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Maryland Department of Health - Residential Service Agencies - Training Requirements

Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring each residential service agency to ensure that certain individuals receive certain training relating to dementia; requiring each residential service agency to ensure that individuals providing certain training have certain experience and have completed certain training; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide a list of training programs to each residential agency; requiring an individual employed as a residential service agency's direct care or supervisory staff to complete certain training; etc.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list
FAV 13FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBresnahan, TammyAARP MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRosenthal, IlenelobbyistAlzheimers AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHarrington, SusanHarrington software associatesWritten (PDF)
FAVGreenfield, AaronlobbyistLeadingAge MDWritten (PDF)
FAVBurton, KimMHAMDOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLienhard, CarolMSCANOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHolmes, TiaPrince George's County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FAVRogers, Kathyabsolute companion careOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKeller, Amyaging at home solutionWritten (PDF)
FAVRodwin, DavidlobbyistpjcWritten (PDF)
FAVFowlkes, DeeIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJackson, CarlottaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Hester, Senator HesterlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFBoyer, AndrewDept of HealthWritten (PDF)
UNFWeglein, ElizabethELIZABETH COONEY CARE NETWORKOral + Written (PDF)
UNFTaylor, KimFamily Choice HealthcareOral
UNFKursban, NealFamily Nursing CarePosition only
UNFKauffman, DannalobbyistMNCHAOral + Written (PDF)
FWADeMattos, JosephHFAMWritten (PDF)
FWAWeglein, ElizabethUnited Seniors of MarylandPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVRosenthal, IleneAlzheimers AssociationRegistered for: Alzheimer's Association
FAVGreenfield, AaronLeadingAge MDRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake
FAVRodwin, DavidpjcRegistered for: Care in Action
UNFKauffman, DannaMNCHARegistered 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