HB 189

Enacted

Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Personal Care Aides - Wage Reports

Sponsor: Robbyn Lewis (District 46)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 865 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring residential service agencies to submit certain reports to the Maryland Department of Labor regarding wage rates for personal care aides on or before September 1 each year, beginning in 2025; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to report to certain committees of the General Assembly by the 180th day after the release of the final federal Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services rule on an overview of the final rule and plans or steps that the Department will take to operationalize the rule.

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Testimony (39)

MGA witness list

FAV 35FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Arikat, Loraine	1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dumais, Brige	1199SEIU UHE	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bresnahan, Tammy	AARP Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bresnahan, Tammy	AARP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Peters, Meganlobbyist	Alzheimer's Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Peters, Meganlobbyist	Alzheimer's Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sellers, Audrey	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sellers, Audrey	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMattos, Joseph	Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMattos, Joseph	Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Auman, Matthew	HomeCentris Healthcare, LLC	Oral
FAV	Bridges, Kam	Job Opportunities Task Force	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyer, Christopherlobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyer, Christopherlobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kelter, Chris	Maryland Centers for Independent Living	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lewis, Delegate Robbyn	Maryland House of Delegates	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Anna	Marylanders for Patient Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Maryland, NAMI	NAMI Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Proctor, Karessa	NASW Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yunda, Allisonlobbyist	National Domestic Workers Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Yunda, Allisonlobbyist	National Domestic Workers Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodwin, Davidlobbyist	Public Justice Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodwin, Davidlobbyist	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rafter, Andrea	Women's Law Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Boone, Vivian	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Lewis, R., Delegate Lewis, R.legislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Lewis, R., Delegate Lewis, R.legislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Lewis, Delegate R.	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mamani, Linda	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	State of, Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
FWA	Moran, Ryan	Maryland Department of Health	Oral
FWA	Caplan, Jason	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 1

1199SEIU UHEFAV 1

AARP MarylandFAV 2

Alzheimer's AssociationFAV 2

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 2

Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)FAV 2

HomeCentris Healthcare, LLCFAV 1

Job Opportunities Task ForceFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 2

Maryland Centers for Independent LivingFAV 1

Maryland Department of HealthFWA 1

Maryland House of DelegatesFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland State & DC AFL-CIOFAV 1

Marylanders for Patient RightsFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 2

NAMI MarylandFAV 1

NASW MarylandFAV 1

National Domestic Workers AllianceFAV 2

Public Justice CenterFAV 2

Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPeters, MeganAlzheimer's AssociationRegistered for: Alzheimer's Association

FAVMeyer, ChristopherMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVYunda, AllisonNational Domestic Workers AllianceRegistered for: National Domestic Workers Alliance; Care in Action

FAVRodwin, DavidPublic Justice CenterRegistered for: Care in Action

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…