Hospitals, Related Institutions, and Hospice Facilities - COVID-19 and Other Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Visitation
What this bill does
Prohibiting a hospital, related institution, or hospice facility from restricting the visitation of a patient's family member or health care agent based on measures related to COVID-19 or any catastrophic health emergency; and authorizing the Maryland Department of Health to develop guidelines regarding the use of personal protective equipment by visitors if a patient is actively infected with COVID-19 or any disease constituting a catastrophic health emergency.
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Testimony (50)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Mohammed, Mekkah | Baltimore City Republican Central Committee | Oral |
| FAV | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Kolakoski, Virginia | Health Choice | Position only |
| FAV | Pack, Agne | Health Choice Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Willey, Amy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Belford, Tina | Moms for Liberty-AAC Chapter | Position only |
| FAV | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| FAV | Arnold, Charles | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Belkov, Cynthia | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Bell, Connor | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Boynton, Martha | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Cope, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Daigle, Lauren | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Cox, Delegate Coxlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Dreisch, Susan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Flakowitz, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gorecki, Stephanie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hare, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Helms Jr, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Helms, Jessica | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kijesky, Crystal | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Love, Janelle | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | McCarty-Gibson, Coreen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Millsaps, Victoria | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Mogensen, Angela | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | OBrien, Heather | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Phelps, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Phillips, Amanda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pratta, Kim | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Reinheimer, Thomas | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Rose-Scott, Michelle | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Stafford, Macky | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Wills, Cynthia | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Yan, Wei | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | wade, laura | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Law, Jonathan | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Krienke, Janelobbyist | Maryland Hospital Association | Written (PDF) |