HB 702

Health Care Facilities - Nursing Homes - Acquisitions and Licensure

Sponsor: Kenneth Kerr (District 3)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health Care Facilities and RegulationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 289 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to provide certain information regarding the acquisition of a nursing home to the Office of Health Care Quality; requiring the Secretary of Health to consider the information before taking action regarding licensure to operate a nursing home; and requiring the Commission, in consultation with certain stakeholders, to study and make recommendations regarding the expansion of the certificate of need program over acquisitions of nursing homes and report by December 1, 2023.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Balog, Claudia	1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bresnahan, Tammy	AARP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Colchamiro, Ericlobbyist	Alzheimers Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Henderson, Jane	Communities United	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rouse, Anne	Maryland General Assembly	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dorrien, Erinlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jervey, Trap	Maryland Rise	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lienhard, Carol	Maryland Senior Citizens Action Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Forester, Dyana	Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ellis, Stevanne	Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman	Oral
FAV	Jarek, Diana	Public Justice Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Kerr, Delegate Kerrlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Steffen, Ben	MHCC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Hartung, Bruce	Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Forsyth, Heather	OAG/HEAU	Written (PDF)
INFO	DeMattos, Joseph	Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 1

AARP MarylandFAV 1

Alzheimers AssociationFAV 1

Communities UnitedFAV 1

Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)INFO 1

Maryland Continuing Care Residents AssociationFWA 1

Maryland General AssemblyFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland RiseFAV 1

Maryland Senior Citizens Action NetworkFAV 1

Maryland State & DC AFL-CIOFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Metro Washington Council AFL-CIOFAV 1

MHCCFWA 1

OAG/HEAUFWA 1

Office of the State Long-Term Care OmbudsmanFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVColchamiro, EricAlzheimers AssociationRegistered for: Alzheimer's Association

FAVDorrien, ErinMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

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…