Updated: May 17, 2012
SPECIAL SESSION
Other Tobacco Products Tax Increase SUPPORT
HOUSE BILLS
House Bill 15 - Maryland Medical Marijuana Act LETTER OF INFORMATION
House Bill 55 - Motor Vehicles - Use of Text Messaging While Driving SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT
House Bill 68 - Medical Treatment - Youth - Registered Nurses, Physician Assistants, and Licensed Social Workers OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED
House Bill 87 - Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2012 - Other Tobacco Products Tax Increase SUPPORT
House Bill 104 - Motor Vehicles - Use of Wireless Communication Device - Prohibited Acts, Enforcement and Penalties SUPPORT
House Bill 123 - Vehicle Laws - Wireless Communication Devices - Enforcement of Prohibitions on Use While Driving SUPPORT
House Bill 149 - Mopeds and Motor Scooters - Titling, Registration, Insurance, and Required Use of Protective Headgear SUPPORT
House Bill 172 -Health Occupations - Dental Hygienists - Local Anesthesia OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED
House Bill 188 - Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances - Synthetic Cannabinoids SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT
House Bill 196 - Student Health and Fitness Act SUPPORT
House Bill 227 - Income Tax Credit for Services Donated to Community Health Organizations SUPPORT
House Bill 243 - Kathleen A. Mathias Chemotherapy Parity Act of 2012 SUPPORT
House Bill 313 - Motor Vehicles - Child Seating and Safety Seats - Requirement and Prohibition SUPPORT AS AMENDED
House Bill 323 - Health Occupations - Licensed Podiatrists - Scope of Practice OPPOSE
House Bill 328 - Health - Tattoo Facilities - Protection of Minors SUPPORT
House Bill 340 - Vehicle Laws - Seat Belts and Child Safety Seats SUPPORT
House Bill 343 - Vehicle Laws - Child Safety Seats and Seat Belts - Penalty SUPPORT
House Bill 426 - Medical Assistance Program - Health Care for Mothers, Children, Seniors, and Individuals with Disabilities - Pilot Program SUPPORT
House Bill 436 - Medical Records - Authorization to Disclose - Person in Interest SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT
House Bill 443 - Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Act of 2012 SUPPORT
House Bill 449 - Health Care Decisions by Surrogates - Donations of Nonvital Organs SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT
House Bill 465 - Health Insurance - Health Benefit Plan Premium Rate Review SUPPORT
House Bill 470 - Maryland Health Care Commission - Preauthorization of Medical Services and Pharmaceuticals - Standards SUPPORT
House Bill 496 - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalties OPPOSE
House Bill 497 - Public Schools - Epinephrine Availability and Use - Policy Requirements SUPPORT
House Bill 507 - Health Care Malpractice Claims - Expert Witnesses - Limitations OPPOSE
House Bill 531 - State Government - Commemorative Days - Prescription Drug Take Back Day SUPPORT
House Bill 561 - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccines - Expanded Authority OPPOSE
House Bill 569 - Motor Vehicles - Motor Scooters, Mopeds, and Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles - Titling, and Required Use of Protective Headgear SUPPORT
House Bill 620 - Health Occupations - State Board of Naturopathic Medicine OPPOSE
House Bill 621 - Vehicle Laws - Prohibition Against Smoking in Vehicle Containing Young Child SUPPORT
House Bill 688 - State Board of Physicians - Athletic Trainer Advisory Committee - Sunset Extension Program Evaluation, and Revisions SUPPORT
House Bill 758 - Health Occupations Boards - Regulations - Scope of Practice Advisory Committee OPPOSE
House Bill 763 - Maryland Kinesiotherapy Act OPPOSE
House Bill 824 - State Board of Physicians and Allied Health Advisory Committees - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluations SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS
House Bill 957 - Health Occupations - Public Disclosure of Professional Credentials SUPPORT
House Bill 999 - Crimes - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report OPPOSE
House Bill 1024 - Medical Marijuana Commission LETTER OF INFORMATION
House Bill 1056 - Health Occupations - Licensed Midwives OPPOSE
House Bill 1067 - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Provide Notice or Report - Civil Liability and Criminal Penalty OPPOSE
House Bill 1080 - Education - Student Athletes - Heat Acclimatization Guidelines SUPPORT AS AMENDED SENATE TESTIMONY
House Bill 1099 - Criminal Law - Second Degree Assault - Health Care Practitioners SUPPORT
House Bill 1102 - Child Abuse - Failure to Report - Civil Penalty and Child Abuse Prevention Fund OPPOSE
House Bill 1140 - Physicians - Sharing of Information with Maryland Health Care Commission SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS SENATE TESTIMONY
House Bill 1149 - Health Insurance - Coverage for Telemedicine Services SUPPORT
House Bill 1153 - Tobacco Tax - Healthy Maryland Initiative SUPPORT
House Bill 1158 - Medical Marijuana Oversight Commission LETTER OF INFORMATION
House Bill 1272 - Public Health - Electronic Cigarettes - Distribution to Minors Prohibited SUPPORT
House Bill 1341 - Medicaid Sustainability Commission SUPPORT
House Bill 1399 - Hospitals - Credentialing and Privileging Process - Telemedicine OPPOSE
House Bill 1400 - State Board of Physicians - Exceptions from Licensing - Physician Authorized to Practice Medicine by Another State OPPOSE
