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SB 591

EnactedCrossfile HB 915
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Maryland Health Care Commission - Patient Safety Center - Designation and Fund

Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine (District 47)Committee: FinanceSubject: Health Care Facilities and RegulationStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 529 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to designate a center as the Patient Safety Center for the State on or before December 31, 2025; requiring the Center to develop, coordinate, and implement patient safety initiatives across the State, be a model for innovation and implementation, convene health care providers, patients, and families to improve the quality of health care, and share information on best practices; establishing the Patient Safety Center Fund to subsidize a portion of the costs of the Center; etc.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list
FAV 21FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVRivkin, DeborahlobbyistCareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldWritten (PDF)
FAVDeMattos, JosephHealth Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)Written (PDF)
FAVDeMattos, JosephHealth Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)Written (PDF)
FAVFairbanks, TerryHealthcareWritten (PDF)
FAVWu, AlbertJohns Hopkins UniversityOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHeffner, KevinLifeSpan Network/CEOWritten (PDF)
FAVHeffner, KevinLifeSpan Network/CEOWritten (PDF)
FAVRichmond, DeneenLuminis Health Doctors Community Medical CenterOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSteffen, BenMHCCOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSteffen, BenMHCCWritten (PDF)
FAVShek, HeatherMaryland Department of HealthWritten (PDF)
FAVLaValle, TracilobbyistMaryland Hospital AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLaValle, TracilobbyistMaryland Hospital AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVEig, BlairMaryland Patient Safety CenterOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRochester, NicoleMaryland Patient Safety CenterWritten (PDF)
FAV(MD), State of MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVBoyle, MarciaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVElliott, RobynlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKachalia, AllenIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Augustine, Senator AugustinelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Augustine, Senator AugustinelegislatorIndividualOral
INFOWilkins, BarbaraIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVRivkin, DeborahCareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldRegistered for: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
FAVLaValle, TraciMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association
FAVLaValle, TraciMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association
FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition