SB 240

Office of Health Care Quality Stakeholder Advisory Council - Establishment

Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (District 3)Committee: FinanceSubject: Health Care Facilities and RegulationStatus: Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Office of Health Care Quality Stakeholder Advisory Council to provide feedback to the Office of Health Care Quality regarding maintaining oversight of health care facilities and to notify the Secretary of Health if the Office is negligent in providing oversight of health care facilities; and requiring the Advisory Council, beginning in 2027, and by December 1 annually, to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly.

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Testimony (31)

MGA witness list

FAV 21FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Arikat, Loraine	1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Westrick, Saralobbyist	AARP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Peters, Meganlobbyist	Alzheimer's Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	King, Roxann	American Association of University Women of Maryland (AAUW MD)	Oral
FAV	Carlock, Ruth	Brain Injury Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kelley, Tam Lynne	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller Smith, Nora	League of Women Voters Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyer, Christopherlobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Position only
FAV	Hartung, Bruce	Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peters, Meganlobbyist	Maryland Senior Citizens Action Network (MSCAN)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Anna	Marylanders for Patient Rights	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rossheim, Brooke	Marylanders for Patient Rights	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fraser, Alexandra	NA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williamson, Sam	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carter, Alita-Geri	Qualequity Access	Position only
FAV	Lewis Young, Senator Karen	Senator Karen Lewis Young	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only
FAV	Kolp, Ande	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Lewis Young, Senator Lewis Younglegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Roques, Carmel	Maryland Department of Aging	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lynch, Meghan	Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)
UNF	Nicklas, Andrewlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bergofsky, Linda	Montgomery County Commission on Aging	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Murphy, JD	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Arias, Dianelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FWA	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FWA	Proctor, Karessa	NASW Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Craig, Karrie	State Long-Term Care Ombudsman	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 1

AARP MarylandFAV 1

Alzheimer's AssociationFAV 1

American Association of University Women of Maryland (AAUW MD)FAV 1

Brain Injury Association of MarylandFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

League of Women Voters MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFWA 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Continuing Care Residents AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Department of AgingUNF 1

Maryland Department of HealthUNF 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Senior Citizens Action Network (MSCAN)FAV 1

Marylanders for Patient RightsFAV 2

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

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFWA 1

Montgomery County Commission on AgingUNF 1

NAFAV 1

NASW MarylandFWA 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

Qualequity AccessFAV 1

Senator Karen Lewis YoungFAV 1

State Long-Term Care OmbudsmanFWA 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWestrick, SaraAARP MarylandRegistered for: AARP Maryland

FAVPeters, MeganAlzheimer's AssociationRegistered for: Alzheimer's Association

FAVMeyer, ChristopherMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVPeters, MeganMaryland Senior Citizens Action Network (MSCAN)Registered for: Alzheimer's Association

FAVGeddes, AnnMental Health Association of MarylandRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland; Maryland Coalition of Families

UNFNicklas, AndrewMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.

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…

FWAArias, DianeMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference