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Department of Aging - Assisted Living Program Subsidies - Determinations

Sponsor: Delegate Valentino-SmithCommittee: AppropriationsSubject: ElderlyStatus: First Reading Finance and Budget and Taxation (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Secretary of Aging to pay to certain low-income seniors up to a $1,500 subsidy from State general funds to help low-income seniors reside in assisted living programs; increasing, except under certain circumstances, a certain subsidy in effect for certain periods of time based on annual growth in the consumer price index; requiring an applicable area agency to determine the amount of the monthly subsidy for a resident of an assisted living program and, in doing so, to make a certain deduction for personal expenses; etc.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVcolchamiro, EriclobbyistALZOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPeterson, MattBJCOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDeMattos, JosephHFAMWritten (PDF)
FAVKauffman, DannalobbyistLifeSpanOral + Written (PDF)
FAVdouglas, michelem4aOral + Written (PDF)
FAVciekot, annlobbyistnasw, hchWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Hettleman, Delegate HettlemanlegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVHettleman, ShellyIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVdouglas, micheleIndividualPosition only
INFOFielhauer, GraceDept. of AgingWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

ALZFAV 1
BJCFAV 1
HFAMFAV 1
m4aFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVcolchamiro, EricALZRegistered for: Alzheimer's Association
FAVKauffman, DannaLifeSpanRegistered 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
FAVciekot, annnasw, hchRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute