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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Commission on Health in All Policies [SB-304]
Establishing the Maryland Commission on Health in All Policies; providing for the purpose, composition, chair, and staffing of the Commission; specifying the duties of the Commission; requiring specified health impact assessments to be performed in a specified manner; requiring the Commission to report to the Governor and General Assembly on December 1 of each year on the findings from and recommendations based on any health impact assessments performed by the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2016
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Early Childhood Development - Transfer of Provisions [SB-282]
Transferring specified provisions of law relating to early childhood development from the Family Law Article to the Education Article; establishing the Division of Early Childhood Development within the State Department of Education; renaming the Early Childhood Development Advisory Council to be the Office of Child Care Advisory Council; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 185 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Former Foster Care Adolescents - Dental Care [SB-252]
Authorizing the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, subject to the limitations of the State budget, and as permitted by federal law, to provide dental care for former foster care adolescents who, on their 18th birthday, were in foster care under the responsibility of the State; and requiring, on or before October 1, 2016, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to apply to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a waiver to provide specified comprehensive dental care services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 57 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Telemedicine - Modifications [SB-242]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, under specified circumstances, to include primary care providers in the types of health care providers eligible to receive reimbursement for health care services that are delivered through telemedicine and provided to Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients; authorizing the Department to require a health care provider to submit a registration form that includes information required for the processing of claims for the reimbursement of specified health care services; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 366 on 05/10/2016
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State Board of Dental Examiners - Ownership, Management, and Operation of a Dental Practice [SB-228]
Requiring a dental practice to be owned, managed, and operated by a licensed dentist, subject to specified exceptions; authorizing unlicensed persons to take specified actions; authorizing the State Board of Dental Examiners to issue a cease and desist order for specified violations; altering the penalties for the unauthorized practice of dentistry; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/19/2016
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Primary and Secondary Education - Computer Health and Safety Guidelines and Procedures [SB-1150]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, to develop and monitor the implementation of computer health and safety guidelines and procedures in every county; and requiring specified county boards to implement specified computer health and safety guidelines and procedures.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/25/2016
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Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing - Fees and Enforcement [SB-1149]
Increasing the annual fee required to be paid to the Department of the Environment for specified affected properties from $30 to $75; increasing the processing fee required to be submitted with a report that a rental dwelling unit is lead free from $10 to $75; requiring the Department to use the additional revenue from the increase in fees for a specified purpose; and requiring the Department to report to the General Assembly, on or before October 1 each year, on the implementation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel McFadden
Hearing 3/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2016
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Child Abuse and Neglect - Information Regarding Parents Responsible for Child Abuse or Neglect [SB-1096]
Altering the circumstances under which the Executive Director of the Social Services Administration is required to provide to the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene information relating to individuals who have had their parental rights terminated without consent or who have been identified as responsible for child abuse or neglect that resulted in a criminal conviction; and removing a 5-year time limitation on a specified requirement that the Secretary provide specified birth record information to the Executive Director.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Hearing 3/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2016
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Health - Recovery Residences - Certification [SB-1094]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to approve a credentialing entity to develop and administer a certification process for recovery residences; requiring the certification entity to establish requirements and processes, conduct inspections, and issue certificates of compliance; providing that a certificate of compliance is valid for 1 year; requiring, on or before November 1, 2017, a credentialing entity to publish on its Web site a list of recovery residences that hold valid certificates of compliance; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 710 on 05/28/2016
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Nursing Facilities - Quality Assessment - Modification [SB-1092]
Altering the applicability of a specified quality assessment imposed by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and specified provisions of law relating to a specified quality assessment, to nursing facilities with 70 or more beds.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/17 At 3:00 P.m. on 03/17/2016
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Secretaries of Principal Departments - Supervision and Review of Decisions and Actions by Units Within Department [SB-1083]
Requiring the secretary of each principal department to be responsible for the supervision of units of State government within the jurisdiction of the secretary that are composed of individuals participating in the occupation or profession regulated by the units; requiring the secretary to adopt regulations for the supervision of those units for specified purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Hearing 4/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/11/2016
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State Board of Dental Examiners - Ownership, Management, and Operation of a Dental Practice [SB-1082]
Altering a specified provision of law to exempt specified entities from the requirements of the Maryland Dentistry Act; prohibiting the State Board of Dental Examiners from requiring a person to be licensed by the Board to engage in specified activities in the State; prohibiting the Board from adopting regulations restricting specified activities; altering specified penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2016
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Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research Positions - Transfer to State Personnel Management System [SB-1063]
Requiring that, under specified circumstances, specified contractual employees of the Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research be placed in specified positions in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; requiring that the employees be placed in the State Personnel Management System without further examination or qualification and with a specified salary level; requiring that specified transferred employees be appointed without prior service credit and serve a specified probationary period; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 463 on 05/10/2016
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Public Health - Opioid Maintenance Programs - Licensing [SB-1060]
Requiring that specified regulations adopted by the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene include a requirement that the process for approval of a license for an opioid maintenance program include an assessment of a specified catchment area and the number of existing slots in opioid maintenance programs in a specified catchment area and the number of individuals in need of specified services in a specified catchment area; requiring the Secretary to adopt a specified regulation increasing a specified fee; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2016
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Public Safety and Policing Workgroup - Recommendations [SB-1026]
Requiring a complaint against a law enforcement officer alleging brutality in the execution of the officer's duties to be signed under the penalty of perjury instead of before an official authorized to administer oaths; authorizing an individual who has a video recording to file a brutality complaint against a law enforcement officer; altering the time period within which a specified complaint against a law enforcement officer may be filed; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/04/2016
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Justice Reinvestment Act [SB-1005]
Requiring the Division of Parole and Probation to conduct a risk and needs assessment on inmates as soon as feasible after sentencing and develop a case plan to guide an inmate's rehabilitation while in custody; altering the manner in which specified diminution credits may be earned; authorizing expungement for convictions for specified misdemeanors after 10 years, or 15 years under specified conditions; establishing the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board and the Local Government Justice Reinvestment Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 515 on 05/19/2016
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Health Care Malpractice Claims - Health Care Alternative Dispute Resolution Office - Repeal [HB-992]
Repealing provisions of law relating to the Health Care Alternative Dispute Resolution Office; terminating the Health Claims Arbitration Fund; requiring the clerk of a court to forward to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene copies of specified pleadings and certificates of a qualified expert; requiring the Department to forward to the State Board of Physicians copies of specified pleadings and certificates of a qualified expert; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/14/2016
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Guardianship Fees - Personal Needs Allowance [HB-981]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to include as part of the personal needs allowance guardianship fees payable for guardianship services when determining the portion of income specified recipients of Maryland Medical Assistance Program benefits are required to contribute to the cost of their care under the Program; specifying the amount of the personal needs allowance for specified guardianship fees; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 391 on 05/10/2016
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Occupational Licenses - Denial for Criminal Conviction - Notice of Prohibition and Task Force [HB-979]
Clarifying that specified departments of State government and specified units in specified departments of State government are prohibited from denying a specified license to an applicant solely on the basis that the applicant has previously been convicted of a crime except in accordance with specified provisions of law; requiring specified departments of State government and each unit that issues specified licenses in specified departments to post specified notice on their Web sites in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/21/2016
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Task Force to Study Housing, Health, and Economic Stability of Maryland Seniors [HB-978]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Housing, Health, and Economic Stability of Maryland Seniors; 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 submit a preliminary report on or before January 31, 2017 and a final report including its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on or before October 31, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016