HB 837

Enacted

Public Health - Maternal Mortality and Morbidity - Implicit Bias Training and Study

Sponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (District 21)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 337 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the purposes of the Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Professional Competency Program; requiring the Program to establish and provide an evidence-based implicit bias training program for health care professionals involved in the perinatal care of patients on or before January 1, 2021; requiring certain health care professionals to complete a certain training on or before January 1, 2022; requiring the Program to offer a certain training to certain health care professionals; etc.

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Testimony (30)

MGA witness list

FAV 27FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Brown Ph.D and Clark, Pamela and Mike	AA Co Partnership for Children, Youth I Families	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rock, Melissa	Advocates for Children & Youth	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Creanga, Dr Andreea	Johns Hopkins University	Written (PDF)
FAV	Warren, Nicole	Johns Hopkins University	Position only
FAV	maiorana, Ruth	MACHO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dpke, Barbara	MD Patient Safety	Written (PDF)
FAV	Epke, Barbara	MD Patient Safety Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Creanga, MD PhD, Andreea	MDMOM	Written (PDF)
FAV	Eder, Anne	March of Dimes	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	marcus, amanda	Maryland Citizens Health Initiative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Krienke, Janelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	MedChi, MDACOG	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	MedChi, MDACOG	Written (PDF)
FAV	Townsend, Pegeenlobbyist	MedStar Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	North, Terrill	Montgomery County Collaboration Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	North, Terrill	Montgomery County Collaboration Council	Position only
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	PPM, ACNM	Position only
FAV	Alsobrooks, Angela	Prince George's County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Garrett-Ray, Dr Stacy	University of Maryland Medical System	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	philip, diana	naral pro choice maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Black, Ashley	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Costa, Cathy	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Pena-Melnyk, Delegate Pena-Melnyklegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Pena-Melnyk, Delegate Pena-Melnyklegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Metz, Pam	Individual	Position only
FAV	Williams Muhammad, Andrea	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	elliott, robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Maiorana, Ruth	MACHO	Written (PDF)
FWA	Witten, Jenniferlobbyist	MHA	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jacobs, Donna	UMMS	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AA Co Partnership for Children, Youth I FamiliesFAV 1

Advocates for Children & YouthFAV 1

Johns Hopkins UniversityFAV 2

MACHOFAV 1FWA 1

March of DimesFAV 1

Maryland Citizens Health InitiativeFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

MD Patient SafetyFAV 1

MD Patient Safety CenterFAV 1

MDMOMFAV 1

MedChi, MDACOGFAV 2

MedStar HealthFAV 1

MHAFWA 1

Montgomery County Collaboration CouncilFAV 2

naral pro choice marylandFAV 1

PPM, ACNMFAV 1

Prince George's County ExecutiveFAV 1

UMMSFWA 1

University of Maryland Medical SystemFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKrienke, JaneMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FAVTownsend, PegeenMedStar HealthRegistered for: MedStar Health

FAVElliott, RobynPPM, ACNMRegistered 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…

FAVelliott, robynRegistered 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…

FWAWitten, JenniferMHARegistered for: Lifebridge Health, Inc.