Mental Health - Treatment Plans for Individuals in Facilities - Participation of Family Members or Other Individuals
What this bill does
Requiring certain facilities to inform individuals of certain rights relating to the participation of a family member or other authorized individual in the individual's plan of treatment; requiring facilities to recognize certain documents as an individual's formal request to allow a certain individual to participate in a certain plan; limiting the reasons for which a treating provider is authorized to withhold information on an individual's plan of treatment from certain third parties; 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 (22)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Mills, Morganlobbyist | Compass Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harris, Mrs | District 25 Constituent | Position only |
| FAV | Donley, Parchenney | SB 550 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Malone, Robert | The Arc Prince George's County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Burch, Eboni | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Davis, Stacey | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Donley, Corine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Donley, Whitney | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harris, Natalie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hawkins, Xzavaier | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jackson, Alikeh | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Millhouse, Delores | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Charles, Senator Charleslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Smith, Theresa | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Thompson, Matthew | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Walker, Theresa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Worsley, April | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hilliard, Elizabeth | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Varghese, Sanjeev | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Oral |
| FWA | Charles, Senator | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Kouadio, Michele | A Mother's Cry | Oral |
| INFO | Parsley, Luciene | Disability Rights Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |