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National Association of Social Workers Profile Report – January 26, 2021 Budget Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 588 Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2022) Committees: Position: The Speaker et al. Appropriations Making the proposed appropriations contained in the State Budget for the fiscal year ending Status: Comment: June 30, 2022, in accordance with Article III, First Reading Section 52 of the Maryland Constitution; etc. Appropriations (1/20) HB 589 (SB 493) Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2021 Committees: Position: The Speaker et al. Appropriations Authorizing, altering, or requiring the distribution and payment of certain revenue in Status: Comment: certain fiscal years; increasing the amount local First Reading governments are required to reimburse the Appropriations (1/20) State for certain services; etc. SB 493 (HB 589) Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2021 Committees: Position: President et al. Budget and Taxation synopsis same as CF HB 589 Status: Comment: First Reading Budget and Taxation (1/20) SB 491 Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2022) Committees: Position: President et al. Budget and Taxation Making the proposed appropriations contained in the State Budget for the fiscal year ending Status: Comment: June 30, 2022, in accordance with Article III, First Reading Budget and Section 52 of the Maryland Constitution; etc. Taxation (1/20) 1 Aging Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 119 (SB 313) Maryland Department of Health - Public Health Committees: Position: Del. Sheree Outreach Programs - Cognitive Impairment, Health and Government Sample-Hughes Alzheimer’s Disease, and Other Types of Operations Dementia Comment: Status: 2020 House bill passed House but House Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, Hearing 1/19 at 2:00 p.m. and Senate bill did not have Senate in partnership with the Department of Aging, (12/23) hearings the Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council, and the Greater Maryland Chapter of the Alzheimer's MSCAN supporting Association, to incorporate information regarding certain types of cognitive impairment into outreach programs administered by the Maryland Department of Health to educate health care providers and increase understanding and awareness of certain types of cognitive impairment. SB 313 (HB 119) Maryland Department of Health - Public Health Committees: Position: Sen. Mary Outreach Programs - Cognitive Impairment, Education, Health, and Washington Alzheimer's Disease, and Other Types of Environmental Affairs Dementia Comment: Prior Yr Info: Status: 2020: SB 725 - No Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m. Position in partnership with the Department of Aging, (1/6) the Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council, and the Greater Maryland Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, to incorporate information regarding certain types of cognitive impairment into outreach programs administered by the Maryland Department of Health to educate 2 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes health care providers and increase understanding of certain types of cognitive impairment. HB 207 Nursing Homes - Resident Change in Condition - Committees: Position: Del. C. Wilson Notification Health and Government Operations Altering a certain provision of law requiring that Comment: a nursing home provide certain notification Status: Changes notification of a change in regarding a change in condition of a resident to Hearing 2/03 at 2:30 p.m. condition from “timely” to “within 24 the resident and, if applicable, the resident's (1/20) hours” to the resident and their representative or interested family member to family/representative require the notification to be provided within 24 hours after certain events, rather than in a timely manner. HB 255 Department of Aging - Grants for Aging-in-Place Committees: Position: Del. Terri Hill et al. Programs - Funding Appropriations Prior Yr Info: Requiring the Governor to include in the annual Status: Comment: 2020: HB 498 - budget bill an appropriation of at least Hearing 1/19 at 1:30 p.m. Governor vetoed 2020 bill; it is Support $100,000 for grants to certain nonprofit (1/4) anticipated that there will be a veto organizations and area agencies on aging to override expand and establish aging-in-place programs for seniors; requiring at least 20% of the appropriated funding be used to support senior This bill is being introduced in case veto villages, local, member-driven, nonprofit override doesn’t happen organizations that support community members who choose to age in place; and altering the definition of "aging-in-place program" to include community participation. HB 276 Congregate Care Facilities - Visitation Committees: Position: Del. Shaneka Health and Government Henson Requiring a congregate care facility to allow a Operations patient's or resident's family member to visit Comment: 3 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes the patient or resident under certain Status: circumstances; requiring a congregate care Hearing 2/02 at 3:45 p.m. 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 the Maryland Department of Health to adopt certain regulations; etc. HB 296 (SB 75) Driver's Licenses - Older Licensees - In-Person Committees: Position: Del. Dana Stein Renewal Environment and Transportation Prior Yr Info: Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration Comment: 2020: HB 1191 - from renewing the driver's license of an Status: Requires in-person renewals for person’s individual who is at least 85 years old without Hearing 1/14 at 1:30 p.m. 85 years or older requiring the individual to complete the (12/22) MSCAN is monitoring: AARP is planning renewal transaction in person except under to put in letter of concern and states certain circumstances. that MVA doesn’t have data showing that older adults cause more accidents SB 75 (HB 296) Driver's Licenses - Older Licensees - In-Person Committees: Position: Sen. Shelly Renewal Judicial Proceedings Hettleman synopsis same as CF HB 296 Status: Comment: Hearing 1/27 at 11:00 a.m. (12/28) HB 375 (SB 211) Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Committees: Position: Del. Kriselda Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time Economic Matters Valderrama to Care Act of 2021) Status: Comment: Establishing the Family and Medical Leave First Reading Economic Insurance Program to provide temporary Matters (1/13) 4 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes benefits to a covered individual who is taking leave from employment; establishing the Family MSCAN monitoring and Medical Leave Insurance Fund; requiring, beginning January 1, 2022, certain employees, 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 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 416 (SB 204) Health Care Facilities - Assisted Living Programs Committees: Position: Del. Lisa Belcastro - Memory Care and Alzheimer's Disease Unit Health and Government 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 canceled (1/25) regulations governing memory care specific standards governing memory care and programs. Alzheimer's disease units in assisted living programs, including certain training requirements, certain staffing pattern requirements, certain activity requirements, 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 - Memory Care and Alzheimer’s Disease Unit Finance 5 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Regulations Status: Comment: synopsis same as CF HB 416 Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (1/11) HB 554 (SB 507) Division of Consumer Protection - Assisted Committees: Position: Del. Joseline Pena- Living Programs Health and Government Melnyk Operations Requiring certain assisted living programs to Comment: report certain information, on or before June 1 Status: each year, to the Division of Consumer Hearing 2/03 at 2:30 p.m. Protection of the Office of the Attorney (1/21) 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 under certain circumstances; etc. SB 507 (HB 554) Division of Consumer Protection - Assisted Committees: Position: Sen. Delores Kelley Living Programs Finance et al. synopsis same as CF HB 554 Status: Comment: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (1/26) SB 47 Health Facilities - Nursing Homes and Assisted Committees: Position: Sen. Paul Living Programs - Essential Caregivers Finance Corderman Requiring each nursing home and assisted