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HB934 - State Board of Physicians - Performance of X-Ray Duties Without a License
Thomas S. Hutchinson, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
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 $1,000 for each individual violation of the Act; and requiring the Board, by October 1, 2029, to report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the number of individuals registered to perform limited X-ray duties and the continuation or replacement of the registration process.
STATUS
Passed
HB850 - State Procurement - Small Business Preference Procurement
Chris Tomlinson, Mark Edelson, Michael J. Griffith
Last updated 5 months ago
31 Co-Sponsors
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.
STATUS
Passed
HB97 - Baby Food - Toxic Heavy Metals - Testing and Labeling (Rudy's Law)
Deni Taveras, Cheryl E. Pasteur, Joseline A Pena-Melnyk
Last updated 5 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
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, manufacturers of baby food to make certain information related to the testing and a link to certain guidance available on the manufacturer's website; requiring a consumer to report to the Maryland Department of Health if the consumer believes that baby food is being sold with toxic heavy metals; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB969 - Death Certificates - Cause or Manner of Death Determinations - Requirements After Change or Correction (Katherine Morris Death Reclassification Act)
Juanita Sandra Bartlett, Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Bonnie L Cullison
Last updated 5 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Requiring, if a victim's initial determination of death recorded on the victim's death certificate was amended or corrected to be undetermined or homicide, an assistant State's Attorney with knowledge of the case to meet with a person in interest on the request of the person in interest for a certain purpose; requiring a law enforcement agency to reopen or reinvestigate an investigation involving the death of a victim whose cause or manner of death was amended or corrected to be undetermined or homicide; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB981 - Principal Departments - Individuals With Limited English Proficiency - Access to Public Services
Ashanti Martinez, Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Tiffany T. Alston
Last updated 5 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
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.
STATUS
Passed
HB962 - State Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program - Goals and Outreach Program
Scott Phillips, Adrian Boafo, Kevin M. Harris
Last updated 5 months ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Increasing a participation goal from a minimum of 15% to 20% for certain small businesses for certain procurement contracts; requiring the certification agency, in consultation with Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to develop an outreach program to increase the participation of small businesses that are owned by economically disadvantaged individuals; requiring, by each December 1, the certification agency to submit a report on the outreach program and the dollar amount of certain awards; etc.
STATUS
Passed
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
HB1339 - Health Insurance - Hearing Aids for Adults - Coverage
Teresa E. Reilly, Steven J. Arentz, Brian Alan Chisholm
Last updated 5 months ago
34 Co-Sponsors
Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide certain health insurance benefits under certain insurance policies or contracts to provide certain coverage for certain hearing aids for adults; authorizing a limit on the benefit payable of $1,400 per hearing aid every 36 months; and authorizing an insured or enrollee to choose a certain hearing aid and pay a certain amount for the hearing aid without financial or contractual penalty to the provider of the hearing aid.
STATUS
Passed
HB1125 - Certified Nursing Assistants - Licensing Requirements and Administrative Updates
Ken Kerr, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Exempting an individual who practices as a certain nursing assistant for less than 4 months under federal regulations from the State's certification requirement; altering the designation of, and licensure requirements for, certified nursing assistants and geriatric nursing assistants; requiring an applicant for certification as a certified nursing assistant to complete a nursing assistant competency evaluation; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB1259 - Health Insurance - Breast and Lung Cancer Screening - Coverage Requirements
Tiffany T. Alston, Diana M. Fennell, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Including image-guided breast biopsy in the definition of "supplemental breast examination" for the purpose of certain provisions of law requiring insurers, health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for supplemental breast examinations; clarifying that coverage requirements for lung cancer screening apply to follow-up diagnostic imaging; etc.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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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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