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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-1646	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Secretary of Health to authorize an employee of a State facility to work according to an "alternative workweek" which means a work schedule under which a certain employee can work atypical shifts and may work less than 40 hours in a week; requiring that a certain employee be considered a full-time employee of the State; providing that certain provisions of law governing the payment for overtime work apply to employees of a State facility who are authorized to work according to a certain alternative workweek; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Health Care Facilities And Regulation State Government - Personnel Health Health Care Facilities Health Care Facilities Salaries And Compensation Salaries And Compensation State Employees State Employees Time
SB-1063	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Secretary of Health to authorize an employee of a State facility to work according to an "alternative workweek", which means a work schedule under which a certain employee works atypical shifts and may work less than 40 hours in a week; requiring that a certain employee be considered a full-time employee of the State; providing that certain provisions of law governing the payment for overtime work apply to employees of a State facility who are authorized to work according to a certain alternative workweek; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Health Care Facilities And Regulation State Government - Personnel Health Health Care Facilities Salaries And Compensation State Employees Time Work, Labor And Employment
HB-1615	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Office of the Attorney General to seek certain injunctive or other relief for a certain purpose under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully referring another person to a certain assisted living program; establishing certain penalties for certain violations of the Act; requiring the Secretary of Health to remit certain penalties to the Office of Health Care Quality for a certain purpose; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Health Care Facilities And Regulation Administrative Agencies Assisted Living Attorney General Civil Actions Committees And Commissions Communications Consumer Protection Crimes And Punishments Disclosure
HB-1572	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Behavioral Health Administration to review at its discretion certain intermediate care facilities for compliance with certain laws and regulations; altering the definition of "health care facility" to exempt intermediate care facilities that offer residential or intensive substance-related disorder treatment services from the requirement that a health care facility have a certificate of need issued by the Maryland Health Care Commission; etc. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Health Care Facilities And Regulation Public Health
HB-1571	State (Maryland)	Providing that the assessment of a certain fee by the State Health Services Cost Review Commission for funding the Hospital Employees Retraining Fund is to be in the case of a hospital closure, merger, or full delicensure; altering the circumstances under which hospitals are required to pay a certain fee directly to the Maryland Department of Labor; requiring certain hospitals to pay an annual direct remittance to the Department by July 1; requiring certain money from the Fund be returned to certain hospitals under certain circumstances; etc. Democrat: 79% (31) Republican: 20% (8) 79% Democrat support 20% Republican support	Health Care Facilities And Regulation Private Sector Labor And Industry Commerce And Business Communications Fees Health Occupations Health Services Cost Review Commission Hospitals Job Training Labor, Department Of
HB-1563	State (Maryland)	Establishing certain requirements and procedures regarding certain settlement agreements for claims arising out of a birth-related neurological injury subject to certain provisions of the Act; requiring the Commission to assess a certain fee on certain hospitals; requiring the Maryland Patient Safety Center to convene a certain Perinatal Clinical Advisory Committee; establishing the Maryland Infant Lifetime Care Trust; providing for the governance, administration, and purposes of the Trust; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Public Health Health Care Facilities And Regulation Accountants Attorneys' Fees Auditors And Audits Claims Committees And Commissions Communications Disabilities
HB-1420	State (Maryland)	Increasing the family income threshold at which a hospital's financial assistance policy must provide free and reduced cost medically necessary care to patients; requiring that a certain financial assistance policy include a certain payment plan, available to uninsured patients with family income between 200% and 500% of the federal poverty level and a certain mechanism for a patient to request a reconsideration; requiring that a certain financial assistance policy provide presumptive eligibility for certain care; etc. Democrat: 100% (6) 100% Democrat support	Health Care Facilities And Regulation Attorneys' Fees Committees And Commissions Communications Consumer Protection Courts Damages Data Debt Collection Disclosure
HB-1558	State (Maryland)	Defining "covered entity" for the purpose of applying certain provisions of law regarding the reporting and prevention of abuse and harassment in certain State facilities to forensic residential centers and residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children and adolescents; requiring certain entities to report certain complaints of sexual abuse and sexual harassment to certain entities; requiring certain entities to develop and implement certain policies and procedures; etc. Democrat: 83% (10) Republican: 16% (2) 83% Democrat support 16% Republican support	Health Care Facilities And Regulation
HB-1291	State (Maryland)	Altering the definition of "health care facility" to exempt from the certificate of need requirements hospitals that are providing certain hospice program services to patients admitted to the hospital. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Health Care Facilities And Regulation Certifications Health Care Facilities Hospices Hospitals Medical Treatments Patients
HB-1169	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Health Services Cost Review Commission to establish a Community Benefit Reporting Workgroup; requiring the Commission to adopt certain regulations relating to the community health needs of nonprofit hospitals and reporting by nonprofit hospitals regarding community health needs and benefits provided by the hospital; requiring the Commission, on or before December 1, 2020, to issue a certain report to certain committees of the General Assembly; etc. Democrat: 70% (17) Republican: 29% (7) 70% Democrat support 29% Republican support	Health Care Facilities And Regulation Taxes - Income Taxes - Property - Local Auditors And Audits Committees And Commissions Communications Counties Data Examinations Health
