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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
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
HB959 - Health Occupations - Certified Dialysis Technicians - Continuing Education Requirement
Harry Bhandari, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Altering the continuing education requirement for certified dialysis technicians to complete 3 hours of continuing education approved by the Board.
STATUS
Passed
HB51 - Public Health - Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund and Commission
Samuel I Rosenberg, Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Bonnie L Cullison
Last updated 5 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Altering the use of the Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund to require that the Fund be used only for pediatric cancer research instead of only for pediatric cancer research, prevention, and treatment and to allow funds from the Fund to be used for administrative expenses; and establishing the Pediatric Cancer Research Commission to oversee the award of competitive grants from the Fund and to develop criteria and a process for reviewing grant applications.
STATUS
Passed
HB1229 - Public Health - Kratom Consumer Protection Act
Adrienne A. Jones, Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Bonnie L Cullison
Last updated 5 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Requiring a retailer that prepares, distributes, sells, or exposes for sale a kratom product to disclose the factual basis on which the representation is made; establishing prohibitions related to the preparation, distribution, and sale of kratom products, including prohibitions related to the sale of kratom to individuals under the age of 21 years and the marketing of kratom to minors; establishing certain penalties for violations of the Act; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB1230 - Public Health - Tianeptine Consumer Protection Act
Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Adrienne A. Jones, Bonnie L Cullison
Last updated 5 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting a retailer from distributing, selling, exposing for sale, or advertising for sale a tianeptine product to an individual; and establishing a penalty for a retailer who violates the Act of a fine of up to $5,000 or imprisonment for up to 90 days or both.
STATUS
Passed
HB1304 - Maryland Department of Health and Department of Aging - Earned Income Tax Credit - Distribution of Information and Training
Anne R Kaiser, Gabriel Acevero, Nick Allen
Last updated 5 months ago
64 Co-Sponsors
Requiring 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 enrollees in certain programs, administered by the Maryland Department of Health; and requiring the Department of Aging to provide training to the Maryland Access Point network to increase awareness of the availability of the State's earned income tax credit.
STATUS
Passed
HB1346 - Competency Evaluations and Commitment Orders - Modification
Luke Clippinger, Joseline A Pena-Melnyk
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Altering the procedures related to competency evaluations, including by requiring the Maryland Department of Health, rather than the court, to determine the basis on which a defendant will be examined; altering the definition of "designated health care facility" for the purpose of certain provisions of law governing the commitment of defendants who are found to be incompetent to stand trial; and extending the time period from 10 to 30 business days in which the Department is required to admit defendants who are found to be incompetent to stand trial.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1333 - Public Health - Maryland Commission on Health Equity and Commission on Public Health - Revisions
Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Bonnie L Cullison, Tiffany T. Alston
Last updated 5 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Maryland Commission on Health Equity to develop and monitor the statewide health equity plan required under a cooperative grant funding agreement with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation; requiring the Maryland Commission on Health Equity to coordinate with the Maryland Department of Health and the Health Services Cost Review Commission when establishing a certain advisory committee; and altering the reporting requirements for the Commission on Public Health.
STATUS
Passed
HB1438 - Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2024
David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo, Adrian Boafo, Courtney Watson
Last updated 8 months ago
55 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program in the Department of the Environment to secure payments from certain businesses that extract fossil fuels or refine petroleum products in order to provide a source of revenue for State efforts to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change and to address the health impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations; establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Fund to support efforts to mitigate climate change; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-021
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk is currently serving in her fourth term as State Delegate representing the 21st legislative district in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s Counties. She serves on the Appropriations Committee where she sits on the Transportation & Environment and the Public Safety & Administration subcommittees as well as the Capital Budget subcommittee which funds all state infrastructure. Additionally, Delegate Peña-Melnyk sits on various workgroups and statewide taskforces and represents the Maryland General Assembly on two national committees: the Council of State Governments' Economic Development, Trade & Cultural Affairs Committee and the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators' Labor & Civil Rights Taskforce.read less
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Maryland House from Maryland
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