2023 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature

HB811: Hospitals - Testing for Fentanyl (The Josh Siems Act)

Legislative Summary

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.

Bill History

2/8/2023

First Reading Health and Government Operations

House of Delegates

2/15/2023

Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.

House of Delegates

3/16/2023

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations

House of Delegates

3/16/2023

Favorable with Amendments {723126/1 Adopted

House of Delegates

3/16/2023

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

House of Delegates

3/20/2023

Third Reading Passed (132-0)

House of Delegates

3/20/2023

Referred Finance

Senate

3/21/2023

Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.

Senate

3/21/2023

Hearing canceled

Senate

3/31/2023

Favorable Report by Finance

Senate

3/31/2023

Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

Senate

4/5/2023

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

Senate

4/5/2023

Returned Passed

House of Delegates

5/3/2023

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 325

House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 723126/1 Adopted

3/16/2023Adopted

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Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed

4/5/2023

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Third Reading Passed

3/20/2023

132

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status

Passed(5/3/2023)

Chamber

House of Delegates

Sine DiePrior Session

HB811: Hospitals - Testing for Fentanyl (The Josh Siems Act)

Legislative Summary

Bill History

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 723126/1 Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Status Information

Sponsors

Primary Sponsor

Co-Sponsors (29)

Documents

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