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Legislative Testimony
Below is legislative testimony provided by experts from MaineHealth.
- LD 97 An Act to Repeal the Hospital and Health Care Provider Cooperation Act – Katie Fullam Harris in opposition
- LD 224 An Act to Strengthen Maine's Health Care Workforce by Preventing Discrimination by Requiring Maintenance of Certification for Insurance Reimbursement – Sarah Calder in opposition
- LD 351 An Act to Increase Access to Birth Control by Making Certain Contraception Available over the Counter – Chandler Blodgett in qualified support
- LD 615 An Act to Ensure Access to Newly Born Male Infant Circumcision by Requiring MaineCare and Health Insurance Coverage – Dr. Jamie Fey in support
- LD 796 An Act Concerning Prior Authorizations for Health Care Provider Services - Sarah Calder in strong support
- LD 899 An Act to Authorize Vaccine Administration by Pharmacy Technicians and Reduce Vaccine Administration Training Requirements for Pharmacists – Tom Edge in support
- LD 937 Resolve, to Establish the Commission Regarding Foreign-trained Physicians Living in Maine – Sarah Calder in support
- LD 953 An Act to Protect Maine Patients Regarding Hospital Price Transparency – Katie Fullam Harris in opposition
- LD 1077 An Act to Fund Consultation Services to Ensure Affordable Health Care for Maine Residents – Sarah Calder in support
- LD 1143 An Act to Address Late Medical Billing by Limiting Hospital Billing to One Year – Katie Fullam Harris in opposition
- LD 1191 An Act Regarding Transparency of Medical Billing – Katie Fullam Harris in opposition
- LD 1304 Resolve, to Establish the Task Force to Study Barriers to Achieving Behavioral Health Integration and Parity – Sarah Calder in support
- LD 1395 An Act to Increase Transparency Regarding Certain Drug Pricing Programs – Brian Marden in opposition
- LD 1407 An Act to Amend the Maine Insurance Code Regarding Payments by Health Insurance Carriers to Providers – Dr. Ed Kimlin, Katie Fullam Harris in strong support
- LD 1498 An Act to Create an Advocacy and Complaint Process for Health Care Providers within the Bureau of Insurance – Katie Fullam Harris in support
- LD 1506 Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Study the Scarcity of Licensed Clinical Behavioral Health Professionals Across the State – Sarah Calder in support
- LD 1533 An Act to Provide Consistent Billing Practices by Health Care Providers – Katie Fullam Harris in opposition
- LD 1554 An Act to Repeal Certificate of Need Requirements for Health Care Providers – Katie Fullam Harris in opposition
- LD 1447 Resolve, to Authorize the Training of Nursing Assistants by Certified Nursing Assistants – Sarah Calder in support
- LD 1736 An Act to Advance the National HIV/AIDS Strategy in Maine by Broadening HIV Testing – Sarah Calder in opposition
- LD 1795 An Act to Protect Patients by Prohibiting Certain Medical Facility Fees – Katie Fullam Harris in strong opposition
- Letter to the Attorney General on Executive Pay
- LD 2043 An Act to Add the State of Maine to the Compact for Licensing Physician Assistants - Sarah Calder in support
- LD 2126 An Act Relating to Delegation of Nursing Activities and Tasks to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel by Registered Professional Nurses - Devin Carr in support
- LD 2140 An Act to Enact the Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact - Sarah Calder in support
LD 227 An Act Regarding Health Care in the State – Katie Fullam Harris in support
- LD 353 An Act Concerning Substance Use Disorder, Treatment, Recovery, Prevention and Education - Dr. Leah Bauer in support
- LD 1993 An Act to Expand Home Visiting Services and Provide for Reimbursement Under the MaineCare Program for Perinatal Doula Services and Midwifery Services – Sarah Calder in opposition
- LD 181 Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Implement Secure Children's Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility Services -- Dr. Robyn Ostrander, Danielle Loring in support
- LD 199 An Act to Improve the Health of Maine Residents by Removing Exclusions to the MaineCare Program – Silas Zechman in support
- LD 223 Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Amend Its Rules Regarding Pharmacy Services – Sarah Sawyer in support
- LD 225 An Act to Expand the Reimbursement to Hospitals for Days Awaiting Placement in Facilities – Sarah Calder in support
- LD 282 An Act to Allow the Department of Health and Human Services to Authorize Standing Orders – Sarah Calder in support
- LD 430 An Act to Provide Translation Services for Hospital Patients – Malvina Gregory in opposition
- LD 445 Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Apply for a Waiver from the Federal Government for the Medicaid Limitation on Payment to a Facility with More Than 16 Inpatient Beds for Psychiatric Treatment – Katie Fullam Harris in support
- LD 619 An Act to Ensure Coordination of Care for MaineCare Members – Sarah Calder in support
- LD 821 Resolve, to Improve Access to Neurobehavioral Services – Sarah Calder in support
- LD 840 An Act to Support Individuals with Personality Disorder or Emotional Dysregulation by Requiring Reimbursement Under the MaineCare Program -- Maria Hadjiyane in strong support
- LD 904 An Act Supporting the Rural Health Care Workforce in Maine – Sarah Calder in support
- LD 907 An Act to Meet the Needs of Individuals with Severe Behavioral Health Diagnoses – Sarah Calder in strong support
- LD 976 Resolve, to Establish the Task Force on Accessibility to Appropriate Communication Methods for Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Patients – Malvina Gregory in support
- LD 982 An Act to Allow the Disclosure of Death Certificate Data to Hospitals and Health Care Practitioners – Sarah Calder in support
- LD 1104 Resolve, to Amend the MaineCare Hospital Readmission Protocol – Dr. Ed Kimlin in strong support
- LD 1178 Resolve, to Reduce Barriers to Recovery from Addiction by Expanding Eligibility for Targeted Case Management Services – Sarah Calder in support
- LD 1215 An Act to End the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products – Dr. Annie Coates in support
