Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Gender–Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act of 2022)
Sponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (District 14)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 3/02 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring, beginning on January 1, 2023, the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide gender-affirming treatment; and prohibiting the Program from issuing an adverse benefit determination related to gender-affirming treatment unless a health care provider with experience prescribing or delivering gender-affirming treatment has reviewed and confirmed the appropriateness of the determination.
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Testimony (62)
MGA witness listFAV 50FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Dumais, Brige | 1199SEIU UHE | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jefferson , Staceylobbyist | Behavioral Health System Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pine, Elyse | Chase Brexton Health Care | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Maxwell, Erin | Chase Brexton Health Care-Center for LGBTQ Health Equity | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bartlett, Olivia | DoTheMostGood | Position only |
| FAV | Dumais, Brige | End Medical Debt Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Diamond, Joanna | Health Care for the Homeless | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Williamson, Sam | Homeless Persons Representation Project | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McDonald, Ericka | LWVMD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schumitz, Kalilobbyist | Maryland Center on Economic Policy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Geddes, Annlobbyist | Maryland Coalition of Families | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jefferson , Staceylobbyist | Marylanders Against Poverty | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Townsend, Pegeen A.lobbyist | MedStar Health | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DeMartino, Mary Beth | National Association of Social Workers - Maryland Chapter | Position only |
| FAV | Talwar, Huck | On Our Own of Maryland, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | LeGrande, David | Our Revolution, Howard County, MD | Position only |
| FAV | Shah, Seema | Planned Parenthood of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Black, Ashley | Public Justice Center | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Scott, Emily | St. Mark's Lutheran Church and Dreams and Visions, Baltimore | Oral |
| FAV | Siri, Michellelobbyist | The Women's Law Center of Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Repsholdt, Claire | TransMaryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Baker, Kellan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Berger, Zackary | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Buchanan, M Kathryn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Burns, Erica | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cox, Cassandra | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DeBrosse, Ren | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Kaiser, Delegate Kaiserlegislator | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dunphy, Gayla | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elliott, Robynlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fields, Edgar | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hedian, Helene | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hoffman, C.P. | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lent, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Leonard, Randall | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lichtel, Nasira | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Liu, Bessie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lizama, Sergio | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lorenz, Eileen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lorenz, Erin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Miller, Jeremy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Minsky, Hana | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reynolds-Dominguez, Milo | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schuster, Calvin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shycoff, Isabella | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Taccheri, Claudia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tiffin, Scottlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Reichert-Price, Sarah | Allegany County Republican Women's Club | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Quinlan, Margolobbyist | Mental Health Association of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
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Organizations on record
1199SEIU UHEFAV 1
DoTheMostGoodFAV 1
LWVMDFAV 1
Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1
MedStar HealthFAV 1
Trans MarylandFWA 1
TransMarylandFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVJefferson , StaceyBehavioral Health System BaltimoreRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore
FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy
FAVGeddes, AnnMaryland Coalition of FamiliesRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland; Maryland Coalition of Families
FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.
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…
FWAQuinlan, MargoMental Health Association of MarylandRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland