HB 212

Did not advance

Criminal Procedure - Medical Emergency - Immunity

Sponsor: Jon S. Cardin (District 11B)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Hearing 1/27 at 2:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering a provision of law to specify that a person who is experiencing a medical emergency, rather than a person who reasonably believes that the person is experiencing a medical emergency, after ingesting or using alcohol or drugs is immune from criminal arrest, charge, or prosecution for a drug or alcohol-related misdemeanor if the evidence for the arrest, charge, or prosecution was obtained solely as a result of the person seeking or receiving medical assistance; etc.

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Testimony (26)

MGA witness list

FAV 23FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Agus, Deborah	BHLI - Behavioral Health Leadership Institute	Oral
FAV	Collins, Michael	Baltimore City State's Attorney Office	Oral
FAV	Mosby, Marilyn	Baltimore City State's Attorney Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gudlavalleti, Rajani	Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Keefe, Owen	Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morris Sr., Ricky	Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition (BHRC)	Oral
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Torsch, Toni	Daniel Carl Torsch Foundation	Oral
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Olsen, Yngvild	MD-DC Society of Addiction Medicine	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bryant, Jameslobbyist	MPAC	Oral
FAV	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Maryland Coalition of Families	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schmidt, Beth	Maryland Coalition of Families	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fraser, Stanford	Maryland OPD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Scott, Tiffinee	Maryland Peer Advisory Council (MPAC)	Oral
FAV	Ashkin, Howard	MedMark Treatment Centers	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Dan	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wireman, Kim	Powell Recovery Center, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alheri, Onyinye	Individual	Oral
FAV	Bailey, Michael	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Cardin, Delegate Cardinlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Sheehan, Michael	Individual	Oral
UNF	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	Maryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	riley, joseph	Maryland State's Attorneys Association	Oral
UNF	Kroll, Steven	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Oral

Organizations on record

Baltimore City State's Attorney OfficeFAV 2

Baltimore Harm Reduction CoalitionFAV 2

Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition (BHRC)FAV 1

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFAV 1

BHLI - Behavioral Health Leadership InstituteFAV 1

Daniel Carl Torsch FoundationFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

Maryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Coalition of FamiliesFAV 2

Maryland OPDFAV 1

Maryland Peer Advisory Council (MPAC)FAV 1

Maryland State's Attorneys AssociationUNF 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationUNF 1

MD-DC Society of Addiction MedicineFAV 1

MedMark Treatment CentersFAV 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 1

MPACFAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

Powell Recovery Center, Inc.FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJefferson , StaceyBehavioral Health System BaltimoreRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FAVBryant, JamesMPACRegistered for: Montgomery County Medical Society

FAVGeddes, AnnMaryland Coalition of FamiliesRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland; Maryland Coalition of Families

UNFMansfield, AndreaMaryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' AssociationRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…