March 9, 2021

National Association of Social Workers Profile Report – March 9, 2021

Aging Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 207 Nursing Homes - Resident Change in Condition - Committees: Position: Del. C. Wilson Notification and Consultation With Physician Finance Support

Altering a certain provision of law to require Status: Comment: that a nursing home provide immediate, rather Referred Finance (2/24) Changes notification of a change in than just timely, notification regarding a change condition from “timely” to “within 24 in condition of a resident to the resident and, if hours” to the resident and their applicable, the resident's representative or family/representative interested family member and consult with the resident's physician; and altering the list of conditions with respect to which a nursing home must make a certain notification to include a decision to transfer or discharge the resident from the nursing home. HB 276 Congregate Care Facilities - Visitation Committees: Position: Del. Shaneka Health and Government Monitor Henson Requiring a congregate care facility to allow a Operations patient's or resident's family member to visit Comment: the patient or resident under certain Status: May not need a solution if nursing circumstances; requiring a congregate care Hearing 2/02 at 3:45 p.m. homes are getting vaccines now facility to allow for an alternate means of (1/22) communication with the patient or resident, such as audio or video calls, if the congregate care facility determines the presence of certain visitors presents a danger to the health and safety of patients, residents, or staff; requiring

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes the Maryland Department of Health to adopt certain regulations; etc. HB 347 Criminal Law - Exploitation of Vulnerable Adult Committees: Position: Del. Emily Shetty or Elderly Individual - Undue Influence Judicial Proceedings Monitor

Altering the definition of "undue influence" for Status: Comment: purposes of provisions of law prohibiting the Hearing 3/18 at 12:30 Support if crosses over exploitation of certain vulnerable adults or p.m. (3/4) individuals at least 68 years old that results in inequity; requiring a court, in determining whether a transfer of property was induced by undue influence, to consider certain factors; and applying the Act prospectively. HB 416 (SB 204) Health Care Facilities - Assisted Living Programs Committees: Position: Del. Lisa Belcastro - Memory Care and Alzheimer's Disease Unit Health and Government Monitor Regulations Operations Comment: Requiring that the Maryland Department of Status: There do not appear to be any existing Health adopt certain regulations that establish Hearing 3/11 at 1:30 p.m. regulations governing memory care specific standards governing memory care and (3/1) programs. Alzheimer's disease units in assisted living programs, including certain training requirements, certain staffing pattern Hold – May be a committee letter to requirements, certain activity requirements, OHCQ certain admissions and discharge criteria, and certain other procedures, and that require compliance by assisted living programs with the standards; etc.

SB 204 (HB 416) Health Care Facilities - Assisted Living Programs Committees: Position: Sen. Pamela Beidle - Regulations Health and Government Monitor Operations 2

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Requiring that the Maryland Department of Health to adopt regulations establishing Status: Comment: standards governing memory care and Referred Health and Alzheimer's disease units in assisted living Government Operations programs, including the number of hours and (3/3) content of training to be completed yearly by certain staff, a direct care staff standard adequate to meet the needs of residents, and requiring compliance by assisted living programs with the standards; defining "direct care staff" as an employee, a volunteer, or a contractual employee who provides certain services to residents; etc. HB 548 (SB 299) Human Services - Trauma-Informed Care - Committees: Position: Del. Robbyn Lewis Commission and Training Health and Government Support Operations Establishing the Commission on Trauma- Comment: Informed Care to coordinate a statewide Status: initiative to prioritize the trauma-responsive Hearing 2/09 at 1:30 p.m. and trauma-informed delivery of State services (1/21) that impact children, youth, families, and older Rachael will follow up on progress adults; requiring the Commission to submit its findings annually to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 30; requiring certain State agencies to designate two staff members to participate in a formal course in trauma- informed care each year and work with other agency designees in work sessions; etc. SB 299 (HB 548) Human Services - Trauma-Informed Care - Committees: Position: Sen. Jill Carter et Commission and Training (Healing Maryland's Finance Support al. Trauma Act) Status: Comment: synopsis same as CF HB 548 3

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Prior Yr Info: Second Reading Passed 2020: SB 918 - with Amendments (3/9) HB 554 (SB 507) Division of Consumer Protection - Assisted Committees: Position: Del. Joseline Pena- Living Programs Finance Monitor Melnyk Requiring certain assisted living programs to Status: Comment: report certain information, on or before June 1 Referred Finance (2/24) Aging subcommittee may take position each year, to the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney General; requiring the Office of Health Care Quality within the Maryland Department of Health to refer an allegation of an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice by an assisted living program to the Division of Consumer Protection and the Office of the Inspector General within the Department; etc. SB 507 (HB 554) Division of Consumer Protection - Assisted Committees: Position: Sen. Delores Kelley Living Programs Health and Government Monitor et al. Operations Requiring an assisted living program that was Comment: appointed as a representative payee for Status: residents to report certain information, by June Referred Health and 1 each year, to the Division of Consumer Government Operations Protection of the Office of the Attorney (3/3) General; requiring the Office of Health Care Quality in the Maryland Department of Health to notify the Division of the appointment of an assisted living program as a resident's representative payee within a reasonable period of time; requiring unfair trade allegations to be reported in a certain manner; etc.

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 806 (SB 47) Health Facilities - Nursing Homes and Assisted Committees: Position: Del. Karen Young Living Programs - Essential Caregivers Health and Government Monitor Operations Requiring each nursing home and assisted living Comment: program to establish certain policies and Status: procedures authorizing indoor visitation from Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. an essential caregiver and relating to the (2/2) designation and use of an essential caregiver; authorizing nursing homes and assisted living programs to consult with a certain local health officer when establishing certain policies and procedures; requiring an essential caregiver to inform the staff of the nursing home or assisted living program if the essential caregiver develops certain symptoms; etc. SB 47 (HB 806) Health Facilities - Nursing Homes and Assisted Committees: Position: Sen. Paul Living Programs - Essential Caregivers Finance Monitor Corderman synopsis same as CF HB 806 Status: Comment: Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/11) HB 903 Task Force to Study the Maryland Public Committees: Position: Del. Tony Bridges Guardianship Program Health and Government Operations Establishing the Task Force to Study the Comment: Maryland Public Guardianship Program; Status: providing for the composition, co-chairs, and Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task (2/2) Force to assess and analyze the Maryland Public Guardianship Program and make recommendations about how to improve the guardianship program in Maryland; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings 5

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2022. HB 945 (SB 907) Human Services - Critical Medical Needs Committees: Position: Del. Ned Carey Program - Application for Assistance Economic Matters Support

Prohibiting the Office of Home Energy Programs Status: Comment: from requiring certain medical certification Favorable with when a critical medically vulnerable individual Amendments Report by applies for assistance from the Critical Medical Economic Matters (3/10) Needs Program if the applicant is at least 60 years old and assisted by a navigator. SB 907 (HB 945) Human Services - Critical Medical Needs Committees: Position: Sen. Joanne Program - Application for Assistance Finance Support Benson synopsis same as CF HB 945 Status: Comment: Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (2/11) HB 983 Nursing Homes - COVID-19 - Visitation Committees: Position: Del. Mary Lehman Health and Government Monitor Requiring the Maryland Department of Health Operations to develop certain guidelines relating to the Comment: restrictions on personal and compassionate Status: care visitation that a nursing home may impose Favorable with to reduce the spread of COVID-19; requiring the Amendments Report by guidelines to include a requirement that nursing Health and Government homes allow visitation by certain visitors, Operations (3/10) restrict certain visitors to designated areas, require visitors to follow certain safety protocols, require the use of personal protective equipment, require social distancing and other appropriate protocols; etc. HB 1022 (SB 748) Public Health - State Designated Exchange - Committees: Position: Clinical Information Health and Government Monitor 6

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Del. Shane Operations Pendergrass Requiring a nursing home, on request of the Comment: Maryland Department of Health, to Status: Expect support from other provider electronically submit clinical information to the Hearing 3/02 at 1:30 p.m. groups. Allow for processes used during State designated exchange; authorizing the (2/11) COVID to extend, including using CRISP State designated exchange to provide certain to generate information to multiple information to certain individuals and entities; entities. providing that information submitted under a certain provision of this Act may be combined with other data maintained by the State designated exchange to facilitate a state health improvement program, mitigate a public health emergency, and improve patient safety; etc. SB 748 (HB 1022) Public Health - State Designated Exchange - Committees: Position: Sen. Pamela Beidle Clinical Information Finance Monitor

synopsis same as CF HB 1022 Status: Comment: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (2/11) HB 1118 Health Care Facilities - Discrimination Committees: Position: Del. Gabriel Health and Government Support Acevero Prohibiting certain facilities or certain staff from Operations discriminating against certain individuals or Comment: Prior Yr Info: residents based on the actual or perceived Status: Possible support 2020: HB 1010 - sexual orientation, gender identity, gender Hearing 3/09 at 1:30 p.m. Support expression, or human immunodeficiency virus (2/11) (HIV) status of the individual or resident; requiring certain facilities to post a certain notice next to the facility's nondiscrimination policy in certain locations; requiring that all residents of a certain facility be informed of and have certain rights; etc.

