SB 371

Enacted

Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Personal Care Aides - Wage Reports

Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (District 12)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 864 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring residential service agencies to submit certain reports to the Maryland Department of Labor regarding wage rates for personal care aides by September 1 each year, beginning in 2025; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to report to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee by the 180th day after the release of the final federal Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services rule on an overview of the final rule and plans or steps that the Department will take to operationalize the rule.

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Testimony (32)

MGA witness list

FAV 29FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Arikat, Loraine	1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bresnahan, Tammy	AARP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Peters, Meganlobbyist	Alzheimer's Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peters, Meganlobbyist	Alzheimer's Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sellers, Audrey	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sellers, Audrey	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist	FreeState Justice	Position only
FAV	DeMattos, Joseph	Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMattos, Joseph	Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miicke, Sarahlobbyist	MSCAN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyer, Christopherlobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Robertson, Theresa	Maryland Commission on Caregiving	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hartung, Bruce	Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lynch, Meghan	Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Anna	Marylanders for Patient Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Proctor, Karessa	NASW Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yunda, Allisonlobbyist	National Domestic Workers Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Yunda, Allisonlobbyist	National Domestic Workers Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodwin, Davidlobbyist	Public Justice Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodwin, Davidlobbyist	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Boone, Vivian	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mamani, Linda	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Morris, Austinlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Lam, Senator Lamlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Lam, Senator Lamlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Lam, Senator Lamlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FWA	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Caplan, Jason	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 1

AARP MarylandFAV 1

Alzheimer's AssociationFAV 2

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 2

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)FAV 2

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Commission on CaregivingFAV 1

Maryland Continuing Care Residents AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Department of HealthFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland State & DC AFL-CIOFAV 1

Marylanders for Patient RightsFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MSCANFAV 1

NASW MarylandFAV 1

National Domestic Workers AllianceFAV 2

Public Justice CenterFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPeters, MeganAlzheimer's AssociationRegistered for: Alzheimer's Association

FAVReynolds-Dominguez, CamilaFreeState JusticeRegistered for: FreeState Justice

FAVMiicke, SarahMSCANRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

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

FAVYunda, AllisonNational Domestic Workers AllianceRegistered for: National Domestic Workers Alliance; Care in Action

FAVRodwin, DavidPublic Justice CenterRegistered for: Care in Action

FAVMorris, AustinRegistered for: Children's National Hospital; Children's National Health System

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…