Maryland House Bill 838 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-13 - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring the Health Services Cost Review Commission to conduct a study, in conjunction with the Maryland Health Care Commission and certain stakeholders, on the feasibility and desirability of allowing for an unregulated space for elective, self-paying patients in a hospital operating room as a pilot project; and requiring the Health Services Cost Review Commission to report to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee by June 30, 2021, on the results and findings of the study.

Unregulated Space in Hospital Operating Suites Pilot Project Study

Del. Terri Hill [D]	Del. Heather Bagnall [D]	Del. Mark Chang [D]	Del. Susan McComas [R]
Del. Shane Pendergrass [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-13	House	Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
2020-02-14	House	Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-02-03	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0838?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0838f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/hb0838_hgo.pdf