Legislation/Issues | Synopsis | Resources | New This Week/Upcoming Dates |
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SB 253 (HB 353) - Maryland Health Care Commission - User Fee Assessments | Increasing the maximum amount, from $16,000,000 to $20,000,000, of user fees the Maryland Health Care Commission may assess against hospitals, nursing homes, payors, and health care practitioners. | SB 253 HB 353 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 712 (5/29) Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 711 (5/29) SB 253: Hearing 3/30 at 1:30 p.m.@Health and Government Operations SB 253: Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance HB 353: Hearing 2/09 at 1:30 p.m.@Health and Government Operations |
SB 643 (HB 962) - Commercial Law - Maryland Personal Information Protection Act - Revisions | Requiring a business that maintains personal information of an individual residing in the State to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices that are appropriate to the nature of the personal information owned, maintained, or licensed; and altering certain requirements related to notifications of breaches of the security of systems, including the circumstances under which the owner or licensee of certain computerized data is required to notify certain individuals of a breach. | SB 643 HB 962 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 503 (5/29) Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 502 (5/29) SB 643: Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance HB 962: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.@Economic Matters |
SB 984 (HB 1127) - Public Health - State Designated Exchange - Health Data Utility | Requiring the State designated exchange to operate as a health data utility for the collection and analysis of health information and data to assist in the evaluation of public health interventions and health equity; requiring the Maryland Department of Health, dispensers, certain nursing homes, and electronic health networks to provide certain medication data to the State designated exchange; and requiring dispensers to submit prescription information to the exchange for purposes of patient treatment and care coordination. | SB 984 HB 1127 | Hearing 3/22 at 1:30 p.m. (3/14) Approved by the Governor - Chapter 296 (5/12) SB 984: Hearing 3/22 at 1:30 p.m.@Finance HB 1127: Hearing 3/09 at 3:00 p.m.@Health and Government Operations |
HB 213 - Health Information Exchanges - Definition and Privacy Regulations | Altering the definition of a "health information exchange" as used in provisions of law governing the confidentiality of medical records; and providing that regulations governing the privacy and security of protected health information obtained or released through a health information exchange may not prohibit the sharing and disclosing of information that is required to be exchanged under federal law or for payment purposes or the use of electronic health information for purposes important to public health. | HB 213 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 718 (5/29) HB 213: Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance HB 213: Hearing 2/02 at 1:30 p.m.@Health and Government Operations |