Maryland House Bill 684 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-1)
Status: Passed on May 29 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-05-29 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 691
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Prohibiting the Maryland Department of Health from limiting or restricting admission of a Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipient for inpatient care at a special psychiatric hospital or an acute general care hospital with separately identified inpatient psychiatric service except under certain circumstances; and requiring the Department by July 1 each year, beginning in 2024, to report certain information and data to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee.

Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Psychiatric Inpatient Care - Admissions Restrictions (Psychiatric Hospital Admissions Equity Act)

Del. Heather Bagnall [D]	Del. Shane Pendergrass [D]	Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]	Del. Lisa Belcastro [D]
Del. Harry Bhandari [D]	Del. Alfred Carr [D]	Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Del. Terri Hill [D]
Del. Steve Johnson [D]	Del. Anne Kaiser [D]	Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]	Del. Ken Kerr [D]
Del. Cheryl Landis [D]	Del. Robbyn Lewis [D]	Del. Samuel Rosenberg [D]	Del. Sid Saab [R]
Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]

2022-04-08 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-16 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 137 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-05-29	House	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 691
2022-04-09	House	Returned Passed
2022-04-08	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2022-04-07	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2022-04-07	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2022-04-07	Senate	Favorable Report by Finance
2022-03-16	Senate	Referred Finance
2022-03-16	House	Third Reading Passed (137-0)
2022-03-15	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2022-03-15	House	Favorable with Amendments {783126/1 Adopted
2022-03-14	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2022-02-08	House	Hearing 2/23 at 1:30 p.m.
2022-01-31	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

SB659 (Crossfiled) 2022-04-08 - Referred Rules and Executive Nominations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health - General	15	103.6	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	15	103.8	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0684?ys=2022RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0684f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0684t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_691_hb0684t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/amds/bil_0004/hb0684_78312601.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes_comm/hb0684_hgo.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes_comm/hb0684_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes/House/0338.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes/Senate/1113.pdf