HB 316

Withdrawn

Confidentiality of Medical Records - Definition of Medical Record

Sponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (District 18)Committee: HealthSubject: Public HealthStatus: Unfavorable Report by Health; Withdrawn (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definition of 'medical record' for purposes of law governing the confidentiality of medical records to require that certain information be recorded by a health care provider through certain means, instead of entered into the record of a patient or recipient, and to include certain electronic messages.

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Testimony (30)

MGA witness list

FAV 18FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 10UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Murphy, Kieran	Bertram & Murphy	Oral
FAV	DeMarco, Jamie	DeMarco Advocacy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tolley, George	Dugan, Babij, Tolley & Kohler, LLC	Oral
FAV	Bonadio, Nicholas	Keilty Bonadio, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dodge, Alison	MD Association for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, JD	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Position only
FAV	Williams, Krystal	MD Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FAV	Malarkey, Emily	Maryland Association for Justice	Oral
FAV	Doherty, Daniel	Maryland State Dental Association, Maryland Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons	Position only
FAV	Palmisano, Anna	Marylanders for Patient Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lopez, Vincent	Parker Health, Inc	Oral
FAV	Carter, Alita-Geri	Qualequity Access	Position only
FAV	Jones, Lisalobbyist	The Maryland Psychiatric Society & Washington Psychiatric Society	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wright, Justin	The Wright Firm, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Kaufman, Delegate Kaufmanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only
FAV	Kaufman, Aaron	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wright, Christopher	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Kosteva, Jessica	Johns Hopkins Medicine	Oral
UNF	Weber, Leslielobbyist	Johns Hopkins University & Medicine	Written (PDF)
UNF	Taylor, Allisonlobbyist	Kaiser Permanente	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Johnston, Joseph	Maryland Defense Counsel, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Whitaker, Jakelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Smith, Larry	MedStar Health	Oral
UNF	Parker, Allison	University of Maryland Faculty Physicians Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tilburg, Will	University of Maryland Medical System	Written (PDF)
UNF	McMullen, : Brandon	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wise, Steve	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	Towing and Recovery Professionals of Maryland	Written (PDF)
INFO	Jackson, Nursine	Nursine S. Jackson, MSN, RN	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Bertram & MurphyFAV 1

DeMarco AdvocacyFAV 1

Dugan, Babij, Tolley & Kohler, LLCFAV 1

Johns Hopkins MedicineUNF 1

Johns Hopkins University & MedicineUNF 1

Kaiser PermanenteUNF 1

Keilty Bonadio, LLCFAV 1

Maryland Association for JusticeFAV 1

Maryland Defense Counsel, Inc.UNF 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationUNF 1

Maryland State Dental Association, Maryland Society of Oral & Maxillofacial SurgeonsFAV 1

Marylanders for Patient RightsFAV 1

MD Association for JusticeFAV 1

MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)FAV 1

MD Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

MedStar HealthUNF 1

Nursine S. Jackson, MSN, RNINFO 1

Parker Health, IncFAV 1

Qualequity AccessFAV 1

The Maryland Psychiatric Society & Washington Psychiatric SocietyFAV 1

The Wright Firm, Inc.FAV 1

Towing and Recovery Professionals of MarylandFWA 1

University of Maryland Faculty Physicians Inc.UNF 1

University of Maryland Medical SystemUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJones, LisaThe Maryland Psychiatric Society & Washington Psychiatric SocietyRegistered for: Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Associated Black Charities; Associated Builders & Contractors; Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) on behalf of National Strategies, LLC; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC…

UNFWeber, LeslieJohns Hopkins University & MedicineRegistered for: Johns Hopkins

UNFTaylor, AllisonKaiser PermanenteRegistered for: Kaiser Permanente

UNFWhitaker, JakeMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FWAMansfield, AndreaTowing and Recovery Professionals of MarylandRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…