House Bill 1407 - Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Workgroup on Cancer Clusters and Environmental Causes of Cancer SUPPORT
SENATE BILLS
Senate Bill 63 - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Provide Notice or Report - Civil Liability and Criminal Penalty OPPOSE
Senate Bill 72 - Medical Treatment - Youth - Registered Nurses and Physician Assistants OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED HOUSE TESTIMONY
Senate Bill 76 - Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances - Research - Synthetic Cannabinoids SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Bill 140 - Crimes - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report OPPOSE
Senate Bill 152 - Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2012 - Other Tobacco Products SUPPORT
Senate Bill 179 - Kathleen A. Mathias Chemotherapy Parity Act of 2012 SUPPORT
Senate Bill 180 - Health Occupations - State Board of Naturopathic Medicine OPPOSE
Senate Bill 185 - Motor Vehicles - Child Seating and Safety Seats - Requirements and Prohibition SUPPORT AS AMENDED
Senate Bill 217 - Motor Vehicles - Use of Wireless Communication Device - Prohibited Acts, Enforcement, and Penalties SUPPORT
Senate Bill 238 - Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Act of 2012 SUPPORT
Senate Bill 309 - Mopeds and Motor Scooters - Titling, Registration, Insurance, and Required Use of Protective Headgear SUPPORT
Senate Bill 310 - Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances - Synthetic Cannabinoids SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Bill 344 - Health Occupations - Dental Hygienists - Local Anesthesia OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED
Senate Bill 376 - Medical Records - Authorization to Disclose - Person in Interest SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Bill 395 - Health Occupations - Public Disclosure of Professional Credentials SUPPORT
Senate Bill 408 - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccines - Expanded Authority OPPOSE
Senate Bill 456 - Health Insurance - Health Benefit Plan Premium Rate ReviewSUPPORT
Senate Bill 460 - Vehicle Laws - Child Safety Seats and Seat Belts - Penalty SUPPORT
Senate Bill 488 - Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exceptions OPPOSE
Senate Bill 526 - Tobacco Tax - Healthy Maryland Initiative SUPPORT
Senate Bill 529 - Motor Vehicles - Use of Text Messaging Device While Driving SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Bill 530 - Maryland Kinesiotherapy Act OPPOSE
Senate Bill 540 - Maryland Health Care Commission - Preauthorization of Medical Services and Pharmaceuticals - Standards SUPPORT
Senate Bill 559 -Vehicle Laws - Prohibition Against Smoking in Vehicle Containing Young Child SUPPORT
Senate Bill 563 - Vehicle Laws - Seat Belts and Child Safety Seats SUPPORT
Senate Bill 564 - Student Health and Fitness Act SUPPORT
Senate Bill 583 - Health - Medical Procedures - Ultrasound Options LETTER OF CONCERN
Senate Bill 593 - Medical Assistance Program - Health Care for Mothers, Children, Seniors, and Individuals with Disabilities - Pilot Program SUPPORT
Senate Bill 598 - Health Occupations - Licensed Podiatrists - Scope of Practice OPPOSE
Senate Bill 621 - Public Schools - Epinephrine Availability and Use - Policy Requirements SUPPORT
Senate Bill 624 - Motor Vehicles - Motor Scooters, Mopeds, and Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles - Titling, and Required Use of Protective Headgear SUPPORT
Senate Bill 626 - Child Abuse - Failure to Report - Civil Penalty and Child Abuse Prevention Fund OPPOSE
Senate Bill 629 - State Board of Physicians - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS HOUSE TESTIMONY
Senate Bill 631 - Tobacco Tax - Maryland Tobacco-Free Kids Initiative SUPPORT
Senate Bill 781 - Health Insurance - Coverage for Telemedicine Services SUPPORT
Senate Bill 784 - Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Workgroup on Cancer Clusters and Environmental Causes of Cancer SUPPORT
Senate Bill 817 - Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Covered Services Rendered by Telemedicine SUPPORT
Senate Bill 866 - Health Occupations Boards - Regulations - Scope of Practice Advisory Committee OPPOSE
Senate Bill 870 - State Board of Physicians - Athletic Trainer Advisory Committee - Sunset Extension, Program Evaluation and Revisions SUPPORT
Senate Bill 904 - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Health Care Delivery Systems - Pilot Project SUPPORT
Senate Bill 953 - Medicaid Sustainability Commission SUPPORT
Senate Bill 954 - Medical Records - HIPAA Consistency Act of 2012 SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS
Senate Bill 995 - Medical Marijuana Oversight Commission LETTER OF INFORMATION
OTHER TESTIMONY
AELR Testimony on Worker's Comp Prescription Drug Schedule Regulations OPPOSE
House Appropriations Committee Testimony in Support of the Community Health Resources Commission
Senate Budget and Taxation Committee Testimony in Support of the Community Health Resources Commission
Senate Finance Committee Testimony on Health Information Technology Adoption by Private Physicians
Senate Budget and Taxation Committee Testimony on Medical Care Programs Administration Budget Hearing
House Appropriations Committee Testimony on DHMH Medical Care Programs Administration Budget Hearing