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HB1168 - Human Remains - Alkaline Hydrolysis and Natural Organic Reduction (Green Death Care Options Act)
Anne R Kaiser, Regina T. Boyce, Lorig Charkoudian
Last updated 5 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
Establishing a regulatory system for reduction operators and reduction facilities; establishing requirements and prohibitions related to the performance of alkaline hydrolysis and natural organic reduction and the disposition of hydrolyzed or soil remains by certain facilities; requiring the Director of the Office of Cemetery Oversight and the Director of the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors to adopt regulations governing the performance of natural organic reduction; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB1056 - State Board of Pharmacy - Prohibition on Discrimination Against 340B Drug Distribution
Pamela Lanman Guzzone, Heather Bagnall, Terri Hill
Last updated 5 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
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 Consumer Protection Act; and requiring the Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board to conduct a study of the 340B Program and report its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by July 1, 2026.
STATUS
Passed
HB1051 - Maternal Health – Assessments, Referrals, and Reporting (Maryland Maternal Health Act of 2024)
Jennifer White Holland, Jheanelle K. Wilkins, Adrian Boafo
Last updated 5 months ago
39 Co-Sponsors
Establishing requirements on local health departments and certain health care providers and facilities regarding maternal health, including requirements regarding prenatal risk assessment forms and postpartum infant and maternal referral forms; requiring hospitals and freestanding birthing centers to participate in the Severe Maternal Morbidity Surveillance Program to identify risk factors and causes of Severe Maternal Morbidity; requiring the Program to report its findings and recommendations by December 1, 2025; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB1143 - Emergency Medical Services - Maryland Emergency Department Wait Time Reduction Commission - Establishment
Harry Bhandari, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
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 entities; and requiring the Commission, beginning November 1, 2025, to report annually to the Governor and General Assembly on its activities and findings including updates on the development, impact and, implementation of the recommended programs on emergency department wait times.
STATUS
Passed
HB726 - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law
Nicholaus R Kipke, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 7 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Altering the definition of "purchaser" for the purpose of certain provisions of State insurance law governing pharmacy benefits managers to exclude certain nonprofit health maintenance organizations; and repealing certain provisions that restrict applicability of certain provisions of law to pharmacy benefits managers that provide pharmacy benefits management services on behalf of a carrier.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB548 - Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances
Pamela Lanman Guzzone, Kris Fair, Terri Hill
Last updated 5 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
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 any changes to State law, policies, and practices needed to create a program that enables broad, equitable, and affordable access to psychedelic substances; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before July 31, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
HB879 - Health Benefit Plans - Calculation of Cost Sharing Contribution - Requirements
Steven Craig Johnson, Andre V. Johnson, Tiffany T. Alston
Last updated 7 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to include certain discounts, financial assistance payments, product vouchers, and other out-of-pocket expenses made by or on behalf of an insured or enrollee when calculating cost-sharing contributions for certain prescription drugs; requiring persons that provide financial assistance payments, discounts, product vouchers, or other out-of-pocket expenses to notify an insured or enrollee of certain information; etc.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB676 - Right to Try Act - Individualized Investigational Treatments
Matt Morgan, Tiffany T. Alston, Lauren Arikan
Last updated 5 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
Altering certain provisions of law authorizing certain activity by manufacturers of investigational drugs, biological products, or devices under the Right to Try Act to apply to manufacturers of certain individualized investigational treatments; altering the definition of "eligible patient" under the Right to Try Act to include individuals who have life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses, rather than only individuals who have terminal illnesses; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB1522 - University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Land-Grant Institution - Funding (Land-Grant Equity and Accountability Act)
Karen R. Toles, Stephanie Smith, Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Last updated 7 months ago
32 Co-Sponsors
Requiring, to address a certain funding disparity, that the Governor include at least $5,000,000 to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the annual budget bill each fiscal year until a total amount of $321,181,312 is appropriated; and authorizing that funds made available by the Act may be used for development of infrastructure and academic programs, investment in faculty, scholarships, and certain other institutional needs.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1053 - State Board of Nursing - Executive Director Qualifications
Anne R Kaiser, Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Altering the qualifications for the executive director of the State Board of Nursing.
STATUS
Passed
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