Maryland House Bill 953 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 46-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-15 - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Health and Government Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizing a community-based organization, with the approval of the Maryland Department of Health, to establish an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program to provide a location for the consumption of preobtained drugs, provide sterile needles, administer first aid, and certain other services; authorizing a Program to bill the insurance carrier of an individual who uses the services; authorizing the Department to approve no more than 6 programs, preferably two in urban, two in rural, and two in suburban areas; etc.

Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program

Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]	Del. Gabriel Acevero [D]	Del. Jackie Addison [D]	Del. Tiffany Alston [D]
Del. Heather Bagnall [D]	Del. Sandy Bartlett [D]	Del. Regina Boyce [D]	Del. Tony Bridges [D]
Del. Lorig Charkoudian [D]	Del. Charlotte Crutchfield [D]	Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Del. Eric Ebersole [D]
Del. Elizabeth Embry [D]	Del. Jessica Feldmark [D]	Del. Diana Fennell [D]	Del. Catherine Forbes [D]
Del. David Fraser-hidalgo [D]	Del. Shaneka Henson [D]	Del. Julian Ivey [D]	Del. Steve Johnson [D]
Del. Anne Kaiser [D]	Del. Aaron Kaufman [D]	Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]	Del. Mary Lehman [D]
Del. Robbyn Lewis [D]	Del. Lesley Lopez [D]	Del. Sara Love [D]	Del. David Moon [D]
Del. Julie Palakovich Carr [D]	Del. Edith Patterson [D]	Del. Pamela Queen [D]	Del. Kirill Reznik [D]
Del. Sheila Ruth [D]	Del. Emily Shetty [D]	Del. Karen Simpson [D]	Del. Jared Solomon [D]
Del. Dana Stein [D]	Del. Vaughn Stewart [D]	Del. Deni Taveras [D]	Del. Jen Terrasa [D]
Del. Veronica Turner [D]	Del. Joe Vogel [D]	Del. Melissa Wells [D]	Del. Jheanelle Wilkins [D]
Del. Jamila Woods [D]	Del. Caylin Young [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-15	House	Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-02-10	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

HB953 (Carry Over) 2023-02-15 - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m.
SB618 (Crossfiled) 2023-02-08 - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
HB396 (Carry Over) 2021-02-16 - Hearing 3/11 at 1:30 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health - General	24	2201	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	24	2202	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	24	2203	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	24	2204	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	24	2205	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	24	2206	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0953?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0953f.pdf