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MDHB1304PassRequiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop a process for providing information about the availability of the State's earned income tax credits to individuals enrolled or participating in certain programs or services, or potential enrollee...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 376
MDHB757PassAuthorizing a supervised medical graduate to provide delegated duties under direct supervision in accordance with regulations adopted by the State Board of Physicians; prohibiting an individual from practicing as a supervised medical graduate for mor...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 286
MDHB1002PassAuthorizing the Office of the Attorney General, a Deputy Attorney General, or an Assistant Attorney General to issue a subpoena to a person to produce certain materials, answer written interrogatories, and give certain testimony in furtherance of an ...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 140
MDHB1103PassEstablishing the Miriam Kelty Aging and Senior Social Connection Hub and Spoke Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Aging; establishing that the purpose and the goals of the Pilot Program are to support the "village" concept of local, voluntee...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 341
MDHB76PassAuthorizing a pharmacist to order and administer certain vaccinations to individuals in certain age groups if certain requirements are met; altering the vaccinations that a pharmacist can administer to individuals at least 3 years old; and altering t...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 231
MDHB1074PassAltering 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 o...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 234
MDHB1388PassApplying to certain veterinary and health care professionals certain provisions of law stating that certain noncompete and conflict of interest provisions in certain employment contracts are null and void as being against the public policy of the Sta...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 378
MDHB68PassRequiring a provider to post the provider's most recent disclosure statement on the provider's website; increasing from yearly to quarterly the number of times a provider is required to hold a meeting open to all the provider's subscribers; requiring...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 258
MDHB598PassProhibiting discrimination based on military status with regard to housing and employment.
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 322
MDHB55PassEstablishing the Maryland Commission on Veterans and Military Families to study developing and implementing a statewide strategic plan to make Maryland the best state for veterans and military families, including legislative and budgetary recommendat...
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2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 9
MDHB390PassAltering the name of the museum operated by the Commission on African American History and Culture in certain provisions of law from the "Banneker-Douglass Museum" to the "Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum".
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2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 58
MDHB342PassProviding that certain provisions requiring prompt payments for State procurement contracts apply to payments owed by a contractor to a supplier.
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2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 31
MDHB418PassAltering the composition of the Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council by removing the Director of the Governor's Grants Office or the Director's designee and adding the Comptroller or the Comptroller's designee; requiring the Council to study ...
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2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 28
MDHB1026PassAdding the Space Force to certain provisions of law related to the armed forces; authorizing military spouses and residents of the State who are members of the National Guard of another state or a reserve component of the armed forces to terminate ce...
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2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 27
MDHB149Enroll
75%
Extending the time period from 5 to 7 years during which a health care provider is prohibited from destroying medical records and laboratory and X-ray reports; requiring that the notice required to be provided regarding the destruction of medical rec...
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2024-04-08
Returned Passed
MDHB289Engross
50%
Prohibiting certain restrictive provisions limiting the power and rights of the State from being included in State contracts; specifying that certain provisions are void if included in a State contract; and specifying the applicable law and interpret...
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2024-04-08
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
MDHB404Enroll
75%
Requiring a law enforcement agency that receives a certain request for a wellness check of an individual to conduct a wellness check or submit a request for the relevant law enforcement agency to conduct a wellness check without unreasonable delay; a...
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2024-04-08
Passed Enrolled
MDHB1141Engross
50%
Stating the intent of the General Assembly that the Department of Information Technology evaluate the feasibility of creating a virtual 3-1-1 portal as a source for Maryland residents to obtain nonemergency government information and services utilizi...
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2024-04-08
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB756Enroll
75%
Requiring the Secretary of State to furnish a State flag to drape the casket of an eligible decedent; establishing the process for a State flag to be claimed after burial; providing that only one flag may be provided for the death of an eligible dece...
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2024-04-08
Returned Passed
MDHB999Enroll
75%
Establishing the Workgroup on Establishing a Science and Technology Best Practices and Innovation Network to identify and analyze options for establishing and maintaining an open access science, technology, and innovation network or hub of citizen sc...
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2024-04-08
Returned Passed
MDHB1056Enroll
75%
Prohibiting a 340B manufacturer from taking certain direct or indirect actions to limit or restrict the acquisition or delivery of a 340B drug; making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of the C...
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2024-04-08
Returned Passed
MDHB353Enroll
75%
Defining the term "Health and Human Services Referral System" for the purposes of certain provisions of law governing the System to mean a certain coordinated system for health and human service resources that is accessible to State residents, rather...
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2024-04-08
Passed Enrolled
MDHB1263Engross
50%
Establishing certain requirements for assisted living referrers, including requirements related to the maintenance of general liability insurance, criminal history records checks, and the provision of certain agreements and descriptions of services; ...
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2024-04-08
To Senate Finance Committee
MDHB865Enroll
75%
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage related to prostheses; establishing that certain insurers, nonprofit health servi...
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2024-04-08
Returned Passed
MDHB1188Engross
50%
Altering the duties of the Secretary of Information Technology related to modernization of information technology systems; renaming the Major Information Technology Development Fund to be the Information Technology Investment Fund; requiring a certai...
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2024-04-08
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB1110Enroll
75%
Authorizing the City of Frederick to participate in the Maryland Intrastate Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
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2024-04-06
Returned Passed
MDHB1092Enroll
75%
Altering the purposes of the 9-1-1 Trust Fund to including funding the costs of telecommunications cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.
