SB 501

Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Physicians and Physician Assistants - Administration and Funding

Sponsor: Senator GriffithCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 403 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Transferring oversight of the Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Physicians and Physician Assistants from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to the Maryland Department of Health; requiring the Department to submit a certain annual report to the General Assembly; requiring the Comptroller to distribute $1,000,000 from the Board of Physicians Fund to the Program if the Governor does not include at least $1,000,000 in the State budget in fiscal year 2022 for the Program; etc.

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Testimony (28)

MGA witness list

FAV 21FavorableFWA 7Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Colchamiro, Ericlobbyist	Alzheimer's Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coulburn, Dr Sara	Dorchester Family Medicine	Position only
FAV	Hafey, Elizabeth	Johns Hopkins University & Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nathanson, Marthalobbyist	LifeBridge Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Steffen, Ben	MMCC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stallings, Nicolelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, Lara	Maryland Rural Health Association	Position only
FAV	Purnell, Vanessa	MedStar Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rock, Marshall	Mental Health Authority, inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Twigg, Allen	Meritus Medical Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	DiBari, Dr Karin	Peninsula Regional Medical Group/PRMC	Position only
FAV	Ciotola, Dr Joseph	Queen Anne's County Dept of Emergency Services	Position only
FAV	Newmier, Dr Eugene	Rose Hill Family Physicians	Position only
FAV	Fanjoy, Keith	San Mar Home	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Perman, Dr Jay	University System of Maryland	Position only
FAV	Jarrell, Dr Bruce	University of Maryland Baltimore	Position only
FAV	Lawrence, Susan	University of Maryland Baltimore	Position only
FAV	Sullivan, Tiffany	University of Maryland Capital Region Health	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kozel, Ken	University of Maryland Medical System	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ciotola, Dr. Joseph	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Griffith, Senator Griffithlegislator	Individual	Position only
FWA	Terry, Tequilalobbyist	HSCRC	Written (PDF)
FWA	Terry, Tequilalobbyist	HSCRC	Position only
FWA	Kasemeyer, Pam	MACHC	Written (PDF)
FWA	Neumann, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA, Theresa M.	Maryland Academy of Physician Assistants	Oral
FWA	Wise, Steve	MedChi	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Dudzic, Matt	bd. of physicians	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Hawk, Wynee	Individual	Position only