HB 698

Estates and Trusts - Guardianship of the Person of a Disabled Person - Expedited Proceedings

Sponsor: J. Sandy Bartlett (District 32)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Civil Actions and ProceduresStatus: Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a court to rule on petitions to appoint a guardian of the person of a disabled person in order to seek transfer or discharge of a disabled person from a hospital within 10 days; and requiring that hearings to appoint a guardian of the person of a disabled person be held virtually unless the party seeking appointment requests that the hearing be held in person.

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Testimony (30)

MGA witness list

FAV 12FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 16Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Tallerico, Peter	Holy Cross Hospital	Oral
FAV	Shea, Kai	Johns Hopkins	Oral
FAV	Weber, Leslielobbyist	Johns Hopkins University & Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Allisonlobbyist	Kaiser Permanente	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Witten, Jenniferlobbyist	LifeBridge Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Towsend, Pegeen	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ziegler, Terry	The Johns Hopkins Hospital	Oral
FAV	Hash, Helen	University of Maryland Medical Center	Oral
FAV	Haines, Sigrid	Whiteford Taylor Preston	Oral
FAV	Delegate Bartlett, Delegate Bartlettlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Position only
UNF	Hunt, Ethan	AA Co Dept of Aging	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bresnahan, Tammy	AARP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Walsh, Sara	Circuit Court for Baltimore City	Oral
UNF	Government Affairs, Rachel Sledge	Department of Human Services	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ames, Randi	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Valentine, Gina	MD Association of Area Agencies on Aging	Written (PDF)
UNF	Roques, Carmel	MD Dept of Aging	Written (PDF)
UNF	Woodward, Chief Judge Patrick	MD Judiciary	Oral
UNF	Miicke, Sarahlobbyist	MSCAN	Written (PDF)
UNF	Crawley, Jennifer	Maryland Department of Aging	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Miller, Linda	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
UNF	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
UNF	Proctor, Karessa	NASW Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ellis, Stevanne	Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	DeMattos, Joseph	Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Bartlett, Sandy	Maryland House of Delegates	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AA Co Dept of AgingUNF 1

AARP MarylandUNF 1

Circuit Court for Baltimore CityUNF 1

Department of Human ServicesUNF 1

Disability Rights MarylandUNF 1

Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)FWA 1

Holy Cross HospitalFAV 1

Johns HopkinsFAV 1

Johns Hopkins University & MedicineFAV 1

Kaiser PermanenteFAV 1

LifeBridge HealthFAV 1

Maryland Department of AgingUNF 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland House of DelegatesFWA 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsUNF 1

MD Association of Area Agencies on AgingUNF 1

MD Dept of AgingUNF 1

MD JudiciaryUNF 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandUNF 1

Montgomery CountyUNF 1

MSCANUNF 1

NASW MarylandUNF 1

Office of the State Long-Term Care OmbudsmanUNF 1

The Johns Hopkins HospitalFAV 1

University of Maryland Medical CenterFAV 1

Whiteford Taylor PrestonFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWeber, LeslieJohns Hopkins University & MedicineRegistered for: Johns Hopkins

FAVTaylor, AllisonKaiser PermanenteRegistered for: Kaiser Permanente

FAVWitten, JenniferLifeBridge HealthRegistered for: Lifebridge Health, Inc.

FAVKauffman, 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…

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…

UNFMiicke, SarahMSCANRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

UNFGeddes, AnnMental Health Association of MarylandRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland; Maryland Coalition of Families