HB 1131

Enacted

Public Health - Buprenorphine - Training Grant Program and Workgroup

Sponsor: Joe Vogel (District 17)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 759 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Buprenorphine Training Grant Program to assist counties with offsetting the cost of training paramedics to administer buprenorphine; including the Program as an authorized use of funding from the Opioid Restitution Fund; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of at least $50,000 from the Opioid Restitution Fund for the Program; and requiring the Maryland Office of Overdose Response to convene a workgroup to study access to buprenorphine in the State.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 27FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Position only
FAV	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Burgan, Matthew	Chair of the Mobile Integrated Healthcare Committee for the State EMS Advisory Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Burgan, Matthew	Chair of the Mobile Integrated Healthcare Committee for the State EMS Advisory Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Chaulk, Patrick	Citizen/Self	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Chaulk, Patrick	Citizen/Self	Written (PDF)
FAV	McKay, Senator	Fire/EMS Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Burnett, G. Malik	MDDCSAM	Written (PDF)
FAV	Burnett, G. Malik	MDDCSAM	Written (PDF)
FAV	Anderson, Karrington	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fleckenstein, Charlotte	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Phillips, Robert	Maryland State Firefighter's Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phillips, Robert	Maryland State Firefighter's Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wieland, Tom	Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Conway, Mark	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Conway, Mark	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Vogel, Delegate Vogellegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Vogel, Delegate Vogellegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Fuller, Dr. Drew	Individual	Oral
FAV	Fuller, Drew	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McKay, Mike	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vogel, Joe	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Vogel, Joe	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ciekot, Annlobbyist	Public Policy Partners	Oral
INFO	Delbridge, Theodore	Maryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS)	Written (PDF)
INFO	Keller, Emily	Maryland's Office of Overdose Response	Written (PDF)
INFO	Keller, Emily	Maryland's Office of Overdose Response	Written (PDF)
INFO	Marshall, Michelle	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFAV 3

Chair of the Mobile Integrated Healthcare Committee for the State EMS Advisory CouncilFAV 2

Citizen/SelfFAV 2

Fire/EMS CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 2

Maryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS)INFO 1

Maryland State Firefighter's AssociationFAV 2

Maryland's Office of Overdose ResponseINFO 2

MDDCSAMFAV 2

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1FWA 1

Public Policy PartnersFWA 1

Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered 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…

FWACiekot, AnnPublic Policy PartnersRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute…