Public Health
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Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/17/2017
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Task Force on Long-Term Care Education and Planning [HB-953]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Task Force on Long-Term Care Education and Planning to examine, to consider options for improving, and to make recommendations regarding efforts to educate residents of the State about planning for long-term care; providing for the composition of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 213 on 04/18/2017
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Health Insurance - Prior Authorization for Drug Products to Treat an Opioid Use Disorder - Prohibition [HB-887]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Mental Health ]
Prohibiting specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from applying a preauthorization requirement for a prescription drug to be used for treatment of an opioid use disorder and that contains methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after the effective date of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 581 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act [HB-909]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
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, cochairs, and staffing of the Commission; requiring the Commission to annually report its findings to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Rereferred To Finance on 03/29/2017
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Hospitals - Acquisitions of Physician Offices, Group Practices, and Outpatient Health Care Entities - Notice [SB-732]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Requiring a hospital to provide specified patients of a specified office, practice, or entity specified notice of a specified acquisition at least 30 days before the acquisition; requiring a specified notice to be in a specified form; establishing that a violation of the Act is a misdemeanor carrying a maximum fine of $500; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2017
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Medication Adherence Technology Pilot Program [SB-756]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Establishing a specified pilot program to expand the use of medication adherence technology to increase prescription drug adherence of specified Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to administer the pilot program; requiring the Department to select and provide a medication adherence technology system to specified Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John C Astle
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2017
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Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Medical Cannabis Grower Licenses [SB-788]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission, on or before December 31, 2017, to license 25 medical cannabis growers; requiring the Commission to actively seek to achieve geographic diversity when licensing medical cannabis growers, while giving additional weight and consideration to specified applicants; requiring the Commission to actively seek applicants for a medical cannabis grower license that incorporate elements of a specified research program in their applications; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. George C Edwards
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/06/2017
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Public Health - Health Record and Payment Clearing House - Pilot Program [SB-750]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, on or before December 31, 2017, to research and evaluate public and private health record and payment clearing houses, develop standards, determine specified information, and report its recommendations and fund requests to the General Assembly; requiring the Commission to establish for use in a pilot program a health record and payment clearing house on or before January 1, 2019; specifying the capabilities of the proposed health records and payment clearing house; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2017
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Disclosure of Medical Records - Compulsory Process - Timeline [SB-745]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring a health care provider to disclose a specified medical record in accordance with compulsory process no later than 30 days after receiving specified documentation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert A Zirkin
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 03/24/2017
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Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Medical Cannabis Grower Licenses - Review of Applications [SB-800]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Increasing the number of medical cannabis growers that may be licensed by the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission; requiring the Commission to review specified applications and award Stage One pre-approval to at least one applicant located in southern Maryland, which includes Charles County, Calvert County, and St. Mary's County; and requiring an applicant awarded Stage One pre-approval to meet the standards for licensure as a medical cannabis grower as set by the Commission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Employees - Job Titles, Position Descriptions, and Compensation Levels [SB-772]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Director of the Behavioral Health Administration to compensate employees of the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center who are required to attend a correctional training school at a pay rate equivalent to similar employees in the Division of Correction; authorizing the Director to develop a plan to carry out a pay rate increase for specified employees of the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center; requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to review all positions filled by specified State employees; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/30/2017
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Unborn Child Protection From Dismemberment Abortion Act of 2017 [SB-841]
[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: Sen. Johnny Ray Salling
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2017
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Disclosure of Medical Records - Guardian Ad Litem - Victims of Crime or Delinquent Acts [SB-666]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Disabilities ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a health care provider to disclose a medical record without specified authorization to a guardian ad litem appointed by a court to protect specified interests of a minor or a disabled or elderly individual who is a specified victim, for a specified purpose and for use in specified court proceedings; authorizing a specified guardian ad litem to redisclose a specified record under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 165 on 04/18/2017
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Overdose Response Program - Prescribing and Dispensing of Naloxone - Noncertificate Holders [HB-791]
[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: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Task Force on Long-Term Care Education and Planning [SB-696]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Task Force on Long-Term Care Education and Planning to examine, to consider options for improving, and to make recommendations regarding efforts to educate residents of the State about planning for long-term care; providing for the composition of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 212 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland Mental Health Law - Small Private Group Home - Definition [HB-857]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
Altering the definition of "small private group home" by increasing from 8 to 9 the maximum number of individuals who may be admitted by a small private group home for the purposes of specified provisions of law governing residences in which individuals who have been or are being treated for a mental disorder may be provided care or treatment in a homelike environment; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sid Saab
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 584 on 05/25/2017
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Clean Indoor Air Act - Use of Electronic Cigarette Devices - Prohibition [SB-624]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the Clean Indoor Air Act to include a prohibition of the use of a specified electronic cigarette device; defining the term "electronic cigarette device" as an electronic device that can be used to deliver nicotine or any other substance intended for human consumption to an individual to simulate smoking through the inhalation of vapor or aerosol from the device; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2017
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Recovery Residence Residential Rights Protection Act [HB-869]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
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 Christin 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]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Human Services ]
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 R Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/31/2017
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Requirements for Filial Support - Repeal [HB-764]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Repealing the prohibition on the neglect or refusal, by an adult child who has or is able to earn sufficient means, to provide a destitute parent with food, shelter, care, and clothing; altering the definition of "responsible relative", as it relates to responsibility for the cost of specified services provided in a facility or program operated or funded by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, to exclude from the definition the children of a recipient of specified services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 541 on 05/04/2017