Maryland Senate Bill 402 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-03 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 16
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Authorizing certain health care practitioners to establish a practitioner-patient relationship through certain telehealth interactions under certain circumstances; requiring a health care practitioner providing telehealth services to be held to the same standards of practice that are applicable to in-person settings and, if clinically appropriate, provide or refer a patient for in-patient services or another type of telehealth service; requiring a health care practitioner to perform a certain evaluation; etc.

Health Care Practitioners – Telehealth and Shortage

Sen. Cheryl Kagan [D]

Sen. Clarence Lam [D]

2020-03-18 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-03-17 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 132 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2020-03-14 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-03-13 - Senate - Floor Amendment 383526/2 (Senator McCray) Adopted (Y: 29 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-03	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 16
2020-03-18	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2020-03-18	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2020-03-18	Senate	Senate Concurs House Amendments
2020-03-17	House	Third Reading Passed (132-0)
2020-03-17	House	Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day (Delegate Kelly) Adopted (127-0)
2020-03-17	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-03-17	House	Favorable with Amendments {966481/1 Adopted
2020-03-16	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2020-03-15	House	Referred Health and Government Operations
2020-03-14	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2020-03-13	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-03-13	Senate	Floor Amendment {523824/1 (Senator Carozza) Adopted
2020-03-13	Senate	Floor Amendment {393527/1 (Senator Lam) Adopted
2020-03-13	Senate	Floor Amendment {383526/2 (Senator McCray) Adopted (29-16)
2020-03-13	Senate	Floor Amendment {383526/1 (Senator McCray) Withdrawn
2020-03-12	Senate	Motion Special Order until 3/13 (Senator McCray) Adopted
2020-03-12	Senate	Floor Amendment {383526/1 (Senator McCray)
2020-03-12	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {804630/1 Adopted
2020-03-11	Senate	Motion Laid Over (Senator Edwards) Adopted
2020-03-11	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {804630/1
2020-03-11	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2020-01-31	Senate	Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-28	Senate	Reassigned to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2020-01-27	Senate	First Reading Finance

HB448 (Crossfiled) 2020-04-03 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 15

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health Occupations	1	1001	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health Occupations	1	1002	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health Occupations	1	1003	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health Occupations	1	1004	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health Occupations	1	1005	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health Occupations	1	1006	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0402?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0402f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0402t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0402e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/Chapters_noln/CH_16_sb0402e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0002/sb0402_80463001.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0002/sb0402_38352601.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0002/sb0402_38352602.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0002/sb0402_39352701.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0002/sb0402_52382401.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0002/sb0402_96648101.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0402_ehe.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0402_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/0653.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/0676.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/0998.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/0994.pdf