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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Commission on the Long-Term Care Medical Assistance Program Eligibility Determination Process [SB-832]
Establishing the Commission on the Long-Term Care Medical Assistance Program Eligibility Determination Process; providing for the composition, chair, duties, and staffing of the Commission; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide specified data to the Commission on the request of the Commission; requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31, 2015; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/02/2015
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Demonstration Program - Grant Application [SB-807]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to apply to the federal Department of Health and Human Services for a planning grant to have the State selected as a demonstration state for the establishment of certified community behavioral health clinics under specified provision of federal law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/25/2015
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Public Health - Maryland AIDS Drug Assistance Program - Expansion of Eligibility and Services - Pharmaceutical Rebate Coverage [SB-796]
Authorizing any rebates received by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene from the Maryland AIDS Drug Assistance Program to be used to provide specified services to eligible individuals under Part B of the federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 384 on 05/12/2015
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Public Health - Prescription Drug Monitoring Program - Required Disclosures [SB-757]
Requiring the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to disclose prescription monitoring data to specified entities.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 381 on 05/12/2015
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Vital Records - New Certificates of Birth - Sex Change or Diagnosis of an Intersex Condition [SB-743]
Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, under specified circumstances, to make a new certificate of birth for an individual whose sex has been changed or who has been diagnosed with an intersex condition; requiring that a specified sex designation and, under specified circumstances, a specified name be on the new certificate of birth; prohibiting a new certificate of birth from having specified markings or showing on its face specified changes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 484 on 05/30/2015
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Task Force to Study Maternal Mental Health [SB-74]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Maternal Mental Health; 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 report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 15, 2016; and terminating the Act after December 31, 2016.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 6 on 04/14/2015
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Workgroup to Evaluate Mental Health Care Delivery on the Eastern Shore [SB-697]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to convene a workgroup to evaluate and make findings and recommendations regarding the state of mental health care delivery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland; requiring the workgroup to include specified individuals; requiring the Department to report the findings and recommendations of the workgroup to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2015; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2015
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Environment - Ambient Air Quality Control - Cumulative Air Impact Analysis [SB-693]
Prohibiting the Department of the Environment from issuing a specified air quality permit until specified requirements have been met; prohibiting the Department from recommending specified licensing conditions until specified requirements have been met; requiring the Department to conduct a Cumulative Air Impact Analysis under specified circumstances in accordance with specified requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2015
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) Laboratory Safety Program [SB-675]
Establishing the Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) Laboratory Safety Program; requiring the Program to identify specified BSL-3 laboratories in the State and their locations and collect other information regarding safety issues relevant to BSL-3 laboratories; and requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to report annually to the General Assembly and specified local jurisdictions in a specified manner specified aggregate information regarding BSL-3 laboratories in the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/12/2015
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Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student Diabetes Management Program [SB-672]
Requiring the State Department of Education and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with specified other organizations, to establish specified guidelines for the training of trained diabetes care providers; establishing the purpose of the program is to have trained employee volunteers available to provide diabetes care services to students with diabetes during school hours, and when possible, at school-sponsored activities, including field trips and extracurricular activities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/26/2015
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Public Health - Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes Partnership Fund [SB-641]
Altering the definition of "eligible populations" to allow funds from the Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes Partnership Fund to be used for services provided to drug offenders under the supervision of the problem solving courts; altering the information an applicant is required to include in an request for Partnership funding; authorizing a participating county, under specified circumstances, to use Partnership funding to continue or expand funding for eligible functions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 45 on 04/14/2015
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Registered Nurses - Local Health Departments - Requirements for Personally Preparing and Dispensing Drugs and Devices [SB-626]
Requiring specified registered nurses who personally prepare and dispense specified drugs and devices in local health departments in accordance with specified provisions of law or to specified patients to comply with a specified formulary and specified requirements; establishing the Committee on Personally Preparing and Dispensing Drugs and Devices by Registered Nurses in Local Health Departments; providing for the composition, terms, chair, and staffing of the Committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 44 on 04/14/2015
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Joint Committee on Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorders [SB-607]
Establishing the Joint Committee on Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorders; specifying the purposes of the Joint Committee are to review the final report of the Governor's Heroin and Opioid Emergency Task Force, review and monitor the activities of the Governor's Inter-Agency Heroin and Opioid Coordinating Council, monitor the effectiveness of specified programs, policies, and practices, review compliance with specified federal and State laws by health insurance carriers, and identify areas of concern and corrective measures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Public Health - Expedited Partner Therapy for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea [SB-599]
Repealing specified provisions of law establishing an Expedited Partner Therapy Pilot Program in the Baltimore city Health Department; providing for the purpose of expedited partner therapy; authorizing licensed physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants who diagnose chlamydia or gonorrhea in an individual patient to prescribe, dispense, or otherwise provide prescription antibiotic drugs to that patient's sexual partners without examination of that patient's partners; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 183 on 05/12/2015
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Public Health - Vaccination Reporting Requirements - ImmuNet [SB-598]
Requiring all health care providers in the State to report all vaccinations to the Maryland immunization registry, ImmuNet; altering specified responsibilities of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene relating to specified forms and a specified brochure; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/16/2015
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Health Care Facilities - Surveys, Inspections, and External Reviews [SB-596]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to survey freestanding ambulatory care facilities in accordance with federal regulations, with an exception; requiring the Department to survey each freestanding birthing center at least once per calendar year; requiring the Department to inspect the operations of each home health agency at least every 3 years; altering the frequency from two times to once each year at which the Department must make a site visit and conduct a survey of each licensed nursing home; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 41 on 04/14/2015
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Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund [SB-585]
Establishing a system for adjudication of a claim involving a birth-related neurological injury; excluding specified rights and remedies of a claimant and specified other persons; providing for specified procedures; providing for specified benefits and compensation of a claimant under the Act; establishing the Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund; providing for specified premiums and insurance surcharges to be used to finance and administer the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Pugh
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2015
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Hospitals - Designation of Caregivers [SB-572]
Requiring a hospital to provide a specified patient or the legal guardian of the patient with a specified number of opportunities to designate a caregiver within a specified number of hours after the entrance of the patient to the hospital and before the patient is discharged from the hospital; requiring a hospital to document in a patient's medical record specified information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/20/2015
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Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2015 [SB-57]
Authorizing or altering the distribution of specified revenue; altering or repealing specified required appropriations; authorizing the use of specified funds for specified purposes; providing for the transfer of specified funds; repealing a specified requirement for a specified notice relating to abandoned property to be published in specified newspapers; requiring the Comptroller to maintain a specified abandoned property database; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2015
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Developmental Disabilities Administration and Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Services - Military Families [SB-563]
Providing that specified dependents who are determined eligible to receive services from the Developmental Disabilities Administration shall retain eligibility for the services under specified circumstances; requiring the Administration to allow specified dependents to remain on a specified waiting list under specified circumstances; requiring the Administration to reinstate specified services for specified dependents under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 364 on 05/12/2015