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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Environment - Liquid Waste Hauler - Vehicle License and Inspection [HB-1224]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a person from engaging in business as a liquid waste hauler in the State unless the vehicle used by the person to haul liquid waste is licensed annually by the Department of the Environment; establishing specified requirements for the application for and the issuance of a specified vehicle license; requiring the Department to set reasonable fees for the licensing and inspection of specified vehicles in a specified manner; requiring the Department to adopt specified regulations; providing for penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/06/2017
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Constitutional Amendment - Cannabis - Right to Use, Possess, and Cultivate [HB-1236]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
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: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund [HB-1347]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing a system for adjudication of a claim involving a birth-related neurological injury; providing equitable compensation, on a no-fault basis, for a limited class of catastrophic injuries that result in unusually high costs for custodial care and rehabilitation; establishing the Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund to provide compensation and benefits to eligible claimants; providing for specified premiums and insurance surcharges to be used to finance and administer the Fund; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 03/10/2017
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Procurement - Public Work Contracts - Contractor Occupational Safety and Health Requirements [HB-1510]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a prospective bidder or offeror when submitting a bid or offer for a public work contract to submit to the public body a specified contractor safety and health plan and a specified attestation; requiring a contractor safety and health plan to include specified information; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to develop a specified safety and health calculation worksheet and specified safety and health rating system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 04/08/2017
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Substance Use Treatment - Inpatient and Intensive Outpatient Programs - Consent by Minor [HB-1093]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing parents or specified guardians to apply, on behalf of a minor, for admission of the minor to a certified intensive outpatient alcohol and drug abuse program; requiring specified programs to make a specified note on an application for admission in order for an individual to be retained for specified treatment; providing that specified programs have the right to discharge an individual admitted for specified treatment if the individual is not complying with the policies and procedures of the treatment program or the facility; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/28/2018
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Workers' Compensation - Permanent Partial Disability - State Correctional Officers [HB-1101]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Cannabis - Legalization [HB-1185]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing specified civil and criminal prohibitions against the use and possession of marijuana; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified persons for using, obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing cannabis under specified circumstances; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified retailers, cannabis product manufacturers, cannabis cultivation facilities, craft cannabis cultivators, and safety compliance facilities under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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Health Insurance - Specialty Drugs - Authority to Dispense [HB-1117]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Altering the conditions pharmacies must meet to be authorized by specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to dispense specified specialty drugs; requiring the insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to post specified performance standards on their Web sites; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/16/2017
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Health Care Providers - Opioid Prescriptions - Limitations and Requirements [HB-1211]
[Healthcare ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting a health care provider, under specified circumstances, from writing a prescription for an opiod for more than a 7-day supply; and requiring a health care provider who is prescribing an opioid to a minor to discuss specified information with the minor and, under specified circumstances, the minor's custodial parent or legal guardian.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/14/2017
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Health Occupations - Maryland Community Health Worker Act [HB-1113]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the State Board of Community Health Workers; specifying the purpose and composition of the Board; specifying the terms of a Board member; requiring the Governor to appoint a new member, within a specified time period, if a vacancy on the Board occurs; authorizing the Governor to remove a member of the Board under specified circumstances; requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to serve as the chair of the Board; requiring the Board to elect specified officers from among its members; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Favorable With Amendments {124430/1 Report Adopted on 04/10/2017
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Family Law - Treatment Foster Care Homes - Siblings [HB-1207]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing the placement of more than two children in a treatment foster care home in order to place siblings together if the local department makes a written finding that placing the siblings together is in their best interests and that the siblings will not harm other children placed at the same treatment foster care home; and requiring the local department to notify the Social Services Administration of the Department of Human Resources of the placement.
Sponsored by: Rep. James J. Tarlau
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 492 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Comprehensive Dental Benefits for Adults - Authorization [HB-1158]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Poverty ]
Authorizing the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, beginning on January 1, 2019, and subject to specified limitations, to provide comprehensive dental services for adults whose annual household income is at or below 133 percent of the poverty level.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne A. Jones
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2017
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Health - Family Planning Services - Continuity of Care [HB-1083]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Family Planning Program in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to ensure the continuity of family planning services in the State; requiring the Program to provide family planning services to specified individuals through specified providers; authorizing the Department to adopt specified regulations; requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to ensure access to and continuity of services provided by specified family planning providers in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 28 on 04/06/2017
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State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Participation by Satellite Organizations [HB-991]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Human Services ]
Altering the definition of "qualifying not-for-profit organization", for purposes of provisions of law that authorize specified qualifying not-for-profit organizations to participate in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program, to include a corporation, a limited liability company, or any other entity wholly owned by the Legal Aid Bureau, Inc.; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/30/2018
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Workers' Compensation - Covered Employees - Performance of Essential Services During State of Emergency [HB-995]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Healthcare ]
Clarifying that an individual who is employed by a unit of State government or a political subdivision in the State and provides, under specified circumstances, specified essential services for the safety, care, and welfare of the people during a specified emergency is a covered employee for workers' compensation while traveling to and from the performance of specified essential services during the emergency; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/09/2017
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Developmental Disabilities Administration - Crisis Resolution and Crisis Prevention Services - Funding and Reporting [HB-984]
[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: Rep. Tawanna P Gaines
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/16/2017
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Maryland Health Care Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 [SB-1020]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Reorganizing the Maryland Health Care Commission and the Health Services Cost Review Commission to be the Maryland Health Care and Cost Review Commission; repealing the Health Services Cost Review Commission, the Health Services Cost Review Commission Fund, and related provisions of law; requiring the Commission to submit to the Governor and General Assembly by January 1, 2018, a proposal for a streamlined certificate of need process and a specified list of health care facilities and services; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2017
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Health Insurance - Health Care Services Delivered Through Telehealth - Coverage [HB-983]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Requiring the health care services delivered through telehealth under health insurance to include counseling for substance use disorders; 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: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 765 on 05/25/2017
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Health - Certified Recovery Residences - Urine Testing [HB-1010]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Requiring a specified credentialing entity to establish minimum standards requiring specified residents and employees of a certified recovery residence to submit to a urine test at a frequency and of a type determined by the credentialing entity; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/31/2017
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Integrated Community Oncology Reporting Program [HB-1053]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the integrated community oncology reporting program; establishing the purpose of the program; requiring the program to be administered by the Maryland Health Care Commission; requiring the Commission to adopt regulations to implement the program and to develop a specified application process; establishing a specified exception to a specified prohibition against self-referrals by specified health care practitioners; authorizing specified health care practitioners to use a specified exemption; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Hearing 4/05 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 04/05/2017