SB 83

Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program

Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a community-based organization, with the approval of the Maryland Department of Health, to establish an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program to provide a location for the consumption of preobtained drugs, provide sterile needles, administer first aid, and provide certain other services; authorizing a Program to bill the insurance carrier of an individual who uses the services; authorizing the Department to approve not more than six programs, preferably two in urban, two in rural, and two in suburban areas; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 49FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Archie, Ashley	Baltimore City Directorate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kerr, Samantha	Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Luce, Rachel	Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carlock, Ruth	Brain Injury Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Ro	Charm City Care Connection	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frailey, Gregory	Good Trouble Church	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Ashleylobbyist	Harris Jones & Malone, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenberg, Molly	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coble, Annie	Johns Hopkins University & Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jackson, Edward	Law Enforcement Action Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lippens, Craig	MD Addiction Directors Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Teron	MD Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hettleman, Shelly	MGA- Senator Hettleman	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tauler, Ashleylobbyist	Maryland Coalition of Families	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Dan	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dunleavy, Jessie	NA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Proctor, Karessa	NASW Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	WRIGHT, VERONICA	National Coalition for Drug Legalization	Written (PDF)
FAV	Livshin, Michelle	On Our Own of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Speaks, Terry	Out for Justice	Position only
FAV	Wireman, Kim	Powell Recovery Center, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Woolard, Ashley	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	SWASC, UM	Social Work Advocates for Social Change	Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, LaShella	Zen Corp Federation of Maryland	Position only
FAV	Morhaim, Dan	none	Written (PDF)
FAV	Adams, MD, Joseph	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beltre, Jason	Individual	Oral
FAV	Benavides, Gerardo	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bryce, Corey	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Curwen-Garber, Darci	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dunn, Sam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldstein, Ari	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gudlavalleti, Rajani	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only
FAV	Higdon, Thomas	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kane, Stephen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGinnis, Killian	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schneider, Adam	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Spradley, Elizabeth	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sterling, Eric	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yeung, Rachelle	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Brocato, Deborahlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
UNF	Rosa, Richard	Individual	Position only
FWA	flax, arthur	cps	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore City DirectorateFAV 1

Baltimore Harm Reduction CoalitionFAV 2

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFAV 1

Brain Injury Association of MarylandFAV 1

Charm City Care ConnectionFAV 1

cpsFWA 1

Good Trouble ChurchFAV 1

Harris Jones & Malone, LLCFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 2

Johns Hopkins University & MedicineFAV 1

Law Enforcement Action PartnershipFAV 1

Maryland Coalition of FamiliesFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MD Addiction Directors CouncilFAV 1

MD Association for the Treatment of Opioid DependenceFAV 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 1

MGA- Senator HettlemanFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

NAFAV 1

NASW MarylandFAV 1

National Coalition for Drug LegalizationFAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

noneFAV 1

On Our Own of Maryland, Inc.FAV 1

Out for JusticeFAV 1

Powell Recovery Center, Inc.FAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

Social Work Advocates for Social ChangeFAV 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1

Zen Corp Federation of MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVClark, AshleyHarris Jones & Malone, LLCRegistered for: Beltway Fine Wine; Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company; Community Associations Institute/Maryland Legislative Action Committee; Employ Prince George's, Inc.; Frederick Community College; Greater Baltimore Committee…

FAVTauler, AshleyMaryland Coalition of FamiliesRegistered for: Maryland Coalition of Families

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…

UNFBrocato, DeborahRegistered for: Maryland Right to Life, Inc.