SB 328

Funding for Wages and Benefits for Nursing Home Workers (Nursing Home Staffing Crisis Funding Act of 2024)

Sponsor: Jim Rosapepe (District 21)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring that the Governor's proposed budget for each of fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028 include an 8% reimbursement rate increase for providers of certain health care services under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, the Maryland Children's Health Program, and the Community First Choice program; requiring nursing homes to annually submit a certain cost report to the Maryland Department of Health; etc.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Arikat, Loraine	1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Rhonda	1199SEIU	Oral
FAV	Dumais, Brige	1199SEIU UHE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bresnahan, Tammy	AARP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Williamson, Sam	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyer, Christopherlobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hartung, Bruce	Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wivell, Brianlobbyist	Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Anna	Marylanders for Patient Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jarek, Diana	Public Justice Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	SWASC, UM	Social Work Advocates for Social Change	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Klapper, Stephanielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Rosapepe, Senator Rosapepelegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Case-Herron, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)
UNF	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Oral
UNF	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Oral
FWA	DeMattos, Joseph	Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)	Written (PDF)
INFO	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 1

1199SEIUFAV 1

1199SEIU UHEFAV 1

AARP MarylandFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)FWA 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Continuing Care Residents AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Department of HealthUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland State & DC AFL-CIOFAV 1

Marylanders for Patient RightsFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

Social Work Advocates for Social ChangeFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMeyer, ChristopherMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVWivell, BrianMaryland State & DC AFL-CIORegistered for: Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1300

FAVKlapper, StephanieRegistered for: Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.

UNFCase-Herron, SarahMaryland Department of HealthRegistered for: 38 Degrees North; Advanced Energy United; Alliance of Maryland Dental Plans; Allstate Insurance Company; America's Health Insurance Plans; American Council of Life Insurers…

UNFGreenfield, 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…

UNFKauffman, 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…