
| HB 1458 |
Maryland Compassionate Use Act, Delegate Oaks, et. al. |
No position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1459 |
Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Return of Unfilled Prescriptions to Retail Customers - Required , Delegate Quinter, et. al. |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1462 |
Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2006, Delegate Haddaway, et. al. |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1467 |
Maryland Cares, Delegates Hubbard, Rudolph, and Bobo |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 400 |
| HB 1476 |
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Self-Employed Providers - Voluntary Tax Withholding, Senator Exum, et. al. |
FYI |
Vetoed, duplicative |
| HB 1487 |
Procurement - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy, Senator Lawlah, et. al. |
No position and closely monitor |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1497 |
Health Insurance - Coverage for Services Following a Mastectomy or Surgical Removal of a Testicle, Delegates Benson and Nathan-Pulliam |
No position |
Vetoed, duplicative |
| HB 1499 |
Income Tax - Credit for Medical Malpractice Insurance, Delegate Hixson |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1510 |
Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders, Delegate Hubbard |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1543 |
Task Force to Study the Maryland Medicaid Preferred Drug List Program, Delegates Murray, King, and Niemann |
Support with amendments |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1550 |
Involuntary Admission Hearings - Procedure, Delegate C. Harris |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1565 |
Health Insurance - Participation of Providers on Multiple Provider Panels, Delegate Barve |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1574 |
Medicaid State Plan and Medical Assistance Program - Amendments and Waiver Applications, Delegate Hubbard |
No position |
Signed, Chapter 501 |
| HB 1604 |
Maryland Health Care Commission and Health Services Cost Review Commission - User Fees , Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene) |
No position and closely monitor |
Signed, Chapter 107 |
| HB 1625 |
State Government - Public Records - Personal Information About Individuals with Disabilities, Senator Exum |
No position |
Signed, Chapter 412 |
| HB 1627 |
Task Force to Study the Quality of Health Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs in Maryland , Delegate Barve |
No position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1689 |
Prescription Drug Repository Program , Delegate Rudolph |
Support |
Vetoed, duplicative |
| HB 1691 |
Maryland Health Care Commission - Racial Variations Data - Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance, Delegate Nathan-Pulliam, et. al. |
Support |
Bill Failed |
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