Behavioral Health Programs – Outpatient Mental Health Centers – Medical and Clinical Directors
What this bill does
Requiring that regulations adopted under certain provisions of law regulating behavioral health programs include a provision requiring that the medical director of a behavioral health program licensed as an outpatient mental health center be a licensed and appropriately trained physician; and altering the requirement that certain regulations include a provision authorizing a psychiatric nurse practitioner to serve as clinical director, rather than a medical director, of a certain outpatient mental health center.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (31)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Means, MD, Ronald | American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jones-Fearing, kim | MPS | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Edwards, MD, Sarah | Maryland Psychiatric Society | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jones-Fearing, MD, Kim | Maryland Psychiatric Society | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Palmer, MD, Jennifer | Maryland Psychiatric Society | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | O, DUPLICATE ENTRY | MedChi | Oral |
| FAV | Wise, Steve | MedChi | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Booth, Mary Ann | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cerrato, William | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cutler, Mary | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gaymon Doomes, Aeva | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hilliard, Bridgett | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Howell, Carolyn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kumar, Sanaz | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kumar, Sanaz | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Means, Ronald | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Oviedo, Enrique | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tablang Jimenez, Marilou | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | booth, mary | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | B, DUPLICATE ENTRY | Ashley Addiction Treatment | Oral |
| UNF | Pitcher, Bill | Bellamy Genn Group | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mueller, Laura | WIN Family Services | Oral |
| UNF | Bereano, Brucelobbyist | Win Family Services | Oral |
| UNF | doyle, lori | cbh | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | plaskon, john | corsica river | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | raley, gordon | family service foundation | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | teal, subramonianpillai | leading by example | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | martin, dan | mhamd | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | elliott, robynlobbyist | mna | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | blumberg, suanne | ubcs | Oral + Written (PDF) |