Emergency Medical Services – Paramedics – Vaccination Administration
Sponsor: Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs CommitteeCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 799 (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing a paramedic to administer certain immunizations and skin testing to certain ambulance service personnel under certain circumstances; authorizing a paramedic to administer influenza and 2019CoV immunizations if the immunizations are under the direction of a certain physician and authorized by the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, part of a certain outreach effort, and provided in accordance with a certain written agreement; etc.
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Testimony (17)
MGA witness listFAV 14FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Rosenberg, William | Butler Medical Transport, LLC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gainor, Anna | Global Medical Response | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kinnally, Kevin | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kinnally, Kevin | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ciotola, M.D., Joseph | Maryland Association of County Health Officers, Queen Anne's County | Oral |
| FAV | Kagan, Cheryl | Maryland General Assembly | Position only |
| FAV | Dorrien, Erinlobbyist | Maryland Hospital Association | Oral |
| FAV | Delbridge, Theodore | Maryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delbridge, M.D., M.P.H., Ted | Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services System (MIEMSS) | Oral |
| FAV | Conner, Charleslobbyist | Office of the Baltimore County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ailiff, Deborah | Procare | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Martin, Rhya | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Dorrien, Erinlobbyist | Maryland Hospital Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Delbridge, Theodore | Maryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS) | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1FWA 1
ProcareFAV 1