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 1122 (SB 776) Criminal Procedure - Out of Court Statements - Committees: Position: Del. Charlotte Child and Vulnerable Adult Victims Judiciary Support Crutchfield Authorizing the court to admit into evidence in Status: Comment: certain criminal proceedings certain out of Hearing 3/04 at 1:30 p.m. court statements made by a child victim or (2/10) vulnerable adult victim subject to certain requirements. SB 776 (HB 1122) Criminal Procedure - Out of Court Statements - Committees: Position: Sen. Susan Lee Child and Vulnerable Adult Victims Judicial Proceedings Support

synopsis same as CF HB 1122 Status: Comment: Hearing 3/10 at 12:00 p.m. (2/9) HB 1281 (SB 844) Adult Protective Services - Vulnerable Adults Committees: Position: Del. Wanika Fisher Registry - Investigations and Records of Abuse Judiciary Monitor and Neglect and Workgroup Study Prior Yr Info: Status: Comment: 2020: HB 1527 - Authorizing the Social Services Administration Hearing 3/04 at 1:30 p.m. to establish and maintain a centralized (2/10) confidential database for abused and neglected vulnerable adults; authorizing the Department of Human Services or a local department of social services to identify in the database an individual as responsible for abuse and neglect of a vulnerable adult in certain circumstances; establishing a Workgroup to Study Best Practices for a Vulnerable Adult Registry in Maryland; etc. SB 844 (HB 1281) Adult Protective Services - Vulnerable Adults Committees: Position: Sen. Joanne Registry - Investigations and Records of Abuse Judicial Proceedings Monitor Benson and Neglect and Workgroup Study Status: Comment: 8

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Prior Yr Info: Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. 2020: SB 833 - synopsis same as CF HB 1281 (2/9) HB 1292 Baltimore City - Nursing Homes and Assisted Committees: Position: Del. Marlon Living Programs - Social Workers Health and Government Monitor Amprey Operations Requiring each nursing home and assisted living Comment: program in Baltimore City to designate a Status: licensed social worker for each resident to serve Withdrawn by Sponsor as the resident's case manager; and authorizing (3/10) a certain social worker to provide services for nursing home or assisted living program residents that will help them attain or maintain their physical, mental, and psychosocial status. SB 327 Civil Actions - Financial Exploitation of Committees: Position: Sen. Jeff Vulnerable Adults (Maryland SAFE Act) Judicial Proceedings Support Waldstreicher Establishing a cause of action for certain Status: Comment: financial exploitation of certain vulnerable Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m. Allows a person acting on behalf of a adults; authorizing a vulnerable adult or certain (12/28) vulnerable adult who has been individuals in certain representative capacities subjected to financial exploitation to to bring an action under the Act under certain bring a cause of action again the person circumstances; providing that an action who committed the exploitation. authorized under the Act is in addition to and cumulative with certain other claims, causes of action, and remedies and shall survive the death of the vulnerable adult; etc.

Behavioral Health Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 132 (SB 41) Health - Mental and Emotional Disorders - Committees: Position: Consent (Mental Health Access Initiative) Health and Government Support 9

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Del. Heather Operations Bagnall Altering the minimum age, from 16 years to 12 Comment: years, at which a minor has the same capacity Status: Changes the minimum age from 16 to as an adult to consent to consultation, Hearing 2/16 at 1:30 p.m. 12; requires 16 for prescription diagnosis, and certain treatment of a mental or (1/29) medication to treat a mental health emotional disorder by a health care provider or condition clinic; and providing that a health care provider NASW supported similar bill in 2020 may decide to provide certain information to a certain parent, guardian, or custodian under certain provisions of law unless the health care provider believes the disclosure will lead to harm to the minor or deter the minor from seeking care. SB 41 (HB 132) Health - Mental and Emotional Disorders - Committees: Position: Sen. Malcolm Consent (Mental Health Access Initiative) Health and Government Support Augustine Operations Altering the minimum age, from 16 years to 12 Comment: Prior Yr Info: years, at which a minor has the same capacity Status: 2020: HB 782 - as an adult to consent to consultation, Referred Health and Support diagnosis, and certain treatment of a mental or Government Operations emotional disorder by a health care provider or (2/19) clinic; and providing that a health care provider may decide to provide certain information to a certain parent, guardian, or custodian under certain provisions of law unless the health care provider believes that the disclosure will lead to harm to the minor or deter the minor from seeking care. HB 209 (SB 168) Public Health - Maryland Suicide Fatality Review Committees: Position: Del. Lisa Belcastro Committee Health and Government Operations Establishing the Maryland Suicide Fatality Comment: Review Committee, also referred to as the State Status: Purpose is to identify and address the 10

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Team, to identify and address the factors Hearing 1/26 at 1:30 p.m. factors contributing to suicide deaths contributing to suicide deaths and facilitate (12/23) and facilitate system changes. system changes in the State to prevent suicides; requiring the Committee to meet at least quarterly each year, report at least annually to Support if crosses over the Governor and the General Assembly, Emily interested perform certain annual studies, and disseminate certain findings and recommendations to policymakers, health care providers, health care facilities, and the public; etc. SB 168 (HB 209) Public Health - Maryland Suicide Fatality Review Committees: Position: Sen. Adelaide Committee Health and Government Eckardt Operations Establishing the Maryland Suicide Fatality Comment: Review Committee, also referred to as the State Status: team, to identify and address the factors Referred Health and contributing to suicide deaths and facilitate Government Operations system changes in the State to prevent suicides; (3/3) requiring the State team to meet at least quarterly each year, report at least annually to the Governor and the General Assembly, perform certain annual studies, and disseminate certain findings and recommendations to policymakers, health care providers, health care facilities, and the public; etc. HB 244 (SB 161) Task Force to Study Access to Mental Health Committees: Position: Del. Geraldine Care in Higher Education Appropriations Support Valentino-Smith Establishing the Task Force to Study Access to Status: Comment: Prior Yr Info: Mental Health Care in Higher Education; Hearing 1/20 at 1:30 p.m. Bill requires a review and 2020: HB 1504 - requiring the Task Force to study and make (1/4) recommendations to reduce barriers to 11

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes recommendations regarding barriers to mental health services on and off providing mental health services on campus, campus. Same as 2020 bill. the use of telemedicine, video conferencing and hotlines, and implementation of counseling services; requiring the Task Force to submit an interim report on or before December 1, 2021, and a final report on or before December 1, 2022, to certain committees of the General Assembly; etc. SB 161 (HB 244) Task Force to Study Access to Mental Health Committees: Position: Sen. Adelaide Care in Higher Education Education, Health, and Support Eckardt Environmental Affairs Establishing the Task Force to Study Access to Comment: Prior Yr Info: Mental Health Care in Higher Education; Status: 2020: SB 1015 - requiring the Task Force to study and make Hearing 1/20 at 11:00 recommendations regarding barriers to a.m. (1/6) providing mental health services on campus, the use of telemedicine, video conferencing, and hotlines, and implementation of counseling services; requiring the Task Force to submit an interim report on or before December 1, 2021, and a final report on or before December 1, 2022, to certain committees of the General Assembly; etc. HB 396 (SB 279) Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Committees: Position: Del. Joseline Pena- Prevention Services Program Health and Government Support Melnyk Operations Authorizing the establishment of an Overdose Comment: Prior Yr Info: and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Status: Bill allows for the creation of Overdose 2020: HB 464 - Program by a community-based organization to Hearing 3/11 at 1:30 p.m. Prevention Sites. Same as 2020 bill. Support provide a place for the consumption of (2/16) preobtained drugs, provide sterile needles, administer first aid, and provide certain other 12

