Maryland House Bill 448 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: Passed on April 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-03 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 15
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Authorizing certain health care practitioners to establish a practitioner-patient relationship through telehealth interactions; requiring a health care practitioner providing telehealth services to be held to the same standards of practice that are applicable to in-person settings and, if clinically appropriate, provide or refer a patient for in-patient services or another type of telehealth service; prohibiting a health care practitioner from prescribing a certain opiate through telehealth except under certain circumstances; etc.

Health Care Practitioners – Telehealth and Shortage

Del. Samuel Rosenberg [D]	Del. Heather Bagnall [D]	Del. Harry Bhandari [D]	Sen. Nick Charles [D]
Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]	Del. Ken Kerr [D]	Del. Robbyn Lewis [D]
Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]	Del. Shane Pendergrass [D]	Del. Sheree Sample-Hughes [D]	Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]

2020-03-17 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 131 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2020-03-16 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-03-06 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 130 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-03	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 15
2020-03-17	House	Passed Enrolled
2020-03-17	House	Third Reading Passed (131-2)
2020-03-17	House	House Concurs Senate Amendments
2020-03-16	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2020-03-16	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-03-16	Senate	Floor Amendment {983426/2 (Senator McCray) Adopted
2020-03-15	Senate	Motion Special Order until 3/16 (Senator Kagan) Adopted
2020-03-15	Senate	Floor Amendment {383622/1 (Senator Kagan) Adopted
2020-03-15	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {184632/1 Adopted
2020-03-14	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2020-03-09	Senate	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2020-03-06	House	Third Reading Passed (130-6)
2020-03-04	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-03-04	House	Favorable with Amendments {956186/1 Adopted
2020-03-03	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2020-01-28	House	Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-23	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

SB402 (Crossfiled) 2020-04-03 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 16

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health Occupations	1	1001	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health Occupations	1	1002	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health Occupations	1	1003	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health Occupations	1	1004	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health Occupations	1	1005	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health Occupations	1	1006	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0448?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0448f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0448t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0448e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/Chapters_noln/CH_15_hb0448e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0008/hb0448_95618601.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0008/hb0448_18463201.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0008/hb0448_38362201.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0008/hb0448_98342602.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/hb0448_hgo.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/hb0448_ehe.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/0362.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/0954.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/0854.pdf