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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Recovery Residence Residential Rights Protection Act [HB-869]
Requiring, beginning November 1, 2017, a behavioral health program or specified health professional, when referring an individual to receive services at a recovery residence, to provide the individual with a list of certified recovery residences operating in the State and information on where specified services may be obtained; and requiring, on or before November 1, 2017, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to publish a specified list on its Web site.
Sponsored by: Rep. Meagan Simonaire
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 580 on 05/25/2017
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Recovery Residences - Condition of Acceptance of State Funds - Prohibition [HB-785]
Prohibiting the State from requiring as a condition of acceptance of State funds that a recovery residence admit applicants for residence in the recovery residence who are receiving medication-assisted treatment for opioid dependence.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/31/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Co-Prescribing Naloxone Saves Lives Act of 2017 [HB-856]
Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish specified guidelines for the co-prescribing of opioid overdose reversal drugs that are applicable to all licensed health care providers in the State who are authorized to prescribe monitored prescription drugs; requiring the guidelines to address the co-prescribing of opioid overdose reversal drugs for specified patients; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Hospitals - Patient's Bill of Rights [HB-808]
Providing it is the intent of the General Assembly to promote the health, safety, and well-being of patients and to foster communication between patients and health care providers; requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide patients with a specified patient's bill of rights; requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide translators or an interpreter for specified patients; requiring each administrator of a hospital to conspicuously post copies of the patient's bill of rights in specified areas; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Turner
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/24/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Health - Mobile Food Service Facilities - Licensing and Inspection by County Health Departments [HB-771]
Requiring a county health department to issue a mobile reciprocity license to a specified mobile food service facility; authorizing a county health department to charge a fee not exceeding $300 for a mobile reciprocity license; providing that a mobile reciprocity license is valid for 1 year; prohibiting a county from requiring that a mobile food service facility be inspected before a county health department issues a mobile reciprocity license if the mobile food service facility has been inspected by the county of origin; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 216 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Caregivers Support Coordinating Council - Renaming and Altering Membership and Duties [HB-769]
Renaming the Maryland Caregivers Support Coordinating Council to be the Maryland Commission on Caregiving; altering the membership of the Commission to include specified members of the General Assembly; requiring the Governor, when appointing members, to consider groups representing specified individuals such as those with disabilities, disorders affecting an entire lifespan, and those who reflect the diversity of the State; requiring the Commission to provide ongoing analysis of best practices in family caregiver support programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 68 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Small Procurements - Medical Evaluations for Disability Retirement Benefits [HB-823]
Increasing from $25,000 to $50,000 the maximum threshold amount for a small procurement by the State Retirement Agency for an independent medical evaluation by a physician and specified related testimony for purposes of disability retirement benefits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 83 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Hospitals - Patient's Bill of Rights [SB-660]
Providing it is the intent of the General Assembly to promote the health, safety, and well-being of patients and to foster communication between patients and health care providers; requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide patients with a specified patient's bill of rights; requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide translators or an interpreter for specified patients; requiring each administrator of a hospital to conspicuously post copies of the patient's bill of rights in specified areas; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Co-Prescribing Naloxone Saves Lives Act of 2017 [SB-693]
Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish specified guidelines for the co-prescribing of opioid overdose reversal drugs that are applicable to all licensed health care providers in the State who are authorized to prescribe monitored prescription drugs; requiring the guidelines to address the co-prescribing of opioid overdose reversal drugs for specified patients; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Worcester County - Believe in Tomorrow Cottage By the Sea [HB-804]
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. Mary Carozza
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Pollinator Habitat Plans - Plan Contents - Requirements and Prohibition [HB-830]
Requiring a specified pollinator habitat plan to include specified best management practices for the designation of specified habitat areas; requiring that a specified pollinator habitat plan established by the Department of Natural Resources, the Maryland Environmental Service, and the State Highway Administration be as protective of pollinators as the Department of Agriculture's managed pollinator protection plan; prohibiting, with specified exceptions, the use of specified pesticides, seeds, or plants in a specified area; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 755 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Health and Safety Guidelines and Procedures - Digital Devices [HB-866]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to develop health and safety guidelines and procedures for the use of digital devices in public school classrooms; and requiring each county board of education to implement specified health and safety guidelines and procedures for the use of digital devices in public school classrooms beginning in the 2018-2019 school year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Telehealth - Requirements [SB-570]
Altering specified coverage and reimbursement requirements for health care services delivered through telemedicine under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide coverage of and reimbursement for specified health care services that are delivered through telehealth; deeming a health care service provided through telehealth to be equivalent to a specified health care service for a specified purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Medical Records - Disclosure of Directory Information and Medical Records [SB-584]
Altering the circumstances under which a health care provider may disclose a medical record developed primarily in connection with mental health services; authorizing a health care provider to disclose directory information about a patient to a specified individual except under specified circumstances; requiring a health care provider to inform a patient of health care information that the health care provider may include in a specified directory and the persons to whom the information may be disclosed; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 701 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Permanent Partial Disability - State Correctional Officers [SB-576]
Providing for enhanced workers' compensation benefits for a State correctional officer for a compensable permanent partial disability of less than 75 weeks; and providing that the Act applies only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect on or application to any claims arising before October 1, 2017.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act [SB-571]
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 of the Commission; authorizing the Commission to convene specified workgroups; requiring the Commission to report annually to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 17 on 04/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Workgroup to Recommend Possible Reforms to Maryland's Health Care System [HB-736]
Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, under specified circumstances, to convene a workgroup to recommend possible reforms to the State's health care system; requiring that the workgroup include specified individuals; requiring the workgroup, under specified circumstances, to study and assess specified matters and make specified recommendations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Laytonsville Lions Club Medical Equipment Loan Building [SB-599]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $5,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Trustees of the Laytonsville Lions Club Foundation, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of a medical equipment loan building for the Laytonsville Lions Club, located in Montgomery County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Prescription Drugs and Devices - Copayment or Coinsurance Requirements [SB-568]
Requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management to ensure that the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program complies with a provision of the Insurance Article that prohibits a copayment or coinsurance requirement for a covered prescription drug or device that exceeds the retail price of the prescription drug or device.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
President Jimmy Carter Cancer Treatment Access Act [HB-740]
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. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 678 on 05/25/2017