HB 915

Did not advance

Workgroup on Black, Latino, Asian American Pacific Islander, and Other Underrepresented Behavioral Health Professionals

Sponsor: Marlon Amprey (District 40)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Hearing 4/06 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Workgroup on Black, Latino, Asian American Pacific Islander, and Other Underrepresented Behavioral Health Professionals; requiring the Workgroup to study and make recommendations regarding certain behavioral health professionals and certain students who are Black, Latino, Asian American Pacific Islander or otherwise underrepresented in the behavioral health profession; authorizing the Workgroup to establish a certain subgroup to assist the Workgroup; requiring the workgroup to report its findings by July 1, 2022; etc.

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Testimony (34)

MGA witness list

FAV 25FavorableFWA 7Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Cohen, Zeke	Baltimore City Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hall, Stephanie	Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nathanson, Marthalobbyist	LifeBridge Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dove, Spencer	Maryland Commission on Civil Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dorrien, Erinlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dorrien, Erinlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dove, Tina	Maryland State Education Association	Position only
FAV	Townsend, Pegeen A.lobbyist	MedStar Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mosby, Baltimore City Council President Nick J.	Office of Baltimore City Council President Nick J. Mosby	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alsobrooks, Angela	Prince George's County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Faulkner, Rachael	Public Policy Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Faulkner, Rachael	Public Policy Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Amprey, Delegate Marlon	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Amprey, Marlon	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Antoine, Denis	Individual	Oral
FAV	Antoine, Denis	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bland, Tiara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brocato, Barbaralobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Amprey, Delegate Ampreylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Amprey, Delegate Ampreylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Purnell, Vanessa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FWA	Rivkin, Deborahlobbyist	CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield	Written (PDF)
FWA	Taylor, Allisonlobbyist	Kaiser Permanente	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Office of Governmental Affairs, Maryland Department of Health	Maryland Dept. of Health	Written (PDF)
FWA	Lang, Beverly	Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Holmes, Bobby	Son of a Dream	Oral
FWA	Briemann, Jenniferlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Bennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of Governmen	Maryland Dept. of Health	Written (PDF)
INFO	Bennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of Governmen	Maryland Dept. of Health	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore City CouncilFAV 1

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFAV 1FWA 1

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldFWA 1

Harris Jones & MaloneFAV 1

Kaiser PermanenteFWA 1

Legislative Black Caucus of MarylandFAV 1

LifeBridge HealthFAV 1

Maryland Commission on Civil RightsFAV 1

Maryland Dept. of HealthFWA 1INFO 2

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 2

Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 1

MedStar HealthFAV 1

Nurse Practitioner Association of MarylandFWA 1

Office of Baltimore City Council President Nick J. MosbyFAV 1

Prince George's County ExecutiveFAV 1

Public Policy PartnersFAV 2

Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.FAV 2

Son of a DreamFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVNathanson, MarthaLifeBridge HealthRegistered for: Lifebridge Health, Inc.

FAVDorrien, ErinMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FAVTownsend, Pegeen A.MedStar HealthRegistered for: MedStar Health

FAVBrocato, BarbaraRegistered 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…

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

FWARivkin, DeborahCareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldRegistered for: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

FWATaylor, AllisonKaiser PermanenteRegistered for: Kaiser Permanente

FWABriemann, JenniferRegistered for: Maryland Managed Care Organization Association