Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program
Sponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (District 21)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 3/01 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing a community-based organization, with the approval of the Maryland Department of Health, to establish an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program to provide a location for the consumption of preobtained drugs, provide sterile needles, administer first aid, and certain other services; authorizing a Program to bill the insurance carrier of an individual who uses the services; authorizing the Department to approve not more than six programs, preferably two in urban, two in rural, and two in suburban areas; etc.
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Testimony (59)
MGA witness listFAV 46FavorableUNF 12UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Archie, Ashley | Baltimore City Directorate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Spencer, Brittney | Baltimore City Health Dept | Oral |
| FAV | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rabbitt, Dan | Behavioral Health System Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Small, Devin | Behavioral Health System Baltimore | Oral |
| FAV | Carlock, Ruth | Brain Injury Association of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pugh, Bryan | Brain Injury Association of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Alexander, Troy | Charm City Care Connection | Oral |
| FAV | Atiba, Bakari | Charm City Care Connection | Oral |
| FAV | Frailey, Gregory | Good Trouble Church | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Greenberg, Molly | Health Care for the Homeless | Oral |
| FAV | Stewart, Vicky | Health Care for the Homeless | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Saparamadu, Samandika | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist | Johns Hopkins University and Medicine | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brucoli, Mikayla | Law Enforcement Action Partnership | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Irwin, Amos | Law Enforcement Action Partnership | Position only |
| FAV | Lippens, Craig | MD Addiction Directors Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Powell, Teron | MD Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ward, Lindsay | MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) | Position only |
| FAV | Paul, Sarah | Maryland Rural Health Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Adams, MD, Joseph | Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Martin, Dan | Mental Health Association of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frey, Leslie | Montgomery County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dunleavy, Jessie | NA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Proctor, Karessa | NASW Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosen-Cohen, Nancy | NCADD-Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Beltre, Jason | OnPoint NYC | Oral |
| FAV | See, Kailin | OnPoint NYC | Oral |
| FAV | Paddy, Michaellobbyist | Public Policy Partners | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | SWASC, UM | Social Work Advocates for Social Change | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Emerson, Jessica | The Human Trafficking Prevention Project | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Beatty, Reanna | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carroll, Morgan | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Pena-Melnyk, Delegate Pena-Melnyklegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Fuentes, Celeste | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gugerty, Dylan | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Kasemeyer, Pam | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kosinski, Zachary | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Miller Jr., William | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nesbitt, Jess | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Park, Ju Nyeong | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Spradley, Elizabeth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Yeung, Rachelle | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gallagher, George | ICQ | Position only |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
Good Trouble ChurchFAV 1
ICQUNF 1
Montgomery CountyFAV 1
NAFAV 1
NASW MarylandFAV 1
NCADD-MarylandFAV 1
OnPoint NYCFAV 2
YearUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVPaddy, MichaelPublic Policy PartnersRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; Campaign to Protect Patient Health d/b/a Value of Care Coalition; Chase Brexton Health System; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition; Gaudenzia, Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.…