Maryland House Bill 609 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 17 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-18 - Referred Finance
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Renaming the Office of the Inspector General in the Maryland Department of Health to be the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Health and providing that the Office is an independent unit of the State, rather than a unit in the Department; requiring an annual report by December 1 of the Office's activities investigating fraud and waste of certain funds, referrals to the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, recoveries of mistaken claims paid in error, recoveries of the cost of benefits mistakenly paid, and regulatory changes; etc.

Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Health

Del. Erek Barron [D]	Del. Darryl Barnes [D]	Del. Charlotte Crutchfield [D]	Del. Mary Lehman [D]
Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]

2020-03-17 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 130 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-18	Senate	Referred Finance
2020-03-17	House	Third Reading Passed (130-3)
2020-03-17	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-03-17	House	Favorable with Amendments {736087/1 Adopted
2020-03-16	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2020-02-03	House	Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-29	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

HB609 (Carry Over) 2020-03-18 - Referred Finance
SB963 (Crossfiled) 2020-03-18 - Second Reading Passed with Amendments

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health - General	2	501	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	2	502	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	2	502.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	2	506	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0609?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0609f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0609t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0009/hb0609_73608701.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/hb0609_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/1052.pdf