HB 191

Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Psychiatrist and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Telemedicine Reimbursement - Sunset Termination

Sponsor: Delegate KellyCommittee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: First Reading Finance (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing the termination provisions for certain provisions of law relating to the eligibility of psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners who provide Assertive Community Treatment or mobile treatment services to Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients in a home or community-based setting through telemedicine to receive reimbursement for the health care services from the Program.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list

FAV 19FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Breidenstine, Adriennelobbyist	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Lynn	Carroll County Youth Service Bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cyphers, Moiralobbyist	Compass Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cavathas, Dimitrios	Lower Shore Clinic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Raswant, Maansi	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Witten, Jenniferlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Orosz, Samantha	Maryland Rural Health Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Adams, MD, Joseph	Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Dan	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Lang, Beverly	Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland	Position only
FAV	Matthews, Dakota	Rural Maryland Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blumberg, Suanne	Upper Bay Counseling & Support Services	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Kelly, Delegate Kellylegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Doyle, Lori	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kelly, Ariana	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wise, Steve	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFAV 1

Carroll County Youth Service BureauFAV 1

Compass Government RelationsFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Harris Jones & MaloneFWA 1

Lower Shore ClinicFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 2

Maryland Rural Health AssociationFAV 1

Maryland-DC Society of Addiction MedicineFAV 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

Nurse Practitioner Association of MarylandFAV 1

Rural Maryland CouncilFAV 1

Upper Bay Counseling & Support ServicesFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBreidenstine, AdrienneBehavioral Health System BaltimoreRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FAVCyphers, MoiraCompass Government RelationsRegistered for: American Clean Power; American Clean Power Association (ACP)

FAVWitten, JenniferMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Lifebridge Health, Inc.