Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program
Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing a community-based organization, with the approval of the Maryland Department of Health, to establish an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program to provide a location for the consumption of preobtained drugs, provide sterile needles, administer first aid, and certain other services; authorizing a Program to bill the insurance carrier of an individual who uses the services; authorizing the Department to approve no more than 6 programs, preferably two in urban, two in rural, and two in suburban areas; etc.
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Testimony (59)
MGA witness listFAV 42FavorableUNF 16UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Spencer, Brittney | Baltimore City Health Dept | Oral |
| FAV | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jefferson , Staceylobbyist | Behavioral Health System Baltimore | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Atiba, Bakari | Charm City Care Connection | Oral |
| FAV | Fitzgerald, Terrence | Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Geiger, Angela | Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Torsch, Toni | Daniel Carl Torsch Foundation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tompsett, Thomas | Harris Jones & Malone | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Diamond, Joanna | Health Care for the Homeless | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stewart, Vicky | Health Care for the Homeless | Oral |
| FAV | Coble, Annie | Johns Hopkins | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sherman, Susan | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Franklin, Neill | Law Enforcement Action Partnership | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Grollmes, Joshua | MATOD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hettleman, Shelly | MGA- Senator Hettleman | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rojas, Psalms | Marian House | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wireman, Kim | Maryland Addiction Directors Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Geddes, Annlobbyist | Maryland Coalition of Families | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Scott, Tiffinee | Maryland Peer Advisory Council | Oral |
| FAV | Whetsell, Scott | Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Martin, Dan | Mental Health Association of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frey, Leslie | Montgomery County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dunleavy, Jessie | NA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosen-Cohen, Nancy | NCADD-Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schagrin, Judith | National Association of Social Workers - Maryland Chapter | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frailey, Gregory | North Ave. Mission // Red Shed Village | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jones, Terrell | OnPoint NYC | Oral |
| FAV | Maryland, Progressive | Progressive Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ciekot, Annlobbyist | Public Policy Partners | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosier, Collanlobbyist | Pyramid Healthcare, Inc. | Position only |
| FAV | Emerson, Jessica | The Human Trafficking Prevention Project | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elliott, Robynlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Goldstein, Ari | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Klompus, Isabel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Krone, Christinelobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Miller Jr., William | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Phillips, Ron | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sterling, Eric | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Yeung, Rachelle | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Crepeau, Marisa | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ohmen, Elizabeth | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | brenner, loretta | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Forsyth, Heather | OAG/HEAU | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
Johns HopkinsFAV 1
Marian HouseFAV 1
MATODFAV 1
Montgomery CountyFAV 1
NAFAV 1
NCADD-MarylandFAV 1
OAG/HEAUINFO 1
OnPoint NYCFAV 1
Progressive MarylandFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVJefferson , StaceyBehavioral Health System BaltimoreRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore
FAVGeddes, AnnMaryland Coalition of FamiliesRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland; Maryland Coalition of Families
FAVCiekot, AnnPublic Policy PartnersRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute…
FAVElliott, 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…
FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…