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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Department of Aging - Dementia Care Coordinator and Dementia Care Navigation Programs [HB-731]
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[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the position of Dementia Care Coordinator in the Department of Aging to oversee dementia care navigation programs; requiring each area agency to employ a dementia care navigator; authorizing dementia care navigators to provide support services for caregivers, increase community awareness, offer technical assistance, and establish relationships with health care providers; requiring the Governor to include $1,600,000 in the annual budget bill to employ the Dementia Care Coordinator and dementia care navigators; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Hearing 2/17 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/11/2022
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Health Insurance – Home Test Kits for Sexually Transmitted Diseases – Required Coverage [SB-634]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring certain health insurance policies and contracts to provide coverage for the purchase of home test kits to test for sexually transmitted diseases and related laboratory costs if the home test kit is ordered by an in-network provider under certain circumstances; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the health care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. [SB-130]
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[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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[Disaster Relief ]
Direct the use of a total of $81,000,000 of American Rescue Plan Act State Fiscal Recovery funds in fiscal year 2022-2023 to address the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting essential need for retaining and recruiting nurses, nurse's aides, respiratory therapists, emergency medical personnel, and other critical medical staff in acute care hospitals and nursing homes; require distribution of funds of a minimum of $3,000 per licensed hospital bed and a minimum of $1,500 per licensed nursing home bed; require acute care hospitals and nursing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ralph Alvarado
To Appropriations & Revenue (s) on 02/07/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
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A RESOLUTION recognizing May 16, 2022, as Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation Awareness Day. [HR-57]
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[Public Health ]
Recognize May 16, 2022, as Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation Awareness Day.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Brandon Reed
Adopted By Voice Vote on 04/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole [SB-562]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of an inmate when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole, including providing for a meeting between the inmate and the Commission; and requiring the Commission to develop procedures for assessing parole requests by inmates who are at least 60 years old.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
A JOINT RESOLUTION establishing that the Commonwealth of Kentucky will recognize a positive COVID-19 antibody test as equivalent to having been vaccinated against COVID-19 and declaring an emergency. [SJR-80]
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[Public Health ]
Require the Commonwealth of Kentucky and any of its agencies or entities to recognize individuals whose serology test results show measurable neutralizing antibodies to COVID-19, quantified above the 20th percentile of the population of immunized individuals, as equivalent to being fully vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Maxwell Wise
3rd Reading, Passed 28-6-1 on 02/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Family Law – Child Custody and Visitation – Disease or Illness [HB-564]
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[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting a disease or an illness of a party that has not required hospitalization from being considered by a court as a factor for denying the party child custody or visitation in a custody or visitation proceeding.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Correctional Services – Geriatric and Medical Parole [HB-600]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of an inmate when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole, including providing for a meeting between the inmate and the Commission; and requiring the Commission to develop procedures for assessing parole requests by inmates who are at least 60 years old.