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes services; providing that the Maryland Department of Health may approve not more than six programs, with two in urban areas, two in suburban areas, and two in rural areas, that operate at a single location in an area with a high incidence of drug use; etc. SB 279 (HB 396) Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Committees: Position: Sen. Shelly Prevention Services Program Finance Support Hettleman et al. synopsis same as CF HB 396 Status: Comment: Prior Yr Info: Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m. 2020: SB 990 - (12/23) Support HB 442 (SB 557) Suicide Treatment Improvements Act Committees: Position: Del. Karen Young Health and Government Support Requiring the Maryland Department of Health Operations to provide training for certain staff who assist Comment: callers on a certain hotline to ensure that the Status: staff are able to provide counseling for suicidal Hearing 2/09 at 1:30 p.m. persons who may be in crisis; requiring certain (1/21) facilities to ensure that suicidal patients and patients who have attempted suicide are treated in a certain manner; requiring certain facilities to ensure that certain staff act in a certain manner and receive certain training; etc. SB 557 (HB 442) Suicide Treatment Improvements Act Committees: Position: Sen. Ronald Young Finance Support synopsis same as CF HB 442 Status: Comment: Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (1/26) HB 466 (SB 405) Higher Education - Student Identification Cards Committees: Position: Palakovich Carr - Required Information Education, Health, and Support 13

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Environmental Affairs Requiring each institution of higher education Comment: to provide the telephone number of Maryland's Status: Helpline, or an on-campus crisis center that Referred Education, operates 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, on Health, and student identification cards, if provided by the Environmental Affairs institution; authorizing an institution of higher (3/5) education to provide telephone numbers of mental health crisis hotlines on student identification cards, if provided by the institution; and providing requirements for compliance with certain provisions of the Act. SB 405 (HB 466) Higher Education - Student Identification Cards Committees: Position: Sen. Malcolm - Required Information Education, Health, and Support Augustine Environmental Affairs Requiring each institution of higher education Comment: to provide the telephone number of Maryland's Status: Helpline on student identification cards, if Hearing 2/25 at 11:00 provided by the institution; authorizing an a.m. (2/10) institution of higher education to also provide certain telephone numbers of mental health crisis hotlines on student identification cards, if provided by the institution; and providing that certain student identification cards in use on, or printed before, the effective date of the Act will be in compliance with the Act. HB 537 (SB 398) Mental Health Law - Petitions for Emergency Committees: Position: Del. Sheila Ruth Evaluation - Procedures Health and Government Support Operations Authorizing, rather than requiring, a certain Comment: petitioner for emergency evaluation of an Status: individual to give the petition to a peace officer; Hearing 2/16 at 1:30 p.m. repealing the requirement that a peace officer (1/29) 14

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes explain certain information to a certain petitioner; requiring a certain petitioner for emergency evaluation to take an emergency evaluee to the nearest emergency facility under certain circumstances; etc. SB 398 (HB 537) Mental Health Law - Petitions for Emergency Committees: Position: Sen. Jill Carter Evaluation - Procedures Finance Support

synopsis same as CF HB 537 Status: Comment: Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. (1/15) HB 551 (SB 393) Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Committees: Position: Del. Heather Health Insurance - Coverage and Health and Government Support Bagnall Reimbursement of Telehealth Services Operations Comment: Altering the health care services the Maryland Status: Parity Coalition's telehealth bill Medical Assistance Program is required to Hearing 2/10 at 1:30 p.m. provide through telehealth; requiring the (1/21) Maryland Department of Health to include certain health care providers and programs when specifying by regulation the types of health care providers eligible to receive certain reimbursement; requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage for certain services delivered through telehealth; etc. SB 393 (HB 551) Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Committees: Position: Sen. Malcolm Health Insurance - Coverage and Finance Support Augustine Reimbursement of Telehealth Services Status: Comment: synopsis same as CF HB 551 Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. (1/15) 15

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 689 (SB 466) Certificates for Involuntary Admission - Licensed Committees: Position: Del. Susan Certified Social Worker-Clinical Health and Government Support McComas Operations Altering a requirement that a certain certificate Comment: accompany an application for involuntary Status: admission to certain facilities by providing that Favorable with the certificate may be of a physician and a Amendments Report by licensed certified social worker-clinical; etc. Health and Government Operations (3/10) SB 466 (HB 689) Mental Health - Assent to and Certificates for Committees: Position: Sen. Chris West Admission - Licensed Certified Social Worker- Health and Government Support Clinical and Licensed Clinical Professional Operations Counselor Comment: Status: Altering a requirement that assent be given for Referred Health and the voluntary admission of a minor to certain Government Operations facilities by providing that assent may be given (3/3) by a physician and a licensed certified social worker-clinical or by a physician and a licensed clinical professional counselor; altering the requirement that a certificate for involuntary admission must be based on the personal examination of a physician and a licensed certified social worker-clinical or by a physician and a licensed clinical professional counselor; etc. HB 851 Corrections - Restrictive Housing - Serious Committees: Position: Del. Sheila Ruth Mental Illness Judiciary Support

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes housing for more than 15 days; requiring the managing official of a correctional facility to require a daily wellness check of an individual placed in restrictive housing under certain circumstances; requiring the removal of a certain individual from restrictive housing under certain circumstances; etc. HB 1344 (SB 928) Mental Health Law - Reform of Laws and Committees: Position: Del. Nicholaus Delivery of Service Health and Government Kipke Operations Modifying standards for involuntary admission Comment: of individuals with mental disorders to a certain Status: facility or Veterans' Administration hospital to Hearing 3/19 at 1:30 p.m. include consideration that it can be reasonably (3/1) expected, if not hospitalized, a certain individual presents a danger to the life or safety of the individual or to others; modifying certain standards or emergency evaluations of individuals with mental disorders; and requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to provide certain information to certain schools; etc. SB 928 (HB 1344) Mental Health Law - Reform of Laws and Committees: Position: Sen. Justin Ready Delivery of Service

synopsis same as CF HB 1344 Status: Comment: First Reading Senate Rules (2/10) SB 936 General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Committees: Position: Sen. Michael Overdose Awareness Day Education, Health, and Jackson Environmental Affairs Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim Comment: August 31 as Overdose Awareness Day; and Status: 17

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes requiring the Governor annually to order the Rereferred to Education, State flag to be flown at half-staff on Overdose Health, and Awareness Day. Environmental Affairs (3/2)

CY&F Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 48 (SB 515) Criminal Procedure - Registered Sex Offenders - Committees: Position: Del. Harry Entry Onto School Property Judicial Proceedings letter of information Bhandari et al. Repealing a certain exception authorizing, Status: Comment: under certain circumstances, a student who is a Referred Judicial registered sex offender to enter onto real Proceedings (3/4) property used for public or nonpublic elementary or secondary education; requiring a student who is a registered sex offender to continue receiving an education in accordance with State law in a locale other than real property used for public or nonpublic education; requiring a county board of education and the State Board of Education to develop certain guidelines and policies; etc. SB 515 (HB 48) Criminal Procedure - Registered Sex Offenders - Committees: Position: Sen. Katherine Entry Onto School Property Judicial Proceedings letter of information Klausmeier synopsis same as CF HB 48 Status: Comment: Prior Yr Info: Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. 2020: SB 1052 - (1/27) HB 216 (SB 155) Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Committees: Position: Del. Geraldine Care Recipients and Homeless Youth - Appropriations Support with amendment Valentino-Smith Alterations and Reports 18

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Status: Altering the method by which a financial Second Reading Passed Comment: administrator at a public institution of higher with Amendments (3/9) education is required to verify that a certain youth is a homeless youth; providing that a foster care recipient or a homeless youth who receives a tuition exemption is entitled to priority consideration for on-campus housing under certain circumstances; requiring a public institution of higher education to make the application for a certain tuition exemption available to current and prospective students; etc. SB 155 (HB 216) Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Committees: Position: Sen. Mary Care Recipients and Homeless Youth - Appropriations Support with amendment Washington et al. Alterations and Reports Status: Comment: Repealing a certain provision of law requiring a Referred Appropriations financial aid administrator to verify certain (2/11) information under certain circumstances; altering the method by which a financial administrator at a public institution of higher education is required to verify that a certain youth is a homeless youth; providing that a certain youth who receives a tuition exemption is entitled to priority consideration for on- campus housing; requiring a certain public institution to designate a certain homeless and foster student liaison; etc. HB 258 (SB 592) State Child Welfare System - Reporting Committees: Position: Del. Michele Judicial Proceedings Monitor Guyton Altering the contents of a certain report required by the Department of Human Services Status: Comment: 19

