Subject Health Occupations | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | HB57 | Requiring the Office of Health Care Quality to reconvene the Abuser Registry Workgroup; requiring the Abuser Registry Workgroup to undertake a specified review, monitor the implementation of specified recommendations, and recommend specified changes;... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 606 |
| MD | SB109 | Listing cannabimimetic agents on Schedule I to designate controlled dangerous substances that may not be legally used, possessed, or distributed; etc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 442 |
| MD | HB206 | Continuing the State Acupuncture Board, the State Board of Dietetic Practice, and the State Board of Occupational Therapy Practice in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (Sunset Law) by extending to July 1, 2025, the... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | HB327 | Requiring the Council for the Procurement of Health, Education, and Social Services to establish a workgroup to determine a process for specified entities to submit specified electronic documents to specified agencies; requiring the Council to report... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | SB463 | Clarifying the requirements for specified apprentice sponsors and a specified process for seeking approval by the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors for an apprentice license; requiring specified evidence and death certificates to be sub... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | SB512 | Requiring that specified health care practitioners, when providing health care to a patient, wear a badge or other identification displaying specified information; providing for exceptions; authorizing each health occupations board to adopt regulatio... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 491 |
| MD | HB591 | Authorizing specified pharmacy permit holders to conduct wholesale distribution under specified circumstances; limiting the authority of specified pharmacy permit holders to engage in wholesale distribution; altering definitions; etc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 621 |
| MD | SB593 | Authorizing specified health occupations boards within the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish an electronic system to distribute specified licenses, permits, certifications, or registrations; requiring specified boards to discontinu... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | SB617 | Repealing specified provisions of law requiring specified physician-pharmacist agreements to be approved by the State Board of Pharmacy and the State Board of Physicians; requiring, in a group model health maintenance organization, a licensed physici... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 508 |
| MD | SB672 | Continuing the State Board of Physicians and allied health advisory committees in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (Sunset Law) by extending to July 1, 2018, the termination provisions relating to the statutory an... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | HB716 | Repealing specified provisions of law requiring specified physician-pharmacist agreements to be approved by the State Board of Pharmacy and the State Board of Physicians; requiring, in a group model health maintenance organization, a licensed physici... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 509 |
| MD | SB761 | Authorizing the State Board of Pharmacy to waive specified requirements for specified pharmacies that only dispense devices in accordance with specified rules and regulations; etc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | HB905 | Establishing that a funeral establishment that uses a central preparation room at another funeral establishment is not required to have its own preparation room or holding room. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | HB890 | Providing for an Overdose Response Program overseen by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; requiring the Department to adopt regulations and authorizing the Department to take other actions; specifying the requirements an individual must mee... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | HB879 | Authorizing, rather than requiring, the State Board of Physicians to reinstate, under specified circumstances, the license of a polysomnographic technologist; repealing the requirement that the Board place a licensed polysomnographic technologist on ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 586 |
| MD | HB1042 | Authorizing a hospital, in its credentialing and privileging process for a physician who provides medical services to patients at the hospital only through telemedicine from a distant-site hospital or distant-site telemedicine entity, to rely on cred... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | HB980 | Repealing the authority of the Maryland Board of Physicians to issue temporary licenses to practice radiation therapy, radiography, or nuclear medicine technology; repealing specified provisions of law referring to specified temporary licenses; etc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 588 |
| MD | HB1313 | Authorizing physicians licensed in another jurisdiction and engaged in consultation with a physician licensed in the State to practice medicine without a license from the State Board of Physicians under specified circumstances; authorizing applicants... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 583 |
| MD | HB1296 | Authorizing the State Board of Physicians to issue a cease and desist order or obtain injunctive relief against an individual for taking any action for which the Board determines there is a preponderance of evidence of grounds for discipline under a ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 597 |
| MD | HB1237 | Repealing an exception from the requirement that an individual be licensed by the Board of Pharmacy before the individual may practice pharmacy in the State; and requiring a dentist, physician, or podiatrist who dispenses a prescription drug or devic... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | SB942 | Authorizing specified physicians engaged in specified consultations to practice medicine without a license from the State Board of Physicians under specified circumstances; authorizing specified applicants to qualify for licensure under specified cir... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 582 |
| MD | SB951 | Authorizing, rather than requiring, the State Board of Physicians to reinstate, under specified circumstances, the license of a polysomnographic technologist; repealing the requirement that the Board place a licensed polysomnographic technologist on ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 585 |
| MD | SB954 | Repealing the authority of the Maryland Board of Physicians to issue temporary licenses to practice radiation therapy, radiography, or nuclear medicine technology; repealing specified provisions of law referring to specified temporary licenses; etc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 587 |
| MD | SB981 | Authorizing the State Board of Physicians to issue a cease and desist order or obtain injunctive relief against an individual for taking any action for which the Board determines there is a preponderance of evidence of grounds for discipline under a ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 596 |
| MD | HB56 | Requiring applicants for a license or certificate from the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists to submit to a criminal history records check; authorizing the Board to take specified disciplinary actions against specified individuals... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 348 |
