Organization on the record
Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Health Education and Advocacy Unit (HEAU)
Bills
98
71 for · 18 against · 26 info
Got their outcome
59%
45 of 76 decided
Lobbyists hired
0
none registered
Reported lobbying spend
$0
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2022 Regular Session58 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 106 Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plan - Board of Directors | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 213 Health Information Exchanges – Definition and Privacy Regulations | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 247 Insurance - Medicare Supplement Policies - Open Enrollment Period Following Birthday | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 247 Insurance - Medicare Supplement Policies - Open Enrollment Period Following Birthday | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 413 Health Insurance – Individual Market Stabilization – Extension of Provider Fee | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 421 Out–of–State Health Care Practitioners – Provision of Behavioral Health Services via Telehealth – Authorization | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| HB 462 Health Occupations - Authorized Prescribers - Reporting of Financial Gratuities or Incentives | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| HB 517 Consumer Health Access Program for Mental Health and Addiction Care - Establishment | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| HB 670 Maryland Health Care Commission - Study on Expansion of Interstate Telehealth | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| HB 675 Health Insurance – Changes to Coverage, Benefits, and Drug Formularies – Timing | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| HB 694 Hospitals - Financial Assistance - Medical Bill Reimbursement | FWAPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 694 Hospitals - Financial Assistance - Medical Bill Reimbursement | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 912 Health Insurance – Provider Panels – Coverage for Nonparticipation | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 937 Abortion Care Access Act | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 969 State Board of Dental Examiners - Training and Disciplinary Processes - Revisions | UNFPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 982 Health Occupations - Faith-Based Counseling - Exemption | UNFPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Withdrawn |
| HB 1014 Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Definitions of Carrier, ERISA, and Purchaser | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| HB 1073 Health - Accessibility of Electronic Advance Care Planning Documents | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 1080 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Children and Pregnant Women (Healthy Babies Equity Act) | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 1082 Public Health - Consumer Health Information - Hub and Requirements | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 1082 Public Health - Consumer Health Information - Hub and Requirements | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 1084 COVID-19 Response Act of 2022 | FWAPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| HB 1148 Health Insurance - Two-Sided Incentive Arrangements and Capitated Payments - Authorization | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 1171 Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive Liberty | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| HB 1171 Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive Liberty | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| HB 1241 Health Occupations - Nursing Home Administrator - Qualifications | UNFPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Withdrawn |
| HB 1355 Health Insurance - Prescription Insulin Drugs - Limits on Copayment and Coinsurance | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| HB 1397 Health Insurance - Prescription Insulin Drugs - Limits on Copayment and Coinsurance (Insulin Cost Reduction Act) | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 159 Health Occupations - Authorized Prescribers - Financial Reporting | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 159 Health Occupations - Authorized Prescribers - Financial Reporting | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 167 Maryland Insurance Administration - Enforcement Authority - Payment of Claims | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 167 Maryland Insurance Administration - Enforcement Authority - Payment of Claims | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 173 Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plan - Board of Directors | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 173 Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plan - Board of Directors | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 305 State Board of Physicians - Dispensing Permits | UNFPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 353 Health Insurance - Prescription Insulin Drugs - Limits on Copayment and Coinsurance (Insulin Cost Reduction Act) | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Vetoed |
| SB 353 Health Insurance - Prescription Insulin Drugs - Limits on Copayment and Coinsurance (Insulin Cost Reduction Act) | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Vetoed |
| SB 385 Health - Disclosure of Medical Records - Penalty | FWAPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 395 Health Insurance – Individual Market Stabilization – Extension of Provider Fee | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 398 Out-of-State Health Care Practitioners - Provision of Behavioral Health Services via Telehealth - Authorization | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 460 Health - Insurance Coverage Information | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 611 State Board of Dental Examiners - Training and Disciplinary Processes - Revisions | UNFPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 611 State Board of Dental Examiners - Training and Disciplinary Processes - Revisions | UNFPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 621 Health Insurance - Changes to Coverage, Benefits, and Drug Formularies - Timing | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 624 Assisted Living Programs - Assisted Living Referrers - Requirements and Prohibitions | FWAPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 688 Health Insurance - Utilization Review for Coverage of Prescription Drugs and Devices - Expedited Appeals | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 690 Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definitions of Carrier, ERISA, and Purchaser | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 707 Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Coverage for Nonparticipation | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 707 Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Coverage for Nonparticipation | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 720 State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Renaming, Licensure of Assisted Living Managers, and Penalties | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 728 Health Insurance – Qualified Resident State Subsidy Program (Access to Care Act) | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 778 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Children and Pregnant Women (Healthy Babies Equity Act) | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 824 Health – Accessibility of Electronic Advance Care Planning Documents | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 834 Health Insurance - Two-Sided Incentive Arrangements and Capitated Payments - Authorization | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 834 Health Insurance - Two-Sided Incentive Arrangements and Capitated Payments - Authorization | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 840 COVID-19 Response Act of 2022 | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 