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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Guardianship and Child in Need of Assistance Proceedings - Jurisdiction and Authority of Juvenile Court [HB-279]
Authorizing the juvenile court to direct the provision of specified services to a specified child during a specified disposition hearing; requiring the juvenile court to direct the provision of specified services to a specified child during a permanency planning hearing or guardianship hearing; providing that, if the juvenile court enters an order directing the provision of specified services to a specified child, the juvenile court retains jurisdiction for a specified period of time and for specified purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 2/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/02/2018
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Recommended Courses in Military Culture [HB-275]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, to provide to specified health occupations boards a list of recommended courses in military culture.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 183 on 04/18/2017
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Guardianship and Child in Need of Assistance Proceedings - Jurisdiction and Authority of Juvenile Court [SB-272]
Authorizing the juvenile court to direct the provision of specified services to a specified child during a specified disposition hearing; requiring the juvenile court to direct the provision of specified services to a specified child during a permanency planning hearing or guardianship hearing; providing that, if the juvenile court enters an order directing the provision of services to a specified child under specified provisions of law, the juvenile court retains jurisdiction for as long as the order is effective and for specified purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 655 on 05/25/2017
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Public Health - Child Care Products Containing Flame-Retardant Chemicals - Prohibition [HB-206]
Prohibiting a person from importing, selling, or offering for sale specified child care products or furniture containing specified flame-retardant chemicals; authorizing the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to suspend implementation of specified provisions of the Act if the Secretary makes a specified determination; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt specified regulations on or before January 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Hearing 2/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2017
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Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers [SB-233]
Transferring the Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers from the State Department of Education to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; requiring the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission to provide staff support for the Council; authorizing the Commission to seek the assistance of organizations with expertise in school-based health care or specified other matters to provide additional staffing resources to the Commission and the Council; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2018
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Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers [HB-221]
Transferring the Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers from the State Department of Education to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; requiring the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission to provide staff support for the Council; authorizing the Commission to seek the assistance of organizations with expertise in school-based health care or specified other matters to provide additional staffing resources to the Commission and the Council; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 199 on 04/18/2017
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Abuser Registry Workgroup Recommendations - Report [SB-240]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to report on the status of the implementation of specified recommendations of the Abuser Registry Workgroup; and requiring the Department to submit a report on the implementation of the recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before September 1, 2017.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2017
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Public Health - Advance Directives - Witness Requirements, Advance Directives Services, and Fund [HB-188]
Providing that a witness is not required for an electronic advance directive if the declarant's identity has been authenticated in accordance with specified replacement guidelines under specified circumstances; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to issue a request for proposals from electronic advance directives services for a specified purpose; clarifying that the Department may contract with multiple electronic advance directives services; repealing a specified requirement; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 667 on 05/25/2017
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Public Health - Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - Identification and Posting of Information [HB-184]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to identify, in consultation with stakeholders who wish to participate, specified up-to-date, evidence-based, written information relating to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; requiring the Department to post specified information in a printable form on the Department's Web site that may be accessed by health care practitioners engaged in treating children and adolescents for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 768 on 05/25/2017
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Renaming [HB-180]
Renaming the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to be the Maryland Department of Health; renaming the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to be the Secretary of Health; providing that the Maryland Department of Health is the successor of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; providing that specified names and titles of a specified unit and officials in laws and other documents mean the names and titles of the successor unit and officials; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2018
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Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2017 [HB-152]
Authorizing or altering the distribution of specified revenue; altering or repealing specified required appropriations; authorizing the use of specified funds for specified purposes; requiring the Department of Budget and Management to review specified interagency agreements; requiring the Department of Commerce to report specified information relating to the compliance of specified companies with a specified letter of intent; requiring a specified financial forecast to maximize the use of specified funds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 23 on 04/06/2017
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Board of Review - Repeal [HB-127]
Repealing provisions of law relating to the Board of Review of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; repealing provisions of law that require the Board of Review to make specified recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, advise the Secretary on specified matters, hear and determine specified appeals, and report at specified intervals to the Secretary; providing that a specified petitioner may not be charged a fee for specified costs under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 103 on 04/11/2017
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Public Health - Use of Medical Oxygen in Residential Dwellings - Smoking and Open Flame Restrictions [SB-175]
Prohibiting an individual from lighting or smoking specified matters or substances that contain tobacco in a room of a residential dwelling in which medical oxygen is being used and within a specified number of feet of a specified room of a specified residential dwelling; prohibiting an individual from having an open flame in a room of a residential dwelling in which medical oxygen is being used and within a specified number of feet of a specified room of a specified residential dwelling; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 02/23/2017
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Health - Cost of Emergency Room Visits to Treat Dental Conditions and Coverage of Dental Services Under Medicaid - Study [SB-169]
Authorizing the Maryland Dental Action Coalition to conduct a study to determine the annual cost of emergency room visits to treat dental conditions of specified adults and whether it is advisable to expand benefits for dental services for specified adults under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; authorizing the Coalition to report to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the General Assembly the findings of the study by December 1, 2017 and distribute the report to specified stakeholders; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 721 on 05/25/2017
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Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Nonlicensed Persons - Provisional Licensure [HB-145]
Requiring the owner of a nursing home or other appropriate nursing home authority, under specified circumstances, to immediately appoint a nonlicensed person to serve in the capacity of interim nursing home administrator; authorizing the appointed nonlicensed person to act as the interim nursing home administrator on filing an application with the State Board of Nursing Home Administrators requesting a provisional license; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 109 on 04/11/2017
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State Board of Nursing - Disciplinary Process and Authority - Revisions [SB-151]
Authorizing a disciplinary committee of the State Board of Nursing to grant and deny licenses and certificates and take specified disciplinary action against licensees and certificate holders; authorizing the Board to establish one or more disciplinary committees to conduct specified hearings and issue final decisions or orders under specified provisions of law; authorizing the Board to delegate authority to conduct a hearing and issue a final decision or order to a disciplinary committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2017
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Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Human Trafficking Awareness Pilot Program [HB-102]
Establishing the Human Trafficking Awareness Pilot Program in Anne Arundel County; requiring the Anne Arundel County Board of Education, beginning in the 2018-2019 school year, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention, to provide awareness for all school-based personnel on human trafficking for 2 years; requiring the Department and the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to provide to the Board specified materials for distribution; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Third Reading Passed With Amendments (45-0) on 04/07/2017
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State Board of Nursing - Disciplinary Process and Authority - Revisions [HB-70]
Authorizing a disciplinary committee of the State Board of Nursing to grant and deny licenses and certificates and take specified disciplinary action against licensees and certificate holders; authorizing the Board to establish one or more disciplinary committees to conduct specified hearings and issue final decisions or orders under specified provisions of law; authorizing the Board to delegate authority to conduct a hearing and issue a final decision or order to a disciplinary committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 02/07/2017
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Reporting Abuse to the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program and the Office of Health Care Quality [SB-47]
Clarifying that suspected abuse of a resident of a related institution is required to be reported to the Office of Health Care Quality; requiring the recipient of a specified report to promptly notify, to the extent allowed by specified laws, the administrator of the related institution; requiring the Office of Health Care Quality once it has received a specified report to promptly notify the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program; clarifying the entities to which a law enforcement agency is required to report the findings of an investigation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 207 on 04/18/2017
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Renaming [SB-82]
Renaming the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to be the Maryland Department of Health; renaming the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to be the Secretary of Health; providing that the Maryland Department of Health is the successor of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; providing that specified names and titles of a specified unit and officials in laws and other documents mean the names and titles of the successor unit and officials; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 214 on 04/18/2017