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Prior Yr Info: regarding children and foster youth in the State Referred Judicial 2020: HB 986 - child welfare system; requiring the State Proceedings (2/16) Monitor Department of Education, on or before December 1 each year, to report to the General Assembly and the Department of Human Services certain information regarding children and foster youth in the State child welfare system; etc. SB 592 (HB 258) State Child Welfare System - Reporting Committees: Position: Sen. Craig Zucker Judicial Proceedings Monitor et al. Altering the contents of a certain report required by the Department of Human Services Status: Comment: Prior Yr Info: regarding children and foster youth in the State Hearing 2/26 at 2:00 p.m. 2020: SB 662 - child welfare system; requiring the State (2/15) Monitor Department of Education, on or before December 1 each year, to report to the General Assembly and the Department of Human Services certain information regarding children and foster youth in the State child welfare system; requiring the State Department of Education to publish each report on its website within 30 days of submission to the General Assembly; etc. HB 375 (SB 211) Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Committees: Position: Del. Kriselda Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time Economic Matters Support Valderrama to Care Act of 2021) Status: Comment: Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Hearing 2/16 at 1:30 p.m. MSCAN monitoring Insurance Program to provide temporary (2/8) benefits to a covered individual who is taking leave from employment; establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund; requiring, beginning January 1, 2022, certain employees, 20

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes employers, and self-employed individuals to pay certain contributions; authorizing, beginning July 1, 2023, a covered individual taking certain leave from employment to submit a claim for benefits; authorizing the establishment of private employer plans; etc. SB 211 (HB 375) Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Committees: Position: Sen. Antonio Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time Finance Support Hayes to Care Act of 2021) Status: Comment: synopsis same as CF HB 375 Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. (12/23) HB 701 Child Abuse and Neglect - Training of Health Committees: Position: Del. Susan Care Professionals Judiciary Monitor McComas Requiring the Maryland Department of Health Status: Comment: Prior Yr Info: to provide certain boards that are authorized to Hearing 2/11 at 1:30 p.m. 2019: HB 1252 - take actions against persons who knowingly fail (1/26) 2018: HB 600 - to report suspected child abuse with a list of Monitor courses relating to the obligation to report child abuse and neglect and the identification of abused and neglected children; requiring certain boards to post certain information on each board's website, provide information about recommended courses to certain health care professionals, or advertise the availability of certain courses; etc. HB 893 Foster Parents, Kinship Parents, Preadoptive Committees: Position: Del. Kathleen Parents, and Caregivers - Right to Intervene Judiciary Oppose Dumais Requiring the local department of social Status: Comment: services and the circuit court to provide notice Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. to a child's foster parent, kinship parent, (2/2) 21

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes preadoptive parent, or caregiver of the right to intervene as a party in any child abuse or neglect, termination of parental rights, or adoption proceeding under certain circumstances; requiring the local department of social services and the circuit court to provide certain notice to a child's kinship parent; etc. HB 930 Family Law - Removal of Child From Home - Committees: Position: Del. Lauren Arikan Meetings Judiciary Oppose

Prior Yr Info: Specifying that, at any meeting of a local Status: Comment: 2020: HB 1342 - department of social services during which the Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. Oppose removal of a child from the child's home is (2/2) discussed, certain information is required to be redacted and is prohibited from being referenced; requiring the local department to keep minutes of certain meetings; etc. HB 1036 (SB 675) Child Custody - Cases Involving Child Abuse or Committees: Position: Del. Vanessa Domestic Violence - Training for Judges and Judiciary Support Atterbeary Child’s Counsel Status: Comment: Requiring the Maryland Judiciary, in Hearing 3/04 at 1:30 p.m. consultation with domestic violence and child (2/10) abuse organizations, to develop a training program for judges presiding over child custody cases involving child abuse or domestic violence and to review and update the training program at certain intervals; requiring the training program to include certain information; requiring the Maryland Judiciary to make information on a certain training program available on request; etc. 22

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes SB 675 (HB 1036) Child Custody - Cases Involving Child Abuse or Committees: Position: Sen. Susan Lee Domestic Violence - Training for Judges and Judicial Proceedings Support Child's Counsel Status: Comment: synopsis same as CF HB 1036 Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) HB 1116 Juvenile Law - Child Custodial Interrogation - Committees: Position: Del. C. Wilson Rights Judiciary

Requiring that a child in custody be advised of Status: Comment: certain rights before questioning; prohibiting Withdrawn by Sponsor any admission or confession resulting from the (3/2) questioning of a child from being admitted into evidence except under certain circumstances; requiring that the parent, guardian, or custodian of a certain child be advised of the child's rights in certain circumstances; providing that a parent, guardian, or custodian may not waive certain rights on behalf of a child; etc. HB 1121 (SB 905) Juvenile Services - Workgroup to Develop Committees: Position: Del. Charlotte Evidence-Based, Research-Based, and Culturally Judiciary Crutchfield Competent Practices Status: Comment: Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services Hearing 2/25 at 1:30 p.m. and the Department of Human Services to (2/10) convene a certain workgroup to increase accountability for prevention and intervention services delivered to children by the Department of Juvenile Services through evidence-based, research-based, and culturally competent practices; requiring the workgroup to complete a certain assessment and prepare and publish a certain inventory; requiring the 23

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes workgroup to consider and identify certain factors in assessing certain practices; etc. SB 905 (HB 1121) Juvenile Services - Workgroup to Develop Committees: Position: Sen. Charles Evidence-Based, Research-Based, and Culturally Judicial Proceedings Sydnor Competent Practices Status: Comment: synopsis same as CF HB 1121 Hearing 3/03 at 12:30 p.m. (2/26) HB 1243 (SB 520) Behavioral Health Services and Voluntary Committees: Position: Del. Sheree Placement Agreements - Children and Young Health and Government support Sample-Hughes Adults - Report Modifications Operations Comment: Requiring that the Director of the Behavioral Status: Health Administration's annual report on Hearing 3/02 at 1:30 p.m. behavioral health services for children and (2/11) young adults in the State include certain information relating to outpatient and substance-related disorders program services used by children and young adults and behavioral health services provided through telehealth; altering the scope of certain data required to be included in the report; requiring that certain data in the report be grouped by race and ethnicity; etc. SB 520 (HB 1243) Behavioral Health Services and Voluntary Committees: Position: Sen. Katherine Placement Agreements - Children and Young Finance support Klausmeier Adults - Report Modifications Status: Comment: Requiring that the Director of the Behavioral Second Reading Passed Children’s Behavioral Health Coalition Health Administration's annual report on (3/9) behavioral health services for children and young adults in the State include certain information relating to outpatient and 24

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes substance-related disorders program services by children and young adults and behavioral health services provided through telehealth; altering the scope of certain data required to be included in the report; requiring that certain data in the report be grouped by race and ethnicity; etc. HB 1338 Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction - Adults Committees: Position: Del. Kathleen Judiciary Dumais Repealing the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over an adult alleged to have willfully Status: Comment: contributed to, encouraged, caused or tended Hearing 3/15 at 1:30 p.m. to cause any act, omission, or condition which (2/24) results in a certain violation or renders a child a delinquent child or a child in need of supervision; repealing the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over an adult alleged to have willfully contributed to, encouraged, caused or tended to cause any act, omission, or condition that renders a child in need of assistance; etc. SB 775 Family Law - Child Custody and Visitation - Committees: Position: Sen. Susan Lee Abuse Judicial Proceedings

Requiring a court that approves an arrangement Status: Comment: for custody or visitation with a party who has Hearing canceled (3/5) committed abuse against the other parent of the party's child, the party's spouse, or any child residing within the party's household, to impose certain conditions on the custody arrangement; creating a rebuttable presumption that it is not in the best interest of a child for a court to grant custody to a party who has committed abuse against certain individuals; etc. 25

