COVID-19 Response Act of 2022
Sponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (District 21)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 3/14 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing and altering certain requirements related to COVID-19, including requirements related to planning by institutions of higher education, home health agencies, nursing homes, and assisted living programs, the provision of coverage by the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, the Maryland MyIR Mobile immunization record service, and reporting by the Maryland Department of Health; establishing that certain urgent care centers are not subject to the rate-setting jurisdiction of the Health Services Cost Review Commission; etc.
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Testimony (115)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 97UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hayes, Justin | Comptroller of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DeMattos, Joseph | Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stallings, Nicolelobbyist | Maryland Hospital Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Lighten, Jake | Peak Healthcare | Oral |
| FAV | Goldstein, Mathew | Secular Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Pena-Melnyk, Delegate Pena-Melnyklegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Elliott, Robynlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ranson, Emilylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mohammed, Mekkah | Baltimore City Republican Central Committee | Oral |
| UNF | Taylor, Mary | Baltimore County Parent And Student Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kane, Rochelle | Church Militant Resistance | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Miller, Danielle | Danielle Miller Company | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Health Choice | Position only |
| UNF | Burns, Melissa | Health Choice Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pack, Agne | Health Choice Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Tarsel, Emily | Health Choice Maryland.org | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Roberts, Tricia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Willey, Amy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Belford, Tina | Moms for Liberty-AAC Chapter | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hartman, Laura | N/A | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Williams-Crews, Deborah | Self | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Adams, Amy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Arnold, Charles | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Bailey, Michelle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Belkov, Cynthia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Bell, Connor | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Bingham, Leria | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Boynton, Martha | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Bress, Steve | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Brooke, Jaime | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Brusini, Amy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Butler, Jenna | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Colombini, Marco | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Coutts, Rachel | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Daigle, Lauren | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Daly, Denee | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Dreisch, Susan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Eden, Amanda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Finglass, Brian | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Fisher, Kara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fitzgerald, Jo | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Flakowitz, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fold, Jennifer | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Gorecki, Stephanie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gundling, Lisa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Heise, Janai | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Helms Jr, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Helms, Jessica | Individual | Written (PDF) |
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Organizations on record
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
Health ChoiceUNF 1
IndividualUNF 2
N/AUNF 1
Peak HealthcareFAV 1
Secular MarylandFAV 1
SelfUNF 1
YearUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
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…
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…