HB-1461	State (Maryland)	Requiring that regulations adopted under certain provisions of law regulating behavioral health programs include a provision requiring that the medical director of a behavioral health program licensed as an outpatient mental health center be a licensed and appropriately trained physician; and altering the requirement that certain regulations include a provision authorizing a psychiatric nurse practitioner to serve as clinical director, rather than a medical director, of a certain outpatient mental health center. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Health Care Facilities And Regulation Budgets Certifications Health Care Facilities Licenses Mental And Behavioral Health Physicians Psychiatrists Work, Labor And Employment
HB-1185	State (Maryland)	Requiring each State or private psychiatric hospital that provides subacute care to patients in a unit within the hospital that is licensed as a limited private inpatient facility to provide patients receiving care in the unit with an itemized bill that is consistent with billing standards required by insurance carriers. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Health Care Facilities And Regulation Public Health Health Care Facilities Health Insurance Health Occupations Hospitals Licenses Medical Treatments Mental And Behavioral Health Patients
HB-1415	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Labor and the Office of the Attorney General, to produce a guidance document concerning the application of certain laws to certain personal care aides; providing for the content and structure of the guidance report; requiring a residential agency to certify certain information through the signature of a certain individual to the Maryland Department of Health as a condition of obtaining a license to operate as a residential service agency; etc. Democrat: 100% (6) 100% Democrat support	Health Care Facilities And Regulation Private Sector Labor And Industry Attorney General Certifications Communications Contractors Ethics Health Care Facilities Health, Department Of Health Occupations
HB-1120	State (Maryland)	Providing that the Secretary of Health or certain units of the Maryland Department of Health have exclusive jurisdiction to enforce certain laws by certain action; establishing that the Commission on Civil Rights and the Secretary or certain units have concurrent jurisdiction over certain discrimination; authorizing the Commission to take certain action when the Secretary or certain units have exclusive jurisdiction; requiring the Secretary or certain units to notify the Commission of certain hearings; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Human Relations Health Care Facilities And Regulation Health Occupations Insurance - Health Health Maintenance Organizations Age Certifications Commission On Civil Rights Demographics Disabilities
HB-1081	State (Maryland)	Requiring a hospital to annually submit a report to the Health Services Cost Review Commission on the total number of patients by race or ethnicity, gender, and zip code against whom the hospital has filed an action to collect a debt, or to whom the hospital has and has not reported or classified a bad debt, and the total amount of costs owed but not collected; requiring that a certain policy provide a mechanism to a patient to modify a payment plan and prohibit the hospital from collecting a certain debt for a certain patient; etc. Democrat: 100% (12) 100% Democrat support	Health Care Facilities And Regulation Auditors And Audits Boundaries Communications Debt Collection Demographics Disclosure Electronic Communication Ethnic Affairs Examinations
HB-1063	State (Maryland)	Requiring that certain regulations adopted by the Maryland Department of Health relating to assisted living programs include requiring an assisted living program to complete a certain assessment tool within a certain period of time and requiring a certain program manager to invite certain individuals to participate in certain resident assessments; requiring that certain assisted living programs have certain staff-to-resident ratios at certain assisted living program facilities under certain circumstances; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Health Care Facilities And Regulation Agents And Brokers Assisted Living Assisted Living Caregivers Communications Communications Consumer Protection Consumer Protection Education
HB-1071	State (Maryland)	Requiring any marketing or advertising materials published or provided by a behavioral health program to provide certain information about treatment services provided by the behavioral health program; prohibiting a health care practitioner from knowingly and willfully making certain statements or providing certain information; prohibiting a health care practitioner from knowingly making false or misleading statements; requiring a certain behavioral health program to include a certain statement in any advertising; etc. Republican: 75% (3) Democrat: 25% (1) 75% Republican support 25% Democrat support	Public Health Health Occupations Health Care Facilities And Regulation Administrative Agencies Advertising Advertising Archives Archives Attorneys' Fees Attorneys' Fees
HB-1050	State (Maryland)	Requiring a hospital, before the discharge or transfer of a patient, to ensure that prior authorization is obtained for any prescriptions given to the patient that require prior authorization. Democrat: 50% (5) Republican: 50% (5) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	Health Care Facilities And Regulation Drugs Health Care Facilities Hospitals Medical Treatments Patients
HB-1121	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Maryland Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Registry and Referral System in the Maryland Department of Health to provide a statewide system through which health care providers can identify and access available inpatient and outpatient mental health and substance use services for patients in a certain manner; requiring the Department to develop and implement the Registry and Referral System in collaboration with the State-designated Health Information Exchange, subject to the availability of funds; etc. Democrat: 75% (24) Republican: 25% (8) 75% Democrat support 25% Republican support	Public Health Health Care Facilities And Regulation Committees And Commissions Communications Data Data Electronic Communication Electronic Communication Health Care Facilities Health Care Facilities
HB-989	State (Maryland)	Requiring a hospital to provide certain instructions to the parent or legal guardian of an infant before the hospital discharges the infant into the care of the parent or legal guardian; requiring a hospital before discharging an infant to inquire as to whether a parent or legal guardian is able to provide the infant with a certain environment and a certain item, inform a parent or legal guardian of certain matters, and provide each parent or legal guardian with a certain form; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Health Care Facilities And Regulation Child Care Communications Education Equipment Forms Health Health Occupations Hospitals Medical Treatments

