Maryland House Bill 736 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 19 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-05-19 - Approved by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring incentives for the adoption and use of electronic health records to be paid in cash, unless a specified payor and health care provider agree on an incentive of equivalent value; prohibiting specified regulations from requiring a group model health maintenance organization from providing a specified incentive to a specified health care provider; requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to conduct a specified study and report findings to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2013; etc.

Electronic Health Records - Incentives for Health Care Providers - Regulations

Del. Eric Bromwell [D]	Del. Robert Costa [R]	Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Del. Donald Elliott [R]
Del. William Frank [R]	Del. Wade Kach [R]	Del. Shawn Tarrant [D]

2011-04-02 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2011-03-22 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-19		Approved by the Governor
2011-04-02		Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2011-04-01		Second Reading Passed
2011-04-01		Favorable Report Adopted
2011-04-05		Favorable Report by Finance
2011-03-28		Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
2011-03-25		First Reading Finance
2011-04-03		Returned Passed
2011-03-22		Third Reading Passed (138-0)
2011-03-21		Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2011-03-21		Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
2011-03-22		Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2011-02-16		Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
2011-02-10		First Reading Health and Government Operations

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Search/Legislation?target=/2011rs/billfile/HB0736.htm
Text	http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/bills/hb/hb0736f.pdf
Text	http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/bills/hb/hb0736t.pdf
Text	http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/chapters_noln/Ch_533_hb0736T.pdf
Roll Call	http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/votes/house/0484.htm
Roll Call	http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/votes/senate/0885.htm