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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public and Nonpublic Schools - Bronchodilator Availability and Use - Policies [HB-266]
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[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring each county board of education and authorizing nonpublic schools in the State, before the 2024-2025 school year, to establish a policy to authorize a school nurse or other school personnel designated by the school nurse to administer in emergency situations a bronchodilator to a student who is experiencing asthma, reactive airway disease, or asthma-related symptoms; requiring the Maryland Departments of Health and Education to update State school health service guidelines for the management of students with asthma; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2023
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Department of Aging - Long-Term Care and Dementia Care Navigation Programs [SB-228]
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[Public Health ]
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Requiring the Department of Aging to oversee and train the staff of long-term care and dementia care navigation programs; requiring each area agency to develop a long-term care and dementia care navigation program that consists of new or existing services; requiring the Department to submit a report, by October 1, 2024, and each year thereafter, to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and certain committees on the services provided; and requiring the Department to publish the report on its website.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 667 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
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Public Health - Rare Disease Advisory Council [SB-188]
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Establishing the Rare Disease Advisory Council to study and make recommendations on matters relating to individuals with rare diseases in the State; requiring the Council to convene public hearings, make inquiries, and solicit comments from the public on the needs of rare disease patients, caregivers, and health care providers; requiring the Council to report to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1 each year beginning in 2024 and provide recommendations on ways to address the needs of persons with rare diseases in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 361 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Comprehensive Health Education Framework - Established [SB-199]
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[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Health, to develop a comprehensive health education framework; requiring each county board of education to create an age-appropriate curriculum that is consistent with the comprehensive health education framework; requiring each county board to establish a method by which a parent or guardian may opt out of certain topics, subject to certain requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
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Health Insurance - Diagnostic and Supplemental Examinations and Biopsies for Breast Cancer - Cost-Sharing [SB-184]
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Prohibiting, except under certain circumstances, insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide coverage for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations from imposing a copayment, coinsurance, or deductible requirement for the examination; and requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to study and report to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by October 1, 2023, on the financial impact of eliminating cost-sharing for diagnostic image-guided biopsies for breast cancer.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 298 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole [HB-157]
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[Senior Citizens ]
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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; requiring the Commission to develop procedures for assessing parole requests by certain inmates; and requiring the Commission to report certain information relating to outcomes of parole considerations under the process to the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board.
Sponsored by: Rep. David H. Moon
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole [SB-98]
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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; and requiring the Commission to develop procedures for assessing parole requests by certain inmates.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Parole - Life Imprisonment [SB-33]
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[Public Safety ]
Repealing provisions relating to gubernatorial approval of a decision of the Maryland Parole Commission to grant parole to an inmate serving a sentence of life imprisonment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Medical Parole - Life Imprisonment [HB-47]
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[Crime ]
Repealing provisions relating to gubernatorial approval of a decision of the Maryland Parole Commission to grant medical parole to an inmate serving a sentence of life imprisonment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Juanita Sandra Bartlett
Hearing 1/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
County Boards of Education - Curriculum Guides and Courses of Study - Requirements [HB-119]
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Requiring each county board of education to follow the policy and guidelines for program instruction for public schools established by the State Board of Education; requiring the Superintendent to notify a county board if it is determined that the county board is not following every element of the policy and guidelines; authorizing the Superintendent to withhold 10% of the funds budgeted for the county board if the board fails to resolve any discrepancy identified by the Superintendent within 30 days; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Health and Wellness Standards - Correctional Facilities [HB-59]
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Requiring the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, with the advice of the Secretary of Health, to update certain minimum mandatory standards for inmate food services to reflect certain practices and guidelines; establishing the Correctional Facilities Health and Wellness Pilot Program to establish minimum mandatory standards for inmate food services in facilities participating in the Program; and requiring the Secretary of Health to adopt health and wellness standards for certain facilities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 01/29/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the establishment of emergency insulin programs and declaring an emergency. [HB-141]
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[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
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 Kentucky Board of Pharmacy for administering the program; require manufacturers to annually report certain information to the board; require the board to report
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny R. Bentley
Introduced In House on 01/06/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to immunization policy. [HB-137]
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[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Create a new section in KRS Chapter 164 to allow a student, staff, or faculty member to opt out of a postsecondary school's immunization policy for specific reasons; create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to prohibit a public entity from creating standardized documentation with the purpose of certifying vaccination status; create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to require written notice of vaccination exemptions for a sincerely held religious belief or medical contraindication; establish which health care providers can support a medical exemption;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Savannah Maddox
Introduced In House on 01/06/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to immunization exceptions. [HB-110]
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Amend KRS 214.036 to add conscientiously held beliefs to the list of exceptions to immunization requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Gooch
Introduced In House on 01/05/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to children's health. [HB-120]
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[Insurance ]
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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to prohibit the provision of or referral for gender transition procedures to any child under the age of 18 years; define a violation as unprofessional conduct and acting recklessly for purposes of tort claims; permit an action on a violation to be taken by the parent or guardian of the child before the child attains the age of 18 years and by the child within 30 years of the child attaining the age of 18 years, with exceptions under which the time may be longer; require conditions for actions and damages; prohibit
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Sponsored by: Rep. Savannah Maddox
Introduced In House on 01/05/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-107]
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[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms and establish a medicinal cannabis program; amend KRS 342.815 to establish that the Employer’s Mutual Insurance Authority shall not be required to provide coverage to an employer if doing so would subject the authority to a violation of state or federal law; amend KRS 139.470 to exempt the sale of medical cannabis from the state sales tax; amend KRS 138.870 to exempt medicinal cannabis from the excise tax on controlled substances; amend KRS 216B.402 to require hospital emergency departments
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Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick W. Graham
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/23/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
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AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis. [SB-47]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Health ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms and establish a medicinal cannabis program; amend KRS 342.815 to establish that the Employer’s Mutual Insurance Authority shall not be required to provide coverage to an employer if doing so would subject the authority to a violation of state or federal law; amend KRS 216B.402 to require hospital emergency departments to report cases of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control; amend KRS 218A.010, 218A.1421, 218A.1422, 218A.1423, and 218A.500
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Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald A. Neal
Signed By Governor on 03/31/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
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AN ACT relating to public health. [HB-125]
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[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to require the Department for Public Health to incorporate specific information on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias into already existing materials, publish the information on its website, and distribute the information to local health departments.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Poore Moser
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 187) on 04/07/2023
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
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A RESOLUTION declaring the week of May 1 to 7, 2022, to be Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week. [HR-147]
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[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Declaring the week of May 1 to 7, 2022, to be Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week.
Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Bray
Taken From Committee On Committees (h) on 04/14/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
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A RESOLUTION recognizing March 21, 2022, as Down Syndrome Awareness Day. [HR-130]
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[Disabilities ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Recognize March 21, 2022, as Down Syndrome Awareness Day.
Sponsored by: Rep. DJ Johnson
Introduced In House on 03/21/2022