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Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Transparency, Grievances, and Unit Reoccupancy [HB-68]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Retirement ]
Requiring a provider to post the provider's most recent disclosure statement on the provider's website; increasing from yearly to quarterly the number of times a provider is required to hold a meeting open to all the provider's subscribers; requiring at the last quarterly meeting of the year an officer of the provider to give an aggregated, deidentified summary of internal grievances; requiring a provider to submit a written report to a subscriber or a beneficiary if the subscriber's unit has not been reoccupied within 9 months; etc.
HB-68: Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Transparency, Grievances, and Unit Reoccupancy
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 258 on 04/25/2024
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Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Transparency, Grievances, and Unit Reoccupancy [SB-76]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Housing ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a provider to post the provider's most recent disclosure statement on the provider's website; altering the number of times providers are required to hold a meeting open to all of the provider's subscribers each year; requiring an authorized officer of a provider to provide a summary of certain grievance information at certain meetings; requiring the Department of Aging to collect certain information about internal grievances; requiring a provider to submit certain reports to a subscriber under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-76: Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Transparency, Grievances, and Unit Reoccupancy
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 257 on 04/25/2024
Maryland Department of Health – Workgroup to Study the Establishment of an Affordable Assisted Living Enhanced Care Program [HB-1231]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to convene a Workgroup to Study the Establishment of an Affordable Assisted Living Enhanced Care Program; requiring the Workgroup to examine many factors related to the need for affordable assisted living residences including the number required, locations, services needed, funding sources and eligibility; and requiring the Department to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the Workgroup's findings and recommendations by November 1, 2023.
HB-1231: Maryland Department of Health – Workgroup to Study the Establishment of an Affordable Assisted Living Enhanced Care Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2023
Maryland Department of Health - Workgroup to Study the Establishment of an Affordable Assisted Living Enhanced Care Program [SB-884]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to convene a Workgroup to Study the Establishment of an Affordable Assisted Living Enhanced Care Program; requiring the Workgroup to examine many factors related to the need for affordable assisted living residences including the number required, locations, services needed, funding sources and eligibility; and requiring The Department to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the Workgroup's findings and recommendations.
SB-884: Maryland Department of Health - Workgroup to Study the Establishment of an Affordable Assisted Living Enhanced Care Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2023
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Assisted Living Programs - Unlicensed Programs - Resident Abuse, Exploitation, and Neglect (The Senator Delores Kelley Residents of Unlicensed Programs Protection Act) [HB-774]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health or the Office of Health Care Quality to investigate whether residents in an assisted living program have been subject to neglect, exploitation, or abuse, if the assisted living program is operating without a license; subjecting certain assisted living programs operating without a license to immediate prosecution under a certain provision of law under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-774: Assisted Living Programs - Unlicensed Programs - Resident Abuse, Exploitation, and Neglect (The Senator Delores Kelley Residents of Unlicensed Programs Protection Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 7 on 04/11/2023
You have voted HB-774: Assisted Living Programs - Unlicensed Programs - Resident Abuse, Exploitation, and Neglect (The Senator Delores Kelley Residents of Unlicensed Programs Protection Act).
SB-665: Assisted Living Programs - Unlicensed Programs - Resident Abuse, Exploitation, and Neglect (The Senator Delores Kelley Residents of Unlicensed Programs Protection Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 8 on 04/11/2023
You have voted SB-665: Assisted Living Programs - Unlicensed Programs - Resident Abuse, Exploitation, and Neglect (The Senator Delores Kelley Residents of Unlicensed Programs Protection Act).
Property Tax - Homeowners' Property Tax Credit - Definition of Gross Income [HB-1414]
[Property Tax ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Taxes ]
Altering eligibility for the homeowners' property tax credit by excluding from the definition of "gross income" certain expenses incurred by a homeowner for medical care, continuing care, and care provided by an assisted living program or nursing home.
HB-1414: Property Tax - Homeowners' Property Tax Credit - Definition of Gross Income
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/17/2022
Assisted Living Program Licensing - Notice of Applicant Located in Common Ownership Community [HB-1072]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the Secretary of Health, if the Secretary receives a licensure application for an assisted living program, to notify the county health officer for the county in which the program would operate; and requiring the county health officer to determine whether an assisted living program is to be operated within a common ownership community in the county and, if so, to provide notice of the application to the governing body of the county and the governing body of a common ownership community.
