Hospitals and Urgent Care Centers - Sepsis Protocol (Lochlin's Law)
Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (District 3)Committee: FinanceSubject: Health Care Facilities and RegulationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 923 (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring, on or before January 1, 2025, each hospital and urgent care center in the State to implement an evidence-based protocol for the early recognition and treatment of a patient with sepsis, severe sepsis, or septic shock that is based on generally acceptable standards of care; requiring a specialty psychiatric hospital to establish a certain process; and requiring hospitals and urgent care centers to require periodic training in the implementation of the protocol for certain staff.
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Testimony (41)
MGA witness listFAV 16FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 18UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Fitzwater, Jessica | Frederick County Government | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brookmyer, Barbara | Frederick County Health Department | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Towsend, Pegeen | Maryland Hospital Association | Oral |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Roth, Sarah | Office of Congressman David Trone (MD06) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Roth, Sarah | Office of Congressman David Trone (MD06) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Heymann, Thomas | Sepsis Alliance | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caplan, Jason | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DeSantis, Brooke | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Lewis Young, Senator Lewis Younglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Lewis Young, Senator Lewis Younglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | State of, Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tarsel, Emily | Health Choice Maryland.org | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kelly, John | MD Citizen | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | Benjaminson, Heather | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Burns, Melissa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Szabo, Eszter | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Witten, Jenniferlobbyist | LifeBridge Health | Oral |
| FWA | Lewis Young, Senator Karen | Senator Karen Lewis Young | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Mroz, Bryan | The Maryland Department of Health | Oral |
| FWA | Caplan, Jason | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kapper, Jill | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
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…