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HB 774

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Assisted Living Programs - Unlicensed Programs - Resident Abuse, Exploitation, and Neglect (The Senator Delores Kelley Residents of Unlicensed Programs Protection Act)

Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health Care Facilities and RegulationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 7 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Department of Health or the Office of Health Care Quality to investigate whether residents in an assisted living program have been subject to neglect, exploitation, or abuse, if the assisted living program is operating without a license; subjecting certain assisted living programs operating without a license to immediate prosecution under a certain provision of law under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list
FAV 19FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBalog, Claudia1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastWritten (PDF)
FAVBresnahan, TammyAARP MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVColchamiro, EriclobbyistAlzheimers AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBrennan, Mary AnneBaltimore City Health DeptOral
FAVSchroeder, JackeCHANAOral
FAVShirley, ZakMaryland Office of the Attorney General - MFCUOral + Written (PDF)
FAVThemelis, NinaMayor's Office of Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
FAVSchwartz, PaulNARFEOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSchagrin, JudithNational Association of Social Workers - Maryland ChapterWritten (PDF)
FAVHyle Marts, LisaOffice of the Attorney GeneralOral
FAVEllis, StevanneOffice of the State Long-Term Care OmbudsmanOral
FAVBlack, AshleyPublic Justice CenterWritten (PDF)
FAVBenedetti, AdreaVessels for HumanityPosition only
FAVCrespo, VirginialobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVGreenfield, AaronlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKauffman, DannalobbyistIndividualOral
FAVMiicke , SarahlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSpeaker, SpeakerIndividualOral
FAVState of, MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFO(MD), State of MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVColchamiro, EricAlzheimers AssociationRegistered for: Alzheimer's Association
FAVCrespo, VirginiaRegistered for: Maryland Retired School Personnel Association
FAVGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake
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
FAVMiicke , SarahRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council