HB 462

Funding for Wages and Benefits for Nursing Home Workers (Nursing Home Staffing Crisis Funding Act of 2024)

Sponsor: Ashanti Martinez (District 22)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring that the Governor's proposed budget for each of fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028, include an 8% reimbursement rate increase for providers of certain health care services under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, the Maryland Children's Health Program, and the Community First Choice program; requiring nursing homes to submit by September 1 each year, beginning in 2026, a certain cost report to the Maryland Department of Health; etc.

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Testimony (24)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Arikat, Loraine	1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Rhonda	1199SEIU	Oral
FAV	Dumais, Brige	1199SEIU UHE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bresnahan, Tammy	AARP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Oral
FAV	Williamson, Sam	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallagher, Zoelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miicke, Sarahlobbyist	MSCAN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Anna	Marylanders for Patient Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yunda, Allisonlobbyist	National Domestic Workers Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jarek, Diana	Public Justice Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Martinez, Delegate Martinezlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Klapper, Stephanielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor-Chester, Carolyn	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Caplan, Jason	Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)
UNF	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Oral
UNF	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Oral
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
FWA	DeMattos, Joseph	Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)	Written (PDF)
INFO	Vykol-Gray, Laura	Maryland Department of Budget and Management OPSB	Written (PDF)
INFO	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 1

1199SEIUFAV 1

1199SEIU UHEFAV 1

AARP MarylandFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

Economic Action MarylandFAV 1

Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)FWA 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Department of Budget and Management OPSBINFO 1

Maryland Department of HealthUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland State & DC AFL-CIOFAV 1

Marylanders for Patient RightsFAV 1

MSCANFAV 1

National Domestic Workers AllianceFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGallagher, ZoeEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland

FAVMiicke, SarahMSCANRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

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

FAVKlapper, StephanieRegistered for: Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.

UNFGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…

UNFKauffman, 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…