SB 759

Estates and Trusts - Guardianship of the Person of a Disabled Person - Expedited Proceedings

Sponsor: Senator KellyCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Civil Actions and ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a court to rule on petitions to appoint a guardian of the person of a disabled person in order to seek transfer or discharge of a disabled person from a hospital within 10 days; and requiring that hearings to appoint a guardian of the person of a disabled person be held virtually unless the party seeking appointment requests that the hearing be held in person.

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Testimony (32)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 16Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Tallerico, Peter	Holy Cross Hospital	Oral
FAV	Kozaczek, Hannah	Johns Hopkins	Oral
FAV	Shea, Kai	Johns Hopkins	Position only
FAV	Kozaczek, Hannah	Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center	Oral
FAV	Weber, Leslielobbyist	Johns Hopkins University & Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Allisonlobbyist	Kaiser Permanente	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Witten, Jenniferlobbyist	LifeBridge Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	LifeSpan	Position only
FAV	Towsend, Pegeen	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Whitaker, Jakelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral
FAV	Hash, Helen	University of Maryland Medical Center	Oral
FAV	Haines, Sigrid	Whiteford Taylor Preston	Oral
FAV	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kelly, Senator Ariana	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Kelly, Senator Kellylegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Bresnahan, Tammy	AARP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Tan, Heang	Baltimore City Health Department	Oral
UNF	Walsh, Sara	Circuit Court for Baltimore City	Oral
UNF	Government Affairs, Rachel Sledge	Department of Human Services	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ames, Randi	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Cerilli, Caroline	Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center	Written (PDF)
UNF	Valentine, Gina	MD Association of Area Agencies on Aging	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mayne, Elouise	MD Dept of Aging	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Woodward, Chief Judge Patrick	MD Judiciary	Oral
UNF	Miicke, Sarahlobbyist	MSCAN	Written (PDF)
UNF	Miller, Linda	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lienhard, Carol	Maryland Senior Citizens Action Network	Oral
UNF	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Proctor, Karessa	NASW Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ellis, Stevanne	Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman	Written (PDF)
UNF	King, Barrett	Individual	Oral
FWA	DeMattos, Joseph	Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AARP MarylandUNF 1

Baltimore City Health DepartmentUNF 1

Circuit Court for Baltimore CityUNF 1

Department of Human ServicesUNF 1

Disability Rights MarylandUNF 1

Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)FWA 1

Holy Cross HospitalFAV 1

Johns HopkinsFAV 2

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterFAV 1

Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research CenterUNF 1

Johns Hopkins University & MedicineFAV 1

Kaiser PermanenteFAV 1

LifeBridge HealthFAV 1

LifeSpanFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 2

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Senior Citizens Action NetworkUNF 1

MD Association of Area Agencies on AgingUNF 1

MD Dept of AgingUNF 1

MD JudiciaryUNF 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandUNF 1

MSCANUNF 1

NASW MarylandUNF 1

Office of the State Long-Term Care OmbudsmanUNF 1

University of Maryland Medical CenterFAV 1

Whiteford Taylor PrestonFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWeber, LeslieJohns Hopkins University & MedicineRegistered for: Johns Hopkins

FAVTaylor, AllisonKaiser PermanenteRegistered for: Kaiser Permanente

FAVWitten, JenniferLifeBridge HealthRegistered for: Lifebridge Health, Inc.

FAVKrone, ChristineLifeSpanRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…

FAVWhitaker, JakeMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FAVKauffman, 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…

UNFMiicke, SarahMSCANRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

UNFGeddes, AnnMental Health Association of MarylandRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland; Maryland Coalition of Families