Sponsored by: Rep. David H. Moon
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
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Public Health - Medications to Treat an Opioid Use Disorder - Preferred and Nonpreferred Medications [HB-578]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to adopt a certain reporting system, analyze patterns of prescribing medications in the State, conduct outreach, and identify certain barriers related to prescribing medications to treat an opioid use disorder; requiring the Department to submit a report of its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 1, 2023, and each October 1 thereafter; and requiring the Department to submit a certain analysis to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 1, 2022.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 83 on 04/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Department of Aging - Dementia Care Coordinator and Dementia Care Navigators [SB-505]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the position of Dementia Care Coordinator in the Department of Aging to manage the work of dementia care navigators; requiring each area agency to employ a dementia care navigator; authorizing dementia care navigators to provide support services for caregivers, increase community awareness, offer technical assistance, and establish relationships with health care providers; requiring the Governors to include $1,600,000 in the annual budget bill to employ the Dementia Care Coordinator and dementia care navigators; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the establishment of emergency insulin programs and declaring an emergency. [SB-126]
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[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Funding ]
Create various new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to define terms; establish the Urgent-Need Insulin Program and the Continuing Access to Insulin Program; establish eligibility guidelines; establish the application process; establish the process by which insulin is dispensed to eligible individuals; establish the responsibilities of insulin manufacturers; establish the responsibilities of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for administering the program; require manufacturers to annually report certain information to the cabinet; require the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rick Girdler
To Health & Welfare (s) on 01/31/2022
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
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Relating To The Department Of Health. [HB-2515]
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[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
Requires the Department of Health to establish and operate a laboratory capable of testing for diseases, testing for air and water quality issues, and conducting other high complexity testing. (SD2)
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama
Act 121, On 06/27/2022 (gov. Msg. No. 1222). on 06/27/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to newborn and infant screenings. [HB-374]
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[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Amend KRS 214.155 to include cytomegalovirus (CMV) testing as part of the newborn screening program; create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to require the Department for Public Health in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide public educational resources related to CMV; provide that the Act may be cited as the Bella Dawn Streeval Law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Westrom
Introduced In House on 01/26/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
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A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to apply for a Medicaid waiver for individuals with severe mental illness and declaring an emergency. [SJR-72]
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[Housing ]
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Direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to apply for a Medicaid waiver targeting individuals with severe mental illness to provide for supported housing, including respite care, and supported employment; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ralph Alvarado
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 59) on 03/30/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
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AN ACT relating to newborn and infant screenings. [SB-105]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Amend KRS 214.155 to include cytomegalovirus (CMV) testing as part of the newborn screening program; create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to require the Department for Public Health in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide public educational resources related to CMV; provide that the Act may be cited as the Bella Dawn Streeval Law.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Maxwell Wise
Signed By Governor on 04/07/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to licensing protection for health care providers and declaring an emergency. [HB-352]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to prohibit action against the license of a physician or physician assistant for a recommendation of medical treatment for COVID-19 including a prescription for a drug not approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration as a treatment for COVID-19; create a new section of KRS Chapter 314 to prohibit action against the license of an advanced practice registered nurse for a recommendation of medical treatment for COVID-19, including a prescription for a drug not approved by the United States Food
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Sponsored by: Rep. Savannah Maddox
Introduced In House on 01/24/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public and Nonpublic Schools - Bronchodilator and Epinephrine Availability and Use - Policies [HB-384]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring each county board of education and authorizing nonpublic schools in the State to establish a policy to obtain, administer, and train certain school personnel to administer in emergency situations bronchodilators to a student who is determined to have asthma, is experiencing asthma-related symptoms, or is perceived to be in respiratory distress; requiring the Department of Education to develop training for school personnel in identification of respiratory distress in students; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina T. Boyce
Hearing Canceled on 04/05/2022
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To The Department Of Health. [HB-1664]
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[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
Requires the Department of Health to establish and operate a laboratory capable of testing for diseases and air and water quality issues and other high complexity testing. Appropriates moneys.
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda E. Ichiyama
Referred To Hhh/eep, Cpc, Fin, Referral Sheet 2 on 01/26/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
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Public Health - Medications to Treat an Opioid Use Disorder - Preferred and Nonpreferred Medications [SB-323]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Mental Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to adopt a certain reporting system, analyze patterns of prescribing medications in the State, conduct outreach, and identify certain barriers related to prescribing medications to treat an opioid use disorder; requiring the Department to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on its findings by October 1, 2023, and each October 1 thereafter; and requiring the Department to submit a report with a certain initial analysis by October 1, 2022.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm L. Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 82 on 04/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
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Program for Preventing HIV Infection for Rape Victims – Alterations and Repeal of Sunset [SB-331]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Repealing the termination date of the Pilot Program for Preventing HIV Infection for Rape Victims; repealing the limit on the total annual amount physicians, qualified health care providers, and hospitals are entitled to be paid for providing certain treatment or follow-up care; and altering the requirement that the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services report to the Governor and General Assembly on the operation and results of the program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 144 on 04/21/2022