HB 1344

Mental Health Law - Reform of Laws and Delivery of Service

Sponsor: Nicholaus R. Kipke (District 31)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Modifying standards for involuntary admission of individuals with mental disorders to a certain facility or Veterans' Administration hospital to include consideration that it can be reasonably expected, if not hospitalized, a certain individual presents a danger to the life or safety of the individual or to others; modifying certain standards or emergency evaluations of individuals with mental disorders; and requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to provide certain information to certain schools; etc.

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Testimony (27)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Cyphers, Moiralobbyist	Compass Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pickar, David	David Pickar, MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mann, Ashia	Help in the Home LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reece, Thomas	Maryland Correctional Administrators Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gilleland, Emily	Office of Delegate Nic Kipke	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Brien, Cameron	SARDAA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Burton, Evelyn	Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America (SARDAA), Maryland Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.	Position only
FAV	Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist	Sheppard Pratt	Written (PDF)
FAV	Torrey, Fuller	The Stanley Medical Research Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Kipke, Delegate Kipkelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Kipke, Delegate Kipkelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Knable, Michael	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Marilyn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moran, Mary	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Breidenstine, Adriennelobbyist	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Written (PDF)
UNF	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
UNF	Janofsky, Jeffrey	Maryland & Washington Psychiatric Society	Position only
UNF	Martin, Dan	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Livshin, Michelle	On Our Own of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hanson, Anne	Individual	Position only
UNF	Joseph, Temidayo	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Roskes, Erik	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Israel, Steven	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Bennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of Governmen	Maryland Dept. of Health	Written (PDF)
INFO	Brocato, Barbaralobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreUNF 1

Compass Government RelationsFAV 1

David Pickar, MDFAV 1

Harris Jones & MaloneUNF 1

Health Care for the HomelessUNF 1

Help in the Home LLCFAV 1

Maryland & Washington Psychiatric SocietyUNF 1

Maryland Correctional Administrators AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Dept. of HealthINFO 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandUNF 1

Office of Delegate Nic KipkeFAV 1

On Our Own of Maryland, Inc.UNF 1

SARDAAFAV 1

Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America (SARDAA), Maryland ChapterFAV 1

Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.FAV 1

Sheppard PrattFAV 1

The Stanley Medical Research InstituteFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCyphers, MoiraCompass Government RelationsRegistered for: American Clean Power; American Clean Power Association (ACP)

FAVGrossi, JeffreySheppard PrattRegistered for: Sheppard Pratt Health Systems

UNFBreidenstine, AdrienneBehavioral Health System BaltimoreRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

INFOBrocato, 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…