HB 293

Behavioral Health Crisis Response Services - 9-8-8 Trust Fund

Sponsor: Delegate Young, K.Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 145 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the 9-8-8 Trust Fund to provide reimbursement for costs associated with designating and maintaining 9-8-8 as the universal telephone number for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to designate 9-8-8 as the primary phone number for the State's behavioral health crisis hotline; requiring the Department by December 1 each year to report on the expenditure of funds and additional services provided by the funding; etc.

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Testimony (58)

MGA witness list

FAV 57FavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Meszaros, Lois	AARP	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplan, Dorothy	American Foundation of Suicide Prevention	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sperlein, Joan	Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Font, Lucy	Baltimore City Suicide Prevention Legislative Workgroup	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beller, Joel	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Johnathan	Baltimore Crisis Response Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mello, Catherine	Brain Injury Association of Maryalnd	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rivkin, Deborahlobbyist	CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vaughan, Reganlobbyist	Catholic Charities of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	D'Elia, Hailey	Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cyphers, Moiralobbyist	Compass Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lando, Jason	Frederick County Police	Oral
FAV	Lando, Jason	Frederick County Police	Oral
FAV	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Jennifer	Horizon Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pilling, Ronald	Jesse Klump Memorial Fund, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coble, Annie	Johns Hopkins	Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Allisonlobbyist	Kaiser Permanente	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nathanson, Marthalobbyist	LifeBridge Health	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Walters, Vickie	MD Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Pamela	Maryland Association of Local Management Boards	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Maryland Coalition of Families	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lewis Young, Karen	Maryland General Assembly	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dorrien, Erinlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nash, Lynnlobbyist	Maryland Military Coalition / Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Services	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Written (PDF)
FAV	Savage, Pat	Maryland Psychological Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Eck, Raimee	Maryland Public Health Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Adams, MD, Joseph	Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Townsend, Pegeen A.lobbyist	MedStar Health	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Dan	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morningstar, Sara	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMartino, Mary Beth	National Association of Social Workers - Maryland Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Camp, Denise	ON OUR OWN OF MARYLAND	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Galloway, Laurie	On Our Own of Carroll County, Inc	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jacksteit, Mary	Retired	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fair, Kristopher	The Frederick Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sarver, Shane	University of Maryland Medical System	Written (PDF)
FAV	Patton, Tylerlobbyist	Verizon Maryland & D.C.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kresky-Wolff, Marilyn	na	Written (PDF)
FAV	Aleshire, Shannon	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Young, K., Delegate Young, K.legislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Klapper, Stephanielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lawson, Sonia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Linton, Bob	Individual	Oral
FAV	Maryland, Prince George's County	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Redicker, Jane	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tiffin, Scottlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yasinow, Robin	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AARPFAV 1

American Foundation of Suicide PreventionFAV 1

Baltimore City Substance Abuse DirectorateFAV 1

Baltimore City Suicide Prevention Legislative WorkgroupFAV 1

Baltimore County GovernmentFAV 1

Baltimore Crisis Response Inc.FAV 1

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFAV 1

Brain Injury Association of MaryalndFAV 1

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldFAV 1

Catholic Charities of BaltimoreFAV 1

Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.)FAV 1

Compass Government RelationsFAV 1

Frederick County PoliceFAV 2

Harris Jones & MaloneFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

Horizon FoundationFAV 1

Jesse Klump Memorial Fund, Inc.FAV 1

Johns HopkinsFAV 1

Kaiser PermanenteFAV 1

LifeBridge HealthFAV 1

Maryland Association of Local Management BoardsFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Coalition of FamiliesFAV 1

Maryland General AssemblyFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Military Coalition / Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health ServicesFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Psychological AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Public Health AssociationFAV 1

Maryland-DC Society of Addiction MedicineFAV 1

Marylanders Against PovertyFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MD Association for the Treatment of Opioid DependenceFAV 1

MedStar HealthFAV 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

naFAV 1

National Association of Social Workers - Maryland ChapterFAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

On Our Own of Carroll County, IncFAV 1

ON OUR OWN OF MARYLANDFAV 1

RetiredFAV 1

The Frederick CenterFAV 1

University of Maryland Medical SystemFAV 1

Verizon Maryland & D.C.FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVRivkin, DeborahCareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldRegistered for: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

FAVVaughan, ReganCatholic Charities of BaltimoreRegistered for: Catholic Charities

FAVCyphers, MoiraCompass Government RelationsRegistered for: American Clean Power; American Clean Power Association (ACP)

FAVTaylor, AllisonKaiser PermanenteRegistered for: Kaiser Permanente

FAVNathanson, MarthaLifeBridge HealthRegistered for: Lifebridge Health, Inc.

FAVGeddes, AnnMaryland Coalition of FamiliesRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland; Maryland Coalition of Families

FAVDorrien, ErinMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FAVNash, LynnMaryland Military Coalition / Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health ServicesRegistered for: Maryland Military Coalition

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVJefferson , StaceyMarylanders Against PovertyRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

FAVTownsend, Pegeen A.MedStar HealthRegistered for: MedStar Health

FAVPatton, TylerVerizon Maryland & D.C.Registered for: Verizon Communications

FAVKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…

FAVKlapper, StephanieRegistered for: Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.

FAVTiffin, ScottRegistered for: Maryland School Counselor Association