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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Mental Hygiene Administration - Upper Shore Community Mental Health Center - Reopening and Maintenance [HB-1144]
Requiring that the Upper Shore Community Mental Health Center be maintained under the direction of the Mental Hygiene Administration; and declaring the intent of the General Assembly for the State to reopen the Center and the Administration to maintain the Center in accordance with specified provisions of law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/14/2014
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Task Force to Evaluate Mental Health Care Delivery on the Eastern Shore [SB-972]
Establishing the Task Force to Evaluate Mental Health Care Delivery on the Eastern Shore; requiring the Task Force to evaluate matters including whether and to what extent patients with mental illness are being referred to out-of-state mental health facilities, the feasibility of reopening the Upper Shore Community Mental Health Center, and barriers to accessibility; requiring the Task Force to report findings and recommendations to the Governor and committees of the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2013; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. E. J. Pipkin
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 03/26/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Mental Hygiene - Reform of Laws and Delivery of Services [SB-1040]
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; modifying specified standards for clinical review panel approval; establishing the Task Force on the Delivery of Services to Individuals with Mental Illness; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 03/26/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Firearms - Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository - Reporting, Qualifications for Possession, and Relief from Disqualification [HB-809]
Requiring a court to immediately notify the Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) Central Repository if the court makes a specified finding that the person is a danger to self or to the person or property of another; requiring a court to immediately notify CJIS if the court appoints a guardian of the property or a guardian of the person of a disabled person; requiring a specified facility or Veterans' Administration hospital to submit a specified report of a voluntarily or involuntarily committed individual to CJIS; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Herbert McMillan
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 03/01/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Mental Hygiene Administration - Psychiatric Bed Registry - Report [HB-1496]
Requiring the Mental Hygiene Administration, in collaboration with the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, to provide a specified report on the psychiatric bed registry to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2013.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/28/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Mental Hygiene - Reform of Laws and Delivery of Services [HB-1258]
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; modifying specified standards for clinical review panel approval; establishing the Task Force on the Delivery of Services to Individuals with Mental Illness; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Mental Hygiene Administration - Upper Shore Community Mental Health Center - Reopening and Maintenance [HB-1120]
Requiring that the Upper Shore Community Mental Health Center be maintained under the direction of the Mental Hygiene Administration; and declaring the intent of the General Assembly for the State to reopen the Center and the Administration to maintain the Center in accordance with specified provisions of law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/28/2013
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Personnel - Traumatic Events - Mental Health Support Services [SB-314]
Requiring a unit of the Executive Branch of State government to obtain mental health support services for specified individuals affected by a traumatic event that occurs in a State facility of a unit and results in the death of an individual; requiring specified mental health support services to be provided to an employee within 48 hours after the traumatic event occurs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Discharge from Commitment of Person Previously Found Not [SB-298]
Authorizing a court on its own initiative or a motion of a party to hold a specified de novo hearing after receiving a report of recommendations from the Office of Administrative Hearings regarding discharge from commitment of a person previously found not criminally responsible; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/27/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Public Safety - Emergency Management - Emergency Plans for Human Service [HB-658]
Providing that specified facilities and centers are solely responsible for any financial obligation arising from voluntary or mandatory activation of a specified emergency plan; specifying that the Act does not prohibit a specified facility or center from applying for and receiving specified reimbursement; requiring specified kidney dialysis centers to have specified emergency plans; requiring the plans to include specified policies and procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Health
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Discharge from Commitment of Person Previously Found Not [HB-34]
Authorizing a court, under specified circumstances, on its own initiative or on a motion of a party, to receive additional evidence for a specified purpose after receiving a report of recommendations from the Office of Administrative Hearings regarding discharge from commitment of a person previously found not criminally responsible; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Smigiel
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/09/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Personnel - Traumatic Events - Mental Health Support Services [HB-1193]
Requiring a unit of the Executive Branch of State government to obtain mental health support services for specified individuals affected by a traumatic event that occurs in a State facility of a unit and results in the death of an individual; requiring specified mental health support services to be provided to an employee within 48 hours after the traumatic event occurs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Disposition of Excess State Property - Former Crownsville Hospital Center [SB-828]
Requiring the Department of Planning to make a recommendation and provide notice regarding real property at the former Crownsville Hospital Center; and requiring that the Department, as its first option, commence negotiations with specified veterans organizations in Anne Arundel County to use the property to establish an Anne Arundel County veterans center.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs on 03/21/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Mental Hygiene Administration - Facilities - Trauma-Informed Care [SB-556]
Requiring specified facilities to provide clinical, direct care, and other staff with regular patient interaction training in trauma- informed care and to conform with trauma-informed care principles under specified circumstances; requiring specified individuals to report specified abuse under specified circumstances; requiring State facilities to report complaints of sexual abuse or sexual harassment to the State designated protection and advocacy system; requiring the Mental Hygiene Administration to implement a pilot program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor on 05/10/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Sexually Violent Offender in Need of Commitment [SB-533]
Creating a procedure by which a person who has been convicted of or charged with a sexually violent offense, who suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder, and who has been determined to be in need of commitment to a State facility may be committed to the custody of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene until a specified court makes a determination that the mental abnormality or personality disorder has changed so that the person, if released, is not likely to engage in a specified act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Health - State Facilities and Residential Centers - Definition of Abuse [SB-384]
Altering specified definitions of "abuse" for purposes of specified reporting requirements by specifying that "abuse" does not include specified actions that comply with State and federal laws and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene policies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Mental Hygiene Administration Facilities - Repeal of Provisions that Relate to [SB-144]
Repealing provisions of law in the Health - General Article that relate to Mental Hygiene Administration facilities that have closed.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mental
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/19/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Discharge from Commitment of Person Previously Found Not [SB-133]
Authorizing a court on its own initiative or a motion of a party to hold a specified de novo hearing after receiving a report of recommendations from the Office of Administrative Hearings regarding discharge from commitment of a person previously found not criminally responsible; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Norman Stone
Hearing 2/2 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Disposition of Excess State Property - Former Crownsville Hospital Center [HB-925]
Requiring the Department of Planning to make a recommendation and provide notice regarding real property at the former Crownsville Hospital Center; and requiring that the Department, as its first option, commence negotiations with specified veterans organizations in Anne Arundel County to use the property to establish an Anne Arundel County veterans center.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 03/21/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Mental Hygiene Administration Facilities - Repeal of Provisions that Relate to [HB-377]
Repealing provisions of law in the Health - General Article that relate to Mental Hygiene Administration facilities that have closed.
Sponsored by: Rep. Health
Approved By The Governor on 04/12/2011