2018 SESSION OF THE
MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| 2018 SESSION OF THE |
| Volume 24, Number 7 | March 2, 2018 |
Here are some of the hot issues as the 2018 Legislative Session develops:
BILLS INTRODUCED
Behavioral Health HB1452/SB1223 Controlled Dangerous Substances Registration - Authorized Providers - Continuing Medical Education Requiring an authorized provider to submit certain evidence to the Maryland Department of Health that the authorized provider completed two credits of continuing medical education before the authorized provider may be registered by the Department to dispense a controlled dangerous substance; requiring certain continuing medical education to be related to the dispensing of controlled dangerous substances and developed by organizations accredited by a certain organization; etc. Hearing Date: Wed 3/7 1:00 PM Effective Date: October 1, 2018 HB1480/SB982 Controlled Dangerous Substances - Distributors - Reporting Suspicious Orders Requiring a certain distributor of controlled dangerous substances to report certain suspicious orders to the Maryland Department of Health and the Office of the Attorney General; authorizing a certain distributor to satisfy a certain reporting obligation by providing to the Department and the Office of the Attorney General copies of certain reports; and requiring that the Department and the Office of the Attorney General maintain certain reports confidentially, with a certain exception. Hearing Date: Wed 3/7 1:00 PM Effective Date: October 1, 2018 HB1628 Privileged Communications ? Mental Health Providers ? Exception for Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Providing that a certain patient privilege does not exist for certain records and certain testimony of a psychiatrist or licensed psychologist, a psychiatric-mental health nursing specialist or professional counselor, or a licensed certified social worker related to suspected child abuse and neglect in certain civil proceedings under certain circumstances. Hearing Date: Thu 3/8 1:00 PM Effective Date: October 1, 2018 [GO TO TOP] [GO TO BILL LIST] HB1763 Biotechnology Investment Tax Credit - Approval of Applications - Competitive Award Process Requiring that applications for a credit against the State income tax for investments in biotechnology companies be awarded on a competitive basis; requiring the Department of Commerce to develop certain criteria for the approval of applications for the tax credit that are based on certain criteria used to award financial assistance under certain programs; applying the Act to all biotechnology investment tax credit certificates issued on or after June 30, 2018; etc. Hearing Date: Effective Date: June 1, 2018 [GO TO TOP] [GO TO BILL LIST] HB1452/SB1223 Controlled Dangerous Substances Registration - Authorized Providers - Continuing Medical Education Requiring an authorized provider to submit certain evidence to the Maryland Department of Health that the authorized provider completed two credits of continuing medical education before the authorized provider may be registered by the Department to dispense a controlled dangerous substance; requiring certain continuing medical education to be related to the dispensing of controlled dangerous substances and developed by organizations accredited by a certain organization; etc. Hearing Date: Wed 3/7 1:00 PM Effective Date: October 1, 2018 HB1480/SB982 Controlled Dangerous Substances - Distributors - Reporting Suspicious Orders Requiring a certain distributor of controlled dangerous substances to report certain suspicious orders to the Maryland Department of Health and the Office of the Attorney General; authorizing a certain distributor to satisfy a certain reporting obligation by providing to the Department and the Office of the Attorney General copies of certain reports; and requiring that the Department and the Office of the Attorney General maintain certain reports confidentially, with a certain exception. Hearing Date: Wed 3/7 1:00 PM Effective Date: October 1, 2018 HB1628 Privileged Communications ? Mental Health Providers ? Exception for Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Providing that a certain patient privilege does not exist for certain records and certain testimony of a psychiatrist or licensed psychologist, a psychiatric-mental health nursing specialist or professional counselor, or a licensed certified social worker related to suspected child abuse and neglect in certain civil proceedings under certain circumstances. Hearing Date: Thu 3/8 1:00 PM Effective Date: October 1, 2018 [GO TO TOP] [GO TO BILL LIST] HB1499/SB575 Workers' Compensation - Self-Insured Employers - Suspected Fraud Reporting Requiring certain governmental self-insurance groups and employers who self-insure or participate in a self-insurance group in accordance with certain provisions of law governing workers' compensation to report suspected insurance fraud in writing to the Fraud Division of the Maryland Insurance Administration; and providing that certain information, documentation, or other evidence provided by certain self-insureds to certain persons is not subject to public inspection under certain circumstances. Hearing Date: Fri 3/2 1:00 PM Effective Date: October 1, 2018 [GO TO TOP] [GO TO BILL LIST] HB1641 Maryland Transportation Public-Private Partnership Oversight Act Establishing the Office of Transportation Oversight as an independent unit in the Executive Branch of State government; requiring the Governor to annually appropriate $20,000,000 for the Office; establishing a rebuttable presumption that a certain party to a transportation-related public-private partnership agreement violated certain provisions of the agreement under certain circumstances; exempting certain actions from certain provisions of the Environmental Standing Act; etc. Hearing Date: Fri 3/9 1:00 PM Effective Date: October 1, 2018 HB1742 Railroad Companies - Magnetic Levitation (MAGLEV) Projects - County Approval Prohibiting a railroad company from constructing, building, or locating any railroad facility for a railroad powered by a magnetic levitation propulsion system in any county without the consent of the county governing body. Hearing Date: Effective Date: October 1, 2018 Legislative Session Office Legislative Hotline is a service of Johns Hopkins Government Affairs. © 2016 The Johns Hopkins Institutions. Baltimore, Maryland.
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Economic & Community Development
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Health Care Occupations
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Labor & Employment
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Transportation
For more information, please contact: Mary Clapsaddle
For more information, please contact: Mary Clapsaddle
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