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HB 132

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Health – Mental and Emotional Disorders – Consent (Mental Health Access Initiative)

Sponsor: Heather Bagnall (District 33C)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Second Reading Passed (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the minimum age, from 16 years to 12 years, at which a minor has the same capacity as an adult to consent to consultation, diagnosis, and certain treatment of a mental or emotional disorder by a health care provider or clinic; and providing that a health care provider may decide to provide certain information to a certain parent, guardian, or custodian under certain provisions of law unless the health care provider believes the disclosure will lead to harm to the minor or deter the minor from seeking care.

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Testimony (44)

MGA witness list
FAV 21FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 22Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVLund, EricAnnapolis PrideWritten (PDF)
FAVAllsup, JacquelineAnne Arundel County NAACPWritten (PDF)
FAVLe, OliviaCRASCOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLaMaster, JeremyFreeState JusticeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDiamond, JoannaHealth Care for the HomelessWritten (PDF)
FAVPolsky, LarryMaryland Association of County Health OfficersOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBarber, KiaishaMaryland Association of Youth Service Bureaus (MAYSB)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVOrosz, SamanthaMaryland Rural Health AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVPhilip, DianaNARAL Pro-Choice MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVWard, LindsayNational Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Chesapeake ChapterPosition only
FAVPowell, RowanOn Our Own of MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFaulkner, RachaelPublic Policy PartnersOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKasemeyer, PamSchwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.Written (PDF)
FAVDiaz, Lindawww.laurynslaw.orgOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBagnall, HeatherIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVBennardi, KimberlyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVCeruolo, RichIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVCross, LilianIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVCross, ParkerIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Bagnall, Delegate BagnalllegislatorIndividualOral
FAVElliott, RobynlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFShattuck, DaniellobbyistBrocato & ShattuckWritten (PDF)
UNFTompsett, ThomasHarris Jones & MaloneWritten (PDF)
UNFTarsel, EmilyHealth Choice Maryland.orgOral + Written (PDF)
UNFBennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of GovernmenMaryland Dept. of HealthWritten (PDF)
UNFBogley, LauraMaryland Right to LifeWritten (PDF)
UNFFink, NeldaMaryland Stands Up! IncWritten (PDF)
UNFButler, JennaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFCacace, AliciaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFCusack, SarahIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFEnnis, EllaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFFisher, KaraIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFFratangelo, CarlyIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFHarper, KatjaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFHelms, JessicaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFHibbert Nelson, AnnetteIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFMcCullough, KarenIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFMcDougall, CliffordIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFMontgomery, MeganIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFSharpe, JulieIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFStoklosa, MargaretIndividualOral
UNFTuraki, AzaraIndividualOral
UNFmcavoy, vinceIndividualOral
FWAOffice of Governmental Affairs, Maryland Department of HealthMaryland Dept. of HealthWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition
UNFShattuck, DanielBrocato & ShattuckRegistered for: Acorn Health; American Physical Therapy Association Maryland - APTA MD; Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, P.C.; Associates in Radiation Medicine; League for People with Disabilities, The; Maryland Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics