HB 1122

Maryland Health Care Commission – Nursing Homes – Acquisitions

Sponsor: Kenneth Kerr (District 3)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health Care Facilities and RegulationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 817 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a person, at least 60 days before the closing date of the acquisition of a nursing home, to submit a request for acquisition to the Maryland Health Care Commission and provide certain notice to residents, resident representatives, and employees of the nursing home; establishing requirements regarding the approval or denial of a request for acquisition of a nursing home; providing for judicial review of a final decision of the Commission regarding a request for acquisition of a nursing home; etc.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list

FAV 11FavorableFWA 9Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bresnahan, Tammy	AARP Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Steffen, Ben	MHCC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hartung, Bruce	Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association	Position only
FAV	Kerr, Ken	Maryland General Assembly	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hawk, Wynee	Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Whitaker, Jakelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moore, Christina	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lienhard, Carol	Maryland Senior Citizens Action Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Kerr, Delegate Kerrlegislator	Individual	Oral
FWA	Balog, Claudia	1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	DeMattos, Joseph	Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Ciborowski, Allison	LeadingAge Maryland	Oral
FWA	Shirley, Zak	Maryland Office of the Attorney General - MFVVU	Written (PDF)
FWA	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ellis, Stevanne	Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Caplan, Jason	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Oral
FWA	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Oral
INFO	Roques, Carmel	Maryland Department of Aging	Written (PDF)
INFO	Thornsberry, Robert	R-CALF-USA	Position only

Organizations on record

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFWA 1

AARP MarylandFAV 1

Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)FWA 1

LeadingAge MarylandFWA 1

Maryland Continuing Care Residents AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Department of AgingINFO 1

Maryland General AssemblyFAV 1

Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC)FAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Attorney General - MFVVUFWA 1

Maryland Senior Citizens Action NetworkFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MHCCFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFWA 1

Office of the State Long-Term Care OmbudsmanFWA 1

R-CALF-USAINFO 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWhitaker, JakeMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FWAGreenfield, 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…

FWAKauffman, 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…