Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program
Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing a community-based organization, with the approval of the Maryland Department of Health, to establish an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program to provide a location for the consumption of preobtained drugs, provide sterile needles, administer first aid, and certain other services; authorizing a Program to bill the insurance carrier of an individual who uses the services; authorizing the Department to approve not more than six programs, preferably two in urban, two in rural, and two in suburban areas; etc.
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Testimony (58)
MGA witness listFAV 42FavorableUNF 15UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Spencer, Brittney | Baltimore City | Oral |
| FAV | Archie, Ashley | Baltimore City Directorate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bell, Andrew | Behavioral Health Leadership Institute | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rabbitt, Dan | Behavioral Health System Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Atiba, Bakari | Charm City Care Connection | Oral |
| FAV | Torsch, Toni | Daniel Carl Torsch Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frailey, Gregory | Good Trouble Church | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tompsett, Thomas | Harris Jones & Malone | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stewart, Vicky | Health Care for the Homeless | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shears Coates, Laura | It Takes A Village For Change Inc | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist | Johns Hopkins University and Medicine | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Irwin, Amos | Law Enforcement Action Partnership | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lippens, Craig | MD Addiction Directors Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Powell, Teron | MD Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hettleman, Shelly | MGA- Senator Hettleman | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Green, Christinalobbyist | Maryland Coalition of Families | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tauler, Ashleylobbyist | Maryland Coalition of Families | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Paul, Sarah | Maryland Rural Health Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Adams, MD, Joseph | Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Martin, Dan | Mental Health Association of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frey, Leslie | Montgomery County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dunleavy, Jessie | NA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Proctor, Karessa | NASW Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosen-Cohen, Nancy | NCADD-Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | SWASC, UM | Social Work Advocates for Social Change | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Emerson, Jessica | The Human Trafficking Prevention Project | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wright, Aaron | Voices of Hope, Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Morhaim, Dan | none | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carroll, Morgan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elliott, Robynlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fuentes, Celeste | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kasemeyer, Pam | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kerr, Meredith | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kosinski, Zachary | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Miller Jr., William | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nesbitt, Jess | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Richardson, Charles | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Spradley, Elizabeth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Yeung, Rachelle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gallagher, George | ICQ | Position only |
| UNF | Stewart, Bill | National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy | Position only |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | Benjaminson, Heather | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Phelps, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Rosier, Collanlobbyist | Pyramid Healthcare, Inc. | Position only |
Organizations on record
Baltimore CityFAV 1
Good Trouble ChurchFAV 1
ICQUNF 1
Montgomery CountyFAV 1
NAFAV 1
NASW MarylandFAV 1
NCADD-MarylandFAV 1
noneFAV 1
Pyramid Healthcare, Inc.INFO 1
YearUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…