SB 394

Statewide Targeted Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2022

Sponsor: PresidentCommittee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 239 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing certain emergency medical services providers to offer opioid overdose reversal drugs approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration to individuals who received treatment for a nonfatal drug overdose or were evaluated by a crisis evaluation team; requiring certain community services programs, certain private and public entities, and hospitals to have a protocol to offer overdose reversal drugs free of charge to certain individuals under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (39)

MGA witness list

FAV 27FavorableFWA 9Favorable with amendmentsINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Beskid, Jennifer	Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Evans Arthurs, Maureen	Howard County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Grollmes, Joshua	MATOD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nibber, D'Paullobbyist	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nibber, D'Paullobbyist	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Russell, Erin	Maryland Department of Health	Oral
FAV	Shek, Heather	Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shek, Heather	Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delbridge, Theodore	Maryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Townsend, Pegeen A.lobbyist	MedStar Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Townsend, Pegeen A.lobbyist	MedStar Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Dan	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rickard, Robin	Opioid Operational Command Center	Oral
FAV	Wall, Sarah	R Street Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Ralph "Doug"	Somerset County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Burrell, Deborahlobbyist	Strengthening the Mid-Atlantic Region for Tomorrow/Burrell International Group	Written (PDF)
FAV	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hames, Shari	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Position only
FAV	Park, Ju Nyeong	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	President, President	Individual	Oral
FAV	President, President	Individual	Oral
FAV	State of, Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Whitaker, Jakelobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Gudlavalleti, Rajani	Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition	Written (PDF)
FWA	Beskid, Jennifer	Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services	Written (PDF)
FWA	Grollmes, Joshua	MATOD	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ciekot, Annlobbyist	NCADD-Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Livshin, Michelle	On Our Own of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FWA	Doyle, Lori	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Shaklee, Christina	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	State of, Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Whitaker, Jakelobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Coble, Annie	Johns Hopkins	Written (PDF)
INFO	Dorrien, Erinlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
INFO	Dorrien, Erinlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore Harm Reduction CoalitionFWA 1

Department of Public Safety and Correctional ServicesFAV 1FWA 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFAV 1

Howard County GovernmentFAV 1

Johns HopkinsINFO 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 2

Maryland Department of HealthFAV 3

Maryland Hospital AssociationINFO 2

Maryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS)FAV 1

MATODFAV 1FWA 1

MedStar HealthFAV 2

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1FWA 1

On Our Own of Maryland, Inc.FWA 1

Opioid Operational Command CenterFAV 1

R Street InstituteFAV 1

Somerset County GovernmentFAV 1

Strengthening the Mid-Atlantic Region for Tomorrow/Burrell International GroupFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVNibber, D'PaulMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Registered for: American Heart Association

FAVTownsend, Pegeen A.MedStar HealthRegistered for: MedStar Health

FAVBurrell, DeborahStrengthening the Mid-Atlantic Region for Tomorrow/Burrell International GroupRegistered for: Steer Tech; Comus Sustainable Pozzolan Products; Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (EBSI)…

FAVWhitaker, JakeRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

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

FWAWhitaker, JakeRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

INFODorrien, ErinMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association