Health Care Facilities - Nursing Homes - Medical Director Requirements
Sponsor: Terri L. Hill (District 12A)Committee: HealthSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a physician, in order to be designated as a medical director of a nursing home, to hold a certain medical director certification or be making active progress toward obtaining the certification; and requiring each nursing home to publish on the nursing home's website certain information regarding the medical director of the nursing home.
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Testimony (25)
MGA witness listFAV 18FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Westrick, Saralobbyist | AARP Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DeMinco, Lynne | BCRW | Position only |
| FAV | Sheikh, Fatima | Johns Hopkins School | Oral |
| FAV | Hartung, Bruce | Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association | Position only |
| FAV | Hartung, Bruce | Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association | Position only |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Craig, Kerri | Maryland State Long-Term Care Ombudsman | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nelson, Clifford | PsychoGeriatric Services | Oral |
| FAV | Naqvi, Fatima | The Mid-Atlantic Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hill, Terri | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hill, Terri | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kantheti, Hemant | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lynch, Meghan | Maryland Department of Health | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Baqai, Sadia | Alignmed Partners | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Ciborowski, Allison | LeadingAge Maryland | Oral |
| FWA | Naqvi, Fatima | The Mid Atlantic Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Individual | Oral |
Organizations on record
AARP MarylandFAV 1
Alignmed PartnersFWA 1
BCRWFAV 1
Johns Hopkins SchoolFAV 1
LeadingAge MarylandFWA 1
YearFAV 2
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVGreenfield, 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…
FAVKauffman, 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…
FWAGreenfield, 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…
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…