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SB 41

EnactedCrossfile HB 132
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Health – Mental and Emotional Disorders – Consent (Mental Health Access Initiative)

Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine (District 47)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 743 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the minimum age, from 16 years to 12 years, at which a minor has the same capacity as an adult to consent to consultation, diagnosis, and certain treatment of a mental or emotional disorder by a health care provider or clinic; and providing that a health care provider may decide to provide certain information to a certain parent, guardian, or custodian under certain provisions of law unless the health care provider believes that the disclosure will lead to harm to the minor or deter the minor from seeking care.

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Testimony (41)

MGA witness list
FAV 20FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 20Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVParsley, LucieneDisability Rights MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVDiamond, JoannaHealth Care for the HomelessWritten (PDF)
FAVDiamond, JoannaHealth Care for the HomelessWritten (PDF)
FAVEpps, LarryLicensed Clinical Professional Counselors of MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPark, LizMD Association of Youth Service BureausWritten (PDF)
FAVPark, LizMD Association of Youth Service BureausWritten (PDF)
FAVPolsky, LarryMaryland Association of County Health OfficersOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of GovernmenMaryland Dept. of HealthWritten (PDF)
FAVOrosz, SamanthaMaryland Rural Health AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVPhilip, DianaNARAL Pro-Choice MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVPhilip, DianaNARAL Pro-Choice MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVFaulkner, RachaelPublic Policy PartnersWritten (PDF)
FAVKasemeyer, PamSchwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVDiaz, Lindawww.laurynslaw.orgOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAugustine , MalcomIndividualPosition only
FAVElliott, RobynlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVElliott, RobynlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSchagrin, judithIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Augustine, Senator AugustinelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Augustine, Senator AugustinelegislatorIndividualOral
UNFShattuck, DaniellobbyistBrocato & ShattuckWritten (PDF)
UNFDuffy, SuzanneConcerned CitizenWritten (PDF)
UNFTompsett, ThomasHarris Jones & MaloneWritten (PDF)
UNFTompsett, ThomasHarris Jones & MaloneWritten (PDF)
UNFKolakoski, VirginiaHealth ChoiceWritten (PDF)
UNFTarsel, EmilyHealth Choice Maryland.orgOral + Written (PDF)
UNFOffice of Governmental Affairs, Maryland Department of HealthMaryland Dept. of HealthWritten (PDF)
UNFOffice of Governmental Affairs, Maryland Department of HealthMaryland Dept. of HealthWritten (PDF)
UNFAusiello-Rosenthal, JenniferN/A - CitizenWritten (PDF)
UNFBarr, TracyIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFCacace, AliciaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFCusack, SarahIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFFisher, KaraIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFHelms, JessicaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFHibbert Nelson, AnnetteIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFMcCullough, KarenIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFMontgomery, MeganIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFStoklosa, MargaretIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFWilliams, PeggyIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFWilliams, PeggyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWA/Office of Governmental Affairs, Maryland Department of HealthMaryland Dept. of HealthWritten (PDF)

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
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
UNFShattuck, DanielBrocato & ShattuckRegistered 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