Health Care Facilities – Discrimination (LGBTQ Senior Bill of Rights)
Sponsor: Gabriel Acevero (District 39)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health Care Facilities and RegulationStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting certain facilities or certain staff from discriminating against certain individuals or residents on certain bases; requiring certain facilities to post a certain notice next to the facility's nondiscrimination policy in certain locations; requiring certain facilities to include a certain notice in certain materials; providing for the contents of the notice; requiring that all residents of a certain facility be informed of and have certain rights; etc.
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Testimony (23)
MGA witness listFAV 21FavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Carr, Nancy | AARP Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Boyd, linda | Episcopal Diocese of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Eckstein, Mark | Metro DC PRLAG | Position only |
| FAV | O'Connor, Patricia | OAG, HEAU | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blendy, Nicholas | Office of Mayor Young | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Alsobrooks, Angela | Prince George's County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tax, Aaron | SAGE | Position only |
| FAV | Blinder, Lee | Trans Healthcare MD | Position only |
| FAV | ellis, stevanne | ombudsman | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Allfisher, Jamie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Burton, Danielle | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Acevero, Delegate Aceverolegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ephraim, Monte | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Mele, Michelle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mikhael, Tanya | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Oldham, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pratt, Laura | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Rasmussen, Ellie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Tinnell, Theodore | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Villanueva, Mariel | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | x, Louis | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | LifeSpan | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Witten, Jenniferlobbyist | Maryland Hospital Association | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
AARP MarylandFAV 1
LifeSpanINFO 1
Metro DC PRLAGFAV 1
OAG, HEAUFAV 1
ombudsmanFAV 1
SAGEFAV 1
Trans Healthcare MDFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
INFOKauffman, 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…