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HB 737

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Emergency Services – Exposure to Contagious Diseases and Viruses – Notification and Other Requirements

Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/23 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definition of 'contagious disease or virus' for the purposes of certain provisions of law governing the notification of a possible exposure of certain emergency services personnel to include 2019-nCoV; extending certain notification requirements regarding possible exposure to a contagious disease or virus to certain emergency medical services clinicians; requiring that certain emergency medical services clinicians receive certain training and certain equipment; etc.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBehm, CraigChesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients (CRISP)Written (PDF)
FAVDelbridge, TheodoreMaryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVElliott, RobynlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSpeaker, SpeakerIndividualOral
FAVWhitaker, JakelobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFmcavoy, vinceIndividualOral

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
FAVWhitaker, JakeRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association