End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act) [HB-1328]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making certain requests; establishing requirements and prohibitions governing aid in dying, including requirements related to requests for aid in dying, consulting physicians, mental health assessments, the disposal of drugs prescribed for aid in dying, health care facility policies, and the effect of aid in dying on insurance policies; authorizing a pharmacist to dispense medication for aid in dying only to certain individuals under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-1328: End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/03 At 2:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) And Hearing Canceled (judiciary) on 02/27/2025
Health Facilities - Assisted Living Programs - Family Councils [HB-1291]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Health ]
Providing for the composition of a family council for certain assisted living programs; authorizing a family council to be created and, under certain circumstances, led by the owner, operator, or staff of an assisted living program; requiring certain assisted living programs to give new and prospective residents information about the family council; requiring certain assisted living programs to respond in writing to certain communications from the family council within 14 calendar days; etc.
HB-1291: Health Facilities - Assisted Living Programs - Family Councils
Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Wims
Hearing Canceled on 03/03/2025
Maryland Department of Health - Access to Telephones - Study [HB-1070]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to study the feasibility of installing and maintaining a telephone system in assisted living facilities, psychiatric facilities, and nursing homes; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to report its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by September 30, 2026.
HB-1070: Maryland Department of Health - Access to Telephones - Study
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 2/21 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act) [SB-926]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making certain requests; establishing requirements and prohibitions governing aid in dying, including requirements related to requests for aid in dying, consulting physicians, mental health assessments, the disposal of drugs prescribed for aid in dying, health care facility policies, and the effect of aid in dying on insurance policies; authorizing a pharmacist to dispense medication for aid in dying only to certain individuals under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-926: End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing Canceled on 03/06/2025
Health Facilities - Assisted Living Programs - Family Councils [SB-751]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Providing for the composition of a family council for certain assisted living programs; authorizing a family council to be created and, under certain circumstances, led by the owner, operator, or staff of an assisted living program; requiring certain assisted living programs to give new and prospective residents information about the family council; requiring certain assisted living programs to respond in writing to certain communications from the family council within 14 calendar days; etc.
SB-751: Health Facilities - Assisted Living Programs - Family Councils
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
Health Care Facilities - Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Programs - Video Recordings [HB-576]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring nursing homes and assisted living programs to install, operate, and maintain video surveillance equipment in the common areas of the facilities to detect the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of residents; and requiring nursing homes and assisted living programs to make available, on request, certain recorded video data to law enforcement and State personnel that is necessary in the course of performing their official duties.
HB-576: Health Care Facilities - Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Programs - Video Recordings
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
Health Care Facilities - Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Programs - Video Recordings [SB-465]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring nursing homes and assisted living programs to install, operate, and maintain video surveillance equipment in the common areas of the facilities to detect the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of residents; and requiring nursing homes and assisted living programs to make available, on request, certain recorded video data to law enforcement and State personnel that is necessary in the course of performing their official duties.
SB-465: Health Care Facilities - Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Programs - Video Recordings
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2025
Prince George's County - Assisted Living Programs - Inspections PG 405-25 [HB-378]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to conduct an inspection of each assisted living program located in Prince George's County at least once every 60 days; and requiring the Department to publish a report of the inspection on the Department's website within 30 days after completing the inspection and provide the report to the Prince George's County Council.
HB-378: Prince George's County - Assisted Living Programs - Inspections PG 405-25
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/26/2025
Maryland Department of Health - Access to Telephones - Study [SB-69]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to study the feasibility of installing and maintaining a telephone system in assisted living facilities, psychiatric facilities, and nursing homes; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to report its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by September 30, 2026.
SB-69: Maryland Department of Health - Access to Telephones - Study
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Hearing 1/21 At 3:00 P.m. on 01/14/2025
Environment - Crematory - Setback Requirements and Permits [HB-1374]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a person from locating a new crematory within 1,000 feet of an assisted living or nursing facility, a property that primarily serves children, or a residential property that is designed primarily for human habitation; and prohibiting the Department of the Environment from issuing a certain permit to a crematory under certain circumstances.
HB-1374: Environment - Crematory - Setback Requirements and Permits
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2024
Health Care Facilities - Access to Telephones [HB-1253]
[Healthcare ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring, on or before January 1, 2025, certain health care facilities to implement a program to provide individuals admitted to the health care facility reasonable access to a telephone.
