HB 1263

Assisted Living Programs - Assisted Living Referrers - Requirements and Prohibitions

Sponsor: Cheryl E. Pasteur (District 11A)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health Care Facilities and RegulationStatus: Rereferred to Finance (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing certain requirements for assisted living referrers, including requirements related to the maintenance of general liability insurance, criminal history records checks, and the provision of certain agreements and descriptions of services; prohibiting an assisted living referrer from requesting payment for a referral more than 2 years after the referral is made; requiring an assisted living referrer to comply with all applicable data privacy requirements on or after October 1, 2025; etc.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bresnahan, Tammy	AARP Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sotir, Paula	Carepatrol	Written (PDF)
FAV	Renaud, Catherine	CollegeManor	Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Paula	Family	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Valentine, Gina	MD Association of Area Agencies on Aging	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miicke, Sarahlobbyist	MSCAN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Heuer, Mark	Mark Heuer	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Moore, Christina	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Proctor, Karessa	NASW Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mish, Patrick	SilverStay	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Pasteur, Delegate Pasteurlegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shycoff, Isabella	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	McGovern, Michelle	A Place For Mom	Oral
UNF	Radcliffe, Lauren	A Place for MoM	Oral
UNF	Boyer, Nana	A Place for Mom, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Rosenthal, Jim	Caring.com	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Feinroth, Marklobbyist	Law Offices of Boston & Plaut	Oral
UNF	Plaut, Arilobbyist	Law Offices of Boston and Plaut	Oral
UNF	Boston, Frank	Individual	Oral
FWA	Ellis, Stevanne	Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

A Place for MoMUNF 1

A Place For MomUNF 1

A Place for Mom, Inc.UNF 1

AARP MarylandFAV 1

CarepatrolFAV 1

Caring.comUNF 1

CollegeManorFAV 1

FamilyFAV 1

Law Offices of Boston & PlautUNF 1

Law Offices of Boston and PlautUNF 1

Mark HeuerFAV 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MD Association of Area Agencies on AgingFAV 1

MSCANFAV 1

NASW MarylandFAV 1

Office of the State Long-Term Care OmbudsmanFWA 1

SilverStayFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMiicke, SarahMSCANRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

UNFFeinroth, MarkLaw Offices of Boston & PlautRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore's Promise Care of the Fund for Educational Excellence; Crown MD Online Gaming LLC; Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors; Highland Electric Fleets, Inc.; Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association…

UNFPlaut, AriLaw Offices of Boston and PlautRegistered for: ADT, LLC dba ADT Security Services; Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC; Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3; CoinFlip; Crown MD Online Gaming LLC…

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…