HB 97

Enacted

Workgroup on Black, Latino, Asian American Pacific Islander, and Other Underrepresented Behavioral Health Professionals

Sponsor: Marlon Amprey (District 40)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 318 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Workgroup on Black, Latino, Asian American Pacific Islander, and Other Underrepresented Behavioral Health Professionals; and requiring the Workgroup, on or before July 1, 2023, to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly.

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Testimony (38)

MGA witness list

FAV 33FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rivkin, Deborahlobbyist	CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cohen, Zeke	City of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Allisonlobbyist	Kaiser Permanente	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Arneson, Emilylobbyist	Kennedy Krieger Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arneson, Emilylobbyist	Kennedy Krieger Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Park, Liz	MD Association of Youth Service Bureaus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Park, Liz	MD Association of Youth Service Bureaus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martinez, Madelinlobbyist	MD Legislative Latino Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sims, Brianlobbyist	MHA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sims, Brianlobbyist	MHA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hays, Kathleen	Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative	Written (PDF)
FAV	Savage, Pat	Maryland Psychological Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lamb, Laurenlobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lamb, Laurenlobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Adams, MD, Joseph	Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Adams, MD, Joseph	Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quinlan, Margolobbyist	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quinlan, Margolobbyist	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Amprey, Delegate	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Antoine, Denis	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Antoine, Denis	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brocato, Barbaralobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caucus, AAPI	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chitalia, Suhani	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Amprey, Delegate Ampreylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Amprey, Delegate Ampreylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Position only
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
FWA	Saenz, Carmen	Montgomery County	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Lang, Beverly	Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Lang, Beverly	Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Tiffin, Scottlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFAV 1

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldFAV 1

City of BaltimoreFAV 1

Harris Jones & MaloneFAV 1

Kaiser PermanenteFAV 1

Kennedy Krieger InstituteFAV 2

Maryland Citizens’ Health InitiativeFAV 1

Maryland Psychological AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 2

Maryland-DC Society of Addiction MedicineFAV 2

MD Association of Youth Service BureausFAV 2

MD Legislative Latino CaucusFAV 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 2

MHAFAV 2

Montgomery CountyFWA 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 2

Nurse Practitioner Association of MarylandFWA 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJefferson , StaceyBehavioral Health System BaltimoreRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FAVRivkin, DeborahCareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldRegistered for: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

FAVTaylor, AllisonKaiser PermanenteRegistered for: Kaiser Permanente

FAVArneson, EmilyKennedy Krieger InstituteRegistered for: Kennedy Krieger Institute

FAVMartinez, MadelinMD Legislative Latino CaucusRegistered for: Catholic Charities

FAVSims, BrianMHARegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FAVLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association

FAVQuinlan, MargoMental Health Association of MarylandRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland

FAVBrocato, 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…

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…

FWATiffin, ScottRegistered for: Maryland School Counselor Association