HB-1253: Health Care Facilities - Access to Telephones
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/16/2024
Assisted Living Programs - Assisted Living Referrers - Requirements and Prohibitions [HB-1263]
[Insurance ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing certain requirements for assisted living referrers, including requirements related to the maintenance of general liability insurance, criminal history records checks, and the provision of certain agreements and descriptions of services; prohibiting an assisted living referrer from requesting payment for a referral more than 2 years after the referral is made; requiring an assisted living referrer to comply with all applicable data privacy requirements on or after October 1, 2025; etc.
HB-1263: Assisted Living Programs - Assisted Living Referrers - Requirements and Prohibitions
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Rereferred To Finance on 04/08/2024
Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Subscriber Rights and Provider Duties [HB-1177]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing that certain individuals, before signing a continuing care agreement, are entitled to a certain visit and certain information; authorizing subscribers in a continuing care retirement community to take certain actions and to participate in certain activities; requiring certain providers to undertake certain actions and to provide certain information; authorizing the establishment of a certain resident association under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-1177: Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Subscriber Rights and Provider Duties
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
Assisted Living Programs - Assisted Living Referrers - Requirements and Prohibitions [SB-952]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing certain requirements for assisted living referrers, including requirements related to the maintenance of general liability insurance, criminal history records checks, and the provision of certain agreements and descriptions of services; prohibiting an assisted living referrer from requesting payment for a referral more than 2 years after the referral was made; requiring the Office of Health Care Quality to maintain a certain database of approved assisted living programs; etc.
SB-952: Assisted Living Programs - Assisted Living Referrers - Requirements and Prohibitions
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 839 on 05/16/2024
Health Care Facilities – Access to Telephones [SB-813]
[Healthcare ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring, on or before January 1, 2025, certain health care facilities to implement a program to provide individuals admitted to the health care facility reasonable access to a telephone.
SB-813: Health Care Facilities – Access to Telephones
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
Office of the Attorney General - Rights of Residents of Health Care Facilities - Injunctive Relief and Penalties [SB-863]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Attorney General to seek injunctive relief on behalf of the State on the basis of an imminent or ongoing violation of certain rights of residents of certain health care facilities; authorizing the Attorney General to request a court to impose a certain civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 on an assisted living program for certain violations; and requiring that the resident bill of rights for assisted living program residents include certain rights.
SB-863: Office of the Attorney General - Rights of Residents of Health Care Facilities - Injunctive Relief and Penalties
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2024
State Board of Long-Term Care Administrators - Requirements for Assisted Living Managers [HB-874]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Extending, from October 1, 2024, to July 1, 2026, the date by which an individual must be licensed by the State Board of Long-Term Care Administrators before practicing as an assisted living manager in the State; altering the requirements for the manager training course that certain assisted living managers are required to complete; altering the requirements for serving as an interim assisted living manager; and requiring the Board to submit certain reports on assisted living managers to certain committees of the General Assembly.
HB-874: State Board of Long-Term Care Administrators - Requirements for Assisted Living Managers
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 785 on 05/16/2024
Office of the Attorney General - Rights of Residents of Health Care Facilities - Injunctive Relief [HB-723]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing the Attorney General to seek injunctive relief on behalf of the State on the basis of an imminent or ongoing violation of certain rights of residents of certain health care facilities; requiring that the resident bill of rights for assisted living program residents include certain rights; and prohibiting the Attorney General from duplicating certain corrective action by the Maryland Department of Health.
HB-723: Office of the Attorney General - Rights of Residents of Health Care Facilities - Injunctive Relief
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 141 on 04/25/2024
State Board of Long-Term Care Administrators - Requirements for Assisted Living Managers [SB-613]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Housing ]
Extending, from October 1, 2024, to July 1, 2026, the date by which individuals must be licensed by the State Board of Long-Term Care Administrators before practicing as an assisted living manager in the State; altering the requirements for the manager training course that certain assisted living managers are required to complete to include in-person courses, virtual training methods, or a combination of both; and altering the requirements for serving as an interim assisted living manager.
SB-613: State Board of Long-Term Care Administrators - Requirements for Assisted Living Managers
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 786 on 05/16/2024