Rep. John Donoghue
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District HD-002C
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 0
Sponsored Legislation
Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Health Occupations - State Board of Naturopathic Medicine [HB-620]
Establishing the State Board of Naturopathic Medicine; specifying the duties of the Board; establishing the State Board of Naturopathic Medicine Fund; requiring, beginning January 1, 2014, an individual to have a license before practicing naturopathic medicine in the State; establishing the Naturopathic Formulary Council; requiring the Council to establish a naturopathic formulary, transmit the formulary to the Board, and review the formulary under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2012
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Maryland Renter's Property Tax Relief Program [HB-629]
Altering eligibility for specified property tax relief provided to renters of specified real property; applying the Act to renter's property tax relief for all calendar years after 2011; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Bona Fide [HB-638]
Requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, to develop and implement a bona fide wellness program for inclusion in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program; establishing requirements for the wellness program; authorizing the bona fide wellness program to include incentives for achieving health goals; requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management to report on implementation on or before January 1, 2013; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
First Reading Appropriations & Health And Government Operations on 02/08/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Religious Observance Accommodation Act [HB-676]
Authorizing employees of specified employers to use specified leave for observance of sincerely held religious beliefs under specified circumstances; establishing that an employer is not required to pay specified premium wages or benefits under specified circumstances; providing that an employee who uses leave under the Act must comply with the terms of a collective bargaining agreement or employment policy; providing an exemption for an undue hardship; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters Withdrawn on 03/13/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Video Lottery Terminals - Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall [HB-711]
Altering the number of video lottery operation licenses and number of video lottery terminals that may be awarded to provide for the award of a video lottery facility operation license at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport under specified conditions; providing that a specified restriction on the number of video lottery operation licenses is not applicable; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Washington County - Antietam Chapter #312 Korean War [HB-749]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $40,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Korean War Veterans Association Antietam Chapter #312 for the planning, design, construction, and capital equipping of the Antietam Chapter #312 Korean War Veterans Monument, located in Hagerstown; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Donoghue
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/09/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Multicultural Health Care Equity Certification and Accreditation - Work Group [HB-780]
Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to convene a Work Group on multicultural health care equity certification and accreditation to provide recommendations to strengthen cultural competency and health literacy training and assessments; providing for the membership of the Work Group; requiring the Work Group to develop specified criteria, standards, and programs and to make specified recommendations; requiring the Work Group to make a specified report to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2013; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 03/20/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Respiratory Care Practitioners - Practicing Polysomnography - Licensing [HB-833]
Providing that a licensed respiratory care practitioner has the right to practice respiratory care within the scope of practice of the respiratory care practitioner's license, including in a sleep laboratory; and providing that the licensing requirements to practice polysomnography do not apply to a respiratory care practitioner who was licensed by the State Board of Physicians on or before December 31, 2012, and whose duties include practicing polysomnography.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Audits and Reimbursement of [HB-838]
Altering requirements a pharmacy benefits manager must comply with when conducting an audit of a pharmacy or pharmacist; prohibiting a pharmacy benefits manager from disrupting the provision of services to the customers of a pharmacy during an audit; prohibiting a pharmacy benefits manager from taking specified actions relating to an audit of a pharmacy or pharmacist, with a specified exception; prohibiting a pharmacy benefits manager from recouping by setoff specified money until conditions are fulfilled; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Board of Dental Examiners - Dentists and Dental Hygienists - Appointments [HB-870]
Altering the process for determining lists of names from which the Governor will make specified appointments to the State Board of Dental Examiners; requiring candidates to submit specified forms and documents to the Board; requiring the Board to submit names to the Governor for candidates who meet requirements; prohibiting the Board from nominating specified candidates and submitting specified names to the Governor; requiring the Board to adopt regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Donoghue
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 02/28/2012