Forensics Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 3 Correctional Services - Parole - Life Committees: Position: Del. Luke Imprisonment Judicial Proceedings Clippinger et al. Altering, from 15 years to 20 years or the Status: Comment: Prior Yr Info: equivalent of 20 years considering certain Referred Judicial Consider supporting if it crosses over 2020: HB 1219 - allowances, the time period that inmates Proceedings (3/5) sentenced to life imprisonment for a crime committed on or after October 1, 2021, must serve before becoming eligible for parole consideration; repealing certain provisions that provide that inmates serving a term of life imprisonment may be paroled only with the Governor's approval, subject to certain provisions; repealing certain provisions that require certain parole decisions be sent to the Governor; etc. HB 851 Corrections - Restrictive Housing - Serious Committees: Position: Del. Sheila Ruth Mental Illness Judiciary Support

Prohibiting the placement of an inmate with a Status: Comment: serious mental illness in restrictive housing, Hearing 2/23 at 1:30 p.m. with certain exceptions; prohibiting the (1/31) placement of a certain inmate in restrictive housing for more than 15 days; requiring the managing official of a correctional facility to require a daily wellness check of an individual placed in restrictive housing under certain circumstances; requiring the removal of a

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes certain individual from restrictive housing under certain circumstances; etc. HB 917 Corrections - Restrictive Housing - Prohibition Committees: Position: Del. Marlon Judiciary Support Amprey Prohibiting the placement of an inmate of a State correctional facility in restrictive housing, Status: Comment: with certain exceptions; requiring a certain Hearing 3/02 at 1:30 p.m. facility to document the usage of restrictive (2/10) housing in a certain manner; and requiring records concerning the use of restrictive housing, excluding any identifying information, to be posted promptly on the website of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

Immigration Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 16 (SB 478) Correctional Services - Immigration Detention - Committees: Position: Del. Vaughn Prohibition (Dignity Not Detention Act) Judiciary Support Stewart Stating certain findings of the General Status: Comment: Assembly; prohibiting the State or any local Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 p.m. jurisdiction from entering into agreements (1/26) facilitating immigration-related detention by private entities; prohibiting governmental entities from approving zoning variances or permits for the construction or reuse of buildings to house immigration-related detainees without public notification; requiring governmental entities to terminate existing

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes contracts for the detention of immigration- related detainees by October 1, 2022; etc. SB 478 (HB 16) Correctional Services - Immigration Detention - Committees: Position: Sen. William Smith Prohibition (Dignity Not Detention Act) Judicial Proceedings Support

Prior Yr Info: Stating certain findings of the General Status: Comment: 2020: SB 850 - Assembly; prohibiting the State or any local Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. jurisdiction from entering into agreements (1/25) facilitating immigration-related detention by private entities; prohibiting governmental entities from approving zoning variances or permits for the construction or reuse of buildings to house immigration-related detainees; requiring governmental entities to terminate existing contracts for the detention of immigration-related detainees not later than October 1, 2022; etc. HB 23 (SB 234) Personal Information - State and Local Agencies Committees: Position: Del. Dana Stein - Restrictions on Access Environment and Support Transportation; Judiciary Requiring an officer, an employee, an agent, or Comment: a contractor of the State or a political Status: subdivision to deny inspection by a federal Reassigned to Judiciary agency seeking access for certain immigration Environment and enforcement matters of a public record that Transportation (1/22) contains personal information or certain photographic images unless a valid warrant is provided; requiring law enforcement agencies operating certain databases to require certain individuals accessing the databases to provide certain information; requiring a certain annual report to the General Assembly; etc.

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes SB 234 (HB 23) Personal Information - State and Local Agencies Committees: Position: Sen. Clarence Lam - Restrictions on Access Judicial Proceedings Support

Requiring an officer, an employee, an agent, or Status: Comment: a contractor of the State or a political Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 subdivision to deny inspection by a federal a.m. (12/28) agency seeking access for certain immigration enforcement matters of the part of a public record that contains personal information or a certain photograph image unless a warrant is provided; requiring law enforcement agencies operating certain databases to require certain individuals accessing the databases to provide certain information; requiring a certain annual report to the General Assembly; etc. HB 304 (SB 88) State and Local Government - Participation in Committees: Position: Del. Wanika Fisher Federal Immigration Enforcement Judiciary Support

Prior Yr Info: Providing that an official of State or local Status: Comment: 2020: SB 901 - government is immune from criminal and civil Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 p.m. liability for refusing to provide information to (1/26) the federal government or another state for a certain purpose; authorizing the State to indemnify a certain official for certain costs or judgments; expressing the intent of the General Assembly to maintain community trust in Maryland governmental operations and law enforcement efforts by clarifying the parameters of State and local participation in federal immigration enforcement efforts; etc. SB 88 (HB 304) State and Local Government - Participation in Committees: Position: Sen. William Smith Federal Immigration Enforcement Judicial Proceedings Support

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Prior Yr Info: Status: 2020: HB 1612 - synopsis same as CF HB 304 Hearing 1/27 at 11:00 Comment: a.m. (12/28) HB 750 (SB 317) Office of the Attorney General - Right to Committees: Position: Del. Vanessa Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Judiciary Support Atterbeary Coordinator Status: Comment: Establishing that certain individuals have a right Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 p.m. to legal representation in certain immigration (1/31) proceedings; establishing the Right to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Coordinator in the Office of the Attorney General to manage services and resources in order to provide all covered individuals with access to certain legal representation; requiring the Coordinator to designate appropriate community groups to provide outreach and education services to individuals and communities impacted by immigration detention; etc. SB 317 (HB 750) Office of the Attorney General - Right to Committees: Position: Sen. Shelly Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Judicial Proceedings Support Hettleman Coordinator Status: Comment: synopsis same as CF HB 750 Hearing 1/27 at 11:00 a.m. (12/28)

Misc Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 32 Cannabis - Legalization and Regulation Committees: Position: Del. Jazz Lewis (Inclusion, Restoration, and Rehabilitation Act Health and Government Support of 2021) Operations; Judiciary 30

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Altering a certain quantity threshold and Status: Comment: establishing a certain age limit applicable to a Hearing 2/16 at 1:30 p.m. certain civil offense of use or possession of (Judiciary) (1/18) cannabis; establishing a civil offense for use or possession of a certain amount of cannabis for a person of at least a certain age; establishing a civil offense for cultivating cannabis plants in a certain manner; providing for the licensing of cannabis establishments; establishing certain duties of the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission regarding the licensing of cannabis establishments; etc. HB 324 (SB 143) Criminal Law - Marijuana - Possession and Committees: Position: Del. David Moon Possession With Intent to Distribute Judicial Proceedings

Prior Yr Info: Increasing, from 10 grams to 1 ounce, the Status: Comment: 2020: HB 550 - amount of marijuana below which possession is Referred Judicial Support in future if opportunity a civil offense, rather than a criminal offense; Proceedings (2/16) and creating a presumption that a person in possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana is not in violation of a certain provision of law with regard to marijuana in the absence of any other evidence of a certain violation. SB 143 (HB 324) Criminal Law - Marijuana - Possession and Committees: Position: Sen. Jeff Possession With Intent to Distribute Judicial Proceedings Waldstreicher et al. synopsis same as CF HB 324 Status: Comment: Hearing 1/20 at 11:00 a.m. (12/28) SB 708 Cannabis - Legalization and Regulation Committees: Position: Sen. Brian Feldman Budget and Taxation; et al. Substituting the term "cannabis" for the term Finance 31

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes "marijuana" in certain provisions of law; altering a certain quantity threshold and Status: Comment: establishing a certain age limit applicable to a Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. certain civil offense of use or possession of (Finance) (2/8) cannabis; establishing a civil offense for use or possession of a certain amount of cannabis for a person of at least a certain age; establishing the Social Equity Start-Up Fund, the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund, the Cannabis Regulation Fund, and the Cannabis Education and Training Fund; etc. SB 846 (HB 969) Home Energy Assistance - Critical Medical Committees: Position: Sen. Joanne Needs Program - Power to the People Pilot Finance Benson Program Status: Comment: Prior Yr Info: Requiring the Office of Home Energy Programs, Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. 2020: SB 1024 - in coordination with the United Way of Central (2/10) Maryland and the Fuel Fund of Maryland, to establish the Power to the People Pilot Program on or before July 1, 2022, to expand access to the Critical Medical Needs Program; requiring the Pilot Program to provide training for certain individuals in the Critical Medical Needs Program; requiring the United Way of Central Maryland to develop a certain screening intake process; etc.

