Hospitals and Related Institutions – Outpatient Facility Fees
Sponsor: PresidentCommittee: FinanceSubject: Health Care Facilities and RegulationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 142 (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the required contents of the written notice regarding outpatient facility fees; requiring the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission, in consultation with certain entities, to study and make recommendations regarding hospital outpatient facility fees; requiring the Commission to convene a workgroup on outpatient facility fees notices; and requiring the Commission to submit, on or before December 1, 2024, a report to certain committees of the General Assembly on certain recommendations.
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Testimony (14)
MGA witness listFAV 12FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendments
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | White, Marcelinelobbyist | Economic Action Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist | FreeState Justice | Position only |
| FAV | Celentano, Matthewlobbyist | Funk & Bolton, P.A. | Oral |
| FAV | Davenport, Karen | Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lynch, Meghan | Maryland Department of Health | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Forsyth, Heather | OAG/HEAU | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Forsyth, Heather | OAG/HEAU | Oral |
| FAV | Brown, Anthony | Office of the Attorney General | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | President, President | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | President, President | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | President, President | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ross, Catharine | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Towsend, Pegeen | Maryland Hospital Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVWhite, MarcelineEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition
FAVCelentano, MatthewFunk & Bolton, P.A.Registered for: 38 Degrees North; Advanced Energy United; Alliance of Maryland Dental Plans; Allstate Insurance Company; America's Health Insurance Plans; American Council of Life Insurers…