Public Health - Medications to Treat an Opioid Use Disorder - Preferred and Nonpreferred Medications
What this bill does
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to adopt a certain reporting system, analyze patterns of prescribing medications in the State, conduct outreach, and identify certain barriers related to prescribing medications to treat an opioid use disorder; requiring the Department to submit a report of its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 1, 2023, and each October 1 thereafter; and requiring the Department to submit a certain analysis to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 1, 2022.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (14)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Rabbitt, Dan | Behavioral Health System Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Coble, Annie | Johns Hopkins | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Turner, Nancy | MATOD & Serenity Health | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Geddes, Annlobbyist | Maryland Coalition of Families | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaiser, Anne | Maryland General Assembly | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Adams, MD, Joseph | Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Allen, Emily | Mental Health Association of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ciekot, Annlobbyist | NCADD-Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosen-Cohen, Nancy | NCADD-Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Livshin, Michelle | On Our Own of Maryland, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Kaiser, Delegate Kaiserlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Kasemeyer, Pam | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Tompsett, Thomas | Harris Jones & Malone | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Shek, Heather | Maryland Department of Health | Written (PDF) |