Health - Local Behavioral Health Authorities and Oversight of Behavioral Health Programs
What this bill does
Authorizing a local behavioral health authority to hire its own inspectors to monitor behavioral health program quality and safety; requiring a local behavioral health authority to track complaints against behavioral health programs and health care providers working at the programs and to forward certain complaint information to certain licensing boards for a certain purpose; and requiring a behavioral health program to seek community input when adopting its agreement to cooperate with a local behavioral health authority.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (13)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Eveland, Jan | Action Baybrook, Inc. | Oral |
| FAV | Porter, Phylicia | Baltimore City Council District 10 | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Holcomb, Emma | Disability Rights Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chaiken, Meredith | Greater Baybrook Alliance, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tompsett, Thomas | Harris Jones & Malone | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hayes, Antonio | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Hayes, Senator Hayeslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Caplan, Jason | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Dease, Julie | Community Compassion Services Inc | Oral |
| INFO | Rosier, Collanlobbyist | Pyramid Healthcare, Inc. | Position only |