- LD 1439 An Act to Promote Family-centered Interventions for Substance Use Disorder Treatment – Katie Fullam Harris in opposition
- LD 1601 An Act Regarding Visitation Policies for Long-term Care Facilities, Hospice Providers and Hospitals – Sarah Calder in opposition
- LD 1684 An Act to Invest in the Health and Wellness of Older Maine Residents by Expanding Coordinated Community Programming – Sarah Calder in support
- LD 172 An Act to Allow Health Care Workers to Return to Work by Reinstating Exemptions from Immunization Requirements – Sarah Calder in opposition
- LD 378 Resolve, to Eliminate the So-called Fail First Requirement for Children's Residential Services for Certain Individuals Whose Needs Are Unable to Be Met with Home and Community-based Services by Expanding Eligibility for Those Individuals – Gina DiDonato in support
- LD 1003 An Act to Increase Access to Behavioral Health Services for Children and Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism – Christina Costello and Kelly Barton in support
- LD 1751 An Act to Maximize Federal Funding in Support of Emergency Medical Services – Sarah Calder in support
- LD 1827 An Act to Prevent Closures and Ensure Sustainability of Nursing Facilities, Private Nonmedical Institutions and Residential Care Facilities by Removing So-called Budget Neutrality – Katie Fullam Harris in strong support
- LD 1858 An Act to Ensure Access to Newly Born Male Infant Circumcision by Requiring MaineCare Coverage – Dr. David Chalmers in strong support
- LD 1955 An Act to Require Hospitals and Hospital-affiliated Providers to Provide Financial Assistance for Medical Care - Sarah Calder in opposition
- LD 2055 An Act to Prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from Implementing Electronic Visit Verification for Hospice Providers Within the MaineCare Program Unless Mandated by the Federal Government – Chris Costello in support
- LD 2083 Establish the Stakeholder Group to Ensure Timely Access to Medication Management Across the State - Kelly Barton in strong support
- LD 2125 -- An Act to Establish the Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias Advisory Council Within the Department of Health and Human Services and to Require a State Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias - Sarah Calder in support
- LD 2200 Resolve, to Attract and Retain Behavioral Health Clinicians - Sarah Calder in support
- LD 206 An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and to Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023 – Sarah Calder in Support
- LD 258 An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2023, June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2025 – Katie Fullam Harris in support
- LD 2214 An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds and to Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2025 - Katie Fullam Harris, Dr. Ryan Knapp
- LD 60 An Act to Require a 72-hour Waiting Period After the Sale of a Firearm – Dr. Kristine Pleacher in Support
- LD 526 An Act to Provide Funding to Emergency Medical Services Organizations – Sarah Calder in Support
- LD 1119 An Act to Clarify the Criminal Statutes with Regard to Assaults on Emergency Medical Services Persons -- Miranda Chadbourne, Karissa Eide, Nancijean Goudey in support
- LD 1515 An Act to Fund Delivery of Emergency Medical Services – Sarah Calder in support
- LD 1745 An Act to Support Public Health by Protecting Certain Activities Conducted Under Comprehensive Community Drug Checking Initiatives – Dr. Kinna Thakarar in support
- LD 1769 An Act Concerning Students Who Experience Educational Disruption Due to Temporary or Permanent Changes Where They Live – Lee-Andrea D’Attilio in support
- LD 129 Resolve, to Direct the University of Maine System to Study the Feasibility of Establishing a Public Allopathic Medical School in Penobscot County – Sarah Calder neither for nor against
- LD 394 Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 117: Rule Regarding the Duties of School Counselors and School Social Workers, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education – Sarah Calder neither for nor against
- LD 1309 An Act to Clarify Requirements for Payment of Tuition for Children with Disabilities by the Department of Education's Child Development Services System – Dr. Matthew Siegel in Strong Support
- LD 2120 An Act to Fund the Delivery of Educational Services to Children with Special Needs as Required by State and Federal Law in Special Purpose Private Preschools - Colleen Foley-Ingersoll in strong support
- LD 632 An Act to Amend the Social Work Education Loan Repayment Program – Sarah Calder in support
- LD 1198 Resolve, Directing the Department of Economic and Community Development to Convene a Working Group to Improve the State's 10-year Economic Development Strategy – Sarah Calder in support
- LD 1797 An Act to Expand Maine's Health Care Workforce by Expanding Educational Opportunities and Providing Tax Credits – Sarah Calder in support
- LD 196 An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Probate and Trust Law Advisory Commission for Amending the Maine Uniform Probate Code and Related Provisions of Law – Jim Bailinson in support
- LD 549 An Act Regarding a Discovery Rule for the Statute of Limitations for Cases of Medical Negligence – Dr. Joel Botler in strong opposition
- LD 1619 An Act to Improve Maine’s Reproductive Privacy Law – Katie Fullam Harris in support
- LD 1705 An Act to Give Consumers Control over Sensitive Personal Data by Requiring Consumer Consent Prior to Collection of Data; LD 1902 An Act to Protect Personal Health Data; LD 1977 An Act to Create the Data Privacy and Protection Act - Sarah Calder in opposition
- LD 1809 An Act to Prohibit Health Care Services Without Parental Consent – Dr. Jonathan Fanburg in opposition
LD 2224 An Act to Strengthen Public Safety by Improving Maine’s Firearm Law and Mental Health System – Katie Fullam Harris and Dr. Tyler Giberson in support
- LD 1639 An Act to Address Unsafe Staffing of Nurses and Improve Patient Care -- Sharon Baughman, Faye Weir, and Mary Beth DiFillippo in opposition