Title: State Health Care Facilities - Employees - Alternative Workweeks

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1646

Subjects: Health Care Facilities And Regulation, State Government - Personnel, Health, Health Care Facilities, Health Care Facilities, Salaries And Compensation, Salaries And Compensation, State Employees, State Employees, Time

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: State Health Care Facilities - Employees - Alternative Workweeks

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-1063

Subjects: Health Care Facilities And Regulation, State Government - Personnel, Health, Health Care Facilities, Salaries And Compensation, State Employees, Time, Work, Labor And Employment

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Health Facilities - Assisted Living Programs - Referrals and Licenses

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1615

Subjects: Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Administrative Agencies, Assisted Living, Attorney General, Civil Actions, Committees And Commissions, Communications, Consumer Protection, Crimes And Punishments, Disclosure

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Intermediate Care Facilities - Substance-Related Disorder Treatment Services - Review and Certificate of Need

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1572

Subjects: Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Public Health

Unaffiliated: 100% (1)

Title: Hospitals - Changes in Status - Hospital Employee Retraining and Placement

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1571

Subjects: Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Private Sector Labor And Industry, Commerce And Business, Communications, Fees, Health Occupations, Health Services Cost Review Commission, Hospitals, Job Training, Labor, Department Of

Democrat: 79% (31) Republican: 20% (8)