870 Baltimore City Youth Data Hub - Establishment | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 890 Abortion Care Access Act | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session57 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 25 Catastrophic Health Emergencies – Health Care Providers – Definition and Immunity (Maryland Health Care Heroes Protection Act) | UNFPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| HB 28 Public Health – Implicit Bias Training and the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 34 State Department of Education and Maryland Department of Health - Maryland School-Based Health Center Standards - Telehealth | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 78 Public Health - Maryland Commission on Health Equity (The Shirley Nathan-Pulliam Health Equity Act of 2021) | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 107 Prohibition on Vending Machine Sales of Drugs and Medicines – Repeal | FWAPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 108 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Services – Modifications | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 135 Pharmacists – Administration of Self–Administered Medications and Maintenance Injectable Medications (Christopher King Access to Treatment Act) | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 167 Health Insurance - Out-of-Pocket Maximums and Cost-Sharing Requirements - Calculation | FWAPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| HB 170 Cancer Drugs – Physician Dispensing and Coverage | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Withdrawn |
| HB 309 Public Health - Data - Race and Ethnicity Information | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 429 Pharmacists - Required Notification and Authorized Substitution - Lower-Cost Drug or Device Product | UNFPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 551 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance – Coverage and Reimbursement of Telehealth Services | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| HB 554 Division of Consumer Protection - Assisted Living Programs | FWAPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 565 Health Facilities - Hospitals - Medical Debt Protection | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 601 Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Revisions | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 634 Association Health Coverage Plans | UNFPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| HB 780 Maryland Health Benefit Exchange – State–Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 810 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Laboratory Tests | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Withdrawn |
| HB 836 COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing, and Vaccination Act of 2021 | FWAPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Vetoed |
| HB 849 Public Health - Medical Records - Fees | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 849 Public Health - Medical Records - Fees | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 1040 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Children's Vaccines - Study and Temporary Authority | UNFPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 1063 Insurance - Medicare Supplement Policy Plans - Open Enrollment Period Following Birthday | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| HB 1084 Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Immunity From Civil Liability | UNFPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| HB 1118 Health Care Facilities – Discrimination | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| HB 1153 Names of Entities With Physician Membership – Approval Requirement – Exemption | UNFPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 1153 Names of Entities With Physician Membership – Approval Requirement – Exemption | FWAPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| HB 1313 Emergency Medical Services - Paramedics - Vaccination Administration | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| HB 1375 Health Information Exchanges - Electronic Health Information - Sharing and Disclosure | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 3 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021 | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 5 Public Health - Implicit Bias Training and the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 84 Pharmacists – Administration of Self–Administered Medications and Maintenance Injectable Medications (Christopher King Access to Treatment Act) | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 84 Pharmacists – Administration of Self–Administered Medications and Maintenance Injectable Medications (Christopher King Access to Treatment Act) | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 172 Maryland Health Equity Resource Act | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 286 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Services – Modifications | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 298 State Board of Pharmacy – Pharmacy Closure – Notice to Customers (The Dennis Robin Act) | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 298 State Board of Pharmacy – Pharmacy Closure – Notice to Customers (The Dennis Robin Act) | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 311 Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Health Care Providers - Definition and Immunity (Maryland Health Care Heroes Protection Act) | UNFPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 507 Division of Consumer Protection - Assisted Living Programs | FWAPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 513 Cancer Drugs - Physician Dispensing and Coverage | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 514 Health Facilities - Hospitals - Medical Debt Protection | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 537 Pharmacists - Required Notification and Authorized Substitution - Lower-Cost Drug or Device Product | UNFPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 543 Insurance - Health Care Sharing Ministries - Exemption | UNFPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 565 Public Health - Data - Race and Ethnicity Information | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 568 Health Care Practitioners – Telehealth – Out–of–State Health Care Practitioners | UNFPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 621 Association Health Coverage Plans | UNFPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 682 Insurance - Medicare Supplement Policy Plans - Open Enrollment Period Following Birthday | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 685 Insurance Law - Application to Direct Primary Care Agreements - Exclusion | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 706 Health Occupations – Pharmacists – Laboratory Tests | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 729 Maryland Health Benefit Exchange – State–Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 736 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Children's Vaccines - Study and Temporary Authority | UNFPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 741 COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing, and Vaccination Act of 2021 | FWAPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Vetoed |
| SB 741 COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing, and Vaccination Act of 2021 | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Vetoed |
| SB 796 Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities and Maryland Health Care Commission – Reporting Requirements | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 808 Health Occupations – Licensed Dentists – Administration of Vaccines | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Did not advance |
| SB 836 State Board of Dental Examiners Disciplinary Process and Actions Report | INFOPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
| SB 836 State Board of Dental Examiners Disciplinary Process and Actions Report | FAVPDF | O'Connor, Patricia | Enacted |
