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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Workgroup to Evaluate Mental Health Care Delivery on the Eastern Shore [SB-697]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to convene a workgroup to evaluate and make findings and recommendations regarding the state of mental health care delivery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland; requiring the workgroup to include specified individuals; requiring the Department to report the findings and recommendations of the workgroup to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2015; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2015
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Requirements for Filial Support - Repeal [SB-272]
Repealing the prohibition on the neglect or refusal, by a specified adult child, 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 Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/27/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Mental Health - Voluntary and Involuntary Admissions - Assent and Certification by Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners [SB-195]
Altering the circumstances under which a specified unit of a State facility may admit a minor under a specified provision of law for the treatment of a mental disorder to allow for the assent to the admission to be made by a psychiatric nurse practitioner and a physician; altering the requirement that a certificate accompany an application for involuntary admission to a facility or Veterans' Administration hospital under specified provisions of law to allow for a psychiatric nurse practitioner to complete a certificate; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 330 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Requirements for Filial Support - Repeal [HB-924]
Repealing the prohibition on the neglect or refusal, by a specified adult child, 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. Ariana Kelly
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/16/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Award of Grant - Study of Past Practices at State Psychiatric Institutions [HB-435]
Requiring, on or before January 1, 2016, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to award a grant to a nonprofit organization to conduct a specified study related to the past practices regarding the treatment of patients at State psychiatric institutions; and requiring, as a condition of the grant and on or before December 1, 2016, the nonprofit organization awarded the grant to submit the results of the study to specified persons.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 04/02/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Task Force on the Disposition of the Crownsville Hospital Center Property [HB-27]
Establishing the Task Force on the Disposition of the Crownsville Hospital Center Property; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding the sale, transfer, or other disposition of the Crownsville Hospital Center property; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the General Assembly, and other specified entities on or before January 1, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 394 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Public Health - Nondiscrimination in Access to Anatomical Gifts and Organ Transplantation [HB-1122]
Prohibiting specified entities from taking specified actions regarding organ transplantation and anatomical gifts solely on the basis of an individual's disability; authorizing, under specified circumstances, specified entities to take an individual's disability into account when making specified recommendations or decisions; requiring, except under specified circumstances, specified entities to take specified steps to ensure that an individual with a disability is not denied specified services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/18/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Behavioral Health Administration - Powers, Duties, and Responsibilities [HB-1109]
Establishing specified powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Director of the Behavioral Health Administration in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; requiring core service agencies, local addictions authorities, and local behavioral health authorities to submit a specified plan to the Director; authorizing the Director to deny approval of a local addictions authority or local behavioral health authority and cease funding or request the return of unspent funds under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 469 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Workgroup to Evaluate Mental Health Care Delivery on the Eastern Shore [HB-1053]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to convene a workgroup to evaluate and make findings and recommendations regarding the state of mental health care delivery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland; requiring the workgroup to include specified individuals; requiring the Department to report the findings and recommendations of the workgroup to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2015; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/23/2015
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Maryland Health Care Commission - Requirement for Certificate of Need - Exceptions [SB-89]
Establishing an exception to the requirement that a person have a certificate of need issued by the Maryland Health Care Commission before specified actions are taken relating to a health care facility by altering the definition of a "health care facility" to exclude a comprehensive care facility that is owned and operated by the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs and that restricts admissions to specified individuals; and clarifying language.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 18 on 04/08/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Mental Hygiene - Standards for Emergency Evaluation and Involuntary Admission - Modification [SB-67]
Modifying specified standards for involuntary admissions of individuals with mental disorders to specified facilities or a Veterans' Administration hospital under specified circumstances; modifying specified standards for emergency evaluations of individuals with mental disorders under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/10/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - State Facilities - Cemeteries [SB-577]
Requiring that a cemetery owned by the State and located on the grounds of a State facility be provided perpetual care; requiring specified activities or projects to be undertaken in consultation with the Maryland Historical Trust in accordance with specified provisions of law; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, beginning January 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, to report on the implementation of specified provisions to specified legislative committees; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 305 on 05/05/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Nursing Homes and Health Care Facilities - Workplace Safety Assessment and Safety Program [SB-483]
Requiring specified nursing homes to assign to an appropriate committee the task of conducting an annual assessment of workplace safety issues and making recommendations; requiring the committee to consult specified employees of the nursing home; requiring a specified health care facility to establish a workplace safety committee; requiring a workplace safety committee to establish a workplace safety program including specified components; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 510 on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Requirements for Filial Support - Repeal [SB-261]
Repealing the prohibition on the neglect or refusal, by a specified adult child, 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 Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/24/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Workgroup to Evaluate Mental Health Care Delivery on the Eastern Shore [SB-1097]
3Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to convene a workgroup to evaluate and make findings and recommendations regarding the state of mental health care delivery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland; requiring the workgroup to include specified individuals; requiring the Department to report the findings and recommendations of the workgroup to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2014; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/25/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Requirements for Filial Support - Repeal [HB-816]
Repealing the prohibition on the neglect or refusal, by a specified adult child, 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. James Hubbard
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/24/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Nursing Homes and Health Care Facilities - Workplace Safety Assessment and Safety Program [HB-710]
Requiring specified nursing homes to assign to an appropriate committee the task of conducting an annual assessment of workplace safety issues and making recommendations; requiring the committee to consult specified employees of the nursing home; requiring a specified health care facility to establish a workplace safety committee; requiring a workplace safety committee to establish a workplace safety program including specified components; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Mental Hygiene - Standards for Emergency Evaluation and Involuntary Admission - Modification [HB-606]
Modifying specified standards for involuntary admissions of individuals with mental disorders to specified facilities or a Veterans' Administration hospital under specified circumstances; modifying specified standards for emergency evaluations of individuals with mental disorders under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Morhaim
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/14/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - State Facilities - Cemeteries [HB-404]
Requiring that a cemetery owned by the State and located on the grounds of a State facility be provided perpetual care; requiring specified activities or projects to be undertaken in consultation with the Maryland Historical Trust in accordance with specified provisions of law; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, beginning January 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, to report on the implementation of specified provisions to specified legislative committees; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Registrations - Notice of Placement of Security Freezes [HB-1272]
Requiring the administrative head of a specified institution or a designee of the administrative head or the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide a specified notice relating to security freezes to the mother, father, or legal guardian of a child under specified circumstances; requiring the Secretary to provide a specified notice relating to security freezes on a specified form provided by the Secretary; requiring the Consumer Protection Division to prepare a specified notice; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/24/2014