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HB 636

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Maryland Health Care Commission - Assisted Living Programs - Study

Sponsor: Delegate BelcastroCommittee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health Care Facilities and RegulationStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 698 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, in consultation with the Office of Health Care Quality, the Maryland Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, the Medicaid Administration, the Governor's Workforce Development Board, and interested stakeholders, to conduct a study regarding the quality of care by assisted living programs with nine or fewer beds; and requiring the Commission to report its recommendations, including any draft legislation, to the Governor, the Department of Health, and certain committees of the General Assembly.

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Testimony (11)

MGA witness list
FAV 10FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBalog, Claudia1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastWritten (PDF)
FAVBresnahan, TammyAARP MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVColchamiro, EriclobbyistAlzheimers AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDeMattos, JosephHealth Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)Written (PDF)
FAVWiseman, BethIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVEllis, StevanneOffice of the State Long-Term Care OmbudsmanWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Belcastro, Delegate BelcastrolegislatorIndividualOral
FAVElliott, RobynlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVGreenfield, AaronlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKauffman, DannalobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
INFOShek, HeatherMaryland Department of HealthWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVColchamiro, EricAlzheimers AssociationRegistered for: Alzheimer's Association
FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition
FAVGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake
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