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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Opioid-Associated Disease Prevention and Outreach Program Data - Submission to Local Health Departments [HB-999]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to submit the data reported to the Department by an Opioid-Associated Disease Prevention and Outreach Program to the local health department for each county in which the Program operates.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/17/2025
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Criminal Procedure - Verdict of Not Criminally Responsible - Eligibility for Evaluation for Discharge [SB-782]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that a person committed to the Maryland Department of Health after a verdict of not criminally responsible for murder in the first degree or murder in the second degree is not eligible for discharge for at least 10 years after the date the person was committed.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Corderman
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership - Clarifications [SB-768]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Healthcare ]
Clarifying the membership in the Correctional Officers' Retirement System for certain employees of certain Maryland Department of Health facilities; and clarifying that certain participating employees who are appointed, promoted, or transferred are members of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System as a condition of employment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 776 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Commission to Study the Dental Hygienist Shortage - Establishment [HB-849]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
Establishing the Maryland Commission to Study the Dental Hygienist Shortage; providing that the purpose of the Commission is to support the State's efforts to improve the oral health of Marylanders by ensuring the stability and sustainability of the State's dental hygiene workforce; and requiring the Commission to submit an interim report by December 1, 2025, and a final report of its findings and recommendations by December 1, 2026, to the General Assembly, the Maryland Department of Health, and the Higher Education Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lesley Lopez
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Office of Cemetery Oversight - Study of Deathcare and Funeral Practices [SB-671]
[Public Health ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Requiring the Office of Cemetery Oversight, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health, the Maryland Department of Labor, and the Department of the Environment, to conduct a study of the environmental and public health impacts of deathcare and funeral practices in the State; and requiring the Office to submit an interim report by July 1, 2026, and a final report by January 1, 2027, to the Governor and the General Assembly including any recommended policy changes for sustainable deathcare and funeral practices.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Health - Cottage Food Products - Nonpotentially Hazardous Foods and Refrigerated Baked Goods [SB-701]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the definition of "cottage food product" for purposes of provisions of law governing the sale of cottage food products to include nonpotentially hazardous foods, rather than nonhazardous foods, as specified in regulations adopted by the Maryland Department of Health, and refrigerated baked goods.
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin Ready
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Public Health - Health Equity Dashboard [SB-684]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in collaboration with the Commission on Health Equity, to develop a clear and easy-to-understand graphic data dashboard that includes age-adjusted health disparity data disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender; and requiring the Department to update the data dashboard on a quarterly basis, as determined by data availability.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 662 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Health - Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients and Workgroup on Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Overstays [SB-696]
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[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Specifying that the scope of the Maryland Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Registry and Referral System includes both private and State inpatient and outpatient mental health and substance use services; requiring the Maryland Department of Health and the Department of Human Services to ensure pediatric hospital overstay patients are placed in the least restrictive setting when clinically indicated and when possible; establishing the Workgroup on Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Overstays in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 480 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program [HB-845]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Authorizing a community-based organization, with the approval of the Maryland Department of Health, to establish an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program to provide a location for the consumption of preobtained drugs, provide sterile needles, administer first aid, and provide certain other services; authorizing a Program to bill the insurance carrier of an individual who uses the services; authorizing the Department to approve not more than six programs, preferably two in urban, two in rural, and two in suburban areas; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Nursing Homes - Cost Reports (Nursing Home Care Crisis Transparency Act) [SB-679]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to review the cost reports and other data submitted by each nursing home that participates in the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; and requiring the Department to report the findings resulting from the review conducted under the Act to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by October 1, 2025, and each October 1 thereafter through 2029.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health Care Facilities - Hospitals and Freestanding Birthing Centers - Perinatal Care Standards [SB-676]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in coordination with the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, to adopt regulations establishing minimum perinatal care standards that meet or exceed the Maryland Perinatal System Standards for each hospital that provides obstetrical services; and requiring each hospital that provides obstetrical services and freestanding birthing centers, as a condition of licensure, to comply with certain minimum perinatal care standards.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Gile
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 708 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Student Health - Program for Student Dental Health - Established [HB-771]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to support and facilitate each county board of education in publishing certain information on student dental health on the school system's website and in student handbooks; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish a program for student dental health that includes standards for recommended periodic dental examinations and information for students and parents on how to find dental insurance, lists of pediatric dentists in the State, and the importance of dental health.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrea Harrison
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2025
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Maryland Insurance Administration and Maryland Department of Health - Workgroup to Study Pharmacy Benefits Managers [HB-813]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration and the Maryland Department of Health, in consultation with the Prescription Drug Affordability Board, to convene a workgroup to study and review reimbursement for pharmacists; and requiring the workgroup to submit an interim report by December 31, 2025, and a final report on their findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 31, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 730 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Relocation of Human Remains - Authorization Process [SB-624]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a person seeking to relocate human remains from a burial site to apply for approval for relocation with the Office of Cemetery Oversight before seeking authorization from a State's Attorney; establishing requirements and procedures for an application for authorization to relocate human remains; requiring the Office of Cemetery Oversight to delay authorization for 90 days for relocation of human remains under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission - Established [HB-718]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
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; and requiring the Commission to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any legislative proposals, to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31 each year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 696 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Health - Report on Oversight of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs and Recovery Residences [HB-722]
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[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to submit reports on or before December 1, 2025, and December 1, 2026, to the Senate Finance Committee, the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the House Health and Government Operations Committee, and the House Appropriations Committee on the oversight of substance use disorder treatment programs and recovery residences.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 697 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Health - Use of Opioid Restitution Fund and Training Under the Overdose Response Program [SB-594]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Funding ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Mental Health ]
Altering the training that the Maryland Department of Health is authorized to provide under the Overdose Response Program to include emphasis on the restoration of breathing, avoiding withdrawal, and compassionate postoverdose support and care; clarifying that the use of the Opioid Restitution Fund is subject to certain restrictions; and altering the authorized uses of the Opioid Restitution Fund to include addressing racial and socioeconomic disparities in access to prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 699 on 05/20/2025
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Public Health - Nonopioid Advance Directives [HB-737]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Authorizing a competent individual to make a nonopioid advance directive stating that the individual refuses the offer or administration of opioid medication including during an emergency; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop a model nonopioid advance directive form and make the form available on the Department's website.
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding [HB-757]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the amount the Governor is authorized to include in the annual budget for the Program from $500,000 to at least $1,000,000; and authorizing the Secretary to use up to 20% of Program funds to support research centers, including the University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing, in the collection, analysis, and processing of Program outcome data for the purposes of assessing, maximizing, and improving the effectiveness and clinical utility of the cancer screening funded by the Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 639 on 05/20/2025
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Public Health - Health Care Quality Fund for Community-Based Behavioral Health Programs - Establishment [SB-592]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Health Care Quality Fund for Community-Based Behavioral Health Programs in the Maryland Department of Health to provide funding for training, grant awards, demonstration projects, or other purposes designed to improve behavioral health care services in the State; requiring the Department to pay to the Comptroller certain civil penalties collected from behavioral health programs and the Comptroller to distribute the penalties into the Fund; and requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 01/31/2025