SB 568

Health Care Practitioners – Telehealth – Out–of–State Health Care Practitioners

Sponsor: PresidentCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing an out-of-state health care practitioner to provide telehealth services to a patient located in the State in accordance with certain provisions of the Act; requiring a certain health occupations board to register an out-of-state health care practitioner, under certain circumstances, to provide telehealth services to a patient located in the State; prohibiting an out-of-state health care practitioner who is registered under certain provisions of the Act from taking certain actions; etc.

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Testimony (27)

MGA witness list

FAV 9FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 10UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Marsalek, Dominique	American Counseling Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Marsalek, Dominique	American Counseling Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Marsalek, Dominique	American Counseling Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Auman, Alexis	American Telemedicine Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ye, webster	MDH	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones , Aliya	Maryland Department of Health	Oral
FAV	Matthews, Dakota	Rural Maryland Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	President, President	Individual	Oral
FAV	Whitaker, Jakelobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Office of Governmental Affairs, Maryland Department of Health	Maryland Dept. of Health	Written (PDF)
UNF	O'Connor, Patricia	Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Health Education and Advocacy Unit (HEAU)	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bogley, Laura	Maryland Right to Life	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ward, Lindsay	National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Chesapeake Chapter	Position only
UNF	Faulkner, Rachael	Public Policy Partners	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kasemeyer, Pam	Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist	Sheppard Pratt	Written (PDF)
UNF	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Wise, Steve	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Robinson, Candace	MDH	Oral
FWA	Smith, Lorraine	Maryland Dept of Health	Oral
FWA	Bennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of Governmen	Maryland Dept. of Health	Written (PDF)
FWA	Townsend, Pegeen A.lobbyist	MedStar Health	Written (PDF)
FWA	Najera, Deanna	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Witten, Jenniferlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
INFO	Bennardi, Kimberly	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Briemann, Jenniferlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

American Counseling AssociationFAV 3

American Telemedicine AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Department of HealthFAV 1

Maryland Dept of HealthFWA 1

Maryland Dept. of HealthFWA 1UNF 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationINFO 1

Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Health Education and Advocacy Unit (HEAU)UNF 1

Maryland Right to LifeUNF 1

MDHFAV 1FWA 1

MedStar HealthFWA 1

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Chesapeake ChapterUNF 1

Public Policy PartnersUNF 1

Rural Maryland CouncilFAV 1

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

Sheppard PrattUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWhitaker, JakeRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

UNFGrossi, JeffreySheppard PrattRegistered for: Sheppard Pratt Health Systems

UNFElliott, 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…

FWATownsend, Pegeen A.MedStar HealthRegistered for: MedStar Health

INFOWitten, JenniferMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Lifebridge Health, Inc.

INFOBriemann, JenniferRegistered for: Maryland Managed Care Organization Association