SB 843

Perinatal Care – Drug and Alcohol Testing and Screening – Consent

Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor, III (District 44)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting health care providers from administering a drug or alcohol test or screen to pregnant and perinatal patients and newborn infants, except under certain circumstances; and requiring that a certain form provided by the Maryland Department of Health describe medical, legal, and collateral consequences of a positive drug or alcohol test or screen result.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list

FAV 8FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gudlavalleti, Rajani	Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Diaz-Tello, Farah	If/When/How	Position only
FAV	Roth, Emma	National Advocates for Pregnant Women	Written (PDF)
FAV	Khalfani, Natasha	Office of the Public Defender Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Harris, Tanay	The Bloom Collective	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Bogley, Laura	Maryland Right to Life	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ward, Lindsay	National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Chesapeake Chapter	Position only
UNF	Brocato, Deborahlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Diefenbach, Linda	Individual	Position only
UNF	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Krienke, Janelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Graziano, Laurenlobbyist	Department of Human Services	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore Harm Reduction CoalitionFAV 1

Department of Human ServicesINFO 1

If/When/HowFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Right to LifeUNF 1

National Advocates for Pregnant WomenFAV 1

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Chesapeake ChapterUNF 1

NCADD-MarylandFWA 1

Office of the Public Defender MarylandFAV 1

The Bloom CollectiveFAV 1

Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFBrocato, DeborahRegistered for: Maryland Right to Life, Inc.

FWAKrienke, JaneMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

INFOGraziano, LaurenDepartment of Human ServicesRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association; Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland