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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Maryland Collaborative Reproduction Act [SB-208]
Establishing the Maryland Collaborative Reproduction Act; establishing rights and obligations of specified intended parents who use gamete or embryo donors to conceive a child through collaborative reproduction; establishing rights of a child conceived through collaborative reproduction; establishing that a gamete or an embryo donor is not a parent of a child conceived through collaborative reproduction under specified circumstances; requiring a gestational carrier agreement to be approved by a circuit judge prior to the embryo transfer; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/21/2014
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Telemedicine [SB-198]
Requiring, to the extent authorized by federal law or regulation, specified provisions of law relating to coverage of and reimbursement for health care services delivered through telemedicine to apply to the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and managed care organizations in a specified manner; authorizing the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to allow coverage of and reimbursement for health care services delivered in a specified manner and subject to the limitations of the State budget; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 141 on 04/14/2014
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Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2014 [SB-172]
Authorizing specified funds to be used for specified purposes; creating a Maryland Amusement Game Advisory Committee; authorizing charter counties to impose a hotel rental tax under specified circumstances; repealing the authorization for the State Lottery Commission to pay specified incentives; altering the allocation of specified local impact grants; providing a specified calculation of local wealth for education aid purposes for specified fiscal years; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 464 on 05/15/2014
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Workgroup to Evaluate Mental Health Care Delivery on the Eastern Shore [SB-1097]
3Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to convene a workgroup to evaluate and make findings and recommendations regarding the state of mental health care delivery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland; requiring the workgroup to include specified individuals; requiring the Department to report the findings and recommendations of the workgroup to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2014; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/25/2014
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State Finance and Procurement - Legal Services Delivery Organization to Provide State-Mandated Legal Services [SB-1093]
Requiring the procurement officer in specified executive departments of State government to procure legal services relating to specified individuals for specified purposes from a specified legal services delivery organization.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
First Reading Senate Rules on 03/03/2014
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Health General - Milk Products - Direct-to-Consumer Sale of Raw Milk [SB-1092]
Excluding specified sales of raw milk from specified State regulation of milk products; creating an exception to the prohibition against the sale of raw milk; authorizing the sale of raw milk directly to the consumer in accordance with specified requirements; restricting the authorization to sell raw milk directly to the consumer to specified persons; requiring testing of specified animals; prohibiting the sale of raw milk unless a specified contract is executed; requiring specified testing of specified animals; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Hearing 3/06 At 11:00 A.m. on 03/06/2014
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Task Force on Community Health Workers [SB-1065]
Establishing the Task Force on Community Health Workers; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to conduct a specified study, develop specified training and practice standards, and develop specified recommendations; requiring the Task Force to submit specified reports to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before specified dates; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/20/2014
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Health - Vital Records - Birth Certificates - Preparation and Filing Requirements [SB-105]
Altering the period of time, from 72 hours to 5 calendar days after a birth occurs, within which specified persons must prepare and file a birth certificate with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, specified persons must provide specified information required on a birth certificate, and the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene must verify a birth; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 31 on 04/08/2014
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Public Health Programs for Children - Renaming and Modernization [SB-103]
Changing the name of the Program for Hearing-Impaired Infants to the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program; replacing obsolete terminology related to infant hearing status that affects speech-language skills; altering the membership and duties of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Advisory Council; altering the length of an Advisory Council member's term; providing for staggered terms for Advisory Council members; altering the number of times the Advisory Council must meet each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 30 on 04/08/2014
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Criminal Law - Maryland Controlled Dangerous Substances Act - Registration of Licensed Physicians [SB-1027]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, under specified circumstances, to notify the State Board of Physicians of the amount of a specified fee; requiring the Board, under specified circumstances, to include a specified fee in specified licensing fees and remit the collected fees to the Department; prohibiting the Department from charging specified authorized providers a fee that is separate from the fee included in specified license fees under a specified provision of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Allan Kittleman
Hearing 3/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2014
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Developmental Disabilities - Residential Programs - Reimbursement for Visitation Absence Days [SB-1014]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to reimburse specified providers of services to individuals with developmental disabilities in specified residential programs for a visitation absence day; prohibiting the Department from imposing specified limitations on specified reimbursement to specified providers for visitation absence days; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Hearing 3/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2014
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Medicaid Streamlined Eligibility Act of 2014 [HB-954]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to extend the Medicaid renewal period for specified renewals in a specified manner; requiring the Department to enroll individuals and parents into Medicaid based on specified eligibility; requiring the Department to adopt 12-month continuous eligibility for parents, other adults, and children; requiring the Department to follow the guidance in a specified letter in implementing specified provisions of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/11/2014
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Study of Safe and Healthy School Hours for Maryland Public Schools [HB-883]
Requiring the Office of Public Health Services in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to conduct a study of safe and healthy school hours for Maryland public schools, consult with specified persons, and make recommendations relating to alternative school day starting times for Maryland public schools; and requiring the Office of Public Health Services to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2014.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 620 on 05/15/2014
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Medical Marijuana - Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Marijuana Commission [HB-881]
Altering the purpose of the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Marijuana Commission to include approval of physicians, development of a Web site, establishment of an application review process, and issuance of medical marijuana grower licenses; authorizing a medical marijuana grower to distribute marijuana at specified facilities; identifying patients and caregivers; requiring the Commission to report to the General Assembly on the level of competition in the market for medical marijuana on or before December 1, 2015; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 240 on 04/14/2014
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Marijuana Control Act of 2014 [HB-880]
Repealing specified criminal prohibitions against the use, possession, and sale of marijuana; establishing specified exemptions from prosecution for specified persons for using, obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing marijuana under specified circumstances; providing exemptions from prosecution for specified retailers, marijuana product manufacturers, marijuana cultivation facilities, and safety compliance facilities under specified circumstances; establishing a specified affirmative defense; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 03/13/2014
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Maryland Marijuana Decriminalization Act [HB-879]
Altering the penalties for using and possessing marijuana in specified amounts; making the possession of 1 ounce or less of marijuana a civil offense; providing that an offender under 21 years of age may be ordered to attend a specified program; providing for parental notification for minor offenders; repealing a provision of law authorizing a defendant to introduce and the court to consider as a mitigating factor evidence of medical necessity in a specified prosecution; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 04/04/2014
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County Health Officers - Authority of County Governing Body and Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene [HB-874]
Requiring the governing body of a county to establish a specified process for making a recommendation to the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene for the appointment of a health officer; providing for the confidentiality of specified information; providing that specified meetings are closed; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 619 on 05/15/2014
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Workgroup on Workforce Development for Community Health Workers [HB-856]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Maryland Insurance Administration to establish a specified stakeholder workgroup on workforce development for community health workers; requiring the workgroup to conduct a study and make recommendations; requiring the workgroup to submit a report to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before June 1, 2015; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 259 on 04/14/2014
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Health - Education Campaign Relating to Mental Health Issues - Funding [HB-850]
Requesting the Governor to include in the fiscal year 2016 budget funding sufficient to allow the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop and implement an educational campaign to eliminate the stigma that discourages individuals from seeking assistance for mental health issues.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/17/2014
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Viatical Settlement Contracts - Long-Term Care Services [HB-846]
Authorizing an owner of a life insurance policy with a face value of more than $10,000 to enter into a viatical settlement contract in exchange for payments to a health care provider for long-term care services for an individual; prohibiting the proceeds of specified viatical settlement contracts from being considered a resource or asset in determining an individual's eligibility for the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/31/2014