HB 517

Consumer Health Access Program for Mental Health and Addiction Care - Establishment

Sponsor: Robbyn Lewis (District 46)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/23 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Consumer Health Access Program for Mental Health and Addiction Care to assist State residents in accessing mental health and substance use disorder services under public and private health insurance and address insurance-related barriers to mental health and substance use disorder services; establishing certain requirements for the Program relating to consumer medical records and other information; requiring the Program to promote equity in access to mental health and substance use disorder services; etc.

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Testimony (33)

MGA witness list

FAV 28FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lopez, Karla	Community Service Society	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Lauara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Laura	Individual	Oral
FAV	Coble, Annie	Johns Hopkins	Written (PDF)
FAV	Grollmes, Joshua	MATOD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wireman, Kim	Maryland Addiction Director's Council	Oral
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Maryland Coalition of Families	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lewis, Delegate Robbyn	Maryland House of Delegates	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Savage, Pat	Maryland Psychological Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Adams, MD, Joseph	Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Dan	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMartino, Mary Beth	National Association of Social Workers - Maryland Chapter	Position only
FAV	Doolittle, Ted	State Office of the Healthcare Advocate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tuten, Michelle	University of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bergan, Courtneylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Lewis, R., Delegate Lewis, R.legislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ellison, Kelly	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	Pankin, Shannon	Individual	Oral
FAV	Steinberg, Deborahlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tiffin, Scottlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Karkhanis, Neallobbyist	Individual	Oral
FWA	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Boone, Kory	MIA	Written (PDF)
INFO	O'Connor, Patricia	Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Health Education and Advocacy Unit (HEAU)	Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFAV 1

Community Service SocietyFAV 1

Harris Jones & MaloneFAV 1

IndividualFAV 2

Johns HopkinsFAV 1

Maryland Addiction Director's CouncilFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Coalition of FamiliesFAV 1

Maryland House of DelegatesFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

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

Maryland Psychological AssociationFAV 1

Maryland-DC Society of Addiction MedicineFAV 1

Marylanders Against PovertyFAV 1

MATODFAV 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 1

MIAINFO 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

National Association of Social Workers - Maryland ChapterFAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

State Office of the Healthcare AdvocateFAV 1

University of MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

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

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVJefferson , StaceyMarylanders Against PovertyRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FAVBergan, CourtneyRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland

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…

FAVSteinberg, DeborahRegistered for: Legal Action Center

FAVTiffin, ScottRegistered for: Maryland School Counselor Association

FWAKarkhanis, NealRegistered for: American Council of Life Insurers; Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund; City of Westminster; League of Life & Health Insurers of Maryland, Inc.; It Works Learning Center, Inc.; America's Health Insurance Plans…