EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*hb1098*
HOUSE BILL 1098
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CF SB 832
By: Delegate Pena–Melnyk
Introduced and read first time: February 10, 2022
Assigned to: Appropriations
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Public Institutions of Higher Education – Students With Chronic Health 2
Conditions – Case Manager 3
FOR the purpose of requiring each public institution of higher education in the State to 4
designate a case manager for students with chronic health conditions; specifying the 5
duties of the case manager; and generally relating to health services and public 6
institutions of higher education. 7
BY adding to 8
Article – Education 9
Section 15–134 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 12
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
Article – Education 15
15–134. 16
(A) IN THIS SECTION , “CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITION ” MEANS A HEALTH 17
CONDITION OR DISEASE THAT IS PERSISTENT OR LON G–LASTING IN ITS EFFEC TS OR 18
COMES WITH TIME AND REQUIRE S ONGOING MEDICAL ATTE NTION. 19
(B) EACH PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHE R EDUCATION IN THE STATE 20
SHALL DESIGNATE A CASE MANAGER FOR STUDENTS WITH CHRONI C HEALTH 21
CONDITIONS. 22
(C) A CASE MANAGER SHALL : 23 2 HOUSE BILL 1098
(1) COORDINATE SERVICES A MONG DIFFERENT DEPAR TMENTS IN AN 1
INSTITUTION, INCLUDING: 2
(I) ACADEMIC COUNSELING ; 3
(II) DISABILITY SERVICES ; 4
(III) HOUSING AND DINING SERVICES; 5
(IV) HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; 6
(V) STUDENT ENGAGEMENT SE RVICES; 7
(VI) JOB TRAINING; AND 8
(VII) ANY OTHER RELEVANT SERVICES; 9
(2) PROVIDE INFORMATION TO STUDENTS REGARDIN G THE 10
AVAILABILITY OF AND ACCESS TO NECESSARY SUPPORTS AND SERVICES FOR 11
STUDENTS WITH CHRONI C HEALTH CONDITIONS; AND 12
(3) COLLECT DATA AND INFO RMATION ON PROGRAMS , SERVICES, 13
AND OUTCOMES, INCLUDING: 14
(I) THE NUMBER OF STUDENT S UTILIZING THE PROG RAMS AND 15
SERVICES; 16
(II) THE QUALITY AND EFFEC TIVENESS OF THE SERVICES 17
PROVIDED; 18
(III) THE SATISFACTION OF T HE STUDENTS UTILIZIN G THE 19
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING T HE CASE MANAGEMENT S ERVICES; 20
(IV) HEALTH SURVEYS ; 21
(V) NEEDS ASSESSMENTS ; 22
(VI) STUDENT RECOMMENDATIO NS; 23
(VII) STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT , INCLUDING 24
COMPLETION OF CREDIT S, GRADUATION RATES, NONCOMPLETION OF CRE DITS, 25
MEDICAL WITHDRAWALS , AND LEAVES OF ABSENCE; AND 26 HOUSE BILL 1098 3
(VIII) ANY OTHER DATA OR INF ORMATION DETERMINED 1
NECESSARY BY THE CAS E MANAGER OR INSTITUTION. 2
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 3
1, 2022. 4