HB 274

Task Force on Reducing Emergency Department Wait Times

Sponsor: Harry Bhandari (District 8)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health Care Facilities and RegulationStatus: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0) (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Task Force on Reducing Emergency Department Wait Times to study and make recommendations for reducing emergency department wait times; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations, including legislative, regulatory, or other policy initiatives regarding best practices for reducing emergency department waits times, to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1, 2024.

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Testimony (38)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableFWA 21Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Kalla, Karen	AARP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	King, Roxann	American Association of University Women of Maryland (AAUW MD)	Oral
FAV	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Maryland Coalition of Families	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delbridge, Theodore	Maryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tenney, Lisa	Maryland State Council Emergency Nurses Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Anna	Marylanders for Patient Rights	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fraser, Alexandra	NA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schagrin, Judith	National Association of Social Workers - Maryland Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Black, Ashley	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lemay, Gail	TidalHealth Peninsula Regional	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Crespo, Virginialobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Bhandari, Delegate Bhandarilegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Klapper, Stephanielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Trejo, Anna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
FWA	Dumais, Brige	1199SEIU UHE	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Brooks, Antonia	1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Oral
FWA	Leager, Kaleigh	Caroline County Commissioner's Office	Written (PDF)
FWA	Sternlicht, Jeff	Greater Baltimore Medical Center	Oral
FWA	Steffen, Ben	MHCC	Written (PDF)
FWA	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Dorrien, Erinlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Hill, Peter	Maryland Hospital Association - Johns Hopkins	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Vibhakar, Neel	Maryland Hospital Association/University of Maryland Medical System	Oral
FWA	Dayton, Jonathan	Maryland Rural Health Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ogren, Daniel	Montgomery County Fire Rescue Service	Oral
FWA	Bryce, Kristinlobbyist	University of Maryland Medical System	Written (PDF)
FWA	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Devaris, Shirley	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Doyle, Lori	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Oral
FWA	Kolp, Ande	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Maryland, State of	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Preston, Leni	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	State of, Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Ciotola, Joseph	Maryland Mid-Shore Rural Health Collaborative (RHC)	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

1199SEIU UHEFWA 1

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFWA 1

AARP MarylandFAV 1

American Association of University Women of Maryland (AAUW MD)FAV 1

Caroline County Commissioner's OfficeFWA 1

Greater Baltimore Medical CenterFWA 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Coalition of FamiliesFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Hospital Association - Johns HopkinsFWA 1

Maryland Hospital Association/University of Maryland Medical SystemFWA 1

Maryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS)FAV 1

Maryland Mid-Shore Rural Health Collaborative (RHC)INFO 1

Maryland Rural Health AssociationFWA 1

Maryland State Council Emergency Nurses AssociationFAV 1

Marylanders for Patient RightsFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MHCCFWA 1

Montgomery CountyFWA 1

Montgomery County Fire Rescue ServiceFWA 1

NAFAV 1

National Association of Social Workers - Maryland ChapterFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

TidalHealth Peninsula RegionalFAV 1

University of Maryland Medical SystemFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGeddes, AnnMaryland Coalition of FamiliesRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland; Maryland Coalition of Families

FAVCrespo, VirginiaRegistered for: Maryland Retired School Personnel Association

FAVKlapper, StephanieRegistered for: Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.

FWADorrien, ErinMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FWABryce, KristinUniversity of Maryland Medical SystemRegistered for: University of Maryland Medical System

FWAKauffman, 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…