| Legislation/Issues | Synopsis | Resources | New This Week/Upcoming Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 3 (HB 271) - 9-8-8 Trust Fund - Funding | Requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2025 an appropriation of $12,000,000 to the 9-8-8 Trust Fund. | SB 3 HB 271 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 260 (5/3) Approved by the Governor - Chapter 261 (5/3) |
| SB 8 (HB 121) - Mental Health - Treatment Plans for Individuals in Facilities and Residence Grievance System | Requiring a treatment plan for an individual with a mental disorder admitted to a certain health care facility to include a certain discharge goal and an estimate of the probable length of the inpatient stay the individual requires before transfer to a certain setting; requiring certain facility staff to review and reassess a plan of treatment; establishing an appeals process related to the review of a treatment plan; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to adopt certain regulations relating to the appeals process; etc. | SB 8 HB 121 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 262 (5/3) Approved by the Governor - Chapter 263 (5/3) |
| SB 14 (HB 291) - Health Occupations - Clinical and Graduate Alcohol and Drug Counselors - Licensure | Altering the educational requirements that individuals must meet to be licensed as clinical or graduate alcohol and drug counselors. | SB 14 HB 291 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 264 (5/3) Approved by the Governor - Chapter 265 (5/3) |
| SB 101 (HB 48) - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Collaborative Care Model Services - Implementation and Reimbursement Expansion | Repealing the Collaborative Care Pilot Program; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to expand access to and provide reimbursement for services provided in accordance with the Collaborative Care Model under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program. | SB 101 HB 48 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 284 (5/3) Approved by the Governor - Chapter 285 (5/3) |
| SB 107 - Correctional Services - Pregnant Incarcerated Individuals - Substance Use Disorder Assessment and Treatment | Requiring that a pregnant incarcerated individual be screened for substance use disorder at intake regardless of the jurisdiction or the length of the individual's sentence, be referred to health care providers, and be provided with certain medications and treatment; requiring a correctional unit to arrange for health insurance coverage and follow-up health care before release of a pregnant incarcerated individual; and requiring that a pregnant incarcerated individual be provided with medical records on release. | SB 107 | Withdrawn by Sponsor (2/14) |
| SB 190 (HB 44) - Correctional Services - Pregnant Incarcerated Individuals - Substance Use Disorder Assessment and Treatment | Requiring that a pregnant incarcerated individual be screened for substance use disorder at intake regardless of the jurisdiction or the length of the individual's sentence, be referred to health care providers, and be provided with certain medications and treatment; requiring a correctional unit to arrange for health insurance coverage and follow-up health care before release of a pregnant incarcerated individual; and requiring that a pregnant incarcerated individual be provided with medical records on release. | SB 190 HB 44 | Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. (1/24) Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (2/13) |
| SB 201 (HB 82) - Maryland Medical Assistance and Children's Health Insurance Programs - School-Based Behavioral Health Services - Reimbursement | Requiring, on or before December 1, 2023, the Maryland Department of Health to apply to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a State plan amendment authorizing certain reimbursement of behavioral health services when provided in a school setting by certain health care providers under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program or the Maryland Children's Health Insurance Program. | SB 201 HB 82 | Hearing 2/07 at 1:00 p.m. (1/20) Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. (1/29) |
| SB 255 (HB 322) - Public Health - Home- and Community-Based Services for Children and Youth | Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to expand access to and provide reimbursement for certain wraparound, intensive in-home, and case management services; requiring, beginning in fiscal year 2024, the Behavioral Health Administration to fund 100 slots in the mental health case management program for children or youth at risk of out-of-home placement who are not eligible for Program services; requiring the Governor to include funding in the annual budget bill for certain behavioral health services and supports; etc. | SB 255 HB 322 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 378 (5/3) Approved by the Governor - Chapter 379 (5/3) |
| SB 283 (HB 418) - Mental Health - Workforce Development - Fund Established | Establishing the Behavioral Health Workforce Investment Fund to provide reimbursement for costs associated with educating, training, certifying, recruiting, placing, and retaining behavioral health professionals and paraprofessionals; providing that money expended from the Fund is supplemental to and not intended to supplant other funding; and requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, in coordination with certain other agencies, to conduct a comprehensive behavioral health workforce needs assessment by October 1, 2024. | SB 283 HB 418 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 286 (5/3) Approved by the Governor - Chapter 287 (5/3) |
| SB 349 (HB 19) - State Board of Examiners of Psychologists - License and Registration Issuance and Renewals - Electronic Means | Requiring the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists to issue electronic licenses and registrations, except under certain circumstances; requiring the Board, on the applicant's request, to print a paper copy of the verification of licensure or registration and send it by first-class mail to the address on the application; repealing the requirement that the Board include certain information on each license and registration; and requiring the Board to send renewal notices by first-class mail under certain circumstances. | SB 349 HB 19 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 42 (4/11) Approved by the Governor - Chapter 41 (4/11) |
| SB 482 (HB 488) - Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Mental Health Professionals in Public Schools | Expanding the purpose of the Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program to include assisting in the repayment of loans for mental health professionals serving as school psychologists, resource psychologists, psychologist coordinators, social workers, social worker supervisors, or mental health coordinators employed by county school systems or certain local health departments in the State; and requiring the Office of Student Financial Assistance to publicize the Program to eligible mental health professionals for a certain purpose. | SB 482 HB 488 | Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) and Hearing canceled (Appropriations) (3/23) Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (2/1) |
| SB 515 (HB 785) - Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocol - Revisions | Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, or health maintenance organizations to establish a certain process for requesting an exception to a step therapy or fail-first protocol; prohibiting certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, health maintenance organizations, and pharmacy benefits managers from requiring more than a certain number of prior authorizations for a prescription for difference dosages of the same prescription drug; etc. | SB 515 HB 785 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 364 (5/3) Approved by the Governor - Chapter 365 (5/3) |
| SB 582 (HB 1148) - Behavioral Health Care - Treatment and Access (Behavioral Health Model for Maryland) | Establishing the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access to make recommendations to provide appropriate, accessible, and comprehensive behavioral health services that are available on demand to individuals in the State; establishing the Behavioral Health Care Coordination Value-Based Purchasing Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Health; requiring the Department apply for certain federal planning grant funds; requiring the Department to apply to participate in a certain demonstration program; etc. | SB 582 HB 1148 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 290 (5/3) Approved by the Governor - Chapter 291 (5/3) |
| SB 914 (HB 811) - Hospitals - Testing for Fentanyl (The Josh Siems Act) | Requiring a hospital to include testing for fentanyl as part of a urine drug screening; and requiring the hospital, if a urine drug screening detects fentanyl, to report the deidentified test results to the Maryland Department of Health through the State-designated health information exchange. | SB 914 HB 811 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 324 (5/3) Approved by the Governor - Chapter 325 (5/3) |