Visual Impairments - Requirements for Teacher Training, Student Screening, and Maryland Medical Assistance Program Coverage [HB-458]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring, on or before July 1, 2018, the Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board to require a certificate holder applying for renewal of a certificate as a teacher to complete a course on understanding and recognizing the symptoms of visual impairments; requiring the Board to approve a course that meets specified criteria; requiring the Board to adopt specified regulations; etc.
HB-458: Visual Impairments - Requirements for Teacher Training, Student Screening, and Maryland Medical Assistance Program Coverage
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 02/14/2017
State Board of Pharmacy - Dispensing of Drugs Containing Controlled Dangerous Substances - Requirements [HB-316]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Requiring, except under specified circumstances, a pharmacist to dispense drugs that contain substances listed in Schedule II, Schedule III, Schedule IV, or Schedule V in lockable vials; authorizing the State Board of Pharmacy to adopt specified regulations; requiring the Board to create and make available to pharmacists a statement that educates patients on the potential for abuse and diversion of drugs that contain specified controlled dangerous substances; etc.
HB-316: State Board of Pharmacy - Dispensing of Drugs Containing Controlled Dangerous Substances - Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 02/21/2017
Health Care Practitioners - Use of Teletherapy [HB-352]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing specified health care practitioners to use teletherapy for a specified patient under specified circumstances; and requiring specified health occupations boards to adopt specified regulations on or before April 1, 2018, that, to the extent practicable, are uniform and nonclinical.
HB-352: Health Care Practitioners - Use of Teletherapy
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2018
Clean Indoor Air Act - Use of Electronic Cigarette Devices - Prohibition [HB-354]
[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.
HB-354: Clean Indoor Air Act - Use of Electronic Cigarette Devices - Prohibition
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/27/2017
Pharmacists - Contraceptives - Prescribing and Dispensing [SB-363]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
Authorizing a pharmacist who meets the requirements of State Board of Pharmacy regulations to prescribe and dispense specified contraceptives; requiring the State Board of Pharmacy, on or before September 1, 2018, and in consultation with the State Board of Physicians, the State Board of Nursing, and specified stakeholders to adopt regulations establishing the conditions under which pharmacists may prescribe and dispense contraceptives; etc.
SB-363: Pharmacists - Contraceptives - Prescribing and Dispensing
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 821 on 05/27/2017
Richard E. Israel and Roger "Pip" Moyer End-of-Life Option Act [SB-354]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making specified requests; prohibiting another individual from requesting aid in dying on behalf of an individual; requiring a written request for aid in dying to meet specified requirements; establishing specified requirements for witnesses to a written request for aid in dying; requiring a written request for aid in dying to be in a specified form; etc.
SB-354: Richard E. Israel and Roger "Pip" Moyer End-of-Life Option Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/09/2017
University of Maryland School of Public Health, Center for Health Equity - Workgroup on Health in All Policies [SB-340]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Education ]
Requiring the University of Maryland School of Public Health, Center for Health Equity, in consultation with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, to convene a workgroup to study and make recommendations to units of State and local government on laws and policies that will positively impact the health of residents of the State; requiring the University of Maryland School of Public Health, Center for Health Equity to report the workgroup findings and any draft legislation by January 31, 2018, to the General Assembly; etc.
SB-340: University of Maryland School of Public Health, Center for Health Equity - Workgroup on Health in All Policies
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 559 on 05/04/2017
Richard E. Israel and Roger "Pip" Moyer End-of-Life Option Act [HB-370]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making specified requests; prohibiting another individual from requesting aid in dying on behalf of an individual; requiring a written request for aid in dying to meet specified requirements; establishing specified requirements for witnesses to a written request for aid in dying; requiring a written request for aid in dying to be in a specified form; etc.
HB-370: Richard E. Israel and Roger "Pip" Moyer End-of-Life Option Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 02/16/2017
Veterans - Availability and Accessibility of Health Care Services and Transportation - Study [HB-274]
[Healthcare ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in cooperation with the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs, to conduct a study on the availability and accessibility of health care services to meet the health care needs of veterans in the State and the availability and accessibility of transportation to the health care services; requiring the study to include specified items, identify specified gaps, and identify specified options; etc.
HB-274: Veterans - Availability and Accessibility of Health Care Services and Transportation - Study
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/24/2017
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Recommended Courses in Military Culture [HB-275]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, to provide to specified health occupations boards a list of recommended courses in military culture.
HB-275: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Recommended Courses in Military Culture
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 183 on 04/18/2017
Public Health - Mobile Food Service Facilities - Licensing and Inspection by County Health Departments [SB-262]
[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.
SB-262: Public Health - Mobile Food Service Facilities - Licensing and Inspection by County Health Departments
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 215 on 04/18/2017
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Composition and Licenses [SB-267]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the membership of the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission; providing that an appointment made to the Commission is subject to confirmation by the Senate of Maryland; requiring the membership of the Commission to reflect the racial diversity of the State; prohibiting a member of the Commission from being employed or otherwise affiliated with a grower, processor, or dispensary for 2 years from the date on which the term of the member ended; increasing the number of growers that may be licensed by the Commission; etc.
SB-267: Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Composition and Licenses
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
Public Health - Child Care Products Containing Flame-Retardant Chemicals - Prohibition [HB-206]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
Prohibiting a person from importing, selling, or offering for sale specified child care products or furniture containing specified flame-retardant chemicals; authorizing the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to suspend implementation of specified provisions of the Act if the Secretary makes a specified determination; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt specified regulations on or before January 1, 2018; etc.
HB-206: Public Health - Child Care Products Containing Flame-Retardant Chemicals - Prohibition
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Hearing 2/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2017
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Abuser Registry Workgroup Recommendations - Report [SB-240]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to report on the status of the implementation of specified recommendations of the Abuser Registry Workgroup; and requiring the Department to submit a report on the implementation of the recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before September 1, 2017.
SB-240: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Abuser Registry Workgroup Recommendations - Report
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2017
Disclosure of Medical Records - Guardian Ad Litem - Victims of Crime or Delinquent Acts [HB-233]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[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 use in specified court proceedings; authorizing a specified guardian ad litem to redisclose a specified record under specified circumstances; etc.
HB-233: Disclosure of Medical Records - Guardian Ad Litem - Victims of Crime or Delinquent Acts
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 166 on 04/18/2017
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Distribution of Tobacco Products to Minors - Prohibition and Enforcement [HB-185]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting specified persons from distributing tobacco products, paraphernalia, or coupons to a minor; providing that a person who violates a specified provision of the Act is subject to civil penalties; providing that a conviction for a violation of specified provisions of law precludes a proceeding for a specified civil penalty arising out of the same violation; providing that enforcement of a specified civil penalty precludes a prosecution for a violation of specified provisions of law arising out of the same violation; etc.
HB-185: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Distribution of Tobacco Products to Minors - Prohibition and Enforcement
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 773 on 05/25/2017