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Public Health - Health Care Quality Fund for Community-Based Behavioral Health Programs - Establishment

Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine (District 47)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Health Care Quality Fund for Community-Based Behavioral Health Programs in the Maryland Department of Health to provide funding for training, grant awards, demonstration projects, or other purposes designed to improve behavioral health care services in the State; requiring the Department to pay to the Comptroller certain civil penalties collected from behavioral health programs and the Comptroller to distribute the penalties into the Fund; and requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 11Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVRabbitt, DanBehavioral Health System BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVShattuck, DaniellobbyistBrocato & ShattuckOral
FAVGraner, NicolelobbyistCommunity Behavioral Health Association of MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVClark, AshleylobbyistHarris Jones & Malone, LLCWritten (PDF)
FAVSample, SarahMaryland Association of CountiesOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMartin, DanMental Health Association of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVHoffman, CharlotteTrans MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVAugustine, MalcolmIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHessler, ThereselobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKrone, ChristinelobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Augustine, Senator AugustinelegislatorIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVShattuck, DanielBrocato & ShattuckRegistered for: Acorn Health; American Physical Therapy Association Maryland - APTA MD; Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, P.C.; Associates in Radiation Medicine; League for People with Disabilities, The; Maryland Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
FAVGraner, NicoleCommunity Behavioral Health Association of MarylandRegistered for: Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland
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
FAVHessler, ThereseRegistered for: City of Gaithersburg; Elevate Recovery Centers; Evolve Kids Care; Evolve Life Centers; High Roller Technologies; Laila's Gift
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