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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Home- and Community-Based Waiver Services - Prohibition on Denial [SB-699]
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Prohibiting the Maryland Department of Health from denying an individual access to a home- and community-based services waiver due to a lack of funding for waiver services if the individual is living at home or in the community at a certain time, received certain services, will be or has been terminated from the Maryland Medical Assistance Program due to certain entitlement or enrollment, meets certain eligibility criteria, and certain services received by the individual would qualify for certain funds.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 414 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Home- and Community-Based Waiver Services - Prohibition on Denial [HB-832]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting the Maryland Department of Health from denying an individual access to a home- and community-based services waiver due to a lack of funding for waiver services if the individual is living at home or in the community at a certain time, received certain services, will be or has been terminated from the Maryland Medical Assistance Program due to certain entitlement or enrollment, meets certain eligibility criteria, and certain services received by the individual would qualify for federal matching funds.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane E Pendergrass
Third Reading Passed (139-0) on 04/05/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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Dental Hygienist – Scope of Practice – Practice Settings Under General Supervision [HB-738]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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Altering a certain provision of law to provide that a general license to practice dental hygiene authorizes the licensee to practice dental hygiene under the general supervision of a licensed dentist in certain facilities, rather than only in a long-term care facility; altering the requirements, to include at least 3,000 hours of active clinical practice in direct patient care, that a dental hygienist is required to meet before being authorized to practice dental hygiene under the general supervision of a licensed dentist in certain facilities;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Shane E Pendergrass
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 399 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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Public Health - Vaccination Reporting Requirements - ImmuNet [HB-316]
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[Public Health ]
Requiring a health care provider who administers a vaccine or the agent of the health care provider in the State to report all vaccines administered to the Maryland immunization registry, ImmuNet, with certain exceptions; altering certain responsibilities of the Secretary of Health and the Maryland Department of Health relating to certain forms and a certain brochure regarding ImmuNet and vaccinations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane E Pendergrass
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 502 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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Carroll County – Gaming – Home Games – Bingo [HB-1135]
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[Senior Citizens ]
Adding bingo in Carroll County to the list of home games that an individual may conduct in a common area of a residential property if the property is restricted to residents who are at least 55 years old.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Neely Shoemaker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 187 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Health - Healthy Maryland Program - Establishment [HB-1087]
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Providing that the General Assembly finds that all State residents have a right to health care; providing it is the intent of the General Assembly to establish a comprehensive universal single-payer health care coverage program and a health care cost control system; establishing Healthy Maryland as a public corporation and a unit of State government to provide comprehensive universal health coverage for every State resident; requiring Healthy Maryland to provide certain services for residents of the State by January 1, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/28/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Home- and Community-Based Services Waivers - Alterations (Laurie's Law) [HB-1009]
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[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Repealing the initial cap on participation in a certain waiver; requiring a certain waiver submitted by the Maryland Department of Health to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to include a request for a cap on waiver participation that is set at no less than a certain percentage of the projected annual demand for certain services; requiring the Department to screen individuals who are eligible to receive certain services as soon as possible after the Department receives certain notification; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2019
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Caregivers; assisted living; training [SB-1244]
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Caregivers; assisted living; training
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Carter
Governor Signed on 06/06/2019
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
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Guardians of Property and Custodians - Authority to Fund Certain Trusts and Accounts [SB-853]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Authorizing a guardian of the property of a specified minor or disabled person to pay or apply income or principal from a specified estate to establish or fund a specified special needs trust, a pooled asset special needs trust account, or an Achieving a Better Life Experience account for the benefit of the minor or disabled person, without court authorization or confirmation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 438 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
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Housing and Community Development - Shelter and Transitional Housing Facilities Grant Program - Mandated Funding [SB-797]
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Requiring, beginning in fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor to include at least $3,000,000 in the annual budget bill for the Shelter and Transitional Housing Facilities Grant Program within the Department of Housing and Community Development.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 698 on 05/28/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Vantage House Retirement Community Renovations Ho. Co. 1-16 [SB-609]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $250,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Columbia Vantage House Corporation for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the facilities at Vantage House Retirement Community, located in Howard County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Howard County Senators
Hearing 3/14 At 10:30 A.m. on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Prescription Drug Monitoring Program - Modifications [SB-537]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Requiring that specified authorized providers be registered with the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program before obtaining a new or renewal controlled dangerous substance registration; requiring that specified prescribers be registered with the Program before obtaining a new or renewal registration or by July 1, 2017, whichever is sooner; authorizing the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to identify and publish a list of monitored prescription drugs with a low potential for abuse; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Homecrest House [SB-443]
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[Community Development ]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $120,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the National Capital B'nai B'rith Housing Foundation, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Homecrest House, located in Montgomery County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger P. Manno
Hearing 3/14 At 10:30 A.m. on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Richard E. Israel and Roger "Pip" Moyer End-of-Life Option Act [SB-418]
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[Public Health ]
Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making specified requests; prohibiting another individual from requesting aid in dying on behalf of an individual; requiring a written request for aid in dying to meet specified requirements; establishing requirements for witnesses to a written request for aid in dying; requiring a written request for aid in dying to be in a specified form; requiring an attending physician who receives a written request for aid in dying to make a specified determination; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/07/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program - Revisions [SB-382]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Requiring that specified authorized providers and prescribers be registered with the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program before obtaining a specified new or renewal registration or by July 1, 2017, whichever is sooner; requiring that specified pharmacists be registered with the Program by a certain date; requiring specified prescribers and pharmacists to request and assess specified drug monitoring data under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
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Guardians of Property and Custodians - Authority to Fund Certain Trusts and Accounts [HB-960]
[Disabilities ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing a guardian of the property of a specified minor or disabled person to pay or apply income or principal from a specified estate to establish or fund a specified special needs trust, a pooled asset special needs trust account, or an Achieving a Better Life Experience account for the benefit of the minor or disabled person, without court authorization or confirmation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 439 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Homecrest House [HB-902]
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[Community Development ]
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[Grants ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $120,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the National Capital B'nai B'rith Housing Foundation, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Homecrest House, located in Montgomery County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund;
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie L Cullison
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Vantage House Retirement Community Renovations Ho. Co. 1-16 [HB-650]
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[Community Development ]
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[Grants ]
[Housing ]
[Retirement ]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $250,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Columbia Vantage House Corporation for the acquisition, planning design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the facilities at Vantage House Retirement Community, located in Howard County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Howard County Delegation
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Continuing Care Agreements - Actuarial Studies [HB-588]
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[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Housing ]
Altering the contents of a renewal application for a continuing care retirement community by requiring that actuarial studies reviewed by qualified actuaries be submitted at least every 3 years for specified providers, and every 5 years for specified continuing care agreements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program - Revisions [HB-456]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Requiring that specified authorized providers and prescribers be registered with the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program before obtaining a specified new or renewal registration or by July 1, 2017, whichever is sooner; requiring that specified pharmacists be registered with the Program by a certain date; requiring specified prescribers and pharmacists to request and assess specified drug monitoring data under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2016