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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
HB938 - State–Owned Nursing Homes – Deficiencies, Citations, and Fines – Reporting Requirements
Brian M. Crosby, Matt Morgan, Todd B. Morgan
Last updated 5 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the department charged with oversight of a State-owned nursing home operated by a contractor, instead of the contractor, to provide notice of certain deficiencies and enforcement actions to the Governor and certain members of the General Assembly; requiring the department charged with oversight, rather than the contractor, to provide certain information to certain persons within 30 days after the contractor's final acceptance of a plan of correction or completion of an informal dispute resolution; etc.
STATUS
Passed
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
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
HB55 - Maryland Commission on Veterans and Military Families
Andrew C. Pruski, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 6 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Establishing 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 recommendations; requiring the Commission to consult with the Office of Military and Federal Affairs and the Maryland Military Installation Council as part of the study process; and requiring the Commission to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
HB1019 - Mental Health Law - Petitions for Emergency Evaluation
Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall, Diana M. Fennell
Last updated 6 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Specifying that a petition for emergency evaluation is effective for 5 days after being endorsed by the court; authorizing a court, on a certain motion and for good cause shown, to extend a petition for up to 5 days at a time, but not to exceed a total of 30 days; requiring the court to include the date the petition expires on the petition; and authorizing peace officers to use reasonable and necessary force when executing a petition.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1134 - Hospitals and Related Institutions – Residential Treatment Centers – Accreditation
Heather Bagnall, Lesley J. Lopez
Last updated 5 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Altering the definition of "accredited residential treatment center" for certain provisions of law governing hospitals and related institutions to include residential treatment centers accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities or the Council on Accreditation.
STATUS
Passed
HB1094 - Public Health - Overdose Prevention Site Pilot Program
Lesley J. Lopez
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
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.
STATUS
Introduced
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
HB1172 - Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program - Employee Certification and Awareness Materials
Lesley J. Lopez
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Establishing requirements related to the certification of employment by public service employers under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, including requirements regarding determinations of whether employees are full-time and the frequency with which the certifications are to be provided; and requiring the Student Loan Ombudsman in the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to develop and disseminate information to increase awareness of and participation in the Program.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-039
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Lesley J. Lopez is Vice President for Policy at the Public Leadership Institute. Ms. Lopez writes model legislation at the state and local level and develops messaging strategies on issues such as education, immigration, and reproductive rights that are used throughout the country. Prior to joining PLI, Ms. Lopez was a Policy Analyst with the National Council of La Raza (NCLR). At NCLR, she focused on federal legislation and policy around issues affecting the Hispanic community including education, health, housing, immigration, workforce development and asset building.read less
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Maryland House from Maryland
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