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HB 1367

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury Alternative Therapies Fund - Establishment (David Perez Military Heroes Act (End 22 a Day))

Sponsor: Seth A. Howard (District 30B)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: First Reading Senate Rules (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury Alternative Therapies Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; providing that the purpose of the Fund is to support the Maryland Department of Health in studying the effectiveness of and improving access to alternative therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans; and requiring the Governor to include, for fiscal year 2024, in the annual budget bill an appropriation in the amount of $1,000,000 to the Fund.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 4FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVYount, RickWarrior Canine Connection, Inc.Position only
FAVDelegate Howard, Delegate HowardlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVFink, NeldaIndividualPosition only
FAVMurray, RorylobbyistIndividualOral
FWAMartin, DanMental Health Association of MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
INFOWilkins, BarbaraIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMurray, RoryRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Council of Engineering Companies/MD; Association of Independent Maryland and D.C. Schools; Chesapeake Watershed Restoration Professionals; Kaiser Permanente; Lightstar Renewables