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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Health - Food Allergy Awareness [HB-751]
Requiring a restaurant, beginning March 1, 2016, to request that a customer inform the employee taking the customer's food order of any known food allergies before ordering; providing that the request may be included on a specified sign or a menu or menu board or made by the employee taking the customer's food order; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to make available on its Web site a list of specified food allergen awareness training courses and tests and a list of specified resources; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Hixson
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/17/2015
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Task Force to Study Maternal Mental Health [HB-739]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Maternal Mental Health; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 15, 2016; and terminating the Act after December 31, 2016.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Pharmacists - Substitution and Dispensing - Interchangeable Biological Products [HB-733]
Authorizing a pharmacist to substitute an interchangeable biological product for specified prescribed products only under specified circumstances; requiring a pharmacist or a specified designee of a pharmacist to inform retail consumers of the availability of a interchangeable biological product and the approximate cost difference as compared to the brand name drug; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2015
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Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2015 [HB-72]
Authorizing or altering the distribution of specified revenue; increasing from 2 to 3 years the maximum number of years the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene may renew a registration of specified controlled dangerous substances; expanding the uses for which the Department of the Environment may use money in the Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund; requiring a local school system with a specified structural deficit to provide specified notifications under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 489 on 05/30/2015
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Public Health - Cottage Food Businesses - Revisions [HB-693]
Altering the limit from $25,000 to $40,000 on the amount of annual revenue that is used for the purpose of defining "cottage food business"; prohibiting counties and municipal corporations from limiting cottage food businesses to selling cottage food products only at farmers markets; requiring counties and municipal corporations, under specified circumstances, to accept a State cottage food business permit in lieu of a specified license or permit; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
First Reading Health And Government Operations on 02/12/2015
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Public Health - Religious Exemptions from Immunization Requirements - Repeal [HB-687]
Repealing the prohibition against the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene requiring the immunization of an individual under specified circumstances; and repealing the requirement that the Department adopt rules and regulations for religious exemptions under a specified provision of law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/17/2015
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General Assembly - Mandated Reports by State Agencies [HB-67]
Repealing provisions of law that require State agencies to submit reports to the General Assembly that are deemed obsolete, duplicative, impractical, inefficient, or otherwise unnecessary; combining specified reporting requirements with other more extensive annual reports required to be submitted by State agencies; requiring the Department of Legislative Services, in consultation with agencies of the State government, to periodically review and make recommendations regarding specified reports that may no longer be warranted; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 58 on 04/14/2015
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) Laboratory Safety Program [HB-665]
Establishing the Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) Laboratory Safety Program; requiring the Program to identify specified BSL-3 laboratories in the State and their locations and collect other information regarding safety issues relevant to BSL-3 laboratories; and requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to report annually to the General Assembly and specified local jurisdictions in a specified manner specified aggregate information regarding BSL-3 laboratories in the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 04/11/2015
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Registrations - Notice of Placement of Security Freezes [HB-661]
Requiring the administrative head of a specified institution or a designee of the administrative head or the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide to the mother, father, or legal guardian of a child a specified notice relating to security freezes under specified circumstances; requiring the Consumer Protection Division to prepare a specified notice explaining how to request a consumer reporting agency to place a security freeze on a file relating to an individual under 16 years of age at the time of the request; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/17/2015
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Human Services - No Wrong Door Pilot Program [HB-66]
Establishing the No Wrong Door Pilot Program in the Department of Human Resources; specifying the purpose of the program is to ensure that low-income residents of the State have access to the services needed to sustain themselves and their families; requiring the Department to consult with stakeholders to develop criteria for the evaluation of grant applications, and track and assess Program outcomes; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget for specified fiscal years an appropriation of at least $500,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing 2/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2015
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Public Health - Emergency and Allergy Treatment Program [HB-658]
Altering the name of the Insect Sting Emergency Treatment Program to be the Emergency and Allergy Treatment Program; establishing the program as a means of authorizing specified individuals to administer life-saving treatment to individuals who have severe adverse reactions to allergens or insect stings when physician or emergency medical services are not immediately available in a youth camp; authorizing specified certificate holders and agents to administer auto-injectable epinephrine to an individual under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Maryland's Behavioral Health System [HB-650]
Establishing the Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Maryland's Behavioral Health System; providing for the composition, chair, staffing, and duties of the Commission; requiring, to the extent practicable, that the membership of the Commission reflect the geographic, racial, ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity of the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 04/02/2015
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Licensees Providing Services to Individuals With Developmental Disabilities - Emergency Action [HB-566]
Authorizing the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, under specified circumstances, to suspend the license of a licensee that provides services to individuals with developmental disabilities or order the licensee to remedy immediately a situation requiring emergency action.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 261 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland No-Fault Injured Baby Fund [HB-553]
Establishing a system for adjudication of a claim involving a birth-related neurological injury; excluding specified rights and remedies of a claimant and specified other persons; providing for specified procedures; providing for specified benefits and compensation of a claimant under the Act; establishing the Maryland No-Fault Injured Baby Fund; providing for specified premiums and insurance surcharges to be used to finance and administer the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 03/16/2015
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Medical Liability Efficiency Act of 2015 [HB-547]
Repealing provisions relating to the Health Care Alternative Dispute Resolution Office; prohibiting a person from bringing an action against a health care provider for a medical injury unless the person provides to the health care provider a specified notice, medical records, and releases at least 90 days in advance of the action; terminating the Health Claims Arbitration Fund; altering the content of specified certificates of a qualified expert; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 03/11/2015
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Gas and Electricity - Smart Meters - Customer Rights and Required Reports [HB-516]
Requiring a utility company to give specified written notice to specified customers prior to deploying smart meters throughout all or a portion of the utility company's service territory; prohibiting a utility company from imposing any additional fee or charge on a specified customer who refuses installation of a smart meter or requests removal of a smart meter; requiring the Public Service Commission and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to make specified reports regarding smart meters; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/03/2015
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Newborn Screening Program Fund - Establishment [HB-5]
Establishing the Newborn Screening Program Fund; requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to administer the Fund; requiring the Secretary to pay specified fees to the Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to distribute specified fees to the Newborn Screening Program Fund; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; exempting the Fund from a specified provision of law requiring interest on State money in special funds to accrue to the General Fund of the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 56 on 04/14/2015
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Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act [HB-492]
Prohibiting, except in specified circumstances, the performance or inducement or attempted performance or inducement of an abortion unless a determination as to the probable age of the unborn child is made by a specified physician; providing that the failure of a physician to perform specified actions is deemed unprofessional conduct; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2015
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Task Force to Study Regulation of Teletherapy [HB-451]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Regulation of Teletherapy; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of expenses; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations on specified matters; and requiring the Task Force to submit an interim report and a final report by specified dates.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/20/2015
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Maryland Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Grant Program [HB-437]
Establishing the Maryland Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Grant Program in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; requiring the Department to administer the Program to provide grants and contracts on a competitive basis to fund programs that replicate one or more elements of teenage pregnancy prevention programs proven effective through rigorous evaluation to reduce teen pregnancy or behavioral risk factors and to fund teenage pregnancy prevention research and demonstration programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/31/2015