HB 699

Did not advance

Behavioral Health - Grief Counseling Services

Sponsor: Mary A. Lehman (District 21)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to include certain resources and materials on grief on the Office's website; authorizing the use of funds from the Opioid Restitution Fund to support the Office Behavioral Health Administration in providing grief counseling services and resources on grief; and requiring the University of Maryland School of Public Health, in consultation with certain entities, to convene a workgroup on programs for survivors of traumatic grief.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	brooks, cheryl	AFSP / Mom's demand gunsense	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	baughan, donald	AFSP/ Mom's demand gunsense	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shattuck, Daniellobbyist	Brocato & Shattuck	Written (PDF)
FAV	Badgley, Ashley	Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Badgley, Ashley	Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lehman, Mary	MGA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Allen, Emily	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Allen, Emily	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Lehman, Delegate Lehmanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Lehman, Delegate Lehmanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	McLaughlin, Michael	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nestadt, Paul	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nestadt, Paul	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Athey, Alison	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Lehman, Mary	MGA	Written (PDF)
INFO	Coble, Annie	Johns Hopkins	Written (PDF)
INFO	Shek, Heather	Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AFSP / Mom's demand gunsenseFAV 1

AFSP/ Mom's demand gunsenseFAV 1

Brocato & ShattuckFAV 1

Grassroots Crisis Intervention CenterFAV 2

Harris Jones & MaloneFAV 2

Johns HopkinsINFO 1

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthFWA 1

Maryland Department of HealthINFO 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 2

MGAFAV 1FWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVShattuck, DanielBrocato & ShattuckRegistered 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…