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Home– and Community–Based Waiver Services – Study and Task Force

Sponsor: Senator KelleyCommittee: FinanceSubject: DisabledStatus: First Reading Health and Government Operations (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in consultation with the Hilltop Institute at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, to conduct a study that provides a cost-benefit analysis of expanding access to long-term care services through home- and community-based waivers; establishing the Task Force on Home- and Community-Based Waiver Services to study and make recommendations regarding the modernization of the policies of the Maryland Department of Health to ensure the delivery of care in the most appropriate setting; etc.

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Testimony (15)

MGA witness list
FAV 12FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBresnahan, TammyAARP MDWritten (PDF)
FAVRynbrandt, JenniferAging Life Care AssociationPosition only
FAVCohen, CliffCliff Cohen LawOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKlein, MorrisMD NAELAPosition only
FAVSalitto, ElenaMD NAELAOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWilson, RyanMD NAELAPosition only
FAVBurton, KimMHAMDWritten (PDF)
FAVColchamiro, EriclobbyistMSCAN and the Alzheimer's AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAlsobrooks, AngelaPrince George's County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVGreenfield, Aaronlobbyistleading age marylandWritten (PDF)
FAVFaulkner, RachaeltccOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Kelley, Senator KelleylegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFDeMattos, JosephHealth Facilities Association of MarylandWritten (PDF)
UNFShek, HeatherMD Dept. of HealthWritten (PDF)
FWAKauffman, DannalobbyistLifeSpan, MAADS, MNCHAWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVColchamiro, EricMSCAN and the Alzheimer's AssociationRegistered for: Alzheimer's Association
FAVGreenfield, Aaronleading age marylandRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake
FWAKauffman, DannaLifeSpan, MAADS, MNCHARegistered 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