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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Baltimore City Coordinated Youth Violence Review and Response Team [HB-1310]
Establishing the Baltimore City Coordinated Youth Violence Review and Response Team to examine and prevent violence against youth through intensive case management; requiring that the review team be provided with access to certain information and records; establishing certain closed meeting, confidentiality, and disclosure requirements for certain information and records; authorizing police records concerning a child to be divulged to the review and response team; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dalya Attar
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/18/2024
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Maryland Department of Health - Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Levels of Care - Study [HB-1396]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to conduct a certain study on linkages between levels of care within the substance use disorder treatment and recovery continuum of care; and requiring the Department to report the results of the study and make recommendations on improvements to existing discharge and linkage requirements to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Insurance Administration - Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Reporting Requirements - Revisions and Sunset Repeal [HB-1085]
Altering certain reporting requirements on health insurance carriers relating to compliance with the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act; altering requirements for certain analyses of nonquantitative treatment limitations required of health insurance carriers; establishing certain remedies the Maryland Insurance Commissioner may use to enforce compliance with the reporting requirements; repealing the requirement that the Commissioner use a certain form for the reporting requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Health - Opioids and Opioid Overdose Reversal Drugs - Information [HB-1121]
Requiring a licensed health care provider who prescribes or dispenses an opioid or an opioid overdose reversal drug, to provide certain information to the individual receiving the prescription; and authorizing a pharmacist to comply with the requirement by posting the information in a conspicuous location.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Vogel
Hearing 3/01 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/14/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits - Sunset Repeal and Modification of Reporting Requirements [HB-1074]
Altering certain reporting requirements on health insurance carriers relating to compliance with the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act; altering requirements for certain analyses of nonquantitative treatment limitations required of health insurance carriers; establishing certain remedies the Commissioner may use to enforce compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and related reporting requirements; repealing the requirement that a certain form be used for the reporting requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 234 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Health - Overdose Prevention Site Pilot Program [HB-1094]
Authorizing a community-based organization to establish an overdose prevention site pilot program with the approval of the Maryland Department of Health and in consultation with the local health department; requiring a program to acquire gas chromatograph mass spectrometer machines for drug sample testing; requiring the Secretary of Health to provide to a program a grant equal to the costs incurred by the program to acquire gas chromatograph mass spectrometer machines; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lesley Lopez
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Algorithmic Addiction Fund - Establishment [HB-1119]
Establishing the Algorithmic Addiction Fund; providing that the Fund includes all revenue received by the State from a judgment against, or settlement with, technology conglomerates, technology companies, social media conglomerates, or social media companies relating to claims made by the State; requiring the Secretary of Health to develop certain goals, objectives and indicators relating to algorithmic addiction treatment and prevention efforts; requiring the Secretary to establish a certain grant program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing Canceled (appropriations) on 02/27/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Hospitals - Opioid Overdose and Opioid-Related Emergency Medical Conditions - Treatment [HB-1155]
Requiring hospitals to establish and maintain certain protocols and capacity related to the treatment of patients who are being treated for an opioid-related overdose or opioid-related emergency medical condition; requiring hospitals to make a referral for patients who are diagnosed with opioid use disorder or administered or prescribed medication for opioid use disorder to an appropriate provider to voluntarily continue treatment in the community and work with peer support professionals for a certain purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 885 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Establishment [HB-1037]
Establishing the Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services to identify reentry services in the State, develop a plan to establish a new division within the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, and develop a plan to expand certain services for individuals after release from incarceration; and requiring the Task Force to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 937 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program [HB-1096]
Authorizing a community-based organization, with the approval of the Maryland Department of Health, to establish an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program to provide a location for the consumption of preobtained drugs, provide sterile needles, administer first aid, and certain other services; authorizing a Program to bill the insurance carrier of an individual who uses the services; authorizing the Department to approve not more than six programs, preferably two in urban, two in rural, and two in suburban areas; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/01 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/14/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Hospitals - Opioid Overdose and Opioid-Related Emergency Medical Conditions - Treatment [SB-1071]
Requiring hospitals to establish and maintain certain protocols and capacity related to the treatment of patients who are being treated for an opioid-related overdose or opioid-related emergency medical condition; requiring hospitals to make a referral for patients who are diagnosed with opioid use disorder or administered or prescribed medication for opioid use disorder to an appropriate provider to voluntarily continue treatment in the community and work with peer support professionals for a certain purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 886 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Establishment [SB-1036]
Establishing the Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services; and requiring the Task Force to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 936 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Medication-Assisted Treatment [HB-1031]
Repealing the requirement that each local correctional facility make available at least one formulation of each FDA-approved full opioid agonist, partial opioid agonist, and long-acting opioid antagonist used for the treatment of opioid use disorders; requiring the Maryland Secretary of Health to annually provide each county a grant equal to the costs incurred by the county for the implementation of a certain medication-assisted treatment program; and expanding the authorized uses of the Opioid Restitution Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program - Expansion [SB-865]
Expanding, renaming, and altering certain provisions relating to a certain truancy reduction program in certain juvenile courts; authorizing a county or circuit administrative judge to establish a certain Truancy Reduction and School Reengagement Program as a problem-solving court in certain juvenile courts in accordance with rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Maryland; and requiring the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland to annually report certain information to the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Cannabis - Community Reinvestment Impact Districts - Establishment [SB-815]
Authorizing a county or an Equitable Community Investment Council to designate an area that meets certain criteria as a Community Reinvestment Impact District, subject to certain requirements; and requiring that a district shall receive at least 20% of the funds distributed from the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund for at least 5 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Correctional Services – Medication–Assisted Treatment [SB-801]
Repealing the requirement that each local correctional facility make available at least one formulation of each FDA-approved full opioid agonist, partial opioid agonist, and long-acting opioid antagonist used for the treatment of opioid use disorders; requiring the Maryland Secretary of Health to annually provide each county a grant equal to the costs incurred by the county for the implementation of a certain medication-assisted treatment program; and expanding the authorized uses of the Opioid Restitution Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Juvenile Services and Maryland Department of Health – Inpatient Program for Children [SB-732]
Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services and the Maryland Department of Health to establish a certain inpatient program for children who have been adjudicated delinquent to provide rehabilitation, comprehensive care, and holistic therapies that address health, mental health, and substance abuse issues.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Parents in Substance Use Disorder Treatment - Children in Need of Assistance and Treatment Facilities [HB-833]
Establishing a presumption that placement with a child's parent is in the best interest of the child, the child is receiving proper care and attention, and there is not a certain emergency situation if the child's parent is receiving certain substance use disorder treatment and the child is in the presence of the child's parent for the duration of the child's parent's treatment; authorizing the Behavioral Health Administration to require a facility providing certain treatment to provide beds and services to the patient's children; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 371 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Algorithmic Addiction Fund - Establishment [SB-739]
Establishing the Algorithmic Addiction Fund; providing that the Fund includes all revenue received by the State from a judgment against, or settlement with, technology conglomerates, technology companies, social media conglomerates, or social media companies relating to claims made by the State; requiring the Secretary of Health to develop certain goals, objectives, and indicators relating to algorithm addiction treatment and prevention efforts; requiring the Secretary to establish a certain grant program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
First Reading Finance on 01/31/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Formerly Incarcerated Individuals and Individuals on Probation - Re-Entry Services [SB-720]
Establishing a program within the Division of Correction that provides formerly incarcerated individuals and individuals on probation with certain services; requiring the facility that administers the program to be located in Prince George's County; and requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter an appropriation of $3,000,000 for the program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024