Electronic Health Networks and Electronic Medical Records - Nursing Homes - Release of Records
Sponsor: Pam Lanman Guzzone (District 13)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: First Reading Senate Rules (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing a nursing home that contracts with or uses an electronic health information network or electronic medical record vendor to direct the network or vendor to release electronic medical records and electronic health care transactions to a business associate of the nursing home.
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Testimony (14)
MGA witness listFAV 9FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | DeMattos, Joseph | Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Coble, Annie | Johns Hopkins | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Steffen, Ben | MHCC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rifkin, Scott | Real Time Medical Systems | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Castelli, Bill | Rifkin, Weiner, and Livingston LLC | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Guzzone, Delegate Guzzonelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Guzzone, Delegate | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | a, a | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Colchamiro, Ericlobbyist | Alzheimers Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Palmisano, Anna | Marylanders for Patient Rights | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Ellis, Stevanne | Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Holt, Steve | PointClickCare | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
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…