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SB 570

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Emergency Services – Exposure to Contagious Diseases and Viruses – Notification and Other Requirements

Sponsor: PresidentCommittee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: First Reading Health and Government Operations (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definition of 'contagious disease or virus' for the purposes of certain provisions of law governing the notification of a possible exposure of certain emergency services personnel to include 2019-nCoV; extending certain notification requirements regarding possible exposure to a contagious disease or virus to certain emergency medical services clinicians; requiring that certain emergency medical services clinicians receive certain training and certain equipment; etc.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGilmore , DeniselobbyistAFSCME MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVconsoli, angeloFOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State LodgePosition only
FAVPlaut, ArilobbyistLaw Offices of Boston PlautPosition only
FAVDelbridge, TheodoreMaryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVPresident, PresidentIndividualOral
FAVWhitaker, JakelobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFmcavoy, vinceIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGilmore , DeniseAFSCME MarylandRegistered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3
FAVPlaut, AriLaw Offices of Boston PlautRegistered for: ADT, LLC dba ADT Security Services; Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC; Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3; CoinFlip; Crown MD Online Gaming LLC
FAVWhitaker, JakeRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association