Maryland House Bill 259 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 8 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 139
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Prohibiting health occupations boards and disciplinary panels from reprimanding a licensee or certificate holder, placing a licensee or certificate holder on probation, or suspending or revoking a license of a licensee or the certificate of a certificate holder solely on the basis of a licensee's or certificate holder's use of a diagnostic evaluation or treatment that is integrative, complementary, alternative, or nonconventional, including in the treatment of Lyme disease or tick-borne illnesses.

Health Occupations - Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment of Patients - Disciplinary Actions (The Patient's Access to Integrative Healthcare Act of 2020)

Del. Kathy Szeliga [R]	Del. Steve Johnson [D]	Del. Harry Bhandari [D]	Del. Ned Carey [D]
Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Del. Nicholaus Kipke [R]	Del. Susan Krebs [R]	Del. Ric Metzgar [R]
Del. Matt Morgan [R]	Del. Teresa Reilly [R]	Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]

2020-03-18 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-03-11 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-08	House	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 139
2020-03-18	House	Returned Passed
2020-03-18	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2020-03-18	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2020-03-18	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2020-03-18	Senate	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2020-03-12	Senate	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2020-03-11	House	Third Reading Passed (138-0)
2020-03-10	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-03-10	House	Favorable with Amendments {456086/1 Adopted
2020-03-09	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2020-01-21	House	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-20	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

SB103 (Crossfiled) 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 140

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health Occupations	1	604	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0259?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0259f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0259t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0009/hb0259_45608601.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/hb0259_hgo.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/hb0259_ehe.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/0473.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/1072.pdf