Mental Health - Involuntary Admissions - Procedures
Sponsor: Delegate Young, K.Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing a facility or Veterans' Administration hospital to take an individual who is involuntarily admitted under certain circumstances into confinement on observation status; requiring an individual confined on observation status to be examined within 24 hours by a physician, psychologist, or psychiatric nurse practitioner; requiring that certain regulations require that an impartial hearing officer receive testimony from the physician, psychologist, or psychiatric nurse practitioner; etc.
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Testimony (38)
MGA witness listFAV 26FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 8UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Bresnahan, Tammy | AARP MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hicks, Gary | Bd of Nursing | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pitcher, Bill | Bellamy Genn Group | Position only |
| FAV | Barth, Jason | Frederick Health | Position only |
| FAV | Barth, Jason | Frederick Health Hospital | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lang, Beverly | NPAM | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Via, Kamala | Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner | Position only |
| FAV | Faulkner, Rachael | mna | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Anderson, MD, Eric | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Callahan, Christy | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Crain, Dr. Elaine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Deichart, Susan | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Young, K., Delegate Young, K.legislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hebel, Glenn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hemsley, Stacy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Huffner,MD, William | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lafferman, Jeffrey | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Maniago, MD, Eric | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Meshileya, Ellen | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Newhouse, Psy.D, Nicole | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Oni, Emmanuel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Osorio, Patricia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Russell, Dr. Naila | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sharma, Geeta | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Wade, MD, Justin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ward, Lindsay | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Parsley, Luciene | Disability Rights MD | Position only |
| UNF | Tompsett, Tommy | MPS | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | CYPHERS, MOIRAlobbyist | NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hersey, Brad | OPD | Position only |
| UNF | Disability Rights Maryland, Disability Rights Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | McCabe, Carroll | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Varghese, Sanjeev | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | alsobrooks, prince Georges executive | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Burton, Evelyn | SARDAA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | MUHAMMAD, SABAH | TREATMENT ADVOCACY CENTER | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Boyer, Andrew | Dept of Health | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Dailey, Esq., Lisa | Treatment Advocacy Center | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
AARP MDFAV 1
Bd of NursingFAV 1
Bellamy Genn GroupFAV 1
Dept of HealthINFO 1
Disability Rights MDUNF 1
Frederick HealthFAV 1
mnaFAV 1
MPSUNF 1
NPAMFAV 1
OPDUNF 1
SARDAAFWA 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFCYPHERS, MOIRANATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESSRegistered for: American Clean Power; American Clean Power Association (ACP)