Community Facilities And Services
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Commission for Men's Health - Reestablishment [HB-1552]
Reestablishing the Maryland Commission for Men's Health in the Maryland Department of Health to develop strategies and programs, including community outreach and public-private partnerships, to raise awareness of men's health issues, encourage the participation of men in healthy behaviors such as regular checkups, and reduce disparities in morbidity rates in certain populations; and requiring the Commission to report annually by September 30 to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Wims
Hearing Canceled on 03/13/2025
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Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations [HB-1519]
Amending certain prior authorizations of State Debt to change the names of certain grantees, alter the authorized uses of certain grants, and extend the termination date of certain grants.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council - Establishment [SB-1027]
Establishing the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council to advise and provide recommendations to the Developmental Disabilities Administration on system design, service delivery, and quality enhancement strategies for the Medicaid waiver programs operated by the Administration.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency and Individuals With Disabilities [HB-1473]
Altering provisions of law relating to equal access to public services for individuals with limited English proficiency to include individuals with disabilities; establishing certain requirements for equal access to public services for certain State departments, agencies, and programs, including developing a language access plan; requiring the Governor's Office of Immigrant Affairs to oversee, monitor, investigate, and enforce certain provisions of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Favorable With Amendments Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports - Workgroup and Study [HB-1305]
Requiring the Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports to convene a workgroup to study the effectiveness of the framework for community supports partnerships in meeting the needs of local school systems and equitable distribution of grant funding across the State; requiring the workgroup to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025; and prohibiting the Consortium from awarding grants in fiscal year 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Health - Report on Establishing a Directory of Home Health Care Providers [HB-1478]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish and maintain an online directory of each home health care provider; and requiring that the directory allow an individual to search the directory and identify a home health care provider based on specified criteria.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Favorable With Amendments Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Sickle Cell Disease - Institutions of Higher Education - Policies, Procedures, and Educational Campaigns [HB-1352]
Prohibiting an institution of higher education from denying access or services to a student based on the student's diagnosis of sickle cell disease; requiring an institution of higher education to provide reasonable accommodations for students with sickle cell disease; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop an education and awareness campaign for institutions of higher education in the State regarding students with sickle cell disease; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Third Reading Passed (139-0) on 03/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Discharge of Patients and Referral Services - Standards [HB-1289]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish by regulation standards relating to the discharge of patients from drug and alcohol treatment programs and certain referral services offered to patients by certain drug and alcohol treatment programs; and requiring the Department to submit a report on the status of the adoption and revision of regulations to implement the requirements of the Act and Chapter 580 of 2017, and a plan for the enforcement of the statutory and regulatory requirements under the Act and Chapter 580 of 2017.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council - Establishment [HB-1244]
Establishing the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council to advise and provide recommendations to the Developmental Disabilities Administration on system design, service delivery, and quality enhancement strategies for the Medicaid waiver programs operated by the Administration.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Third Reading Passed (139-1) on 03/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Health - Sickle Cell Disease - Specialized Clinics and Scholarship Program for Medical Residents [HB-1306]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish certain specialized clinics for the management and treatment of sickle cell disease and establish a scholarship program for medical residents who specialize in benign or classical hematology with a focus on sickle cell disease; and requiring the Governor for fiscal year 2027 to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $6,000,000 to support clinic operations, staffing, training, and social support services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing Canceled on 03/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of the Environment - Community Water and Sewerage Systems - Cybersecurity Planning and Assessments [HB-1062]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to coordinate, in coordination with the Department of Information Technology and the Maryland Department of Emergency Management, cybersecurity efforts within community water systems and community sewerage systems; establishing the roles and responsibilities of various State agencies with respect to regulating, assessing, and promoting cybersecurity efforts within the water and wastewater sector; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrea Harrison
First Reading Environment And Transportation And Health And Government Operations on 02/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access - Workgroups [HB-1066]
Altering the membership of the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access; requiring the Commission to establish a workgroup on the improvement of health, social, and economic outcomes related to substance use; and requiring the workgroup to submit an annual report and recommendations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Third Reading Passed (110-30) on 03/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Behavioral Health Advisory Council and the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access - Plan to Implement Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Requirements [HB-1083]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to convene a workgroup to implement Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment requirements; requiring the workgroup to create a plan to implement the recommendations in a certain Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services State Health Official letter; and requiring the Department to report the findings and recommendations of the workgroup to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Third Reading Passed (139-0) on 03/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Health - Maryland Interested Parties Advisory Group - Establishment [HB-1142]
Establishing the Maryland Interested Parties Advisory Group to ensure adequate access to applicable home- and community-based services and the existence of an adequate direct care workforce in the State; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide certain support to the Advisory Group; and requiring by September 1 each year beginning in 2026, the Advisory Group to report its activities to the Governor and the General Assembly addressing recommendations for increasing Medicaid payment rates.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Third Reading Passed (136-2) on 03/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Community-Based Residential Facilities - Licensing Entities - Provision of Licensing Criteria and Single Point of Contact [HB-1136]
Requiring a licensing authority, on request, to provide to an interested party the criteria used by the licensing authority to determine whether to issue a license for or renew a license of a community facility; and requiring a licensing authority to designate a single point of contact to respond to complaints, concerns, or issues regarding a community facility.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Community-Based Residential Facilities - Licensing Entities - Provision of Licensing Criteria and Single Point of Contact [SB-945]
Requiring a licensing authority, on request, to provide to an interested party the criteria used by the licensing authority to determine whether to issue a license for or renew a license of a community facility; and requiring a licensing authority to designate a single point of contact to respond to complaints, concerns, or issues regarding a community facility.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) [SB-828]
Requiring the Attorney General to develop guidelines relating to immigration enforcement at certain sensitive locations; and requiring State agencies that operate at sensitive locations to adopt policies consistent with the guidelines or provide certain written notice of a decision not to adopt policies consistent with the guidelines.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Favorable With Amendments {153324/1 Adopted on 03/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Health - Maryland Interested Parties Advisory Group - Establishment [SB-920]
Establishing the Maryland Interested Parties Advisory Group to ensure adequate access to applicable home- and community-based services, and the existence of an adequate direct care workforce in the State; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide certain support to the Advisory Group; and requiring by September 1 each year, beginning in 2026, the Advisory Group to report its activities and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly addressing recommendations for increasing Medicaid payment rates; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Gile
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of the Environment - Community Water and Sewerage Systems - Cybersecurity Planning and Assessments [SB-871]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to coordinate, in coordination with the Department of Information Technology and the Maryland Department of Emergency Management, cybersecurity efforts within community water systems and community sewerage systems; establishing the roles and responsibilities of various State agencies with respect to regulating, assessing, and promoting cybersecurity efforts within the water and wastewater sector; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Behavioral Health Advisory Council and the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access - Plan to Implement Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Requirements [SB-790]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to convene a workgroup to implement Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment requirements; requiring the workgroup to create a plan to implement the recommendations in a certain Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services State Health Official letter; and requiring the Department to report the findings and recommendations of the workgroup to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Referred Health And Government Operations on 03/15/2025