Public Health – Human Papillomavirus Vaccine – Information and Informed Consent (Christina’s Law)
Sponsor: Kathy Szeliga (District 7A)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a health care provider, before each administration of a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, to provide an individual or an individual's parent or guardian with a certain information sheet and obtain written consent on a certain form.
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Testimony (70)
MGA witness listFAV 58FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kimathi, Ayo | Brothers of the DMV | Oral |
| FAV | tommey, polly | Childrens Health Defense | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tarsel, Emily | Health Choice Maryland.org | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | MONTGOMERY, MEGAN | Love Maryland PAC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kelly, John | MD Citizen | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Szeliga, Kathy | Maryland State Delegate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hartman, Laura | N/A | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wastila, Linda | N/A | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Baden-Mayer, Alexis | Organic Consumers Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sullivan, Deborah | health choice | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Belkov, Cynthia | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Blankenship, Matilda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Butler, Jenna | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Crepeau, Marisa | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Cusack, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Daigle, Lauren | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Daly, Denee | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Szeliga, Delegate Szeligalegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Finglass, Brian | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hart, Kit | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | KIJESKY, CRYSTAL | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kapper, Jill | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lee, Sin | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Mantegna, Anna | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Gala | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Millsaps, Victoria | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Minnick, Lisa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Poliakov, Eugenia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pratta, Kim | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ratner, Scott | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rehkemper, Amy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Roswell, Marjorie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Smirnova, Ekaterina | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Szabo, Eszter | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tomljenovic, Lucija | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Urman, Elena | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Witte, Mary Jo | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | brenner, loretta | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | smith, jill | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Grant, Marie | Maryland Department of Health | Oral |
| UNF | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
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Organizations on record
Brothers of the DMVFAV 1
Concerned CitizenFAV 1
health choiceFAV 1
Love Maryland PACFAV 1
MD CitizenFAV 1
N/AFAV 2
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…