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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Community Violence Prevention Services - Reimbursement and Provision of Services

Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor, III (District 44)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing requirements and prohibitions governing the provision of community violence prevention services through telehealth under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; requiring the Program to reimburse community violence prevention services that are provided in person regardless of the location at which the services were provided; prohibiting certain entities that employ or contract with a certified violence prevention professional from being required to maintain an affiliation with a hospital or trauma center; etc.

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Testimony (15)

MGA witness list
FAV 13FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVRattigan, YuvelquiCenter For HopeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVArciaga, ZacharyJohns Hopkins Hospital - TraumaOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRuth, LaureMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolencePosition only
FAVThemelis, NinaMayor's Office of Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
FAVWatts, LydiaRebuild, Overcome, and Rise (ROAR) Center at UMBOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRobson, DwightRoca BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVSydnor III, CharlesState SenatorWritten (PDF)
FAVFischer, KyleThe Health Alliance for Violence InterventionOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGraves, JustinUniveristy of Maryland Medical Center- R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma CenterWritten (PDF)
FAVWarnken, HeatherUniversity of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformPosition only
FAVHerren, KarenlobbyistIndividualPosition only
FAVKrone, ChristinelobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Sydnor, Senator SydnorlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFLynch, MeghanMaryland Department of HealthWritten (PDF)
UNFBogley, LauraMaryland Right to LifePosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHerren, KarenRegistered for: Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence
FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network