Maryland Nondiscrimination in Health Care Coverage Act
Sponsor: Delegate CoxCommittee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 3/19 at 4:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a health care provider or health care institution to ensure the provision or continuation of certain care under certain circumstances; authorizing a certain health care provider or health care institution to transfer a patient to a certain health care provider or health care institution under certain circumstances and in a certain manner; prohibiting an agency from developing or using certain measures as a threshold for certain determinations and decisions; etc.
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Testimony (17)
MGA witness listFAV 16FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Summers, Olivia | American Center for Law & Justice | Oral |
| FAV | Kelly, Kathy | Democrats for Life of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smith, Wesley | Discovery Institute's Center on Human Exceptionalism | Oral |
| FAV | Dove, Spencer | Maryland Commission on Civil Rights | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of Governmen | Maryland Dept. of Health | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bogley, Laura | Maryland Right to Life | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cox, Dan | Member, House of Delegates, Maryland General Assembly | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | MULLICAN, Brigitta | Private | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Adelaide, Katherine | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Collier, Joseph | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Cox, Delegate Coxlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Cox, Delegate Coxlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Gillin, Joseph | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nichol, Dawn | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Yan, Wei | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Sheahan, Molly | Individual | Written (PDF) |