Legislation

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.

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Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

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Cross-filed with: SB0914

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2023

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/08/2023 Legislative Date 2/08/2023 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Hospitals - Overdoses - Testing for Fentanyl Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/15/2023 Legislative Date 2/15/2023 Action Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2023 Legislative Date 3/16/2023 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2023 Legislative Date 3/07/2023 Action Favorable with Amendments {723126/1 Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2023 Legislative Date 3/07/2023 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Hospitals - Testing for Fentanyl (The Josh Siems Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2023 Legislative Date 3/12/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (132-0) Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2023 Legislative Date 3/12/2023 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/21/2023 Legislative Date 3/21/2023 Action Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/21/2023 Legislative Date 3/21/2023 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2023 Legislative Date 3/31/2023 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2023 Legislative Date 3/21/2023 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2023 Legislative Date 3/23/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (46-0) Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2023 Legislative Date 3/25/2023 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/03/2023 Legislative Date 5/03/2023 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 325 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Hospitals - Testing for Fentanyl (The Josh Siems Act) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/08/2023	2/08/2023	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Hospitals - Overdoses - Testing for Fentanyl
House	2/15/2023	2/15/2023	Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2023	3/16/2023	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/16/2023	3/07/2023	Favorable with Amendments {723126/1 Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2023	3/07/2023	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	44 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Hospitals - Testing for Fentanyl (The Josh Siems Act)
House	3/20/2023	3/12/2023	Third Reading Passed (132-0)	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2023	3/12/2023	Referred Finance	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/21/2023	3/21/2023	Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	3/21/2023	3/21/2023	Hearing canceled
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/31/2023	3/31/2023	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	3/31/2023	3/21/2023	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2023	3/23/2023	Third Reading Passed (46-0)	60 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2023	3/25/2023	Returned Passed	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/03/2023	5/03/2023	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 325
			Text - Chapter - Hospitals - Testing for Fentanyl (The Josh Siems Act)

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