Hospitals - Care of Infants After Discharge (Safe Sleep Act of 2024)
What this bill does
Requiring a hospital to take certain actions relating to the care of infants as soon as practicable before the hospital discharges an infant after the birth of the infant, including providing oral and written educational resources to the parent or legal guardian on how to provide a safe sleep environment and providing a list of resources available for an infant's parent or legal guardian; requiring each hospital, by January 1, 2025, to establish a process for providing and confirming the receipt of the educational resources; etc.
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Testimony (37)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Muhammad, Mujaheed | Baltimore City Public School | Oral |
| FAV | Millard, Demaune | Family League of Baltimore | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ward, Lindsay | MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) | Position only |
| FAV | Lynch, Meghan | Maryland Department of Health | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Krienke, Janelobbyist | Maryland Hospital Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bronner, Dr. Yvonne | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ellis, Arthur | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ellis, Arthur | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Ellis, Senator Ellislegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Ellis, Senator Ellislegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Ellis, Senator Ellislegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sherman, Rachel | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Gallagher, George | ICQ | Position only |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, Janelle | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Krienke, Janelobbyist | Maryland Hospital Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Peusch, Christina | Maryland State Child Care Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kasemeyer, Pam | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Morrow, Beth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Cratsley, Laurel | Maryland State Department of Education | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Caplan, Jason | Individual | Written (PDF) |