HB 833

Enacted

Parents in Substance Use Disorder Treatment - Children in Need of Assistance and Treatment Facilities

Sponsor: Nicole A. Williams (District 22)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Family LawStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 371 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing a presumption that placement with a child's parent is in the best interest of the child, the child is receiving proper care and attention, and there is not a certain emergency situation if the child's parent is receiving certain substance use disorder treatment and the child is in the presence of the child's parent for the duration of the child's parent's treatment; authorizing the Behavioral Health Administration to require a facility providing certain treatment to provide beds and services to the patient's children; etc.

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Testimony (34)

MGA witness list

FAV 29FavorableUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Krieger, Betsy	Be the Change Bmore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Government Affairs, Rachel Sledge	Department of Human Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	Government Affairs, Rachel Sledge	Department of Human Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	Glaberson, Stephanie	Georgetown University Law Center Civil Litigation Clinic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Glaberson, Stephanie	Georgetown University Law Center Civil Litigation Clinic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jackson, LaTanya	Helping Up Mission	Oral
FAV	Williams, Nicole	Maryland General Assembly	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Nicole	Maryland General Assembly	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gray, Chelsea	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Position only
FAV	Hawkins, Christina	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Position only
FAV	Maranto, Jessica	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Position only
FAV	Mast, Carlyn	Maryland Office of the Public Defender, Parental Defense Division	Oral
FAV	Adams, MD, Joseph	Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Richardson, Alexa	Office of the Public Defender	Position only
FAV	Richardson, Alexa	Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FAV	Khalfani, Natasha	Office of the Public Defender Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Khalfani, Natasha	Office of the Public Defender Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards-Luce, Aubrey	Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts	Position only
FAV	Trivedi, Shanta	University of Baltimore, Sayra & Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children & The Courts	Written (PDF)
FAV	Trivedi, Shanta	University of Baltimore, Sayra & Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children & The Courts	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mark, Katrina	University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of OBGYN	Position only
FAV	OMalley, Catherine	Women's Law Center	Position only
FAV	Delegate Williams, Delegate Williamslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Williams, Delegate Williamslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kane, Stephen	Individual	Position only
FAV	Kane, Stephen	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ratner, Jessica	Individual	Position only
UNF	Miller, Linda	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Miller, Linda	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Proctor, Karessa	NASW Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
INFO	Ward, Lindsay	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Position only

Organizations on record

Be the Change BmoreFAV 1

Department of Human ServicesFAV 2

Georgetown University Law Center Civil Litigation ClinicFAV 2

Helping Up MissionFAV 1

Maryland General AssemblyFAV 2

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 2

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 3

Maryland Office of the Public Defender, Parental Defense DivisionFAV 1

Maryland-DC Society of Addiction MedicineFAV 1

MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)INFO 1

NASW MarylandUNF 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

Office of the Public DefenderFAV 2

Office of the Public Defender MarylandFAV 2

Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the CourtsFAV 1

University of Baltimore, Sayra & Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children & The CourtsFAV 2

University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of OBGYNFAV 1

Women's Law CenterFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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…