SB 480

Mental Health Law - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs

Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (District 3)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a county to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program; and providing that an individual's failure to comply with an order of assisted outpatient treatment issued under a program may be considered by a hearing officer for a certain purpose when determining whether an individual is to be admitted as an involuntary patient at a certain facility or hospital.

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Testimony (46)

MGA witness list

FAV 28FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 15UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Mills, Morganlobbyist	Compass Government Relations	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Venable, Victorialobbyist	Frederick County Government - Office of the County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shears Coates, Laura	It Takes A Village For Change Inc	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Coble, Annie	Johns Hopkins	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sample, Sarah	Maryland Association of Counties	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Flowers, Christina	Real Care Providers	Oral
FAV	Edelman, Janet	Retired	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bass Cooper, Lisa	Schizophrenia & Psychosis Action Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Burton, Evelyn	Schizophrenia and Psychosis Action Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist	Sheppard Pratt	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkes, Sharon	TAC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gray, Michael	Treatment Advocacy Center	Oral
FAV	Keane, Clara	Treatment Advocacy Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reyes, Ashlee	Treatment Advocacy Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tarr, Bradley	Treatment Advocacy Center	Oral
FAV	Bennett, Debra	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Carey, Laura	Individual	Oral
FAV	Harris, Shannon	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Knight, Carolyn	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lewis Young, Karen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lewis, Cynthia	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Marilyn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moran, Mary	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Lewis Young, Senator Lewis Younglegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Smith, Eric	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilk, Damian	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	eichenberger, marianne	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	wilk, claire	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Perret, Yvonne	Advocacy and Training Center	Written (PDF)
UNF	Breidenstine, Adriennelobbyist	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Holcomb, Emma	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Basehart, Sarah	Independence Now	Written (PDF)
UNF	McCabe, Carroll	MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER	Oral
UNF	Pipkin, Matthewlobbyist	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Balogh, Lindsey	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Martin, Dan	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Rouse, Katie	On Our Own of Maryland, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Talwar, Huck	On Our Own of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Morgan, Melinda	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Plapinger, Jane	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Rothstein, Melissa	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Shargorodskaya, Svetlana	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Written (PDF)
FWA	Blair, Kathryn	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Advocacy and Training CenterUNF 1

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreUNF 1

Compass Government RelationsFAV 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Disability Rights MarylandUNF 1

Frederick County Government - Office of the County ExecutiveFAV 1

Harris Jones & MaloneFWA 1

Independence NowUNF 1

It Takes A Village For Change IncFAV 1

Johns HopkinsFAV 1

Maryland Association of CountiesFAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderUNF 1

MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDERUNF 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandUNF 1

On Our Own of Maryland, Inc.UNF 2

Real Care ProvidersFAV 1

RetiredFAV 1

Schizophrenia & Psychosis Action AllianceFAV 1

Schizophrenia and Psychosis Action AllianceFAV 1

Sheppard PrattFAV 1

TACFAV 1

Treatment Advocacy CenterFAV 4

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMills, MorganCompass Government RelationsRegistered for: Alley Cat Allies; CFG Health Network; Coinbase, Inc.; Girl Scouts of Central Maryland; Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The; Maryland Association for Justice, Inc.…

FAVVenable, VictoriaFrederick County Government - Office of the County ExecutiveRegistered for: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund

FAVGrossi, JeffreySheppard PrattRegistered for: Sheppard Pratt Health Systems

UNFBreidenstine, AdrienneBehavioral Health System BaltimoreRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

UNFPipkin, MatthewMaryland JudiciaryRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association