Health Facilities – Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Programs – Essential Caregivers
What this bill does
Requiring each nursing home and assisted living program to establish certain policies and procedures authorizing indoor visitation from an essential caregiver and relating to the designation and use of an essential caregiver; authorizing nursing homes and assisted living programs to consult with a certain local health officer when establishing certain policies and procedures; requiring an essential caregiver to inform the staff of the nursing home or assisted living program if the essential caregiver develops certain symptoms; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (8)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Black, Ashley | Public Justice Center | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Burt, Dorothy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Young, K., Delegate Young, K.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | DeMattos, Joseph | Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM) | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Dengler , Elmer | Caregivers for Compromise - For isolation kills too! | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Office of Governmental Affairs, Maryland Department of Health | Maryland Dept. of Health | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Bennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of Governmen | Maryland Dept. of Health | Written (PDF) |