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HB 364

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Hospital and Nursing Facility Workers and Health Care Practitioners - Identification Tags and Badges - Name Requirement

Sponsor: Delegate SaabCommittee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 182 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Specifying that each hospital or nursing facility in the State ensure that all of its health care service providers whether in the hospital, outside or in a separate nursing facility wear personal identification tag indicating in readable text the first name, nickname, last name, or full name of the individual that is commonly used in the hospital or nursing facility; specifying the form of names required to be displayed on the badge required to worn by a health care practitioner when providing certain care to a patient; etc.

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Testimony (8)

MGA witness list
FAV 8Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVKauffman, DannalobbyistAmerican College of Emergency PhysiciansWritten (PDF)
FAVKauffman, DannalobbyistMDACEPWritten (PDF)
FAVWitten, JenniferlobbyistMHAWritten (PDF)
FAVElliott, RobynlobbyistMNA, ACNM, MOTAOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWitten, JenniferlobbyistMaryland Hospital AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAValsobrooks, angelaprince george's county executiveWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Saab, Delegate SaablegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVDelegate Saab, Delegate SaablegislatorIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKauffman, DannaAmerican College of Emergency PhysiciansRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland
FAVKauffman, DannaMDACEPRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland
FAVWitten, JenniferMHARegistered for: Lifebridge Health, Inc.
FAVElliott, RobynMNA, ACNM, MOTARegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition
FAVWitten, JenniferMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Lifebridge Health, Inc.