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SB 738

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Health Care Providers and Health Benefit Plans - Discrimination in Provision of Services

Sponsor: Brian J. Feldman (District 15)Committee: FinanceSubject: Human RelationsStatus: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the actions with regard to which hospitals and related institutions are prohibited from discriminating against individuals on certain bases; altering the characteristics of an individual on the basis of which hospitals and related institutions are prohibited from discriminating against the individual in certain actions; providing that certain provisions of the Act do not prohibit certain persons from refusing, withholding from, or denying any person services for certain reasons except under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list
FAV 16FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVNoveau, BarbaraDo the Most GoodWritten (PDF)
FAVHoffman, C.P.FreeState JusticeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVO'Connor, PatriciaHEAUWritten (PDF)
FAVDeMattos, JosephHealth Facilities Association of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVMacshane, KateMD Center for Gender and IntimacyWritten (PDF)
FAVDove, SpencerMD Commission on Civil RightsWritten (PDF)
FAVMilano, LeslieMont. Co. Womens Democratic ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVGoldstein, MathewSecular Coalition for MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVBlinder, LeeTrans HealthcareOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCaveney, CassTransRecognition MDWritten (PDF)
FAVBruner, DanielWhitman-Walker HealthWritten (PDF)
FAVGerb, SuziIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVGrahl, PaisleyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVNARAL, NARALIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVReed, ErinIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Feldman, Senator FeldmanlegislatorIndividualPosition only
FWAKauffman, DannalobbyistLifeSpan NetworkOral + Written (PDF)
FWAKallins, LaurenMACSOral + Written (PDF)
FWARaswant, MaansiMaryland Hospital AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FWANibber, D'PaullobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FWAKauffman, DannaLifeSpan NetworkRegistered 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
FWANibber, D'PaulRegistered for: American Heart Association