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HB874 - State Board of Long-Term Care Administrators - Requirements for Assisted Living Managers
Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Heather Bagnall, Regina T. Boyce
Last updated 5 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
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 manager training course that certain assisted living managers are required to complete; altering the requirements for serving as an interim assisted living manager; and requiring the Board to submit certain reports on assisted living managers to certain committees of the General Assembly.
STATUS
Passed
HB1103 - Miriam Kelty Aging and Senior Social Connection Hub and Spoke Pilot Program
Sarah Wolek, Marc Alan Korman, Sara Norris Love
Last updated 5 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Establishing 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, volunteer-led organizations that aim to provide certain services to community members who choose to age in place and to expand those services to more residents in the geographic region; and requiring the Montgomery County Village Consortium to establish a certain plan and submit certain reports.
STATUS
Passed
HB827 - Maryland Insurance Administration – Professional Employer Organizations – Study
Lily Qi, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to study professional employer organizations in the State to review certain regulations, histories, health plans, requirements, and regulatory structures in other states and to address any potential impacts of proposed statutory changes in the State relating to the offering of health coverage by professional employer organizations on the small group market in the State; and requiring the Administration to report to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 31, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
HB1002 - Office of the Attorney General - Investigative Authority - Health Care Fraud
Health and Government Operations, Regina T. Boyce, Kevin M. Harris
Last updated 5 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing 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 ongoing health care fraud investigation under the Maryland False Health Claims Act or other civil authority; authorizing the Attorney General to report a failure to obey a certain subpoena to the circuit court with jurisdiction over the matter; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB809 - Members of Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, or Workgroups – Removal or Suspension
Joe Vogel, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
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 member under certain circumstances; authorizing the removal or suspension of an appointed member only after consultation with the chair of the board, committee, commission, task force, or workgroup and the member has been given an opportunity to be heard regarding the removal or suspension; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB757 - State Board of Physicians - Supervised Medical Graduates and Cardiovascular Invasive Specialists (Bridge to Medical Residency Act)
Robbyn Lewis, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing 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 more than 2 years; and repealing the termination of certain provisions of law relating to delegation of duties by licensed physicians to cardiovascular invasive specialists.
STATUS
Passed
HB786 - Health Occupations – Limited License to Practice Dentistry – Services for Adults
Heather Bagnall, Tiffany T. Alston, Harry Bhandari
Last updated 5 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing the State Board of Dental Examiners to waive certain education requirements for certain applicants for a limited license to practice dentistry who provide dental services for adults.
STATUS
Passed
HB84 - Hospitals and Urgent Care Centers - Sepsis Protocol (Lochlin's Law)
Ken Kerr, Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Bonnie L Cullison
Last updated 5 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
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 generally acceptable standards of care; requiring a specialty psychiatric hospital to establish a certain process; and requiring hospitals and urgent care centers to require periodic training in the implementation of the protocol for certain staff.
STATUS
Passed
HB673 - Real Property - Contract Liens - Medical Debt
Elizabeth M. Embry, Dalya Attar, Adrian Boafo
Last updated 7 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting the creation of a lien on owner-occupied residential property by contract or as a result of a breach of contract for the payment of medical debt.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB149 - Medical Records - Destruction - Notice and Retrieval
Jesse Tyler Pippy, Ken Kerr, Joseline A Pena-Melnyk
Last updated 5 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
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 records be made to the last known e-mail address of the patient or the parent or guardian of a minor; requiring a health care provider to make a medical record available for retrieval by a patient or a parent or guardian of a minor within a certain time period and at a certain location; etc.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Maryland district HD-008
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Maryland House
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Harry Bhandari was born in Nepal and earned a Master's degree in Information Technology. He is currently working as a Programmer Analyst. Bhandari is passionate about public service and providing opportunities for working families. He has volunteered with nonprofit organizations focused on education, healthcare, and community empowerment. If elected, Bhandari will work to improve the local economy, education system, and access to affordable healthcare. He will also advocate for policies supporting justice, equality, and human rights.read less
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