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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Health - Delegation of Health Care Decisions - Temporary Health Care Agent for Minors [HB-961]
Authorizing the parent or legal guardian of a minor to delegate to a temporary health care agent the authority to consent and make decisions regarding medically necessary health care treatment of the minor; requiring a specified delegation to be made on a specified medical authorization treatment form; prohibiting a parent or legal guardian from delegating to a temporary health care agent the power to make specified decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment of the minor; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana Kelly
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/31/2017
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Health and Aging Programs - Establishment and Funding Requirements [SB-903]
Establishing the Administrative Care Coordination Unit Program and the Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Program in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; providing for the purposes of the Programs; requiring the Department to develop and use specified formulas to allocate funding under the Programs; establishing a mandated minimum appropriation to increase funding for specified programs over specified established funding levels; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 03/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Limitations [SB-1015]
Prohibiting a correctional facility from placing an inmate in restrictive housing for more than 15 consecutive days or a total of 20 days in a 60-day period, with specified exceptions; establishing specified protections for inmates who are placed in restrictive housing; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/17/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Constitutional Amendment - Cannabis - Right to Use, Possess, and Cultivate [SB-891]
Amending the Maryland Constitution to establish that, subject to specified exceptions, an individual in the State who is at least 21 years old has the right under State law to use cannabis, possess up to 2 ounces of cannabis, and cultivate up to 6 cannabis plants; providing that the right enumerated in the amendment may not be infringed except that the transfer of cannabis by purchase or sale shall be regulated as necessary to ensure health and safety and taxed for specified purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
President Jimmy Carter Cancer Treatment Access Act [SB-919]
Prohibiting a specified insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or health maintenance organization from imposing a step therapy or fail-first protocol on an insured or an enrollee for a specified prescription drug used in the treatment of a specified cancer under specified circumstances; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after October 1, 2017.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 679 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Health - Delegation of Health Care Decisions - Temporary Health Care Agent for Minors [SB-935]
Authorizing the parent or legal guardian of a minor to delegate to a temporary health care agent the authority to consent to and make decisions regarding medically necessary health care treatment of the minor; requiring a specified delegation to be made on a specified medical authorization treatment form; prohibiting a parent or legal guardian from delegating to a temporary health care agent the power to make specified decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment of the minor; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/23/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Individuals With Disabilities - Establishing Community-Based Long-Term Services and Supports (Maryland Disability Integration Act) [SB-876]
Requiring public entities to provide community-based long-term services and supports to specified individuals; requiring the Department of Disabilities to adopt a comprehensive plan that includes a specific and reasonable time frame and that is funded from any source; requiring the Department to complete its comprehensive plan no later than a specified date; providing that public entities may not discriminate against individuals who require long-term services and supports by specified means; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/17/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Act - Voluntary Protection Program [SB-818]
Establishing a Voluntary Protection Program in the Division of Labor and Industry to encourage participating employers to have exemplary worker safety and health programs; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to recognize specified employers under the Program; requiring an employer who wishes to participate in the Program to submit a specified application; authorizing the Commissioner to perform specified evaluations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 517 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act [HB-909]
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; providing for the composition, cochairs, and staffing of the Commission; requiring the Commission to annually report its findings to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Rereferred To Finance on 03/29/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Hospitals - Acquisitions of Physician Offices, Group Practices, and Outpatient Health Care Entities - Notice [SB-732]
Requiring a hospital to provide specified patients of a specified office, practice, or entity specified notice of a specified acquisition at least 30 days before the acquisition; requiring a specified notice to be in a specified form; establishing that a violation of the Act is a misdemeanor carrying a maximum fine of $500; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Worcester County - Believe in Tomorrow Cottage By the Sea [SB-843]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $350,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Believe in Tomorrow National Children's Foundation, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping related to the Believe in Tomorrow Cottage By the Sea respite housing facility, located in Worcester County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Hearing 3/13 At 10:00 A.m. on 03/13/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Education - Restraint and Seclusion - Consideration and Reporting [SB-786]
Requiring the State Superintendent of Schools to convene a task force to consider the circumstances under which, and the schools or types of schools in which, restraint and seclusion shall be prohibited and to consider contraindications for restraint and seclusion and who may authorize restraint and seclusion; providing for the composition of the task force; requiring the task force to review existing regulations concerning seclusion and to make specified recommendations to the State Board and the General Assembly by October 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 611 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Coverage of Fertility Preservation Procedures for Iatrogenic Infertility [HB-876]
Requiring specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide specified benefits under specified insurance policies or contracts to provide coverage for specified fertility preservation procedures; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2018.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Health - Health Record and Payment Clearing House - Pilot Program [SB-750]
Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, on or before December 31, 2017, to research and evaluate public and private health record and payment clearing houses, develop standards, determine specified information, and report its recommendations and fund requests to the General Assembly; requiring the Commission to establish for use in a pilot program a health record and payment clearing house on or before January 1, 2019; specifying the capabilities of the proposed health records and payment clearing house; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Disclosure of Medical Records - Compulsory Process - Timeline [SB-745]
Requiring a health care provider to disclose a specified medical record in accordance with compulsory process no later than 30 days after receiving specified documentation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 03/24/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Medical Cannabis Grower Licenses - Review of Applications [SB-800]
Increasing the number of medical cannabis growers that may be licensed by the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission; requiring the Commission to review specified applications and award Stage One pre-approval to at least one applicant located in southern Maryland, which includes Charles County, Calvert County, and St. Mary's County; and requiring an applicant awarded Stage One pre-approval to meet the standards for licensure as a medical cannabis grower as set by the Commission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Disclosure of Medical Records - Guardian Ad Litem - Victims of Crime or Delinquent Acts [SB-666]
Requiring a health care provider to disclose a medical record without specified authorization to a guardian ad litem appointed by a court to protect specified interests of a minor or a disabled or elderly individual who is a specified victim, for a specified purpose and for use in specified court proceedings; authorizing a specified guardian ad litem to redisclose a specified record under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 165 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Schools and Shelters - Homeless Girls and Women - Feminine Hygiene Products [SB-625]
Requiring the Department of Human Resources to make available to specified service providers, local administering agencies for specified service providers and county boards of education specified supplies of feminine hygiene products for female residents in shelters and specified homeless female students; requiring specified feminine hygiene products to be made available free; requiring each county board of education to make available, in a specified manner, feminine hygiene products to homeless female students; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 642 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Medical Practice Act - Individuals Exempt From Licensure - Repeal of Criminal History Records Check Requirement [SB-633]
Repealing the requirement that, in order to practice medicine without a license while performing specified duties, a medical student or an individual in a postgraduate medical training program approved by the State Board of Physicians must submit to a criminal history records check in accordance with a specified provision of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gail Bates
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 03/13/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Schools - Wellness Policy - School Meals [SB-657]
Requiring county boards of education to add to a specified wellness plan on or August 1, 2018, a specified plan for reducing students' added sugar intake per school meal based on recommendations from the United States Department of Agriculture.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Manno
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 03/16/2017