Hospitals and Urgent Care Centers - Sepsis Protocol (Lochlin's Law)
Sponsor: Kenneth Kerr (District 3)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health Care Facilities and RegulationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 922 (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring, on or before January 1, 2025, each hospital and urgent care center in the State to implement an evidence-based protocol for the early recognition and treatment of a patient with sepsis, severe sepsis, or septic shock that is based on generally acceptable standards of care; requiring a specialty psychiatric hospital to establish a certain process; and requiring hospitals and urgent care centers to require periodic training in the implementation of the protocol for certain staff.
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Testimony (34)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 18UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Fitzwater, Jessica | Frederick County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brookmyer, Barbara | Frederick County Health Department | Oral |
| FAV | DeSantis, Brooke | Love For Lochlin Foundation | Oral |
| FAV | Kerr, Ken | Maryland General Assembly | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Towsend, Pegeen | Maryland Hospital Association | Oral |
| FAV | Roth, Sarah | Office of Congressman David Trone (MD06) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Heymann, Thomas | Sepsis Alliance | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DeSantis, William | The Love For Lochlin Foundation Inc | Oral |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Kerr, Delegate Kerrlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Tarsel, Emily | Health Choice Maryland.org | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kelly, John | MD Citizen | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Benjaminson, Heather | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Burns, Melissa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Witten, Jenniferlobbyist | LifeBridge Health | Oral |
| FWA | Mroz, Bryan | The Maryland Department of Health | Oral |
| FWA | Caplan, Jason | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | State of, Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWAKauffman, 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…