Medical Research
Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Clinical Nurse Specialists - Prescribing Authority [SB-513]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Defining "clinical nurse specialist" and "practice as a clinical nurse specialist" for the purpose of authorizing clinical nurse specialists to prescribe drugs and durable medical equipment under regulations adopted by the State Board of Nursing; altering the definition of "authorized prescriber" for purposes of the Maryland Pharmacy Act to include clinical nurse specialists; and authorizing a licensed physician to personally prepare and dispense a prescription written by a clinical nurse specialist.
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Support The Resiliency of Our Nation’s Great Veterans Act of 2022 STRONG Veterans Act of 2022 [HB-6411]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the mental health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Clinical Nurse Specialists - Prescribing Authority [HB-276]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Defining "clinical nurse specialist" and "practice as a clinical nurse specialist" for the purpose of authorizing clinical nurse specialists to prescribe drugs and durable medical equipment under regulations adopted by the State Board of Nursing; altering the definition of "authorized prescriber" for purposes of the Maryland Pharmacy Act to include clinical nurse specialists; and authorizing a licensed physician to personally prepare and dispense a prescription written by a clinical nurse specialist.
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Promoting ACCESS to Diagnostics Act Promoting Access to Critical Countermeasures by Ensuring Specimen Samples to Diagnostics Act [S.3496]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
A bill to improve research and development of medical countermeasures for novel pathogens.
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FORWARD Act of 2022 Finding Orphan-disease Remedies With Antifungal Research and Development Act of 2022 [S.3498]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
A bill to support endemic fungal disease research, incentivize fungal vaccine development, discover new antifungal therapies and diagnostics, and for other purposes.
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A bill to establish or continue a multidisciplinary research program to advance the discovery and preclinical development of medical products for priority virus families and other viral pathogens with a significant potential to cause a pandemic, and for other purposes. [S.3489]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
A bill to establish or continue a multidisciplinary research program to advance the discovery and preclinical development of medical products for priority virus families and other viral pathogens with a significant potential to cause a pandemic, and for other purposes.
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COVID Act of 2022 Coronavirus Origin Validation, Investigation, and Determination Act of 2022 [S.3463]
[International ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
A bill to impose sanctions and other measures in response to the failure of the Government of the People's Republic of China to allow an investigation into the origins of COVID-19 at suspect laboratories in Wuhan.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Health - Prescription Drug Monitoring Program - Naloxone Medication Data [SB-200]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Altering the requirements of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to require the Program to monitor the dispensing of naloxone medication by all prescribers and dispensers in the State and to require dispensers to report naloxone medication data to the Program.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Workgroup on Online Consumer Personal Information Privacy [SB-11]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing the Workgroup on Online Consumer Personal Information Privacy to review current practices of business entities relating to the collection, use, storage, disclosure, analysis, deletion, and modification of online personal information of consumers in the State; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations, including any recommended legislation, to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2022.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund - Establishment [SB-51]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Science ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund to provide grants to certain eligible persons, institutions, and organizations to conduct pediatric cancer research, prevention, and treatment; and requiring the Secretary of Health to adopt regulations to implement a pediatric cancer research grant program.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia - Council and Coordination of Services (Dementia Services Act of 2022) [SB-27]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Mental Health ]
Renaming the Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council to be the Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Council; establishing 3-year terms for the appointed members of the Council; requiring the Council, by September 1, 2022, and by September 1 every 5 years thereafter, to issue and publish an update to the State Plan on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias; establishing the position of Director of Dementia Services and Brain Health to facilitate communication relating to dementia services; etc.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia – Council and Coordination of Services (Dementia Services Act of 2022) [HB-166]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
Renaming the Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council to be the Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Council; establishing 3-year terms for the appointed members of the Council; requiring the Council, by September 1, 2022, and every 5 years thereafter, to issue and publish an update to the State Plan on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias; establishing the position of Director of Dementia Services and Brain Health to facilitate communication about dementia services in the State; etc.
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Answer COVID FOIAs Now Act [HB-6321]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
To require the head of each Federal agency, within 100 calendar days, to complete all pending Freedom of Information Act requests related to a drug or medical device to prevent, diagnose, mitigate, or treat COVID-19, gain-of-function or potential pandemic pathogen research, or a policy, rule, or standard requiring COVID-19 vaccination of individuals, and for other purposes.
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National Biosecurity Improvement Act of 2021 [S.3414]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
A bill to require the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the policies and actions of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research involving the enhancement of potential pandemic pathogens and related activities.
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Neuroscience Center of Excellence Act of 2021 [S.3427]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Neuroscience Center of Excellence.
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month. [SR-479]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month.
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End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2022 [S.3386]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[International ]
A bill to prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis globally.
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STAAR Act Strategies To Address Antibiotic Resistance Act [S.3291]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance efforts to address antibiotic resistance, and for other purposes.
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Post-9/11 Veterans’ Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2021 [S.3293]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
A bill to expand access of veterans to mental health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
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A resolution designating November 2021 as "National Lung Cancer Awareness Month" and expressing support for early detection and treatment of lung cancer. [SR-462]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
A resolution designating November 2021 as "National Lung Cancer Awareness Month" and expressing support for early detection and treatment of lung cancer.