SB 568

Health Records and Reporting of Overdoses - Limitations on Use in Criminal Investigation or Prosecution

Sponsor: Cory V. McCray (District 45)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 517 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting certain overdose information reported by an emergency medical services provider or the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems from being obtained by a law enforcement officer as part of a criminal investigation or prosecution.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Grollmes, Joshua	MATOD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Grollmes, Joshua	MATOD	Written (PDF)
FAV	McCray, Cory	MGA	Position only
FAV	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Position only
FAV	Adams, MD, Joseph	Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Adams, MD, Joseph	Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Ciekot, Annlobbyist	NCADD-Maryland	Oral
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator McCray, Senator McCraylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator McCray, Senator McCraylegislator	Individual	Oral
FWA	Gudlavalleti, Rajani	Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FWA	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore Harm Reduction CoalitionFWA 1

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFWA 2

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Maryland-DC Society of Addiction MedicineFAV 2

MATODFAV 2

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFWA 2

MGAFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 3

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 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…

FWAJefferson , StaceyBehavioral Health System BaltimoreRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FWAMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…