Private Practice Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 123 (SB 3) Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021 Committees: Position: Health and Government Support 32

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Del. Joseline Pena- Altering the health care services the Maryland Operations Melnyk et al. Medical Assistance Program, subject to a Comment: certain limitation, is required to provide Status: Maryland Hospital Association bill; through telehealth; altering the circumstances Favorable with includes audio-only under which the Program is required to provide Amendments Report by health care services through telehealth; Health and Government authorizing the Maryland Department of Health Operations (3/10) to apply to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a certain amendment to certain waivers to implement certain requirements of this Act; etc. SB 3 (HB 123) Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021 Committees: Position: Sen. Melony Finance Support Griffith et al. Altering the health care services the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, subject to a Status: Comment: certain limitation, is required to provide Third Reading Passed (47- through telehealth; requiring that certain 0) (3/9) services provided under the Program include counseling and treatment for certain disorders and conditions; requiring the Program to allow a recipient to select the manner in which a service is delivered; requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health services plans, and health maintenance organization to provide coverage for services delivered through telehealth; etc. HB 434 Public Health - Telehealth - Health Care Committees: Position: Del. Karen Young Practitioners and the Maryland Medical Health and Government Support Assistance Program Operations Comment: Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Status: Program, subject to a certain limitation, to Withdrawn by Sponsor provide health care services appropriately (2/10) delivered through telehealth, including services 33

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes provided using an audio-only call; altering a certain provision of law requiring the Program to provide certain mental health services to include the use of an audio-only call; providing that certain regulations may not prohibit a health care provider from using audio-only calls to provide certain services; etc. HB 551 (SB 393) Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Committees: Position: Del. Heather Health Insurance - Coverage and Health and Government Support Bagnall Reimbursement of Telehealth Services Operations Comment: Altering the health care services the Maryland Status: Parity Coalition's telehealth bill Medical Assistance Program is required to Hearing 2/10 at 1:30 p.m. provide through telehealth; requiring the (1/21) Maryland Department of Health to include certain health care providers and programs when specifying by regulation the types of health care providers eligible to receive certain reimbursement; requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage for certain services delivered through telehealth; etc. SB 393 (HB 551) Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Committees: Position: Sen. Malcolm Health Insurance - Coverage and Finance Support Augustine Reimbursement of Telehealth Services Status: Comment: synopsis same as CF HB 551 Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. (1/15) HB 731 (SB 567) Telehealth Services - Expansion Committees: Position: The Speaker et al. Health and Government Support synopsis same as CF SB 567 Operations Comment: 34

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Status: Hearing 2/10 at 1:30 p.m. (1/27) SB 567 (HB 731) Telehealth Services - Expansion Committees: Position: President et al. Finance Support Altering the health care services the Maryland Medical Assistance Program is required to Status: Comment: provide through telehealth; altering the Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. circumstances under which the Program is (1/26) required to provide health care services through telehealth; altering a provision of law requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to reimburse certain health care services provided through telehealth to require reimbursement to be provided in a certain manner and at a certain rate; etc. HB 732 (SB 568) Health Care Practitioners - Telehealth - Out-of- Committees: Position: The Speaker et al. State Health Care Practitioners Health and Government Oppose Operations Authorizing an out-of-state health care Comment: practitioner to provide telehealth services to a Status: patient located in the State in accordance with Hearing 2/10 at 1:30 p.m. certain provisions of the Act; requiring a certain (1/27) health occupations board to register an out-of- state health care practitioner, under certain circumstances, to provide telehealth services to a patient located in the State; prohibiting an out-of-state health care practitioner who is registered under certain provisions of the Act from taking certain actions; etc. SB 568 (HB 732) Health Care Practitioners - Telehealth - Out-of- Committees: Position: President et al. State Health Care Practitioners Education, Health, and Oppose 35

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Environmental Affairs synopsis same as CF HB 732 Comment: Status: Other practitioner groups opposing Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. (2/2)

Professional Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 9 Family Law - Mandatory Reporter Training Committees: Position: Del. Emily Shetty Judicial Proceedings Requiring the Department of Human Services to Prior Yr Info: post on its website a free online course on the Status: Comment: 2020: HB 460 - identification, prevention, and reporting of child Hearing 3/17 at 12:30 2020 bill passed the House but did not Monitor abuse. p.m. (3/4) have a Senate hearing

HB 28 (SB 5) Public Health - Implicit Bias Training and the Committees: Position: Del. Joseline Pena- Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities Health and Government Support Melnyk et al. Operations Requiring the Office of Minority Health and Comment: Health Disparities to publish, to a certain Status: Requires the Governor to include at extent, health data that includes race and Favorable with least $1.8 million in the annual budget ethnicity information collected by the Office Amendments Report by for the Office of Minority Health and and to provide updates at least every 6 months; Health and Government Health Disparities beginning in FY 2023. requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year Operations (3/10) The Office currently relies on federal and 2023, to include an appropriation of at least special funding sources, and must $1,788,314 in the annual budget bill for the continue to pursue these sources to Office; requiring the Cultural and Linguistic supplement state funding. Also requires Health Care Professional Competency Program health care license and certificate to identify and approve certain implicit bias holders to complete an implicit bias training programs; etc. training program as a condition of license or certification renewal. 36

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SB 5 (HB 28) Public Health - Implicit Bias Training and the Committees: Position: Sen. Melony Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities Budget and Taxation; Support Griffith et al. Finance Altering the information to be included in the Comment: Health Care Disparities Policy Report Card to Status: include disparities in morbidity and mortality Third Reading Passed (40- rates for dementia; requiring the Office of 6) (3/9) Minority Health and Health Disparities to publish health data that includes race and ethnicity information and to update the data biannually; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2023, to include at least $1,788,314 in the annual budget bill for the Office; requiring a certain program to identify and approve implicit bias training programs; etc. HB 39 (SB 581) Action for Change of Name - Waiver of Committees: Position: Del. Emily Shetty Publication Requirement Judicial Proceedings

Requiring a court to waive a certain publication Status: Comment: requirement in an action for change of name Referred Judicial Allows individuals to ask the court to under the Maryland Rules on motion by an Proceedings (2/12) waive the publication requirement when individual who has filed the action. filing for a name change.

SB 581 (HB 39) Action for Change of Name - Waiver of Committees: Position: Sen. Shelly Publication Requirement Judicial Proceedings Hettleman synopsis same as CF HB 39 Status: Comment: Prior Yr Info: Hearing 2/26 at 10:00 2020: SB 387 - a.m. (2/22) 2019: SB 632 - HB 701 Child Abuse and Neglect - Training of Health Committees: Position: Care Professionals Judiciary Monitor 37

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Del. Susan McComas Requiring the Maryland Department of Health Status: Comment: to provide certain boards that are authorized to Hearing 2/11 at 1:30 p.m. Prior Yr Info: take actions against persons who knowingly fail (1/26) 2019: HB 1252 - to report suspected child abuse with a list of 2018: HB 600 - courses relating to the obligation to report child Monitor abuse and neglect and the identification of abused and neglected children; requiring certain boards to post certain information on each board's website, provide information about recommended courses to certain health care professionals, or advertise the availability of certain courses; etc. HB 732 (SB 568) Health Care Practitioners - Telehealth - Out-of- Committees: Position: The Speaker et al. State Health Care Practitioners Health and Government Oppose Operations Authorizing an out-of-state health care Comment: practitioner to provide telehealth services to a Status: patient located in the State in accordance with Hearing 2/10 at 1:30 p.m. certain provisions of the Act; requiring a certain (1/27) health occupations board to register an out-of- state health care practitioner, under certain circumstances, to provide telehealth services to a patient located in the State; prohibiting an out-of-state health care practitioner who is registered under certain provisions of the Act from taking certain actions; etc. SB 568 (HB 732) Health Care Practitioners - Telehealth - Out-of- Committees: Position: President et al. State Health Care Practitioners Education, Health, and Oppose Environmental Affairs synopsis same as CF HB 732 Comment: Status: Other practitioner groups opposing

