Continuing Care Providers - Financial Stress Tests, Transparency, and Governing Bodies
Sponsor: Joe Vogel (District 17)Committee: HealthSubject: ElderlyStatus: Hearing 2/05 at 1:45 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Department of Aging to conduct an annual financial stress test for each continuing care in a retirement community provider; requiring a continuing care in a retirement community provider to meet with a resident association at least quarterly and in a certain manner; requiring a provider to make agendas and minutes of certain meetings accessible to the provider's subscribers; etc.
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Testimony (10)
MGA witness listFAV 3FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hartung, Bruce | Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Vogel, Joe | Office of Delegate Joe Vogel | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Vogel, Delegate Vogellegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Legenhausen, Elizabeth | Broadmead | Oral |
| UNF | Ciborowski, Allison | LeadingAge Maryland | Oral |
| UNF | Rosenheim, Michelle | Lutheran Social Ministries of Maryland | Oral |
| UNF | Roques, Carmel | Maryland Department of Aging | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Bergofsky, Linda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…
UNFKauffman, 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…