Public Health
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Requirements for Filial Support - Repeal [SB-676]
[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: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 540 on 05/04/2017
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Dental Hygienist - Scope of Practice - Authority to Practice Under General Supervision of Licensed Dentist [SB-644]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Altering a specified provision of law to provide that a general license to practice dental hygiene authorizes the licensee to practice dental hygiene under the general supervision of a licensed dentist in specified facilities with dentally underserved populations, rather than only in a long-term care facility; altering the requirements that a dental hygienist is required to meet before being authorized to practice dental hygiene under the general supervision of a licensed dentist in specified facilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gail H Bates
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 02/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Health - Mobile Food Service Facilities - Licensing and Inspection by County Health Departments [HB-771]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a county health department to issue a mobile reciprocity license to a specified mobile food service facility; authorizing a county health department to charge a fee not exceeding $300 for a mobile reciprocity license; providing that a mobile reciprocity license is valid for 1 year; prohibiting a county from requiring that a mobile food service facility be inspected before a county health department issues a mobile reciprocity license if the mobile food service facility has been inspected by the county of origin; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 216 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Benefits for Individuals Who Are Incarcerated or Institutionalized [HB-847]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Mental Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide 6 months of presumptive eligibility for Maryland Medical Assistance Program benefits for individuals on release from incarceration or from an institution for the treatment of mental disease; requiring the Department, in consultation with the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, to establish a process to train and certify certain staff as presumptive eligibility determiners; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Health - Maternal Mental Health [HB-775]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with stakeholders, to identify specified information about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders; requiring the Department to provide specified information on the its Web site; requiring the Department to develop a plan to expand the Maryland Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatric Primary Care (BHIPP) program to assist obstetric, primary care, and other health care providers in addressing the emotional and mental health needs of pregnant and postpartum women; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank S. Turner
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 221 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Co-Prescribing Naloxone Saves Lives Act of 2017 [SB-693]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish specified guidelines for the co-prescribing of opioid overdose reversal drugs that are applicable to all licensed health care providers in the State who are authorized to prescribe monitored prescription drugs; requiring the guidelines to address the co-prescribing of opioid overdose reversal drugs for specified patients; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Health and Safety Guidelines and Procedures - Digital Devices [HB-866]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to develop health and safety guidelines and procedures for the use of digital devices in public school classrooms; and requiring each county board of education to implement specified health and safety guidelines and procedures for the use of digital devices in public school classrooms beginning in the 2018-2019 school year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Neely Shoemaker
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Telehealth - Requirements [SB-570]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
Altering specified coverage and reimbursement requirements for health care services delivered through telemedicine under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide coverage of and reimbursement for specified health care services that are delivered through telehealth; deeming a health care service provided through telehealth to be equivalent to a specified health care service for a specified purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2017
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Public Health - Maternal Mental Health [SB-600]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to identify specified information about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders; requiring the Department to make available specified information on the Department's Web site; requiring the Department to develop a plan to expand the Maryland Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatric Primary Care (BHIPP) program to address the mental health needs of specified women; requiring the Department to submit the plan to specified committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 222 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Medical Records - Disclosure of Directory Information and Medical Records [SB-584]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the circumstances under which a health care provider may disclose a medical record developed primarily in connection with mental health services; authorizing a health care provider to disclose directory information about a patient to a specified individual except under specified circumstances; requiring a health care provider to inform a patient of health care information that the health care provider may include in a specified directory and the persons to whom the information may be disclosed; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 701 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Dental Hygienist - Scope of Practice - Authority to Practice Under General Supervision of Licensed Dentist [HB-727]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Altering a specified provision of law to provide that a general license to practice dental hygiene authorizes the licensee to practice dental hygiene under the general supervision of a licensed dentist in specified facilities with dentally underserved populations, rather than only in a long-term care facility; altering the requirements that a dental hygienist is required to meet before being authorized to practice dental hygiene under the general supervision of a licensed dentist in specified facilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act [SB-571]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[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 of the Commission; authorizing the Commission to convene specified workgroups; requiring the Commission to report annually to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 17 on 04/06/2017
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Workgroup to Recommend Possible Reforms to Maryland's Health Care System [HB-736]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, under specified circumstances, to convene a workgroup to recommend possible reforms to the State's health care system; requiring that the workgroup include specified individuals; requiring the workgroup, under specified circumstances, to study and assess specified matters and make specified recommendations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2017
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Public Health - Cigarette Restitution Fund Programs - Modifications [HB-747]
[Public Health ]
Altering specified information measured by the Baseline Tobacco Study; requiring a local health officer to identify a specified coalition and to identify specified programs, evaluate the effectiveness of specified programs, and develop a specified plan with the assistance of a specified coalition before applying for specified grants; requiring a specified plan to include a list of members of a specified coalition; requiring a local health officer, in consultation with a specified coalition, to update a specified plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Health and Government Operations
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 139 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Visual Impairments - Requirements for School Personnel Training, Student Screening, and Maryland Medical Assistance Program Coverage [SB-604]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring a vision screening provided to specified students in public schools to include the administration of a computerized screening for visual impairments that includes, at a minimum, specified tests; requiring each county board on or before July 1, 2018, to require school personnel who conduct vision screenings for students to complete training on understanding and recognizing the symptoms of visual impairments; requiring each county board to approve a course that meets specified criteria; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara A. Robinson
Favorable With Amendments Report By Ways And Means on 04/10/2017
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Investigational Drugs, Biological Products, and Devices - Right to Try Act [SB-572]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a manufacturer of an investigational drug, biological product, or device to make available the investigational drug, biological product, or device to eligible patients; requiring a manufacturer of an investigational drug, biological product, or device to notify a specified patient and a specified health care provider of specified side effects or risks; requiring the Office of the Attorney General to develop an informed consent form that meets specified requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
House Refuses To Recede on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Health - Expensive Drugs - Manufacturer Reporting and Drug Price Transparency Advisory Committee [HB-666]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring, on or before March 31 each year, the manufacturer of an expensive drug sold or offered for sale in the State to file with the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene a specified annual report; establishing the Drug Price Transparency Advisory Committee; requiring a manufacturer of an expensive drug to file a notice with the Secretary before increasing a specified price or a specified cost by more than a specified percentage or amount during specified periods of time; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2017
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Public Health - Tobacco Control Funding [HB-703]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Requiring $21,000,000 in funding for fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter for activities aimed at reducing tobacco use in Maryland.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Public Health - School Buildings - Minimum Health Standards (Healthy Schools Program) [SB-537]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Healthy Schools Program in the State; specifying the purpose of the Program is to promote a healthy environment in each public school through adoption of regulations establishing minimum standards designed to protect the health of the occupants of public school buildings; authorizing a representative of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to enter and inspect a public school to determine if the public school is in violation of a specified regulation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Ray Salling
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Recovery Residence Residential Rights Protection Act [SB-553]
[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 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: Sen. Stephen S Hershey
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/06/2017