HB 1121

Vetoed

Maryland Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Registry and Referral System

Sponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (District 21)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Maryland Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Registry and Referral System in the Maryland Department of Health to provide a statewide system through which health care providers can identify and access available inpatient and outpatient mental health and substance use services for patients in a certain manner; requiring the Department to develop and implement the Registry and Referral System in collaboration with the State-designated Health Information Exchange, subject to the availability of funds; etc.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 11FavorableFWA 8Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Behm, Craig	CRISP	Position only
FAV	O'Connor, Patricia	HEAU	Written (PDF)
FAV	GAINER, PATRICIA	MD INSTUTUTE FOR EMS SYSTEMS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tompsett, Tommy	Maryland Psychiatric Society	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ciekot, Annlobbyist	NCADD, MATOD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bereano, Brucelobbyist	WIN Family Services	Oral
FAV	Mueller, Laura	WIN Family Services	Oral
FAV	lowe, lisa	face addiction maryland	Oral
FAV	Blendy, Nicholas	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Pena-Melnyk, Delegate Pena-Melnyklegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Pena-Melnyk, Delegate Pena-Melnyklegislator	Individual	Position only
FWA	Jefferson, Staceylobbyist	BHS Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Flax, Arthur	Comprehensive Psyco Services	Written (PDF)
FWA	Altema, Irnandelobbyist	MHAMD	Oral
FWA	Martin, Dan	MHAMD	Written (PDF)
FWA	Dorrien, Erinlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Krienke, Janelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	MedChi, MDACEP	Written (PDF)
FWA	doyle, lori	cbh	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Terry, Tequilalobbyist	HSCRC	Written (PDF)
INFO	Shek, Heather	MD Dept of Health	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

BHS BaltimoreFWA 1

cbhFWA 1

Comprehensive Psyco ServicesFWA 1

CRISPFAV 1

face addiction marylandFAV 1

HEAUFAV 1

HSCRCINFO 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFWA 2

Maryland Psychiatric SocietyFAV 1

MD Dept of HealthINFO 1

MD INSTUTUTE FOR EMS SYSTEMSFAV 1

MedChi, MDACEPFWA 1

MHAMDFWA 2

NCADD, MATODFAV 1

WIN Family ServicesFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCiekot, AnnNCADD, MATODRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute…

FAVBereano, BruceWIN Family ServicesRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.…

FWAJefferson, StaceyBHS BaltimoreRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FWAAltema, IrnandeMHAMDRegistered for: Maryland Independent College and University Association

FWADorrien, ErinMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FWAKrienke, JaneMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FWAKauffman, DannaMedChi, MDACEPRegistered 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…

INFOTerry, TequilaHSCRCRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association