2008 Testimony & Position Papers

Page last updated April 4, 2008

Questions and comments regarding any Testimony and Position Papers listed below should be directed to MedChi's Annapolis Legislative Office at 410-974-8384 (Baltimore area) or 410-263-4035.  For information about testimony not yet posted, contact Beryle Downs in the offices of MedChi's legislative representatives, Schwartz, Metz & Wise, at 410-269-1618.

Legislative Archives

January 23, 2008 Medical Mutual Briefing

House Bills

House Bill 101 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2008 SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT
House Bill 114 Motor Vehicles - All-Terrain Vehicles - Protective Headgear SUPPORT
House Bill 115 Medical Assistance Programs and Maryland Children's Health Program - Statements on State-Issued Checks SUPPORT SENATE TESTIMONY
House Bill 124 Income Tax Credit for Services Donated to Community Health Organizations SUPPORT
House Bill 151 Health - Reportable Conditions - Methicillin-Resistant Staphlococcus Aureus SUPPORT
House Bill 215 Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Program - Outcomes Evaluation SUPPORT
House Bill 216 Heredity and Congenital Disorders - Newborn Screening SUPPORT SENATE TESTIMONY
House Bill 233 Physicians and Pharmacists - Therapy Management Contracts - Extension of Law  SUPPORT SENATE TESTIMONY
House Bill 234 State Board of Acupuncture - Practice and Licensure OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED
House Bill 236 Life or Health Insurance Policies and Contracts - Discretionary Clauses - Prohibitions SUPPORT
House Bill 271 Medical Review Committees SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT SENATE TESTIMONY
House Bill 278 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Powers of the Secretary SUPPORT SENATE TESTIMONY
House Bill 289 Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement - Extension SUPPORT
House Bill 359 Local Correctional Facilities - Inmate Health Care Expenses - Payment Rates to Health Care Providers OPPOSE SENATE TESTIMONY
House Bill 380 Motor Vehicles - Use of Text Messaging Device While Driving - Prohibition  SUPPORT
House Bill 393  Communicable Diseases or Conditions - Reporting  SUPPORT
House Bill 413 Health Maintenance Organizations - Nonparticipating Providers - Billing of Enrollees and Subscribers for Covered Services SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT
House Bill 450 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Behavioral Health SUPPORT SENATE TESTIMONY
House Bill 462 Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Self-Employed Individuals - Sunset Extension SUPPORT
House Bill 499 Health Insurance - Primary Care Physicians - Reimbursement for Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders SUPPORT
House Bill 525 Prescription Drug Monitoring Program  OPPOSE
House Bill 535 Morbidity, Mortality, and Quality Review Committee - Pregnancy and Childhood SUPPORT
House Bill 541 Teenage Protection Pilot Program OPPOSE
House Bill 551 Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccinations - Expanded Authority OPPOSE
House Bill 594 Health Insurance - Carrier Credentialing - Reimbursement of Providers of Health Care Services SUPPORT
House Bill 606 Health Care Liability - Noneconomic Damages SUPPORT
House Bill 607 Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility SUPPORT
House Bill 614 Sales and Use Tax - Elective Cosmetic Procedures OPPOSE
House Bill 653 Schools - Early Intervention - Hearing and Vision Screenings SUPPORT
House Bill 687 Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Physicians Practicing in Shortage Areas SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS
House Bill 772 Pharmacists - Substitution of Generic Drugs or Device Products - Consent of Consumers or Authorized Prescribers OPPOSE
House Bill 730 Health Occupations - Complementary Alternative Medicine Health Care Providers - Scope of Practice OPPOSE
House Bill 815 Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Health Care Practitioners - Information Provided by Carriers SUPPORT SENATE TESTIMONY
House Bill 876 State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services SUPPORT
House Bill 910 Health Care Providers - Disclosure of Medical Records - Children in Need of Assistance Proceedings  SUPPORT
House Bill 969 Health Care Malpractice - Death - Noneconomic Damages OPPOSE
House Bill 991 HIV Testing - Informed Consent and Treatment - Pregnant Women SUPPORT
House Bill 1044 Task Force to Study Abuse of Performance-Enhancing Substances SUPPORT
House Bill 1110 Texting While Driving Ban of 2008 SUPPORT
House Bill 1124 Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury (House Judiciary Committee) SUPPORT
House Bill 1124 Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury (Health & Government Operations Committee) SUPPORT
House Bill 1132 Higher Education - Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Eligibility and Administration  SUPPORT
House Bill 1140 Nurse Practitioners - Authority to Certify OPPOSE
House Bill 1161 Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Standards for Availability of Health Care Providers  SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS
House Bill 1175 Health Insurance - Provider Contracts - Conditions of Participation with Carriers SUPPORT
House Bill 1176 Public Health - Committee on Childhood Obesity SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT
House Bill 1219 Health Insurance - Health Care Provider Panels - Provider Contracts SUPPORT
House Bill 1284 Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Account - Transfer of Funds SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT
House Bill 1339 Mental Health - Psychiatric Medication - Administration Without Consent SUPPORT
House Bill 1358 Artificial Tanning Devices - Protection of Minors SUPPORT SENATE TESTIMONY
House Bill 1364 Medical Records - Disclosure - Blood Alcohol Concentration OPPOSE
House Bill 1395 Chronic Care and Prevention Partnership Act SUPPORT SENATE TESTIMONY
House Bill 1408 Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Exemption from Taxation SUPPORT
House Bill 1469 Health Occupations - Maryland Athletic Trainers Act SUPPORT
House Bill 1492 Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Subsidy for Medicare Part D Coverage Signed by the Governor SUPPORT
House Bill 1522 Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Fund - Allocations to and Disbursements from the Medical Assistance Program Account SUPPORT

Senate Bills

Senate Bill 2 Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Communication Devices While Driving - Prohibitions SUPPORT
Senate Bill 23 Teenage Protection Pilot Program OPPOSE
Senate Bill 28 All-Terrain Vehicles - Protective Headgear SUPPORT
Senate Bill 91 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2008 SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Bill 127 Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Staphylococcus Infections - Reporting SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Bill 225 Local Correctional Facilities - Inmate Health Care Expenses - Payment Rates to Health Care Providers OPPOSE
Senate Bill 243 Child Abuse and Neglect - Additional Professions and Failure to Report - Penalty OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED HOUSE TESTIMONY
Senate Bill 286 Public Health - Antibiotic-Resistant Infection Prevention Campaign SUPPORT HOUSE TESTIMONY
Senate Bill 469 Health Insurance - Special Services, Procedures, or Reports - Reimbursement SUPPORT
Senate Bill 473 Public Schools - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - Passive Parental Consent SUPPORT
Senate Bill 545 Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Account - Transfer of Funds SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Bill 660 Family Support Act SUPPORT
Senate Bill 717 Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccinations - Expanded Authority OPPOSE
Senate Bill 730 Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury SUPPORT
Senate Bill 785 Health - Prohibition Against Smoking in Vehicle Containing Minor Passenger SUPPORT
Senate Bill 826 HIV Testing - Informed Consent and Treatment - Pregnant Women SUPPORT
Senate Bill 861 Task Force to Study Abuse of Performance-Enhancing Substances SUPPORT
Senate Bill 884 Health Occupations - Complementary Alternative Medicine Health Care Providers - Scope of Practice OPPOSE
Senate Bill 889 Nurse Practitioners - Authority to Certify OPPOSE
Senate Bill 906 Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Subsidy for Medicare Part D Coverage Signed by the Governor SUPPORT
Senate Bill 916 Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund - Reimbursement and Grants OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED HOUSE TESTIMONY

 

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