HB-1072: Assisted Living Program Licensing - Notice of Applicant Located in Common Ownership Community
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/19/2022
COVID-19 Response Act of 2022 [HB-1084]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Education ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Establishing and altering certain requirements related to COVID-19, including requirements related to planning by institutions of higher education, home health agencies, nursing homes, and assisted living programs, the provision of coverage by the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, the Maryland MyIR Mobile immunization record service, and reporting by the Maryland Department of Health; establishing that certain urgent care centers are not subject to the rate-setting jurisdiction of the Health Services Cost Review Commission; etc.
HB-1084: COVID-19 Response Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline A Pena-Melnyk
Hearing 3/14 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/17/2022
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State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Renaming, Licensure of Assisted Living Managers, and Penalties [HB-1034]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Renaming the State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators to be the State Board of Long-Term Care Administrators; establishing a licensing and regulatory system for assisted living managers under the Board; requiring the Office of Health Care Quality, beginning October 1, 2024, to notify the Board of the appointment of an assisted living program as a resident's representative payee; establishing a civil penalty for certain actions related to practicing as a nursing home administrator or an assisted living manager without a license; etc.
HB-1034: State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Renaming, Licensure of Assisted Living Managers, and Penalties
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 689 on 05/29/2022
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Health - Accessibility of Electronic Advance Care Planning Documents [HB-1073]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to coordinate the accessibility of electronic advance care planning documents in the State; requiring certain health care facilities, managed care organizations, and carriers to take certain actions relating to electronic advance care planning documents; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to submit a report regarding the implementation of certain provisions of law relating to advance directives; etc.
HB-1073: Health - Accessibility of Electronic Advance Care Planning Documents
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 311 on 05/12/2022
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Health – Accessibility of Electronic Advance Care Planning Documents [SB-824]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to coordinate the accessibility of electronic advance care planning documents in the State; requiring certain health care facilities, managed care organizations, and carriers to take certain actions relating to electronic advance care planning documents; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to submit a report regarding the implementation of certain provisions of law relating to advance directives; etc.
SB-824: Health – Accessibility of Electronic Advance Care Planning Documents
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 312 on 05/12/2022
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State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Renaming, Licensure of Assisted Living Managers, and Penalties [SB-720]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Renaming the State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators to be the State Board of Long-Term Care Administrators; establishing a licensing and regulatory system for assisted living managers under the Board; requiring the Office of Health Care Quality, beginning October 1, 2024, to notify the Board of the appointment of an assisted living program as a resident's representative payee; establishing a civil penalty for certain actions related to practicing as a nursing home administrator or an assisted living manager without a license; etc.
SB-720: State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Renaming, Licensure of Assisted Living Managers, and Penalties
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 690 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland Health Care Commission - Assisted Living Programs - Study [HB-636]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, in consultation with the Office of Health Care Quality, the Maryland Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, the Medicaid Administration, the Governor's Workforce Development Board, and interested stakeholders, to conduct a study regarding the quality of care by assisted living programs with nine or fewer beds; and requiring the Commission to report its recommendations, including any draft legislation, to the Governor, the Department of Health, and certain committees of the General Assembly.
HB-636: Maryland Health Care Commission - Assisted Living Programs - Study
Sponsored by: Rep. Lisa Belcastro
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 698 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland Health Care Commission - Assisted Living Programs - Study [SB-531]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, in consultation with the Office of Health Care Quality, the Maryland Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, the Medicaid Administration, the Governor's Workforce Development Board, and interested stakeholders, to conduct a study regarding the quality of care by assisted living programs with nine or fewer beds.
SB-531: Maryland Health Care Commission - Assisted Living Programs - Study
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 699 on 05/29/2022
HB-407: Health Occupations - Health Care Staffing Shortage Emergency - Declaration and Licensing and Practice Requirements (Health Care Heroes Act of 2022)
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 2/10 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/28/2022
You have voted HB-407: Health Occupations - Health Care Staffing Shortage Emergency - Declaration and Licensing and Practice Requirements (Health Care Heroes Act of 2022).
SB-407: Health Occupations - Health Care Staffing Shortage Emergency - Declaration and Licensing and Practice Requirements (Health Care Heroes Act of 2022)
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 01/26/2022
You have voted SB-407: Health Occupations - Health Care Staffing Shortage Emergency - Declaration and Licensing and Practice Requirements (Health Care Heroes Act of 2022).