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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Maryland Community Health Worker Act [HB-1113]
Establishing the State Board of Community Health Workers; specifying the purpose and composition of the Board; specifying the terms of a Board member; requiring the Governor to appoint a new member, within a specified time period, if a vacancy on the Board occurs; authorizing the Governor to remove a member of the Board under specified circumstances; requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to serve as the chair of the Board; requiring the Board to elect specified officers from among its members; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Favorable With Amendments {124430/1 Report Adopted on 04/10/2017
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Health - Family Planning Services - Continuity of Care [HB-1083]
Establishing the Family Planning Program in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to ensure the continuity of family planning services in the State; requiring the Program to provide family planning services to specified individuals through specified providers; authorizing the Department to adopt specified regulations; requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to ensure access to and continuity of services provided by specified family planning providers in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 28 on 04/06/2017
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Integrated Community Oncology Reporting Program [HB-1053]
Establishing the integrated community oncology reporting program; establishing the purpose of the program; requiring the program to be administered by the Maryland Health Care Commission; requiring the Commission to adopt regulations to implement the program and to develop a specified application process; establishing a specified exception to a specified prohibition against self-referrals by specified health care practitioners; authorizing specified health care practitioners to use a specified exemption; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 4/05 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 04/05/2017
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State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Meetings and Timeliness of Certification and Licensure Issuance [HB-1060]
Altering the frequency at which the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists is required to meet; requiring the Board, on or before January 1, 2018, to collaborate with the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish goals for the timeliness of issuing specified certificates and licenses; and requiring the Board to submit specified reports to the Secretary on or before specified dates.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2017
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Heroin and Opioid Prevention Effort (HOPE) and Treatment Act of 2017 [SB-967]
Requiring the State Court Administrator of the Administrative Office of the Courts to assess specified drug court programs to make specified determinations; stating the intent of the General Assembly that the Administrative Office request an appropriation of $2,000,000 in additional funding for grants to expand the scope of drug court programs; requiring the Behavioral Health Administration to establish at least 1 crisis treatment center by June 1, 2018; authorizing the Overdose Response Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 572 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Health - Auto-Injectable Epinephrine - Certification for Emergency Administration [SB-965]
Establishing requirements for an authorized entity to obtain and store a supply of auto-injectable epinephrine; prohibiting an authorized entity from obtaining and storing auto-injectable epinephrine unless the authorized entity has at least two employees who are certificate holders or specified affiliated individuals; requiring an authorized entity to maintain a copy of a specified certificate issued to a specified individual; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Transitional Supports for Ex-Offenders - Repeal of Restrictions (Maryland Equal Access to Food Act of 2017) [SB-853]
Repealing specified provisions of law subjecting specified individuals convicted of specified felonies involving a controlled dangerous substance who apply for temporary cash assistance or food stamps to specified testing and treatment requirements and sanctions; altering the criminal violations that make specified recipients ineligible for temporary cash assistance or food stamps for 1 year after conviction and subject to specified testing and treatment requirements and sanctions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 792 on 05/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Maryland Community Health Worker Act [SB-988]
Establishing the State Board of Community Health Workers; specifying the purpose and composition of the Board; providing that the role of community health workers does not include providing clinical services; specifying the term of a Board member; requiring the Governor to appoint a new member, within a specified time period, if a vacancy on the Board occurs; authorizing the Governor to remove a member of the Board under specified circumstances; requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to serve as the chair of the Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Rereferred To Health And Government Operations on 04/04/2017
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Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission Reform Act [SB-999]
Repealing provisions of law establishing the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission; establishing the Medical Cannabis Division in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; providing for the purpose of the Division; requiring the Division to develop specified identification cards and to adopt specified regulations; requiring the Division to develop and maintain a Web site that provides specified information; authorizing the Division to employ specified staff; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Pharmacists - Substitution and Dispensing of Biological Products [SB-997]
Authorizing a pharmacist to substitute an interchangeable biological product for the prescribed product under specified circumstances; requiring a pharmacist or the pharmacist's designee, except under specified circumstances, to inform specified consumers of the availability of an interchangeable biological product and the approximate cost difference as compared to a specified drug; requiring the State Board of Pharmacy to maintain on its Web site a link to a specified list of biological products; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2018
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Health and Aging Programs - Establishment and Funding Requirements [SB-903]
Establishing the Administrative Care Coordination Unit Program and the Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Program in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; providing for the purposes of the Programs; requiring the Department to develop and use specified formulas to allocate funding under the Programs; establishing a mandated minimum appropriation to increase funding for specified programs over specified established funding levels; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 03/15/2017
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Enhanced Security Compassionate Release Program [SB-984]
Establishing the Enhanced Security Compassionate Release Program in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; providing for the purpose of the Program; requiring the Program to include a specified initial cap on participation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Atrazine Study [SB-932]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with the Department of the Environment and the Department of Agriculture, to study and make recommendations regarding the impact of atrazine in the State; specifying the parameters of the study; and requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to report the findings and recommendations to the Governor and specified committees of the General Assembly on or before October 1, 2018, and to make the report available to the public on its Web site.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/30/2017
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Education - Overdose on Public School Premises - Substance Abuse Treatment Programs [SB-864]
Altering the exclusive original jurisdiction of a circuit court for a county sitting as the juvenile court to include a child who is alleged to have overdosed on public school premises; requiring a school official to file with a juvenile court a petition alleging a child has overdosed on public school premises in violation of specified regulations; requiring a juvenile court to order a child who has overdosed on public school premises to enter a State certified substance abuse treatment program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 03/08/2017
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Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act [HB-909]
Establishing the Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission to monitor and assess the impact of potential and actual federal changes to specified health care programs and to provide recommendations for State and local action to protect the access of residents of the State to affordable health coverage; providing for the composition, cochairs, and staffing of the Commission; requiring the Commission to annually report its findings to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Rereferred To Finance on 03/29/2017
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Medication Adherence Technology Pilot Program [SB-756]
Establishing a specified pilot program to expand the use of medication adherence technology to increase prescription drug adherence of specified Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to administer the pilot program; requiring the Department to select and provide a medication adherence technology system to specified Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2017
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Criminal Procedure - Testing - HIV and Hepatitis C [SB-781]
Including hepatitis C as a disease for which a person charged with causing prohibited exposure may be tested under specified circumstances; authorizing a judge to issue an emergency order to obtain an oral swab from a person to be tested for the presence of HIV when it is made to appear there is probable cause to believe that the person has caused prohibited exposure to a victim; requiring a law enforcement officer to deliver an oral swab to a local health official or health care provider for immediate testing; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 485 on 05/04/2017
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Employees - Job Titles, Position Descriptions, and Compensation Levels [SB-772]
Requiring the Director of the Behavioral Health Administration to compensate employees of the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center who are required to attend a correctional training school at a pay rate equivalent to similar employees in the Division of Correction; authorizing the Director to develop a plan to carry out a pay rate increase for specified employees of the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center; requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to review all positions filled by specified State employees; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/30/2017
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State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation [HB-824]
Continuing the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2028, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the Board; requiring the Board to report by November 1, 2017, to specified committees of the General Assembly regarding the comparability of a specified provision of law to specified laws and regulations in other states; requiring specified workload and fiscal analyses; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 823 on 05/27/2017
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Recovery Residence Residential Rights Protection Act [HB-869]
Requiring, beginning November 1, 2017, a behavioral health program or specified health professional, when referring an individual to receive services at a recovery residence, to provide the individual with a list of certified recovery residences operating in the State and information on where specified services may be obtained; and requiring, on or before November 1, 2017, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to publish a specified list on its Web site.
Sponsored by: Rep. Meagan Simonaire
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 580 on 05/25/2017