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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Education - Remote Classroom Technology Grant Program - Establishment (Peyton's Bill) [SB-485]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Remote Classroom Technology Grant Program to provide grants to public schools to purchase technology to allow students with medical conditions to participate in classrooms remotely if in-person attendance is not possible; requiring the State Department of Education to implement and administer the Program; authorizing the Governor to include in the State budget an annual appropriation to the Program; and authorizing the Department to adopt specified regulations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 322 on 04/18/2017
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Pharmacists - Contraceptives - Prescribing and Dispensing [HB-613]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
Authorizing a pharmacist who meets the requirements of State Board of Pharmacy regulations to prescribe and dispense specified contraceptives; requiring the State Board of Pharmacy, on or before September 1, 2018, and in consultation with the State Board of Physicians, the State Board of Nursing, and specified stakeholders to adopt regulations establishing the conditions under which pharmacists may prescribe and dispense contraceptives; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 820 on 05/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Health - Clean Indoor Air Act - Repeal of Exception Regarding Hotel and Motel Rooms [HB-597]
[Public Health ]
Repealing a specified provision of law that exempts specified hotel and motel rooms from the requirements of the Clean Indoor Air Act under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/20/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Agriculture - Animal Shelters - Standards of Care and Protocol Implementation and Enforcement [HB-626]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring an animal shelter to follow a specified written protocol for reclaiming animals; requiring the Department of Agriculture, on or before January 1, 2018, to adopt specified minimum standards of care for dogs and cats in animal shelters; requiring an animal shelter to follow the minimum standards of care adopted by the Department; and requiring the Department to adopt specified regulations on or before January 1, 2018.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 409 on 05/04/2017
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An Act To Enhance the Administration of the State's Group Health Plan [HB-1198]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
An Act To Enhance the Administration of the State's Group Health Plan
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Foley
Passed To Be Enacted - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, In Concurrence. on 05/09/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Medical Practice Act - Individuals Exempt From Licensure - Repeal of Criminal History Records Check Requirement [HB-581]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Repealing the requirement that, in order to practice medicine without a license while performing specified duties, specified individuals must submit to a criminal history records check in accordance with a specified provision of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 02/27/2017
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Maine 128th Legislature
An Act To Require That Health Insurance Policies Cover Medical Marijuana [HB-1064]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
An Act To Require That Health Insurance Policies Cover Medical Marijuana
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Hickman
Reports Read on 06/12/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Morgan State University - Task Force on Reconciliation and Equity [SB-471]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring Morgan State University to convene a task force to foster reconciliation and achieve racial equity by taking specified actions; requiring the task force to include specified members and consult with specified units of State government; requiring the task force to hold hearings at locations throughout the State and invite persons to testify, to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters, and to monitor and evaluate the implementation of specified recommendations using specified criteria; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Cigarette Restitution Fund - Establishment of Behavioral Health Treatment Account and Funding for Substance Use Treatment Services [SB-474]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Cigarette Restitution Fund to include a separate account to be used for substance use treatment, with priority given to residential treatment services, recovery support housing, and specified crisis response services, and for rate adjustments for specified agencies or programs; requiring specified distributions from the account to be used to supplement and not supplant specified other funds; prohibiting more than $10,000,000 from being appropriated from the account in any fiscal year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 03/01/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Small Procurements - Medical Evaluations for Disability Retirement Benefits [SB-448]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 82 on 04/11/2017
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Maine 128th Legislature
An Act To Ensure Protection of Patients [SB-1032]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
An Act To Ensure Protection of Patients
Sponsored by: Sen. Geoffrey Gratwick
Placed In Legislative Files (dead) on 04/18/2018
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Maine 128th Legislature
An Act To Require Health Insurance Coverage for Covered Services Provided by Naturopathic Doctors [SB-1030]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
An Act To Require Health Insurance Coverage for Covered Services Provided by Naturopathic Doctors
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin Chenette
Sent To The Engrossing Department. on 03/22/2018
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Developmental Disabilities Administration - Crisis Resolution and Crisis Prevention Services - Funding and Reporting [SB-475]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a specified report on the Waiting List Equity Fund to include information regarding individuals in the crisis resolution category of the waiting list for developmental disabilities services; establishing mandated appropriations for developmental disabilities community services; declaring the intent of the General Assembly that an individual, after receiving services provided with specified funds, continue to receive uninterrupted developmental disabilities services in accordance with the individual's needs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Cigarette Restitution Fund - Establishment of Behavioral Health Treatment Account and Funding for Substance Use Treatment Services [HB-541]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Cigarette Restitution Fund to include a separate account to be used for substance use treatment, with priority given to residential treatment services, recovery support housing, and specified crisis response services, and for rate adjustments for specified agencies or programs; requiring specified distributions from the account to be used to supplement and not supplant specified other funds; prohibiting more than $10,000,000 from being appropriated from the account in any fiscal year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Behavioral Health Community Providers - Keep the Door Open Act [SB-476]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring that the Governor's proposed budget for specified fiscal years include specified rate increases for specified community providers over the funding provided in specified legislative appropriations; requiring the Behavioral Health Administration and the Medical Care Programs Administration jointly to conduct a specified study and implement a specified payment system; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, on or before December 1, 2019, to submit an annual report; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/28/2017
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Montana 2017 Regular Session
Support permanent authorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act [SR-57]
[Healthcare ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Support permanent authorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Lea Whitford
(s) Filed With Secretary Of State on 04/24/2017
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Montana 2017 Regular Session
Supporting permanent authorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act [HR-3]
[Healthcare ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Supporting permanent authorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy
(h) Filed With Secretary Of State on 04/26/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Income Tax - Credit for Nurse Practitioner or Licensed Physician in Preceptorship Program - Alterations [SB-436]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
Altering the application of a specified fee assessed by the Board of Nursing for the renewal of a nurse practitioner who holds an advanced practice certification; altering the number of hours, so that the required minimum of three rotations must each consist of at least 100 hours of community-based clinical training, that a specified nurse practitioner or licensed physician must work in a specified preceptorship program in order to qualify for a specified credit against the State income tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide Eckardt
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 234 on 04/18/2017
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Montana 2017 Regular Session
Provide for health care and insurance coverage laws [HB-652]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
Provide for health care and insurance coverage laws
Sponsored by: Rep. Rob Cook
(h) Vetoed By Governor on 05/08/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System - 9-1-1 Director's Council (Carl Henn's Law) [SB-466]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Healthcare ]
Establishing the 9-1-1 Director's Council to work with a specified Board and specified organizations to identify, plan for, coordinate, and make recommendations regarding the call-taking and dispatch operations of public safety answering points in the State; requiring the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems to work with the Maryland Association of Counties to secure specified staff and support; requiring the Council to report its recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1 each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Rereferred To Health And Government Operations on 04/08/2017