SB 863

Office of the Attorney General - Rights of Residents of Health Care Facilities - Injunctive Relief and Penalties

Sponsor: PresidentCommittee: FinanceSubject: Health Care Facilities and RegulationStatus: Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the Attorney General to seek injunctive relief on behalf of the State on the basis of an imminent or ongoing violation of certain rights of residents of certain health care facilities; authorizing the Attorney General to request a court to impose a certain civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 on an assisted living program for certain violations; and requiring that the resident bill of rights for assisted living program residents include certain rights.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bresnahan, Tammy	AARP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Peters, Meganlobbyist	Alzheimer's Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miicke, Sarahlobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Government Affairs, Rachel Sledge	Department of Human Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miicke, Sarahlobbyist	MSCAN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Anthony	Maryland Attorney General	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Moore, Christina	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shirley, Zak	Maryland Office of the Attorney General - MFVVU	Oral
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caplan, Jason	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	President, President	Individual	Oral
UNF	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	DeMattos, Joseph	Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ellis, Stevanne	Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

AARP MarylandFAV 1

Alzheimer's AssociationFAV 1

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 1

Department of Human ServicesFAV 1

Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)FWA 1

Maryland Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Attorney General - MFVVUFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 1

MSCANFAV 1

Office of the State Long-Term Care OmbudsmanFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVMiicke, SarahBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FAVMiicke, SarahMSCANRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

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

UNFKauffman, 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…

INFOGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…