MD HB328 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Enrolled on April 5 2024 - 75% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - Passed Enrolled
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Status: Enrolled on April 5 2024 - 75% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - Passed Enrolled
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Altering the required contents of a hospital's financial assistance policy by removing the requirement that the provision of reduced-cost medically necessary care and payment plans be in accordance with the mission and service area of the hospital; and authorizing hospitals to consider only household monetary assets in excess of $100,000 when determining eligibility for free and reduced-cost care under the hospital's financial assistance policy; and requiring that certain retirement assets be excluded from consideration.
Title
Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policies - Revisions
Sponsors
| Del. Lesley Lopez [D] | Del. Deni Taveras [D] | Del. Nick Allen [D] | Del. Adrian Boafo [D] |
| Del. Lorig Charkoudian [D] | Del. Bonnie Cullison [D] | Del. Julie Palakovich Carr [D] | Del. Emily Shetty [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-04-05 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 129 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2024-04-03 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-07 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 120 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-03 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-07 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 120 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-05 | House | Passed Enrolled |
| 2024-04-05 | House | Third Reading Passed (129-1) |
| 2024-04-05 | House | House Concurs Senate Amendments |
| 2024-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (47-0) |
| 2024-04-03 | Senate | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2024-04-03 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {983720/1 Adopted |
| 2024-04-03 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance |
| 2024-03-15 | Senate | Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-03-08 | Senate | Referred Finance |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Third Reading Passed (120-21) |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed |
| 2024-03-04 | House | Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-01-15 | House | First Reading Health and Government Operations |
Subjects
Health
Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Hospitals
Low-Income
Medical Assistance
Medical Treatments
Poverty
Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Hospitals
Low-Income
Medical Assistance
Medical Treatments
Poverty
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health - General | 19 | 214.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