Title: Public Health – Maryland Infant Lifetime Care Trust Funded by HSCRC and Maryland Patient Safety Center Duties

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1563

Subjects: Civil Actions And Procedures, Public Health, Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Accountants, Attorneys' Fees, Auditors And Audits, Claims, Committees And Commissions, Communications, Disabilities

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policies and Bill Collections

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1420

Subjects: Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Attorneys' Fees, Committees And Commissions, Communications, Consumer Protection, Courts, Damages, Data, Debt Collection, Disclosure

Democrat: 100% (6)

Title: Residential Treatment Centers and Facilities - Sexual Abuse and Harassment - Reporting and Prevention

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1558

Subjects: Health Care Facilities And Regulation

Democrat: 83% (10) Republican: 16% (2)

Title: Health Facilities - Certificate of Need - Exemption for Hospitals Providing Hospice Program Services

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1291

Subjects: Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Certifications, Health Care Facilities, Hospices, Hospitals, Medical Treatments, Patients

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Health Services Cost Review Commission – Community Benefits – Reporting

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1169

Subjects: Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Taxes - Income, Taxes - Property - Local, Auditors And Audits, Committees And Commissions, Communications, Counties, Data, Examinations, Health

Democrat: 70% (17) Republican: 29% (7)

Title: Behavioral Health Programs – Outpatient Mental Health Centers – Medical and Clinical Directors

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1461

Subjects: Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Budgets, Certifications, Health Care Facilities, Licenses, Mental And Behavioral Health, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Work, Labor And Employment

Democrat: 100% (2)

Title: Psychiatric Hospitals - Units Licensed as Limited Private Inpatient Facilities - Billing

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1185

Subjects: Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Public Health, Health Care Facilities, Health Insurance, Health Occupations, Hospitals, Licenses, Medical Treatments, Mental And Behavioral Health, Patients

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Health Facilities - Residential Service Agencies - Compliance with State Labor Laws

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1415

Subjects: Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Private Sector Labor And Industry, Attorney General, Certifications, Communications, Contractors, Ethics, Health Care Facilities, Health, Department Of, Health Occupations

Democrat: 100% (6)

Title: Health Care Providers – Discrimination in Provision of Services

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1120

Subjects: Human Relations, Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Health Occupations, Insurance - Health, Health Maintenance Organizations, Age, Certifications, Commission On Civil Rights, Demographics, Disabilities

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Health Facilities - Hospitals - Medical Debt Protection

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1081

Subjects: Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Auditors And Audits, Boundaries, Communications, Debt Collection, Demographics, Disclosure, Electronic Communication, Ethnic Affairs, Examinations

Democrat: 100% (12)

Title: Health Care Facilities – Assisted Living Programs – Regulations, Staffing, and Training

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1063

Subjects: Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Agents And Brokers, Assisted Living, Assisted Living, Caregivers, Communications, Communications, Consumer Protection, Consumer Protection, Education

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Public Health - Substance-Related Disorder Services (Maryland Patient Protection and Treatment Ethics Act)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1071

Subjects: Public Health, Health Occupations, Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Administrative Agencies, Advertising, Advertising, Archives, Archives, Attorneys' Fees, Attorneys' Fees

Republican: 75% (3) Democrat: 25% (1)

Title: Hospitals – Discharge or Transfer of Patients – Prior Authorization of Prescriptions (The Mae Abraham Act)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1050

Subjects: Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Drugs, Health Care Facilities, Hospitals, Medical Treatments, Patients

Democrat: 50% (5) Republican: 50% (5)

Title: Maryland Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Registry and Referral System

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1121

Subjects: Public Health, Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Committees And Commissions, Communications, Data, Data, Electronic Communication, Electronic Communication, Health Care Facilities, Health Care Facilities

Democrat: 75% (24) Republican: 25% (8)

Title: Hospitals - Care of Infants After Discharge

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-989

Subjects: Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Child Care, Communications, Education, Equipment, Forms, Health, Health Occupations, Hospitals, Medical Treatments

Democrat: 100% (1)

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