Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Notification of Investigations and Establishment of the Health Care Quality Improvement Initiative
What this bill does
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to notify and consult with the local health department for the county in which a nursing home is located if the Department initiates an investigation of a nursing home complaint alleging actual harm; establishing the Health Care Quality Improvement Initiative to identify strategies to improve the quality and affordability of care and accessibility of services in nursing homes and assisted living programs; establishing a task force to develop recommendations to further the mission of the Initiative; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (28)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Westrick, Saralobbyist | AARP Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Westrick, Saralobbyist | AARP Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Church, Dionne | Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Peters, Meganlobbyist | Alzheimer's Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | ONeill, Rose | Bay Harbor | Oral |
| FAV | MORTON, ANGELA | Faith Over Fear Economic Empowerment Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lynch, Meghan | Maryland Department of Health | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kadushin, Ilyana | Stories Love Music | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kadushin, Ilyana | Stories Love Music | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ashanti, Mary | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brooks, Monica | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dale, Barbara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Sample-Hughes, Delegate Sample-Hugheslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Sample-Hughes, Delegate Sample-Hugheslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Gorski, Jessica | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jackson, Bronte | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jones, James | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Maryland, State of | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mumford, Wanda | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | SAMPLE, TERRELL | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sample, Schyler | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Teagle, Ashley | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Winder Long, Denise | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lynch, Meghan | Maryland Department of Health | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Frey, Leslie | Montgomery County | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |