Health Care Facilities - Use of Medical Cannabis
Sponsor: Antonio Hayes (District 40)Committee: FinanceSubject: Health Care Facilities and RegulationStatus: Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring certain health care facilities to allow a qualifying patient with a certain written certification to consume medical cannabis within the health care facility if the patient is receiving certain medical care at the health care facility; and authorizing a health care facility to suspend compliance with the requirement under certain circumstances.
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Testimony (26)
MGA witness listFAV 20FavorableUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Rybczynski, Adam | City of Havre de Grace | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Boebel, Dina | Connor Sheffield Foundation | Oral |
| FAV | Reisinger, Renee | Connor Sheffield Foundation/Connor's Courage | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Barrett-Nutting, Nurse Laura | National Clinical Director Consortium | Oral |
| FAV | Steenstra, Dawn Marie | National Clinical Director Consortium | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lemley, Warren | Peake ReLeaf | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Miller, Steven | The Connor Sheffield Foundation | Oral |
| FAV | Ford, Kevin | Uplift Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Bond, Richard | Veteran's Initiative 22 and Maryland Chapter Americans for Safe Access | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lewis, Shanetha | Veterans Initiative 22 | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lehfeldt, Paloma | Vireo Health of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Carr, Rusty | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dix, Alexander | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hayes, Antonio | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Merillat, Kevin | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mitchell, Martin | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Hayes, Senator Hayeslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sheffield, Connor | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sheffield, Tricia | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Frazee, Brianlobbyist | Maryland Hospital Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | KIJESKY, CRYSTAL | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Swain, Ian | Charm City Hemp | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…
INFOKauffman, 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…