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Child Advocacy Centers - Continuity of Care Standards for Health Care Professionals and Reports of Violations

Sponsor: Heather Bagnall (District 33C)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: ChildrenStatus: Special Order until next session (Senator Folden) Adopted (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring that standards established by the Maryland Statewide Organization for Child Advocacy Centers require an individual employed by or contracted with a child advocacy center providing mental health services in a child advocacy center to be licensed or certified, if applicable, and provide services within the scope of the license or certification and require each child advocacy center to establish a certain continuity of care plan; authorizing the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy to issue certain grants; etc.

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Testimony (27)

MGA witness list
FAV 19FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDeMinco, LynneBCRWPosition only
FAVShattuck, DaniellobbyistBrocato & ShattuckPosition only
FAVShattuck, DaniellobbyistBrocato & ShattuckOral
FAVPhilip, DianaCoalition to Protect Maryland's ChildrenWritten (PDF)
FAVBagnall, HeatherDelegate Heather BagnallOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBagnall, HeatherDelegate Heather BagnallWritten (PDF)
FAVMoench, AinsleyGovernor's Office of Crime Prevention and PolicyPosition only
FAVClark, AshleylobbyistHarris Jones & Malone, LLCWritten (PDF)
FAVWitten, JenniferlobbyistLifeBridge HealthWritten (PDF)
FAVMurphy, JDMD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)Position only
FAVMyers, WendyMaryland Children's AllianceWritten (PDF)
FAVSavage Jr, R. PatrickMaryland Psychological AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVSavage Jr, R. PatrickMaryland Psychological AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVwolf, stephanieMaryland Psychological AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVwolf, stephanieMaryland Psychological AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVClark, TiffanyOffice of the Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Bagnall, Delegate BagnalllegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Bagnall, Delegate BagnalllegislatorIndividualOral
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
UNFBrocato, DeborahIndividualPosition only
FWAPhilip, DianaCoalition to Protect Maryland's ChildrenWritten (PDF)
FWALennig, DorothyGovernor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim ServicesOral + Written (PDF)
FWAWitten, JenniferlobbyistLifeBridge HealthOral
FWAMyers, WendyMaryland Children's AllianceOral + Written (PDF)
FWARosenberg, AdamIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
INFOBrown-Burnett, GloriaDepartment of Human ServicesWritten (PDF)
INFOClark, TiffanyOffice of the Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)

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
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
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
FAVWitten, JenniferLifeBridge HealthRegistered for: Lifebridge Health, Inc.
FWAWitten, JenniferLifeBridge HealthRegistered for: Lifebridge Health, Inc.