HB 1194

Hospitals - Patient's Bill of Rights Training and Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans (Safe Staffing Act of 2024)

Sponsor: Jennifer White Holland (District 10)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: First Reading Finance (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring certain hospitals licensed in the State to establish a clinical staffing committee by January 1, 2025; requiring each clinical staffing committee to develop a clinical staffing plan by July 1, 2025; requiring that an administrator of a hospital, under certain circumstances, provide certain training regarding the patient's bill of rights either through training provided by staff members or by contracting with a third party.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 12FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Arikat, Loraine	1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gunsalus, Johnine	1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dumais, Brige	1199SEIU UHE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist	FreeState Justice	Position only
FAV	Ward, Lindsay	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Position only
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Covington, Shaniqua	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate White Holland, Delegate White Hollandlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pollard, Fabaya	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Jennifer	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Nicklas, Andrewlobbyist	Adventist Health Care	Written (PDF)
UNF	Collins, Quinn	Johns Hopkins Health System	Oral
UNF	Floyd, Brandonlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Towsend, Pegeen	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral
UNF	Verzino, LynnMarie	MedStar Health	Oral
UNF	Beauchamp, Heather	University of Maryland Medical System	Oral
FWA	Palmisano, Anna	Marylanders for Patient Rights	Written (PDF)
FWA	Caplan, Jason	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 2

1199SEIU UHEFAV 1

Adventist Health CareUNF 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Johns Hopkins Health SystemUNF 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationUNF 2

Maryland State & DC AFL-CIOFAV 1

Marylanders for Patient RightsFWA 1

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

MedStar HealthUNF 1

University of Maryland Medical SystemUNF 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVReynolds-Dominguez, CamilaFreeState JusticeRegistered for: FreeState Justice

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…

UNFNicklas, AndrewAdventist Health CareRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.

UNFFloyd, BrandonMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Johns Hopkins