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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Health - Vital Records - Electronic Filing and Storage [SB-997]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Altering the date, to January 1, 2028, by which the Secretary of Health is required to establish a process by which death certificates can be filed electronically and requiring that the process allow all vital records to be filed electronically; and requiring the Secretary to store vital records in a searchable electronic database.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership [HB-1005]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering membership in the Correctional Officers' Retirement System to include certain employees of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and the Maryland Department of Health; requiring the State Retirement and Pension System to transfer the creditable service of employees transferred into the Correctional Officers' Retirement System under the Act unless the employee elects not to transfer service on or before June 1, 2025; authorizing certain employees to elect not to transfer service; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Aletheia McCaskill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 135 on 04/25/2024
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State Board of Pharmacy - Prohibition on Discrimination Against 340B Drug Distribution [SB-986]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a 340B manufacturer from taking certain direct or indirect actions to limit or restrict the acquisition or delivery of a 340B drug; making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of the Consumer Protection Act; and requiring the Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board to conduct a study of the 340B Program and report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee on or before July 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/06/2024
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Correctional Services - Medication-Assisted Treatment [HB-1031]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing the requirement that each local correctional facility make available at least one formulation of each FDA-approved full opioid agonist, partial opioid agonist, and long-acting opioid antagonist used for the treatment of opioid use disorders; requiring the Maryland Secretary of Health to annually provide each county a grant equal to the costs incurred by the county for the implementation of a certain medication-assisted treatment program; and expanding the authorized uses of the Opioid Restitution Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/13/2024
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Gaming – Problem Gambling – Prevalence Study and Fund Revenue [SB-878]
[Gaming ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to conduct certain prevalence studies concerning problem and pathological mobile gambling, with an initial study to be completed on or before July 1, 2029; requiring the Secretary of Health, on or before November 1 each year, beginning in 2025, to submit a report to the General Assembly on how the funds in the Problem Gambling Fund have been expended on treatement and prevention programs; and altering the distribution of certain fantasy competition and sports wagering proceeds.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Motion Special Order Until Later Today (senator Guzzone) Adopted on 04/08/2024
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act) [HB-865]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage related to prostheses; establishing that certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations must comply with certain provider network requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 822 on 05/16/2024
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Primary and Secondary Students - Vision and Hearing Studies and Evaluations [HB-893]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Health, to convene a workgroup to study and make recommendations on vision support treatments and services for students; requiring the workgroup to report its findings and recommendations on or before December 31, 2025; and requiring the Maryland State School Health Council to evaluate certain issues regarding vision and hearing difficulties in primary and secondary students.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Hospitals - Care of Infants After Discharge [SB-820]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a hospital to provide certain oral and written instructions on safe sleep environments for infants to the parent or legal guardian of an infant before the hospital discharges an infant into the care of the parent or legal guardian; requiring a hospital before discharging an infant to ask a parent or legal guardian to describe the environment in which the infant will sleep; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop a certain list of resources available for an infant's parent or legal guardian.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Correctional Services – Medication–Assisted Treatment [SB-801]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing the requirement that each local correctional facility make available at least one formulation of each FDA-approved full opioid agonist, partial opioid agonist, and long-acting opioid antagonist used for the treatment of opioid use disorders; requiring the Maryland Secretary of Health to annually provide each county a grant equal to the costs incurred by the county for the implementation of a certain medication-assisted treatment program; and expanding the authorized uses of the Opioid Restitution Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 02/06/2024
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Health Facilities - Delegation of Inspection Authority - Nursing Homes [SB-825]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requiring the Secretary of Health, on request of a county, to delegate to the county the authority to conduct site visits and full surveys of nursing homes; and requiring that the Maryland Department of Health and certain counties equally share the costs of conducting site visits and full surveys delegated by the Secretary under the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2024
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Behavioral Health Crisis Response Services - 9-8-8 Trust Fund Fees [HB-933]
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[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing a 9-8-8 fee to be paid by each subscriber to switched local exchange access service, commercial mobile radio service, or other 9-8-8-accessible service; establishing a prepaid wireless 9-8-8 fee to be paid on certain retail transactions; requiring the Comptroller to deposit the 9-8-8 fees and the prepaid wireless 9-8-8 fees in the 9-8-8 Trust Fund; and requiring the Comptroller to adopt procedures for auditing fee collection and remittance by telephone companies and commercial mobile radio service providers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 780 on 05/16/2024
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Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act [HB-935]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Taxes ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Imposing an excise tax on certain gross receipts of certain firearms dealers derived from the sales of firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/02/2024
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State Board of Nursing - Technology Upgrade Study [HB-863]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to study options for upgrading the licensing and telephone systems used by the State Board of Nursing and submit to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee an action plan on or before October 1, 2024, regarding the acquisition of a new electronic licensing system and telephone system and the staffing of the telephone system, and a report on or before March 1, 2025, on the status of the acquisition of the new systems.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tiffany Alston
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/26/2024
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Death Certificates - Cause or Manner of Death Determinations - Requirements After Change or Correction (Katherine Morris Death Reclassification Act) [HB-969]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring, if a victim's initial determination of death recorded on the victim's death certificate was amended or corrected to be undetermined or homicide, an assistant State's Attorney with knowledge of the case to meet with a person in interest on the request of the person in interest for a certain purpose; requiring a law enforcement agency to reopen or reinvestigate an investigation involving the death of a victim whose cause or manner of death was amended or corrected to be undetermined or homicide; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 829 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland Department of Health - Breast Cancer Program - Eligibility and Public Awareness Campaign [HB-965]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
Altering the eligibility requirements for certain screening mammograms and clinical breast examinations provided by the Breast Cancer Program to include women under the age of 45 years who are considered high risk for breast cancer; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop and implement a public awareness campaign for the Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diana Fennell
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland Department of Health - Health Commissions and Maryland Insurance Administration - Study [HB-887]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to contract with an independent consultant to conduct a certain study of the Health Services Cost Review Commission, the Maryland Health Care Commission, the Maryland Insurance Administration, and the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission; and requiring the Department to submit a report on the results of the study to the Governor, the Senate Finance Committee, and the House Health and Government Operations Committee on or before January 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 795 on 05/16/2024
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Public Health – Opioid Restitution Advisory Council and Fund – Revisions [SB-751]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Secretary of Health to present decisions for the allocations of money from the Opioid Restitution Fund to the Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to post on the Department's website certain information regarding allocations of money from the Fund; and requiring the Department to report to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2024, on the best process for making the expenditures of all opioid settlement agreements accessible to the public.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 851 on 05/16/2024
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Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act [SB-784]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Altering the sales and use tax rate imposed on firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition from 6% to 11%; and providing that the sales and use tax does not apply to the sale of certain firearm accessories and ammunition.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 3/28 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/28/2024
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Employed Individuals With Disabilities [SB-790]
[Healthcare ]
[Disabilities ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide Maryland Medical Assistance Program services for individuals under the Employed Individuals with Disabilities Program in accordance with certain requirements; prohibiting the Department from limiting eligibility to receive services under the EID Program based on certain criteria; requiring the Department, on or before December 1, 2024, to submit a report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the impact of implementing an EID Program that serves certain individuals; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 845 on 05/16/2024
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Regulated Firearms - Maryland Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearm Process [SB-752]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to create and maintain a Maryland Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearm Registry in which a person may voluntarily enroll for the purpose of being prohibited from obtaining a regulated firearm by December 31, 2024; prohibiting a dealer or other person from selling, renting, loaning, or transferring a regulated firearm to a purchaser, lessee, borrower, or transferee who the dealer or other person knows or has reason to believe is registered on the registry; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 02/01/2024