| MD | HB98 | Altering the time period before a license expires by which the Board of Examiners of Psychologists is required to send a renewal notice to a licensee; requiring the Board, under specified circumstances, to send a renewal notice by electronic means to... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 219 |
| MD | SB139 | Repealing an exception to the requirement that an individual be licensed by the Board of Pharmacy before the individual may practice pharmacy in the State; and requiring a dentist, physician, or podiatrist who dispenses a prescription drug or device ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 184 |
| MD | SB139 | Repealing an exception to the requirement that an individual be licensed by the Board of Pharmacy before the individual may practice pharmacy in the State; and requiring a dentist, physician, or podiatrist who dispenses a prescription drug or device ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 184 |
| MD | HB179 | Altering the authority of pharmacists to administer vaccinations; authorizing a pharmacist to administer vaccinations to an individual in a specified age group who has a prescription or to an adult under a written protocol that meets specified requir... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 256 |
| MD | HB218 | Providing for the circumstances under which a licensed physician assistant may perform nonfluoroscopic X-ray procedures using a mini C-arm or similar low-level radiation machine; and requiring a primary supervising physician to obtain specified appro... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 359 |
| MD | HB218 | Providing for the circumstances under which a licensed physician assistant may perform nonfluoroscopic X-ray procedures using a mini C-arm or similar low-level radiation machine; and requiring a primary supervising physician to obtain specified appro... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 359 |
| MD | SB254 | Altering the time period before a license expires by which the Board of Examiners of Psychologists is required to send a renewal notice to a licensee; requiring the Board, under specified circumstances, to send a renewal notice by electronic means to... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 218 |
| MD | SB237 | Continuing the State Acupuncture Board, the State Board of Dietetic Practice, and the State Board of Occupational Therapy Practice in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to a specified date ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 211 |
| MD | SB335 | Establishing that a funeral establishment that uses a central preparation room at another funeral establishment is not required to have its own preparation room or holding room. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 231 |
| MD | SB338 | Extending the termination date for specified provisions of law concerning medication technician graduates and certified medication technicians; and making the Act an emergency measure. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 232 |
| MD | SB358 | Altering the authority of the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors to discipline the holders of funeral establishment licenses; etc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 242 |
| MD | HB314 | Altering the authority of the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors to discipline the holders of funeral establishment licenses; etc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 243 |
| MD | SB355 | Requiring the Office of Health Care Quality to reconvene the Abuser Registry Workgroup; requiring the Abuser Registry Workgroup to undertake a specified review, monitor the implementation of specified recommendations, and recommend specified changes;... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 239 |
| MD | SB400 | Altering a specified educational qualification that an applicant for licensure as an environmental health specialist may meet to qualify to be examined under a specified provision of law; altering the circumstances under which the State Board of Envi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 254 |
| MD | SB401 | Altering the authority of pharmacists to administer vaccinations; authorizing a pharmacist to administer vaccinations to an individual in a specified age group who has a prescription or to an adult under a written protocol that meets specified requir... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 255 |
| MD | SB385 | Requiring the Council for the Procurement of Health, Education, and Social Services to establish a workgroup to determine a process for specified entities to submit specified electronic documents to specified agencies; requiring the Council to report... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 250 |
| MD | HB425 | Extending the termination date for specified provisions of law concerning medication technician graduates and certified medication technicians; and making the Act an emergency measure. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 233 |
| MD | HB425 | Extending the termination date for specified provisions of law concerning medication technician graduates and certified medication technicians; and making the Act an emergency measure. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 233 |
| MD | SB459 | Authorizing a licensed dental hygienist, without the supervision of a dentist, to provide specified services without compensation at specified community-based health fairs; requiring the Board of Dental Examiners, in consultation with the Department ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 271 |
| MD | SB460 | Authorizing a physician assistant to complete a specified certificate that an individual of a specified age is pregnant or has given birth to a child; authorizing a physician assistant to provide specified information on a certificate of birth under ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 273 |
| MD | SB346 | Repealing the Innovations in Aging Services Advisory Council and transferring specified responsibilities of the Council to the Commission on Aging; providing that the Commission advise the Secretary of Aging on the development of an annual Innovation... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 236 |
| MD | SB501 | Clarifying that specified applicants for license by endorsement are required to have a specified active unencumbered license; requiring specified applicants to submit specified applications and specified evidence of active nursing practice to the Sta... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 281 |
| MD | HB529 | Clarifying the requirements for specified apprentice sponsors and a specified process for seeking approval by the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors for an apprentice license; requiring specified evidence and death certificates to be sub... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 376 |
| MD | HB624 | Clarifying that specified applicants for license by endorsement are required to have a specified active unencumbered license; requiring specified applicants to submit specified applications and specified evidence of active nursing practice to the Sta... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 282 |
| MD | SB557 | Altering the circumstances under which a health care provider is required to disclose a medical record without the authorization of a person in interest; altering a specified notice that must be sent to specified parties in order to require a health ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 287 |
