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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program - Review and Reporting of Possible Misuse or Abuse of Monitored Prescription Drugs [HB-1296]
Authorizing the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to review prescription monitoring data for a specified purpose and report possible misuse or abuse of a monitored prescription drug to a prescriber or dispenser; requiring the Program, before the Program reports the possible misuse or abuse, to obtain clinical guidance and interpretation from the technical advisory committee to the Program; requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt specified regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 651 on 05/15/2014
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Public Health - Drug Overdose Deaths - Local Fatality Review Teams [HB-1282]
Authorizing the establishment of a specified local drug overdose facility review team in each county; authorizing the establishment of a specified multicounty local team; providing for the composition, appointment of specified members, chair, and meetings of a local team; establishing that specified substance abuse treatment records are subject to additional limitations on disclosure or redisclosure; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 650 on 05/15/2014
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Registrations - Notice of Placement of Security Freezes [HB-1272]
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 a specified notice relating to security freezes to the mother, father, or legal guardian of a child under specified circumstances; requiring the Secretary to provide a specified notice relating to security freezes on a specified form provided by the Secretary; requiring the Consumer Protection Division to prepare a specified notice; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/24/2014
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Outpatient Services Programs Stakeholder Workgroup [HB-1267]
Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to convene a stakeholder workgroup to examine specified outpatient services programs, develop a specified proposal, and evaluate a specified standard; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to recommend specified draft legislation; requiring the Secretary to submit a specified report to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee on or before November 1, 2014; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 353 on 05/05/2014
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Minimum Wage Reimbursement [HB-1266]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to reimburse specified providers at a rate sufficient to ensure that a specified wage factor is not less than 50% above the State minimum wage rate; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 04/05/2014
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Community Health Workers - Certification and Reimbursement [HB-1257]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt specified regulations on or before January 1, 2015; requiring the Department, if applicable, to receive specified approval from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; requiring the Department and the Maryland Insurance Administration to establish a specified stakeholder workgroup; requiring the workgroup to conduct a specified study and make specified recommendations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shawn Tarrant
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/26/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Swimming Pools - Automated External Defibrillator Programs [HB-1248]
Requiring the owners and operators of specified swimming pools to develop and implement a specified automated external defibrillator program that meets specified requirements; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems jointly to adopt specified regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2014
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Developmental Disabilities Administration - Payment of Providers [HB-1238]
Repealing, as of a specified date, provisions of law requiring the Developmental Disabilities Administration to develop and implement a funding system for the distribution of State funds to specified providers to provide community-based services; requiring the Administration to conduct a study, develop and implement a plan, develop a strategy, provide for specified payments, develop a billing and payment system, establish a payment schedule, and consult with stakeholders; requiring a study on or before September 30, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 648 on 05/15/2014
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Community Integrated Medical Home Program [HB-1235]
Establishing the Community Integrated Medical Home Program and its mission; establishing the Community Integrated Medical Home Program advisory body; requiring the advisory body to include specified stakeholders; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to submit a report on the recommendations of the advisory body and the development of the Community Integrated Medical Home Program to the Governor, the Senate Finance Committee, and the House Health and Government Operations Committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 449 on 05/05/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Public Health - Forensic Laboratories - Regulation [HB-1226]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt regulations establishing specified calculation and reporting requirements for forensic laboratories; requiring the Department, for a specified purpose, to require that specified out-of-state forensic laboratories be accredited by a specified accreditation body; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/14/2014
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Health - Food Allergy Awareness [HB-1197]
Requiring a food establishment, beginning March 1, 2015, 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
Favorable With Amendments Report By Health And Government Operations on 04/07/2014
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Task Force to Study Implementation of Strategies for Preventing Sexual Exploitation of Clients by Health Professionals [HB-1193]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Implementation of Strategies for Preventing Sexual Exploitation of Clients by Health Professionals; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations on or before December 1, 2014; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/15/2014
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Health - General - Genetically Engineered Food - Labeling Requirements [HB-1191]
Requiring specified raw foods and packaged foods that are entirely or partially produced with genetic engineering to display a specified label beginning on July 1, 2015; requiring a manufacturer to include a specified label on specified foods; requiring a supplier to include a specified label on a container used for packaging, holding, or transporting specified foods; requiring a retailer to place a specified label on a shelf or bin containing specified foods; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Hearing 3/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2014
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Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Sex Offenders [HB-1072]
Requiring a registered sex offender who applies for admission to a nursing home or an assisted living program to provide a specified notification to the nursing home or assisted living program during the admission process; adding to the information to be included in a registration statement; prohibiting a facility from knowingly employing an identified registrant; authorizing a facility to decline admission to an identified registrant; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/24/2014
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Cigarette Restitution Fund - Report [HB-1070]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to report to the General Assembly, on or before November 1, 2014, on funding necessary for Cigarette Restitution Fund-eligible programs to implement the actions recommended in a specified report.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/04/2014
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Death With Dignity Laws - Study [HB-1068]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to conduct a study regarding the feasibility of authorizing mentally competent, terminally ill adult patients in the State to request and receive prescription medication to end their lives; requiring the study to include an analysis of specified information; and requiring the Department to submit the results of the study to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2014.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Glass
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/11/2014
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Public Health - Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals - Information and Fund [HB-1030]
Requiring an applicant for a specified permit for the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of natural gas to submit specified information to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in a specified manner; establishing the Hydraulic Fracturing Chemical Education and Impact Fund for specified purposes; requiring the Department to establish a specified fee by regulation; establishing a specified civil penalty for specified violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2014
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Task Force to Evaluate Regional Health Delivery and Health Planning in Rural Areas [SB-977]
Establishing the Task Force to Evaluate Regional Health Delivery and Health Planning in Rural Areas; requiring the Task Force to evaluate regional health delivery and health planning in rural areas, with a specified emphasis, to include specified items in its evaluation, and to make specified recommendations; requiring the Task Force to submit specified reports of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and legislative committees on or before specified dates; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Favorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 04/08/2013
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Task Force to Evaluate Mental Health Care Delivery on the Eastern Shore [SB-972]
Establishing the Task Force to Evaluate Mental Health Care Delivery on the Eastern Shore; requiring the Task Force to evaluate matters including whether and to what extent patients with mental illness are being referred to out-of-state mental health facilities, the feasibility of reopening the Upper Shore Community Mental Health Center, and barriers to accessibility; requiring the Task Force to report findings and recommendations to the Governor and committees of the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2013; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. E. J. Pipkin
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 03/26/2013
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State Government - Mental Health and Law Enforcement Advisory Board [SB-956]
Establishing the Mental Health and Law Enforcement Advisory Board; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Board; requiring the Board to make recommendations regarding the establishment of a Maryland Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health State Technical Assistance Center, report its findings and recommendations, on or before June 30, 2014, to the Governor and specified committees of the General Assembly, and provide ongoing support and assistance to the Center; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Brinkley
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2013