Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs
Sponsor: PresidentCommittee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 704 (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing each county to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program; requiring the Maryland Department of Health, on or before July 1, 2026, to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program in a county that does not opt to establish a program; and requiring the Office of the Public Defender to provide representation in assisted outpatient treatment proceedings.
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Testimony (80)
MGA witness listFAV 33FavorableFWA 10Favorable with amendmentsUNF 31UnfavorableINFO 6Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Mills, Morganlobbyist | Compass Government Relations | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Holding, Sonny | Congressman David Trone, MD06 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DONNELLY, Maria | Faith, Hope, and Joy Ministries | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pogliano, Laura | Families for Treatment | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fitzwater, Jessica | Frederick County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gautam, Rishi | LifeBridge Health | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gimelshteyn, Yelena | LifeBridge Health | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mansfield, Andrealobbyist | MD Chiefs and Sheriffs Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Towsend, Pegeen | Maryland Hospital Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Serkin, Celia | Montgomery County Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Maryland, NAMI | NAMI Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Flowers, Christina | Real Care Providers | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Edelman, Janet | Retired | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Burton, Evelyn | Schizophrenia and Psychosis Action Alliance | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dailey, Lisa | Treatment Advocacy Center | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reyes, Ashlee | Treatment Advocacy Center | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reyes, Ashlee | Treatment Advocacy Center | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | muhammad, sabah | Treatment Advocacy Center | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Martz, Michele | UPMC Western Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Van Remmen, Sarah | University of Maryland Medical Center | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Villani, V Susan | none | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bennett, Debra | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brandt, Matthew | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carpenter, Leslie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chung, June | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Knight, Carolyn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lewis, Cynthia | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Luedtke, Eric | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Martin, Marilyn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McCulley, Morgan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Moran, Mary | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Neal, Christina | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | President, President | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Flaherty, Kathleen | Connecticut Legal Rights Project | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bergan, Courtneylobbyist | Disability Rights Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gallagher, George | ICQ | Position only |
| UNF | Miller, Linda | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Stewart, Bill | National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rouse, Katie | On Our Own of Maryland, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | SWASC, UM | Social Work Advocates for Social Change | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | Benjaminson, Heather | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Bergan, Courtneylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Brenninkmeyer, Kimberly | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Carlo, Jake | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Dixon, Hannah | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lesold, MSW, Constance | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | McClain, Kelsey | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Morgan, Melinda | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rosenberg, Nicholas | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tenney, PhD, MPhil, MPA, BPS, Lauren | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
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Organizations on record
ICQUNF 1
LifeBridge HealthFAV 2
Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1
NAMI MarylandFAV 1
noneFAV 1
Pyramid Healthcare, Inc.INFO 1
Real Care ProvidersFAV 1
RetiredFAV 1
YearUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVMills, MorganCompass Government RelationsRegistered for: Alley Cat Allies; CFG Health Network; Coinbase, Inc.; Girl Scouts of Central Maryland; Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The; Maryland Association for Justice, Inc.…
FAVMansfield, AndreaMD Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…
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…