Maryland House Bill 189 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-4)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-28 - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Health and Government Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizing up to five hospitals in the State to participate in a substance use treatment demonstration program; providing that the purpose of the demonstration program is to identify best practices to identify patients potentially in need of treatment, screen patients, and refer patients in need of substance use treatment to specified services; requiring each participating hospital to operate an inpatient and outpatient substance use treatment program or ensure that specified treatment services are made available; etc.

Hospitals - Substance Use Treatment Demonstration Program - Requirements

Del. Dan Morhaim [D]	Del. Kathy Afzali [R]	Del. Kumar Barve [D]	Sen. Benjamin Brooks [D]
Del. Anne Healey [D]	Del. Sheila Hixson [D]	Del. Richard Impallaria [R]	Del. Sally Jameson [D]
Del. Stephen Lafferty [D]	Sen. Clarence Lam [D]	Del. Patrick McDonough [R]	Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]
Del. Carlos Sanchez [D]	Del. Dana Stein [D]	Sen. Chris West [R]	Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]
Del. Pat Young [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-28	House	Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-02-17	House	Hearing canceled
2017-02-21	House	Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-01-19	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0189?ys=2017rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/hb/hb0189f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/fnotes/bil_0009/hb0189.pdf