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2024-04-06
Returned Passed
MDHB809Enroll
75%
Providing that a member of a board, committee, commission, task force, or workgroup created by State law may be removed or suspended for misconduct, incompetence, neglect of duties, or other good cause by the individual or entity that appointed the m...
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2024-04-06
Returned Passed
MDHB97Enroll
75%
Requiring, beginning January 1, 2025, manufacturers of baby food to test a representative sample of each production aggregate of the manufacturer's final baby food product for certain toxic heavy metals; requiring, beginning January 1, 2026, manufact...
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2024-04-06
Passed Enrolled
MDHB981Enroll
75%
Requiring, on or before July 1, 2025, the principal departments of the Executive Branch to fully implement certain provisions of law requiring equal access to public services for individuals with limited English proficiency.
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2024-04-06
Returned Passed
MDHB696Engross
50%
Requiring the State Department of Education, on or before December 1, 2024, to report to the General Assembly on the cost to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students in public schools in the State.
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2024-04-05
To Senate Rules Committee
MDHB806Enroll
75%
Requiring that a physician assistant have a collaboration agreement, rather than a delegation agreement, in order to practice as a physician assistant; altering the scope of practice of a physician assistant; altering the education required for licen...
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2024-04-05
Passed Enrolled
MDHB1143Enroll
75%
Establishing the Maryland Emergency Department Wait Time Reduction Commission to address factors throughout the health care system that contribute to increased emergency department wait times; authorizing the Commission to request data from certain e...
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2024-04-05
Passed Enrolled
MDHB1122Enroll
75%
Requiring a person, at least 60 days before the closing date of the acquisition of a nursing home, to submit a request for acquisition to the Maryland Health Care Commission and provide certain notice to residents, resident representatives, and emplo...
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2024-04-05
Passed Enrolled
MDHB153Enroll
75%
Adding an attorney representing a patient to the list of individuals to whom a health care provider is prohibited from charging a fee for providing copies of a medical record that will be used for the purpose of filing a claim regarding or appealing ...
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2024-04-05
Passed Enrolled
MDHB189Enroll
75%
Requiring residential service agencies to submit certain reports to the Maryland Department of Labor regarding wage rates for personal care aides on or before September 1 each year, beginning in 2025; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health t...
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2024-04-05
Passed Enrolled
MDHB576Enroll
75%
Authorizing each county to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program by July 1, 2026; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program in a county that does not opt to establish the program by...
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2024-04-05
Passed Enrolled
MDHB581Enroll
75%
Requiring each principle department and independent unit to create a catalog of information relating to permits, licenses, and certificates issued by the department or independent unit and to submit the catalog to the Governor on or before October 1...
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2024-04-05
Passed Enrolled
MDHB874Enroll
75%
Extending, from October 1, 2024, to July 1, 2026, the date by which an individual must be licensed by the State Board of Long-Term Care Administrators before practicing as an assisted living manager in the State; altering the requirements for the man...
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2024-04-05
Passed Enrolled
MDHB850Enroll
75%
Requiring each procurement unit to establish a price preference for small businesses; and designating the Board of Public Works as the regulatory authority for the Small Business Preference Program.
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2024-04-05
Passed Enrolled
MDHB934Enroll
75%
Altering the circumstances under which individuals without a license to practice medicine may perform X-ray duties; authorizing the State Board of Physicians to impose a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for each violation on the physician's office and $...
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2024-04-05
Passed Enrolled
MDHB1171Enroll
75%
Prohibiting the sale of natural membrane condoms, rather than all nonlatex condoms, through a vending machine or other automatic device; excluding the violation of a certain provision of the Act from certain penalties; and authorizing registered nurs...
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2024-04-05
Passed Enrolled
MDHB1155Enroll
75%
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 referr...
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2024-04-05
Passed Enrolled
MDHB1162Enroll
75%
Establishing the 9-1-1 Specialist Recruitment and Retention Workgroup to identify and examine recruitment and retention challenges that affect 9-1-1 specialists in the State; and requiring the Workgroup to submit an interim report of its findings and...
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2024-04-05
Passed Enrolled
MDHB932Enroll
75%
Altering and establishing requirements and prohibitions related to health insurance utilization review; altering requirements related to internal grievance procedures and adverse decision procedures; altering certain reporting requirements on health ...
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2024-04-05
Passed Enrolled
MDHB1271Engross
50%
Requiring each unit of State government to conduct certain inventories and assessments by December 1, 2024, and annually thereafter; prohibiting the Department of Information Technology from making certain information publicly available under certain...
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2024-04-05
To Senate Rules Committee
MDHB354Engross
50%
Establishing the Maryland Pathway to Nursing Pilot Program in the Maryland Higher Education Commission to support certain students in licensed practical nursing education programs, alleviate the shortage of nursing professionals by increasing graduat...
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2024-04-05
To Senate Rules Committee
MDHB84Enroll
75%
Requiring, on or before January 1, 2025, each hospital and urgent care center in the State to implement an evidence-based protocol for the early recognition and treatment of a patient with sepsis, severe sepsis, or septic shock that is based on gener...
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2024-04-04
Returned Passed
MDHB408Enroll
75%
Altering the membership of a county's mental health advisory committee by including an individual with experience with mental health care for veterans or individuals serving in the military on the list of groups from which individuals may be appointe...
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2024-04-04
Returned Passed
MDHB548Enroll
75%
Establishing the Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances to study existing laws, scientific data, and practices related to the use of natural psychedelic substances; requiring the Task Force to make recommendations regarding a...
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2024-04-04
Returned Passed
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