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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Self-Directed Mental Health Services - Pilot Program [SB-988]
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[Mental Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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[Budget and Spending ]
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[Human Services ]
Establishing the Self-Directed Mental Health Services Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Health to facilitate access to clinically appropriate, person-centered, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed self-directed services in the most integrated setting appropriate for certain recipients of services under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; requiring the Governor in fiscal years 2026 through 2028, to include $1,000,000 in the annual budget bill for the program; and requiring a certain report.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Required Study [HB-986]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to study the impact of requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide comprehensive coverage for the treatment of obesity, including coverage for intensive behavioral therapy, bariatric surgery, and FDA-approved antiobesity medication; and requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 777 on 05/16/2024
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State Personnel - Maryland Department of Health - Pay Rates [HB-983]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Increasing the number of certain bargaining units for the purpose of specifying certain pay rates for certain employees of the Maryland Department of Health; and requiring that the pay rates of certain Department employees who are in certain bargaining units and who work at certain facilities be equal to certain pay rates of the employees who work at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 631 on 05/09/2024
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Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Revisions (Tobacco Retail Modernization Act of 2024) [SB-1056]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting licensees that sell cigarettes, other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices at retail from displaying cigarettes, other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices for sale unless located behind a counter; requiring certain licensed retailers to verify an individual's date of birth before selling cigarettes, other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices in a certain manner; altering the application fee for a county license to sell cigarettes or tobacco products at retail; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 462 on 05/09/2024
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Emergency Services - Automated External Defibrillator and Naloxone Co-Location Initiative - Requirements for Public Buildings [SB-1099]
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[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Emergency Medical Services Board, in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Health, to develop and implement an initiative under the Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program to require that naloxone be co-located with each automated external defibrillator placed in a public building; establishing a certain immunity from liability for individuals who administer naloxone made available under the initiative in response to a known or suspected drug overdose; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 764 on 05/16/2024
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Behavioral Health Crisis Response Services - 9-8-8 Trust Fund Fees [SB-974]
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[Mental Health ]
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[Telecommunications ]
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: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 781 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for Fertility Treatment and Preservation Services - Study [HB-985]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to study the potential fiscal and health access impacts of expanding coverage under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to include fertility treatment and preservation services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/19/2024
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Hospitals and Related Institutions – Outpatient Facility Fees [SB-1103]
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[Public Health ]
Altering the required contents of the written notice regarding outpatient facility fees; requiring the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission, in consultation with certain entities, to study and make recommendations regarding hospital outpatient facility fees; requiring the Commission to convene a workgroup on outpatient facility fees notices; and requiring the Commission to submit, on or before December 1, 2024, a report to certain committees of the General Assembly on certain recommendations.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 142 on 04/25/2024
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Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership [SB-972]
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[Pensions ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
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; authorizing certain employees to elect, on or before June 1, 2025, not to transfer service to the Correctional Officers' Retirement System; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 136 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland Department of Health - Reproductive Health Care Clinic Security Grant Program - Establishment (Supporting Reproductive Health Care Clinics Act) [SB-975]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Reproductive Health Care Clinic Security Grant Program in the Maryland Department of Health to assist reproductive health care clinics in the State with costs associated with security improvements and safety operational expenses; prohibiting the Department from disclosing certain personal information of an individual associated with the Program; and authorizing the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2026 an appropriation of $500,000 to the Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 768 on 05/16/2024
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Home– and Community–Based Services Waiver – Eligibility [SB-1057]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
Altering the financial eligibility criteria for the home- and community-based services waiver submitted by the Maryland Department of Health to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to include categorically needy individuals with an income disregard up to 300% of the Supplemental Security Income monthly benefit amount and a certain community spouse resource allowance; requiring the Department to adopt regulations to establish a timeline within which the Department is required to approve or deny the application of an applicant; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/13/2024
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Maryland Department of Health - Public Education Campaign on Prostate, Lung, and Breast Cancer Prevention [SB-938]
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[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop, on or before December 1, 2026, a public education campaign on prostate, lung, and breast cancer prevention that targets communities disproportionately impacted by prostate, lung, and breast cancer; requiring the Department to implement the public education campaign on or before January 1, 2027; requiring the Governor, for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, to include an appropriation to the Department for the public education campaign from the Cigarette Restitution Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 812 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities - Study [SB-945]
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[Mental Health ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health and the Maryland Insurance Administration jointly to conduct a study of Maryland Medical Assistance Program and commercial health insurance coverage to measure the number and percentage of individuals who have been denied health coverage for the treatment of an intellectual disability from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025, both inclusive; and requiring the Department and the Administration to jointly report their findings to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana Kelly
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Public Health - Opioid Restitution Advisory Council and Fund - Revisions [HB-980]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
[Healthcare ]
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: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 852 on 05/16/2024
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Principal Departments - Individuals With Limited English Proficiency - Access to Public Services [HB-981]
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[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring, on or before July 1, 2025, the principal departments of the Executive Branch to fully implement certain provisions of law requiring equal access to public services for individuals with limited English proficiency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 656 on 05/09/2024
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Maternal Health – Assessments, Referrals, and Reporting (Maryland Maternal Health Act of 2024) [SB-1059]
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[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing requirements on certain health departments and health care providers and facilities regarding maternal health, including requirements regarding prenatal risk assessment forms and postpartum infant and maternal referral forms; requiring the Secretary of Health, in collaboration with the Maryland Health Care Commission, to develop a Maryland Report Card for Birthing Facility Maternity Care; requiring hospitals and freestanding birthing centers to participate in the Severe Maternal Morbidity Surveillance Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 798 on 05/16/2024
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Gaming – Problem Gambling – Prevalence Study and Fund Revenue [HB-1029]
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[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Department of Health to conduct certain prevalence studies concerning problem and pathological mobile gambling; requiring the initial prevalence study to be completed by July 1, 2029; and altering the distribution of certain State lottery, fantasy competition, and sports wagering proceeds.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Allen
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances [SB-1009]
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[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Establishing the Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances to study and make recommendations related to the use of natural psychedelic substances; and requiring the Task Force to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before July 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 793 on 05/16/2024
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Office of the Attorney General - Investigative Authority - Health Care Fraud [HB-1002]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Authorizing the Office of the Attorney General, a Deputy Attorney General, or an Assistant Attorney General to issue a subpoena to a person to produce certain materials, answer written interrogatories, and give certain testimony in furtherance of an ongoing health care fraud investigation under the Maryland False Health Claims Act or other civil authority; authorizing the Attorney General to report a failure to obey a certain subpoena to the circuit court with jurisdiction over the matter; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 140 on 04/25/2024
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State Personnel - Maryland Department of Health - Pay Rates [SB-1080]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Increasing the number of certain bargaining units for the purpose of specifying certain pay rates for certain employees of the Maryland Department of Health; and requiring that the pay rates of certain employees of the Department who are in certain bargaining units and who work at certain facilities be equal to certain pay rates for employees who work at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 630 on 05/09/2024