Maryland Senate Bill 659 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on April 8 2022 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-04-08 - Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
Pending: House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Prohibiting the Maryland Department of Health from limiting or restricting admission of a Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipient for inpatient care at a special psychiatric hospital or an acute general care hospital with separately identified inpatient psychiatric service except under certain circumstances; and requiring the Department by July 1 each year, beginning in 2024, to report certain information and data to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee.

Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Psychiatric Inpatient Care - Admissions Restrictions (Psychiatric Hospital Admissions Equity Act)

Sen. Joanne Benson [D]	Sen. Charles Sydnor [D]	Sen. William Smith [D]	Sen. Michael Jackson [D]
Sen. Delores Kelley [D]

2022-04-08 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-08	House	Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
2022-04-08	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2022-04-07	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2022-04-07	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {273626/1 Adopted
2022-04-07	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2022-02-07	Senate	Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
2022-02-04	Senate	First Reading Finance

HB684 (Crossfiled) 2022-05-29 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 691

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health - General	15	103.6	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	15	103.8	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0659?ys=2022RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/sb/sb0659f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/sb/sb0659t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0659_27362601.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes_comm/sb0659_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes/Senate/1077.pdf