SB 323

Public Health - Medications to Treat an Opioid Use Disorder - Preferred and Nonpreferred Medications

Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine (District 47)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 82 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to adopt a certain reporting system, analyze patterns of prescribing medications in the State, conduct outreach, and identify certain barriers related to prescribing medications to treat an opioid use disorder; requiring the Department to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on its findings by October 1, 2023, and each October 1 thereafter; and requiring the Department to submit a report with a certain initial analysis by October 1, 2022.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coble, Annie	Johns Hopkins	Written (PDF)
FAV	Grollmes, Joshua	MATOD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Turner, Nancy	MATOD & Serenity Health	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Walters, Vickie	MD Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence	Oral
FAV	Rizkallah, Haley	Maryland Coalition of Families	Written (PDF)
FAV	Adams, MD, Joseph	Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Allen, Emily	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Allen, Emily	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ciekot, Annlobbyist	NCADD-Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Livshin, Michelle	On Our Own of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Farah, Ramsay	Phoenix Health Center	Oral
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Augustine, Senator Augustinelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Augustine, Senator Augustinelegislator	Individual	Oral
FWA	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Written (PDF)
INFO	Hays, Kathleen	Maryland Rural Health Association	Written (PDF)
INFO	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFAV 1

Harris Jones & MaloneFWA 1

Johns HopkinsFAV 1

Maryland Coalition of FamiliesFAV 1

Maryland Rural Health AssociationINFO 1

Maryland-DC Society of Addiction MedicineFAV 1

MATODFAV 1

MATOD & Serenity HealthFAV 1

MD Association for the Treatment of Opioid DependenceFAV 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 2

NCADD-MarylandFAV 2

On Our Own of Maryland, Inc.FAV 1

Phoenix Health CenterFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCiekot, AnnNCADD-MarylandRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute…