State Board of Physicians - Performance of X-Ray Duties Without a License
Sponsor: Thomas S. Hutchinson (District 37B)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 872 (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the circumstances under which individuals without a license to practice medicine may perform X-ray duties; authorizing the State Board of Physicians to impose a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for each violation on the physician's office and $1,000 for each individual violation of the Act; and requiring the Board, by October 1, 2029, to report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the number of individuals registered to perform limited X-ray duties and the continuation or replacement of the registration process.
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Testimony (98)
MGA witness listFAV 20FavorableFWA 7Favorable with amendmentsUNF 70UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Aragon, Dana | Aragon | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McGreevy, Jim | Beer Institute | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wenz, Sheena | Concentra | Oral |
| FAV | Hutchinson, Tom | House of Delegates | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Thierman, Jonathan | LifeBridge Health | Oral |
| FAV | Witten, Jenniferlobbyist | LifeBridge Health | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hudson, Monchel | Limited RAD Tech and Certified Medical Assistant, MedStar Health | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Krienke, Janelobbyist | Maryland Hospital Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delasobera, Bronson | MedStar Health | Oral |
| FAV | Kaldis, Stephanie | MedStar Health | Oral |
| FAV | Muzawar, Tasleem | MedStar Health | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nugent, Christopher | PM Pediatrics | Oral |
| FAV | Mayhew, Kim | Perry White Ross & Jacobson | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brick, Steven | Physician Executive Director - MedStar Health | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bassett, Jason | Sheetz | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaldis, Stephanie | Sr. Manager Regulatory Radiology Compliance - MedStar Health | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Martz, Michele | UPMC Western Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Burger, Scott | University of Maryland Medical System | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delasobera, B. Elizabeth | VP and Chief Medical Officer, MedStar Ambulatory Services, Medical Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine (DC Region), MedStar Health | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Hutchinson, Delegate Hutchinsonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Stone, Debra | 2425 | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Thompson, Victoria | ASRT, ARRT, MSRT | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lam, Debbie | Community College of Baltimore County | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Roys, Richard | Greate Baltimore Medical Center | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | McCarthy, Suzanne | Maryland Society of Radiologic Technologists | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | merryman, Antoinette | Medstar Health | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kenney, Lorette | RadNet and Johns Hopkins | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Grimes Jones, Katie | Radiography | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Seglinski, Eric | Radiography | Position only |
| UNF | Young, Courtney | Radiography | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | O'Dair, Shannon | Radiography Student | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bateman, Savannah | Radiography student | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Unfried, Deryanur | UCMC UC | Position only |
| UNF | BAILEY, LEWIS | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Barcikowski, Susan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Bateman, Amy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bopp, Alexis | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bowen, Kimberly | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Briggs, Jennifer | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bryant, Brooks | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Burke, Heide | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Byrnes, Tristan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Cardona, Christian | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Chomicki, Mary Jo | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Clark, Jackson | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Corbin, Kaileigh | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Cordray, Megan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Cundiff, Hannah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Damon-Pannone, Heather | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Dema, Virginia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Diehl, Taylor | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Diehl, Tina | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Engle, Leah | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fernandez, Katharina | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gordon, Geoffrey | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | HATTEN, JAYNA | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kotishion, Michaela | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lawson, Amanda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lichtenberg, Krista | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Loukota, Hannah | Individual | Oral |
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Organizations on record
2425UNF 1
AragonFAV 1
ASRT, ARRT, MSRTUNF 1
Beer InstituteFAV 1
ConcentraFAV 1
House of DelegatesFAV 1
LifeBridge HealthFAV 2
Med ChiFWA 1
Medstar HealthUNF 1
MedStar HealthFAV 3
PM PediatricsFAV 1
RadiographyUNF 3
Radiography studentUNF 1
Radiography StudentUNF 1
RadNetFWA 2
RadNet IncFWA 1
SheetzFAV 1
UCMC UCUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWAVranian, DanielleBaxter, Baker, Sidle, Conn & Jones, PARegistered for: Heartland Dental; Maryland Radiological Society; Radnet; Association of Dental Support Organizations; University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center; Sims ARG, Inc.…