Maryland House Bill 565 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-30 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 770
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Specifying the method for calculating family income to be used to consider free or reduced-cost medical care under a certain hospital financial assistance policy; requiring that the description of a hospital's financial assistance policy include a section that allows a patient to indicate the patient is aware of the policy; prohibiting a hospital from charging interest or fees on certain debts incurred by patients; requiring the Health Services Cost Review Commission to develop guidelines for an income-based payment plan; etc.

Health Facilities - Hospitals - Medical Debt Protection

Del. Lorig Charkoudian [D]

2021-04-08 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-22 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 134 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-30	House	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 770
2021-04-08	House	Returned Passed
2021-04-08	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2021-04-06	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2021-04-06	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2021-04-02	Senate	Favorable Report by Finance
2021-03-22	Senate	Referred Finance
2021-03-22	House	Third Reading Passed (134-0)
2021-03-20	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-03-20	House	Favorable with Amendments {266285/1 Adopted
2021-03-20	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2021-01-29	House	Hearing 2/16 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-01-20	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

SB514 (Crossfiled) 2021-05-30 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 769

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health - General	19	214.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0565?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0565f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0565t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_770_hb0565t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0005/hb0565_26628501.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0565_hgo.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0565_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/0733.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/1002.pdf