Public Health
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
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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Unborn Child Protection From Dismemberment Abortion Act of 2017 [HB-1167]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting, except under specified circumstances, the performance of or the attempt to perform a dismemberment abortion that kills an unborn child on a pregnant woman; authorizing a specified individual to seek a hearing before the State Board of Physicians on a specified issue; providing that specified findings of the Board from a specified hearing are admissible on that issue at a specified trial; providing for the delay of a specified trial for a specified purpose for a specified number of days; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie S. Ciliberti
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2017
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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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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
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 2017 Regular Session
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
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Health - Standards for Involuntary Admissions and Petitions for Emergency Evaluation - Modification [HB-1009]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Veterans ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
Modifying specified standards for the involuntary admission of specified individuals who have experienced a drug overdose to specified facilities or a Veterans' Administration hospital to include an individual who has a mental disorder or is not a minor, has experienced a drug overdose, and has health insurance coverage as a dependent on the parent's health insurance plan; modifying specified standards for petitions for the emergency evaluation of specified individuals who have experienced a drug overdose; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/16/2017
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Heroin and Opioid Prevention Effort (HOPE) and Treatment Act of 2017 [SB-967]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the State Court Administrator of the Administrative Office of the Courts to assess specified drug court programs to make specified determinations; stating the intent of the General Assembly that the Administrative Office request an appropriation of $2,000,000 in additional funding for grants to expand the scope of drug court programs; requiring the Behavioral Health Administration to establish at least 1 crisis treatment center by June 1, 2018; authorizing the Overdose Response Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 572 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Health - Auto-Injectable Epinephrine - Certification for Emergency Administration [SB-965]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Establishing requirements for an authorized entity to obtain and store a supply of auto-injectable epinephrine; prohibiting an authorized entity from obtaining and storing auto-injectable epinephrine unless the authorized entity has at least two employees who are certificate holders or specified affiliated individuals; requiring an authorized entity to maintain a copy of a specified certificate issued to a specified individual; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Maryland Community Health Worker Act [SB-988]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing the State Board of Community Health Workers; specifying the purpose and composition of the Board; providing that the role of community health workers does not include providing clinical services; specifying the term 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; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Rereferred To Health And Government Operations on 04/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission Reform Act [SB-999]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Repealing provisions of law establishing the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission; establishing the Medical Cannabis Division in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; providing for the purpose of the Division; requiring the Division to develop specified identification cards and to adopt specified regulations; requiring the Division to develop and maintain a Web site that provides specified information; authorizing the Division to employ specified staff; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Public Health - Delegation of Health Care Decisions - Temporary Health Care Agent for Minors [HB-961]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
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 M. Kelly
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/31/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Health and Aging Programs - Establishment and Funding Requirements [SB-903]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Mental Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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 C. Ferguson
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 03/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Enhanced Security Compassionate Release Program [SB-984]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Enhanced Security Compassionate Release Program in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; providing for the purpose of the Program; requiring the Program to include a specified initial cap on participation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Overdose Response Program - Prescribing and Dispensing of Naloxone - Noncertificate Holders [SB-868]
[Healthcare ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Notwithstanding specified provisions of law, authorizing a specified physician or a specified advanced practice nurse to prescribe and dispense naloxone to individuals who have not completed specified training; authorizing, notwithstanding specified provisions of law, a specified physician or a specified advanced practice nurse to prescribe and dispense naloxone to individuals who have not completed specified training by issuing a standing order under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Atrazine Study [SB-932]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with the Department of the Environment and the Department of Agriculture, to study and make recommendations regarding the impact of atrazine in the State; specifying the parameters of the study; and requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to report the findings and recommendations to the Governor and specified committees of the General Assembly on or before October 1, 2018, and to make the report available to the public on its Web site.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/30/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Constitutional Amendment - Cannabis - Right to Use, Possess, and Cultivate [SB-891]
[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: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Public Health - Delegation of Health Care Decisions - Temporary Health Care Agent for Minors [SB-935]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
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 C. Smith
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/23/2017
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Education - Overdose on Public School Premises - Substance Abuse Treatment Programs [SB-864]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Altering the exclusive original jurisdiction of a circuit court for a county sitting as the juvenile court to include a child who is alleged to have overdosed on public school premises; requiring a school official to file with a juvenile court a petition alleging a child has overdosed on public school premises in violation of specified regulations; requiring a juvenile court to order a child who has overdosed on public school premises to enter a State certified substance abuse treatment program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara A. Robinson
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 03/08/2017
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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]
[Disabilities ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
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 G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/17/2017