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Health - Medical Care Facilities - Electronic Monitoring Devices

Sponsor: Teresa Woorman (District 16)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health Care Facilities and RegulationStatus: Hearing 3/10 at 11:30 a.m. (Health and Government Operations) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing for an exception to the prohibition against willfully intercepting wire or electronic communication for a resident in a medical care facility under certain circumstances; requiring a medical care facility to allow electronic monitoring of a resident if requested by the resident or the resident's legal representative; and providing for the admissibility of a recording made through electronic monitoring in a civil or criminal court of the State.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBresnahan, TammyAARP MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSoileau-Burke, MoniqueAmerican Academy of Pediatrics, Maryland ChapterOral
FAVShirley, ZakMaryland Office of the Attorney General - MFVVUWritten (PDF)
FAVCarter, BJIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Woorman, Delegate WoormanlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFLynch, MeghanMaryland Department of HealthWritten (PDF)
FWAWilliams, KrystalMD Office of the Public DefenderWritten (PDF)
FWAKauffman, DannalobbyistIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FWAKauffman, 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