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. (2/2) HB 736 (SB 571) Interstate Licensed Professional Counselors Committees: Position: The Speaker et al. Compact Health and Government Operations Entering the Interstate Licensed Professional Comment: Counselors Compact; stating the purpose of the Status: FYI Compact; requiring that a state meet certain Favorable with requirements to participate in the Compact; Amendments Report by establishing duties of member states; Health and Government authorizing a certain state to charge a certain Operations (3/10) fee for granting a certain privilege; requiring certain professional counselors to meet certain eligibility requirements to receive certain licensure and exercise a certain privilege; etc. SB 571 (HB 736) Interstate Licensed Professional Counselors Committees: Position: President et al. Compact Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs synopsis same as CF HB 736 Comment: Status: Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. (2/2) HB 811 (SB 597) State Board of Social Work Examiners - Committees: Position: Del. Bonnie Revisions Education, Health, and Support Cullison Environmental Affairs Requiring certain individuals employed by Comment: federal agencies to comply with certain Status: This is the Board’s bill provisions of law; establishing that an applicant Referred Education, to obtain a certified social worker license is Health, and required to meet certain requirements by Environmental Affairs December 31, 2023; altering the number of (3/9) hours of certain supervision an applicant for a certified social worker-clinical license is 39

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes required to complete; specifying that certain supervision is to be provided in accordance with regulations adopted by the State Board of Social Work Examiners; etc. SB 597 (HB 811) State Board of Social Work Examiners - Committees: Position: Sen. Mary Revisions Education, Health, and Support Washington Environmental Affairs Requiring certain individuals employed by Comment: federal agencies to comply with certain Status: provisions of law; establishing that an applicant Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. to obtain a certified social worker license is (2/2) required to meet certain requirements by December 21, 2023; altering the number of hours of certain supervision an applicant for a certified social worker-clinical license is required to complete; specifying that certain supervision is to be provided in accordance with regulations adopted by the State Board of Social Work Examiners; etc. HB 970 (SB 500) Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Committees: Position: Del. Steve Johnson Health and Government Entering into the Psychology Interjurisdictional Operations Compact; stating the purpose of the Compact is Comment: to regulate the practice of telepsychology Status: across state boundaries; establishing certain Hearing 2/25 at 1:30 p.m. criteria and duties for compact states; requiring (2/11) certain psychologists to hold a certain license from a home state and meet certain eligibility requirements to exercise certain authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology and practice certain temporary authority to practice in-person, face-to-face psychology in certain compact states; etc. 40

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes SB 500 (HB 970) Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Committees: Position: Sen. Clarence Lam Education, Health, and et al. Entering into the Psychology Interjurisdictional Environmental Affairs Compact; stating the purpose of the Compact; Comment: establishing certain criteria and duties for Status: FYI compact states; requiring certain psychologists Favorable Report by to hold a certain license from a home state and Education, Health, and meet certain eligibility requirements to exercise Environmental Affairs certain authority to practice interjurisdictional (3/9) telepsychology and practice certain temporary authority to practice in-person, face-to-face psychology in certain compact states; etc. HB 1006 (SB 938) Health Occupations - Service Members, Committees: Position: Del. Brian Crosby Veterans, and Military Spouses - Temporary Health and Government Licensure, Certification, and Registration Operations Comment: Requiring certain health occupations boards to Status: issue a temporary expedited license, certificate, Hearing 2/25 at 1:30 p.m. or registration to a service member, veteran, or (2/11) military spouse who meets certain requirements; providing for the term of a certain temporary license, certificate, or registration; requiring that an application for a certain temporary license, certificate, or registration include certain information; etc. SB 938 (HB 1006) Health Occupations - Service Members, Committees: Position: Sen. Douglas Veterans, and Military Spouses - Temporary Education, Health, and Peters Licensure, Certification, and Registration Environmental Affairs Comment: synopsis same as CF HB 1006 Status: Rereferred to Education, Health, and

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Environmental Affairs (3/2) HB 1041 Health Occupations Boards - Uniform Reporting Committees: Position: Del. Ariana Kelly Health and Government Requiring each health occupations board to Operations request certain information from certain Comment: applicants and health care practitioners before Status: Needs an amendment to clarify issuing, renewing, or reinstating certain Withdrawn by Sponsor references to "behavioral health" and licenses, certificates, or registrations; requiring (3/10) "substance use disorder" each health occupations board to post certain information on the board's website in a searchable format; requiring each health Private practice committee is opposed occupations board to provide an opportunity to Licensees paying for work of the insurers certain applicants and health care practitioners by creating more work for the board to opt out of having phone numbers and e-mail addresses posted on certain websites; etc. SB 167 State Board of Social Work Examiners - Committees: Position: Sen. Chris West Temporary License to Practice Social Work Health and Government Support with amendment Operations Authorizing the State Board of Social Work Comment: Examiners to issue a temporary license to Status: NASW Bill practice social work to certain applicants who Referred Health and Physical Therapists have also introduced meet certain requirements; providing that a Government Operations a temporary licensure bill temporary license authorizes the holder to (2/11) practice social work only under the supervision of a Board-approved supervisor while the license is effective; providing that a temporary license is valid until the earlier of notification of permanent licensure or 1 year after the date on which the temporary license was issued; etc. SB 952 Health Occupations - Internship and Residency Committees: Position: Sen. Malcolm Training Requirements - Waiver for Former Augustine Service Members Injured in Combat 42

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Status: Requiring certain health occupations boards to First Reading Senate Rules Comment: waive certain internship or residency training (2/18) requirements for licensure, certification, or registration for a former service member who is disabled as a result of combat deployment and who has successfully completed certain education requirements and passed a certain examination; altering certain provisions of law to include certain former service members with respect to whom certain health occupations boards are required to develop certain procedures; etc.

SWUR Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 1 (SB 1) Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Committees: Position: The Speaker Funding Budget and Taxation; Monitor Education, Health, and Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Environmental Affairs Comment: Commission to establish a certain new unit to Similar to 2020 bill that was vetoed by assist in evaluating and reviewing certain Status: Governor proposals for new programs and substantial Referred Budget and modifications of existing programs; requiring Taxation Education, the Governor, in each of fiscal years 2023 Health, and through 2032, to include in the annual State Environmental Affairs operating budget $577,000,000 to be allocated (2/16) to certain historically black colleges and universities; establishing the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Reserve Fund;

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes specifying the purpose and uses of the Fund; etc. SB 1 (HB 1) Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Committees: Position: Sen. Charles Funding Appropriations monitor Sydnor et al. Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Status: Comment: Prior Yr Info: Commission to establish a certain new unit to Second Reading Passed 2020: SB 1043 - assist in evaluating and reviewing certain with Amendments (3/9) proposals for new programs and substantial modifications of existing programs; requiring the Governor, in each of fiscal years 2023 through 2032, to include in the annual State operating budget certain funds to be allocated to certain historically black colleges and universities; establishing the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Reserve Fund; specifying the purpose and uses of the Fund; etc. HB 139 (SB 626) Law Enforcement Officers - Use of Force Committees: Position: Del. Debra Davis et Judiciary Monitor al. Authorizing a person to seek certain relief for use of force by a law enforcement officer that is Status: Comment: inconsistent with a certain provision of the Act Hearing 2/09 at 1:30 p.m. Establishes standards and reporting on by filing a civil action with a certain court; (1/19) the use of force; and allows individuals providing that a certain person is not precluded to seek relief from pursuing a certain legal remedy under certain circumstances; authorizing the Attorney General to file a civil action for certain relief under certain circumstances; providing for the use of force by a certain law enforcement officer; etc. SB 626 (HB 139) Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Committees: Position: Sen. Jill Carter Law Enforcement Officers - Use of Force, Judiciary Monitor 44

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Reporting, and Whistleblower Protections Status: Comment: Prohibiting a law enforcement officer from Referred Judiciary (3/4) intentionally using excessive force; requiring a law enforcement officer to intervene to prevent another officer's use of excessive force; prohibiting a law enforcement officer from intentionally refusing to promptly provide or make a reasonable effort to obtain medical treatment for a person injured by a police officer's use of excessive force; requiring a law enforcement officer to make an immediate report to a superior regarding certain actions of another law enforcement officer; etc. HB 151 Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Repeal Committees: Position: Del. Gabriel Judiciary Monitor Acevero Repealing the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights; providing for the prospective application Status: Comment: of the Act; and requiring the publishers of the Hearing 2/09 at 1:30 p.m. Annotated Code of Maryland, in consultation (1/19) with and subject to the approval of the Department of Legislative Services, to take certain actions. HB 175 Public Safety - Ammunition - Sales and Transfers Committees: Position: Del. Shaneka Judiciary Henson Requiring an ammunition vendor to confirm identification and conduct a background check Status: Comment: on a purchaser or transferee of ammunition Hearing 3/01 at 1:30 p.m. before the sale or transfer of ammunition; (2/5) prohibiting an ammunition vendor from completing the purchase or the transfer of ammunition to the purchaser or transferee if the results of the background check indicate 45

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes that the purchaser or transferee is prohibited from possessing a firearm; prohibiting an ammunition vendor from selling or transferring ammunition without making a certain electronic record; etc. HB 309 (SB 565) Public Health - Data - Race and Ethnicity Committees: Position: Del. Joseline Pena- Information Health and Government Support Melnyk et al. Operations Altering a certain provision of law requiring the Comment: Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Status: Disparities to collaborate with the Maryland Favorable Report by Health Care Commission to publish a report Health and Government card that includes racial and ethnic composition Operations (3/10) data on individuals who hold a license or certificate issued by a health occupations board, rather than only physicians; requiring the Office, as permitted by certain privacy laws, to respond to requests for health data that includes race and ethnicity information within 30 days of receipt of the request; etc. SB 565 (HB 309) Public Health - Data - Race and Ethnicity Committees: Position: Sen. Melony Information Education, Health, and Support Griffith et al. Environmental Affairs synopsis same as CF HB 309 Comment: Status: Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. (2/2) HB 463 (SB 172) Maryland Health Equity Resource Act Committees: Position: Del. Erek Barron Health and Government Support Requiring the Secretary of Health to designate Operations; Ways and certain areas as Health Equity Resource Means Comment: Communities in a certain manner; specifying The bill establishes a process in which that the purpose of establishing Health Equity Status: MDH approves “Health Equity Resource 46

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Resource Communities is to reduce health Hearing 2/02 at 3:45 p.m. Communities” designed to funnel state disparities, improve health outcomes, improve (Health and Government resources to specific communities to access to primary care, promote primary and Operations) (1/22) reduce health disparities and improve secondary prevention services and reduce health outcomes in those areas. A 1% health care costs and hospital admissions and increase in the alcoholic beverage tax readmissions; authorizing certain credits against would support financial incentives for the State income tax for certain health care health care practitioners and community providers and organizations; etc. health workers in these areas, as well as supplement funding for substance use and mental health services in those areas.

SB 172 (HB 463) Maryland Health Equity Resource Act Committees: Position: Sen. Antonio Budget and Taxation; Support Hayes et al. Requiring the Secretary of Health to designate Finance certain areas as Health Equity Resource Comment: Communities in a certain manner; specifying Status: that the purpose of establishing Health Equity Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. Resource Communities is to reduce health (Budget and Taxation) disparities, improve health outcomes, improve (1/11) access to primary care, promote primary and secondary prevention services, and reduce health care costs and hospital admissions and readmissions; authorizing certain credits against the State income tax for certain health care providers and organizations; etc. HB 915 Workgroup on Black, Latino, and Other Committees: Position: Del. Marlon Underrepresented Mental Health Professionals Health and Government Support Amprey Operations Establishing the Workgroup on Black, Latino, Comment: and Other Underrepresented Mental Health Status: Professionals; providing for the composition, Hearing 2/25 at 1:30 p.m. chair, and staffing of the Workgroup; (2/2) 47

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes prohibiting a member of the Workgroup from receiving certain compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of certain expenses; requiring the Workgroup to study and make recommendations regarding certain mental health professionals and certain students who are Black, Latino, or otherwise underrepresented in the mental health profession; etc. HB 1088 (SB 768) Nondiscrimination and LGBTQ+ Individuals Committees: Position: Del. Gabriel Health and Government Support Acevero Stating that it is the policy of the State to Operations provide equal access to various courts, Comment: agencies, programs, departments, and services Status: FOR DISCUSSION LATER ON for LGBTQ+ individuals, improve safety, well- Hearing 3/17 at 1:30 p.m. **Dtr of FreeState MD reached out to being, and stability for LGBTQ+ individuals, (2/12) meet with D and J ensure LGBTQ+ individuals are protected from discrimination on the basis of certain nonmerit factors, prohibit discrimination on the basis of certain nonmerit factors, and provide appropriate training to employees and contractors of various State agencies and departments; etc. SB 768 (HB 1088) Nondiscrimination and LGBTQ+ Individuals Committees: Position: Sen. Mary Judicial Proceedings Support Washington synopsis same as CF HB 1088 Status: Comment: Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9)

SB 627 Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Committees: Position: Sen. Jill Carter Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Repeal Judiciary 48

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes and Procedures for Discipline Status: Comment: Repealing certain provisions of the Law Referred Judiciary (3/4) Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights; providing for the discipline of law enforcement officers; providing that provisions of the Act supersede and preempt any other law of the State, a county, or a municipal corporation; providing that a law enforcement agency or the agency's superior governmental authority and a collective bargaining unit may not enter into a certain agreement; recodifying certain provisions of law relating to certain employment rights and the expungement of certain records; etc.

School SW Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 48 (SB 515) Criminal Procedure - Registered Sex Offenders - Committees: Position: Del. Harry Entry Onto School Property Judicial Proceedings letter of information Bhandari et al. Repealing a certain exception authorizing, Status: Comment: under certain circumstances, a student who is a Referred Judicial registered sex offender to enter onto real Proceedings (3/4) property used for public or nonpublic elementary or secondary education; requiring a student who is a registered sex offender to continue receiving an education in accordance with State law in a locale other than real property used for public or nonpublic education; requiring a county board of

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes education and the State Board of Education to develop certain guidelines and policies; etc. SB 515 (HB 48) Criminal Procedure - Registered Sex Offenders - Committees: Position: Sen. Katherine Entry Onto School Property Judicial Proceedings letter of information Klausmeier synopsis same as CF HB 48 Status: Comment: Prior Yr Info: Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. 2020: SB 1052 - (1/27) HB 377 Commission on Student Behavioral Health and Committees: Position: Del. Heather Mental Health Treatment Ways and Means Support with amendment Bagnall Establishing the Commission on Student Status: Comment: Prior Yr Info: Behavioral Health and Mental Health Hearing 2/03 at 1:30 p.m. Amendment to include NASW 2020: HB 1443 - Treatment; requiring the Commission to study (1/21) representative Support with certain matters regarding student behavioral Amendment health and mental health treatment and make recommendations on actions necessary to improve current student behavioral health practices and programs; requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2021, and December 1, 2022; etc. HB 496 Primary and Secondary Education - Mental Committees: Position: Del. Jheanelle Health Services - Expansion (Counselors Not Ways and Means Support with amendment Wilkins Cops Act) Status: Comment: Altering the membership of the School Safety Hearing 2/03 at 1:30 p.m. Subcabinet Advisory Board; requiring the (1/21) Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2023, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $10,000,000 to the Safe Schools Fund to be used for certain purposes 50

Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes related to expanding the availability of school- based mental health services; etc. HB 522 Public Schools - School Resource Officers - Committees: Position: Del. Alonzo Prohibited Conduct Ways and Means Monitor Washington Prohibiting a school administrator or official or Status: Comment: Prior Yr Info: a school safety coordinator from directing a Hearing 2/03 at 1:30 p.m. 2020: HB 327 - school resource officer to enforce certain (1/21) 2019: HB 439 - discipline-related policies, rules, regulations, or procedures; prohibiting a school resource officer from unilaterally enforcing certain discipline-related policies, rules, regulations, or procedures; and requiring a specialized curriculum for use in training of school resource officers to include training in conduct that is prohibited. HB 1166 Education - Physical Restraint and Seclusion - Committees: Position: Del. Eric Ebersole Requirements, Reporting, and Training Ways and Means letter of information

Prohibiting a public agency or nonpublic school Status: Comment: from using a physical restraint on a student as a Hearing 2/24 at 1:30 p.m. Judith will talk to BCC and follow up with behavioral health intervention, except under (2/9) Gail certain circumstances; prohibiting a public agency or nonpublic school from using seclusion as a behavioral health intervention for a student, except under certain circumstances; requiring a certain risk assessment to be completed at certain points for a student who has an individualized education plan and experiences a seclusion; etc.