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Bills/2023 Regular Session

HB 489

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Residential Service Agencies - Reimbursement - Personal Assistance Services

Sponsor: Robbyn Lewis (District 46)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health Care Facilities and RegulationStatus: Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the Maryland Department of Health to reimburse a residential service agency for personal assistance services only if the personal assistance services are provided by an individual classified as an employee.

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Testimony (40)

MGA witness list
FAV 38FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVArikat, Loraine1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastWritten (PDF)
FAVArikat, Loraine1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBresnahan, TammyAARP MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVBresnahan, TammyAARP MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVTrosman, DanielAbsolute Home Health Care IncWritten (PDF)
FAVColchamiro, EriclobbyistAlzheimers AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVBerezin, AlexComplete Home Care, LLCWritten (PDF)
FAVFradlin, ZinoviyHome Care of BaltimoreOral
FAVHafer, JasonHomeCentris HealthcareOral
FAVAuman, MatthewHomeCentris Healthcare, LLCOral
FAVStoica, IoanalobbyistJob Opportunities Task ForceOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMeyer, ChristopherlobbyistMaryland Center on Economic PolicyWritten (PDF)
FAVMeyer, ChristopherlobbyistMaryland Center on Economic PolicyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWilliams, HindleyMaryland Centers for Independent LivingWritten (PDF)
FAVWilliams, HindleyMaryland Centers for Independent LivingWritten (PDF)
FAVLewis, Delegate RobbynMaryland House of DelegatesOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLewis, Delegate RobbynMaryland House of DelegatesWritten (PDF)
FAVEdwards, DonnaMaryland State & DC AFL-CIOWritten (PDF)
FAVPalmisano, AnnaMarylanders for Patient RightsWritten (PDF)
FAVPalmisano, AnnaMarylanders for Patient RightsWritten (PDF)
FAVSchagrin, JudithNational Association of Social Workers - Maryland ChapterWritten (PDF)
FAVSchagrin, JudithNational Association of Social Workers - Maryland ChapterWritten (PDF)
FAVEichner, AlanaNational Domestic Workers Alliance - DC, Maryland and Virginia ChapterWritten (PDF)
FAVEichner, AlanaNational Domestic Workers Alliance - DC, Maryland and Virginia ChapterWritten (PDF)
FAVDworak-Fisher, SallyNational Employment Law ProjectWritten (PDF)
FAVVogtman, JulieNational Women's Law CenterWritten (PDF)
FAVKemerer, HannibalOffice of Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVRodwin, DavidlobbyistPublic Justice CenterOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRodwin, DavidlobbyistPublic Justice CenterOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSiri, MichellelobbyistThe Women's Law Center of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAV(MD), State of MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVBoone, VivianIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Lewis, R., Delegate Lewis, R.legislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Lewis, R., Delegate Lewis, R.legislatorIndividualOral
FAVGibson, JenniferIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKauffman, DannalobbyistIndividualPosition only
FAVKauffman, DannalobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVNeely, CynthiaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFPetukhov, AlexCircle of Friends, LLCOral + Written (PDF)
INFO(MD), State of MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 2
AARP MarylandFAV 2
Absolute Home Health Care IncFAV 1
Alzheimers AssociationFAV 1
Circle of Friends, LLCUNF 1
Complete Home Care, LLCFAV 1
Home Care of BaltimoreFAV 1
HomeCentris HealthcareFAV 1
HomeCentris Healthcare, LLCFAV 1
Job Opportunities Task ForceFAV 1
Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 2
Maryland Centers for Independent LivingFAV 2
Maryland House of DelegatesFAV 2
Maryland State & DC AFL-CIOFAV 1
Marylanders for Patient RightsFAV 2
National Association of Social Workers - Maryland ChapterFAV 2
National Domestic Workers Alliance - DC, Maryland and Virginia ChapterFAV 2
National Employment Law ProjectFAV 1
National Women's Law CenterFAV 1
Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1
Public Justice CenterFAV 2
The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVColchamiro, EricAlzheimers AssociationRegistered for: Alzheimer's Association
FAVStoica, IoanaJob Opportunities Task ForceRegistered for: Job Opportunities Task Force (JOTF); Jews United for Justice
FAVMeyer, ChristopherMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy
FAVMeyer, ChristopherMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy
FAVRodwin, DavidPublic Justice CenterRegistered for: Care in Action
FAVRodwin, DavidPublic Justice CenterRegistered for: Care in Action
FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.
FAVKauffman, 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…
FAVKauffman, 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…