SB 600

Health Facilities - Residential Service Agencies - Reporting Requirement

Sponsor: Senator KelleyCommittee: FinanceSubject: Health Care Facilities and RegulationStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 674 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring residential service agencies receiving Medicaid reimbursement for the provision of home care or similar services by personal care aides to report by October 1 each year to the Maryland Department of Health the number of personal care aides classified by the agency as employees and independent contractors; and requiring the Department to use the reported information to create a certain report by July 1 each year, and submit the report to certain committees of the General Assembly.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list

FAV 22FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Balog, Claudia	1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Written (PDF)
FAV	Balog, Claudia	1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bresnahan, Tammy	AARP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bresnahan, Tammy	AARP Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Colchamiro, Ericlobbyist	Alzheimers Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Berezin, Alex	Complete Home Care, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ames, Randi	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Anna	Marylanders for Patient Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Anna	Marylanders for Patient Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kelley, Delores	Md. General Assembly	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kelley, Delores	Md. General Assembly	Written (PDF)
FAV	Viturro, Mariana	National Domestic Workers Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Viturro, Mariana	National Domestic Workers Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tesfai, Lul	New America	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tesfai, Lul	New America	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodwin, Davidlobbyist	Public Justice Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodwin, Davidlobbyist	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Kelley, Senator Kelleylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Kelley, Senator Kelleylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Williams, Stephanielobbyist	Individual	Oral
UNF	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Colchamiro, Ericlobbyist	Alzheimers Association	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 2

AARP MarylandFAV 2

Alzheimers AssociationFAV 1FWA 1

Complete Home Care, LLCFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 2

Marylanders for Patient RightsFAV 2

Md. General AssemblyFAV 2

National Domestic Workers AllianceFAV 2

New AmericaFAV 2

Public Justice CenterFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVColchamiro, EricAlzheimers AssociationRegistered for: Alzheimer's Association

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVRodwin, DavidPublic Justice CenterRegistered for: Care in Action

FAVWilliams, StephanieRegistered for: MN8 Energy Operating Company LLC

UNFKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…

FWAColchamiro, EricAlzheimers AssociationRegistered for: Alzheimer's Association