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Maryland Health Care Commission - Nursing Homes - Audit

Sponsor: Kenneth Kerr (District 3)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health Care Facilities and RegulationStatus: Hearing 2/24 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to conduct an annual audit of cost trends, labor issues, and financial performance of nursing homes in the State; requiring the Commission to conduct an annual survey of the nursing home workforce to include questions on working conditions, wages, hours and mandatory or voluntary overtime, and interactions with management and residents in the facility; and requiring the Commission to establish a fee to be paid by each nursing home subject to the audit to cover the cost of the audit.

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Testimony (11)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDumais, Brige1199SEIU UHEWritten (PDF)
FAVColchamiro, EriclobbyistAlzheimers AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVMacgill, JamesBaltimore City Health DepartmentWritten (PDF)
FAVEdwards, DonnaMaryland State and DC AFL-CIOWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Kerr, Delegate KerrlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFDeMattos, JosephHealth Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)Written (PDF)
UNFSteffen, BenMHCCWritten (PDF)
UNF(MD), State of MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFGreenfield, AaronlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFKauffman, DannalobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWABalog, Claudia1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVColchamiro, EricAlzheimers AssociationRegistered for: Alzheimer's Association
UNFGreenfield, 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
UNFKauffman, 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