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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Requirements for Filial Support - Repeal [HB-764]
Repealing the prohibition on the neglect or refusal, by an adult child who has or is able to earn sufficient means, to provide a destitute parent with food, shelter, care, and clothing; altering the definition of "responsible relative", as it relates to responsibility for the cost of specified services provided in a facility or program operated or funded by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, to exclude from the definition the children of a recipient of specified services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 541 on 05/04/2017
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Co-Prescribing Naloxone Saves Lives Act of 2017 [HB-856]
Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish specified guidelines for the co-prescribing of opioid overdose reversal drugs that are applicable to all licensed health care providers in the State who are authorized to prescribe monitored prescription drugs; requiring the guidelines to address the co-prescribing of opioid overdose reversal drugs for specified patients; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Requirements for Filial Support - Repeal [SB-676]
Repealing the prohibition on the neglect or refusal, by an adult child who has or is able to earn sufficient means, to provide a destitute parent with food, shelter, care, and clothing; altering the definition of "responsible relative", as it relates to responsibility for the cost of specified services provided in a facility or program operated or funded by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, to exclude from the definition the children of a recipient of specified services; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 540 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Benefits for Individuals Who Are Incarcerated or Institutionalized [HB-847]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide 6 months of presumptive eligibility for Maryland Medical Assistance Program benefits for individuals on release from incarceration or from an institution for the treatment of mental disease; requiring the Department, in consultation with the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, to establish a process to train and certify certain staff as presumptive eligibility determiners; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/16/2017
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Public Health - Maternal Mental Health [HB-775]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with stakeholders, to identify specified information about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders; requiring the Department to provide specified information on the its Web site; requiring the Department to develop a plan to expand the Maryland Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatric Primary Care (BHIPP) program to assist obstetric, primary care, and other health care providers in addressing the emotional and mental health needs of pregnant and postpartum women; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Turner
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 221 on 04/18/2017
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Transitional Supports for Ex-Offenders - Repeal of Restrictions (Maryland Equal Access to Food Act of 2017) [HB-860]
Repealing specified provisions of law subjecting 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: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 793 on 05/27/2017
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Co-Prescribing Naloxone Saves Lives Act of 2017 [SB-693]
Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish specified guidelines for the co-prescribing of opioid overdose reversal drugs that are applicable to all licensed health care providers in the State who are authorized to prescribe monitored prescription drugs; requiring the guidelines to address the co-prescribing of opioid overdose reversal drugs for specified patients; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2017
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Pollinator Habitat Plans - Plan Contents - Requirements and Prohibition [HB-830]
Requiring a specified pollinator habitat plan to include specified best management practices for the designation of specified habitat areas; requiring that a specified pollinator habitat plan established by the Department of Natural Resources, the Maryland Environmental Service, and the State Highway Administration be as protective of pollinators as the Department of Agriculture's managed pollinator protection plan; prohibiting, with specified exceptions, the use of specified pesticides, seeds, or plants in a specified area; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 755 on 05/25/2017
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Primary and Secondary Education - Health and Safety Guidelines and Procedures - Digital Devices [HB-866]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to develop health and safety guidelines and procedures for the use of digital devices in public school classrooms; and requiring each county board of education to implement specified health and safety guidelines and procedures for the use of digital devices in public school classrooms beginning in the 2018-2019 school year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2017
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Education - Individualized or Group Behavioral Counseling Services - Establishment [HB-786]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in conjunction with the State Department of Education, to recommend best practices for county boards of education to provide to students specified needs assessments and specified behavioral health counseling services; providing that county boards may not be required to provide specified assessments or counseling services; prohibiting specified insurance policies or contracts from denying a covered medically necessary behavioral health care service for a specified student; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 583 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Telehealth - Requirements [SB-570]
Altering specified coverage and reimbursement requirements for health care services delivered through telemedicine under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide coverage of and reimbursement for specified health care services that are delivered through telehealth; deeming a health care service provided through telehealth to be equivalent to a specified health care service for a specified purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2017
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Public Health - Maternal Mental Health [SB-600]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to identify specified information about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders; requiring the Department to make available specified information on the Department's Web site; requiring the Department to develop a plan to expand the Maryland Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatric Primary Care (BHIPP) program to address the mental health needs of specified women; requiring the Department to submit the plan to specified committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 222 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act [SB-571]
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 of the Commission; authorizing the Commission to convene specified workgroups; requiring the Commission to report annually to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 17 on 04/06/2017
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Workgroup to Recommend Possible Reforms to Maryland's Health Care System [HB-736]
Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, under specified circumstances, to convene a workgroup to recommend possible reforms to the State's health care system; requiring that the workgroup include specified individuals; requiring the workgroup, under specified circumstances, to study and assess specified matters and make specified recommendations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2017
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Visual Impairments - Requirements for School Personnel Training, Student Screening, and Maryland Medical Assistance Program Coverage [SB-604]
Requiring a vision screening provided to specified students in public schools to include the administration of a computerized screening for visual impairments that includes, at a minimum, specified tests; requiring each county board on or before July 1, 2018, to require school personnel who conduct vision screenings for students to complete training on understanding and recognizing the symptoms of visual impairments; requiring each county board to approve a course that meets specified criteria; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Favorable With Amendments Report By Ways And Means on 04/10/2017
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Investigational Drugs, Biological Products, and Devices - Right to Try Act [SB-572]
Authorizing a manufacturer of an investigational drug, biological product, or device to make available the investigational drug, biological product, or device to eligible patients; requiring a manufacturer of an investigational drug, biological product, or device to notify a specified patient and a specified health care provider of specified side effects or risks; requiring the Office of the Attorney General to develop an informed consent form that meets specified requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
House Refuses To Recede on 04/10/2017
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Public Health - Expensive Drugs - Manufacturer Reporting and Drug Price Transparency Advisory Committee [HB-666]
Requiring, on or before March 31 each year, the manufacturer of an expensive drug sold or offered for sale in the State to file with the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene a specified annual report; establishing the Drug Price Transparency Advisory Committee; requiring a manufacturer of an expensive drug to file a notice with the Secretary before increasing a specified price or a specified cost by more than a specified percentage or amount during specified periods of time; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2017
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Public Health - School Buildings - Minimum Health Standards (Healthy Schools Program) [SB-537]
Establishing the Healthy Schools Program in the State; specifying the purpose of the Program is to promote a healthy environment in each public school through adoption of regulations establishing minimum standards designed to protect the health of the occupants of public school buildings; authorizing a representative of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to enter and inspect a public school to determine if the public school is in violation of a specified regulation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Recovery Residence Residential Rights Protection Act [SB-553]
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 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: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/06/2017
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State Board of Physicians and Allied Health Advisory Committees - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation [SB-549]
Continuing the State Board of Physicians and the related allied health advisory committees in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (Sunset Law) by extending the related termination provisions to July 1, 2023; altering the circumstances under which the State Board of Physicians may renew or reinstate a license to practice medicine; requiring a disciplinary panel, before any action is taken, to give an individual an opportunity for a hearing before a hearing officer; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 217 on 04/18/2017