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HB 977

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Maryland Department of Health - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

Sponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (District 21)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 268 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in the Maryland Department of Health to advance forensic science and carry out other duties as provided by law; renaming the State Postmortem Examiners Commission to be the Postmortem Examiners Advisory Committee; requiring and authorizing the Department and the Office to perform certain duties and powers previously performed by the Commission; authorizing the Department to contract with a physician for employment with the Office on a per diem basis; etc.

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Testimony (9)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVChan, Dr. JinleneMaryland Department of HealthOral
FAVKalyanaraman, NileshMaryland Department of HealthOral
FAV(MD), State of MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAV(MD), State of MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Pena-Melnyk, Delegate Pena-MelnyklegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Reznik, Delegate RezniklegislatorIndividualOral
FAVState of, MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVState of, MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAPeña-Melnyk, JoselineMGA Delegate Pena-MelnykWritten (PDF)

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