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Maryland House Bill HB1083 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4		[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6		-	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7		-	amendment.
8	5		hb1083
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10	7		HOUSE BILL 1083
11	8		J1 5lr3061
12	9		CF SB 790
13	10		By: Delegates Woods, Alston, Bagnall, Bhandari, Boafo, Crutchfield, Fair, Fennell,
14	11		Harrison, Kaiser, Kaufman, J. Lewis, J. Long, Martinez, Patterson,
15	12		Roberson, Roberts, Simmons, Taylor, Turner, Valderrama, Wilkins, and
16		-	Williams Williams, Pena–Melnyk, Cullison, Guzzone, Hill, S. Johnson, Kerr,
17		-	Lopez, Rosenberg, Taveras, Woorman, and Ross
	13	+	Williams
18	14		Introduced and read first time: February 5, 2025
19	15		Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
20		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
21		-	House action: Adopted
22		-	Read second time: March 3, 2025
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24		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	17	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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26	19		AN ACT concerning 1
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28		-	Maryland Department of Health – Workgroup Behavioral Health Advisory 2
29		-	Council and the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access – 3
30		-	Plan to Implement Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment 4
31		-	Requirements 5
	21	+	Maryland Department of Health – Workgroup to Implement Early and Periodic 2
	22	+	Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Requirements 3
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33		-	FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Department of Health to convene a Behavioral 6
34		-	Health Advisory Council and the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment 7
35		-	and Access, through its workgroup on youth behavioral health, individuals with 8
36		-	developmental disabilities, and individuals with complex behavioral health needs, to 9
37		-	provide recommendations to implement Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, 10
38		-	and Treatment requirements; and generally relating to a workgroup plan to 11
39		-	implement Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment requirements. 12
	24	+	FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Department of Health to convene a workgroup 4
	25	+	to implement Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment 5
	26	+	requirements; and generally relating to a workgroup to implement Early and 6
	27	+	Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment requirements. 7
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41		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
42		-	That: 14
	29	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 8
	30	+	That: 9
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44		-	(a) The Maryland Department of Health shall convene a workgroup to implement 15
45		-	Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment requirements. 16
	32	+	(a) The Maryland Department of Health shall convene a workgroup to implement 10
	33	+	Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment requirements. 11
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47		-	(b) The workgroup shall include the following members: 17
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	35	+	(b) The workgroup shall include the following members: 12
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	37	+	(1) behavioral health professionals who work with children and families; 13
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51		-	(1) ~~behavioral~~ health ~~professionals who work with children and families~~; 1
	39	+	(2) childhood mental health specialists; 14
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53		-	(2) ~~childhood mental health specialists~~; 2
	41	+	(3) clinicians who work with children and families; 15
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55		-	(3) ~~clinicians who work~~ with ~~children and families~~; 3
	43	+	(4) children with behavioral health issues; 16
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57		-	(4) ~~children with~~ behavioral health ~~issues~~; 4
	45	+	(5) behavioral health advocates; 17
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59		-	(5) behavioral health advocates; 5
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61		-	(6) parents and caregivers with experience navigating the behavioral 6
62		-	health system on behalf of children; and 7
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64		-	(7) other interested stakeholders. 8
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66		-	(c) (a) The Behavioral Health Advisory Council and the Commission on Behavioral 9
67		-	Health Care Treatment and Access, through its workgroup on youth behavioral health, 10
68		-	individuals with developmental disabilities, and individuals with complex behavioral 11
69		-	health needs, shall create a plan provide recommendations to implement the 12
70		-	recommendations in Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services State Health Official 13
71		-	letter #24–005: Best Practices for Adhering to Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, 14
72		-	and Treatment (EPSDT) Requirements for children, including: 15
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74		-	(1) screening and assessment of behavioral health conditions; 16
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76		-	(2) the feasibility of implementing the DC:0–5 Diagnostic Classification of 17
77		-	Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood as a 18
78		-	diagnostic tool for patients under the age of 5 years; 19
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80		-	(3) community–based services to correct and ameliorate a wide range of 20
81		-	behavioral health conditions; and 21
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83		-	(4) services to: 22
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85		-	(i) ensure children’s behavioral health; 23
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87		-	(ii) address early symptoms of concern, with or without a diagnosis; 24
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90		-	(iii) address urgent and crisis needs. 26
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92		-	(b) In performing the duties described in subsection (a) of this section, the Council 27
93		-	and Commission, through its workgroup, shall consult with: 28
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95		-	(1) behavioral health professionals who work with children and families; 29
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97		-	(2) early childhood mental health specialists; 30 HOUSE BILL 1083 3
	47	+	(6) parents and caregivers with experience navigating the behavioral 18
	48	+	health system on behalf of children; and 19 2 HOUSE BILL 1083
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101		-	(3) ~~clinicians who work with children and families;~~ 1
	52	+	(7) other interested stakeholders. 1
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103		-	(4) children with behavioral health issues; 2
	54	+	(c) The workgroup shall create a plan to implement the recommendations in 2
	55	+	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services State Health Official letter #24–005: Best 3
	56	+	Practices for Adhering to Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment 4
	57	+	(EPSDT) Requirements for children, including: 5
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105		-	(5) behavioral health ~~advocates~~; 3
	59	+	(1) screening and assessment of behavioral health conditions; 6
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107		-	(6) parents and caregivers with experience navigating the behavioral 4
108		-	health system on behalf of children; and 5
	61	+	(2) the feasibility of implementing the DC:0–5 Diagnostic Classification of 7
	62	+	Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood as a 8
	63	+	diagnostic tool for patients under the age of 5 years; 9
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110		-	(7) other interested stakeholders. 6
	65	+	(3) community–based services to correct and ameliorate a wide range of 10
	66	+	behavioral health conditions; and 11
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112		-	(d) (c) On or before December 1, 2025 January 1, 2026, the Maryland Department of 7
113		-	Health shall submit a report of the its findings and recommendations of the workgroup to 8
114		-	the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article. 9
	68	+	(4) services to: 12
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116		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, Th at this Act shall take effect July 10
117		-	1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and, at the end of June 30, 2026, this 11
118		-	Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no 12
119		-	further force and effect. 13
	70	+	(i) ensure children’s behavioral health; 13
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	72	+	(ii) address early symptoms of concern, with or without a diagnosis; 14
	73	+	and 15
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	75	+	(iii) address urgent and crisis needs. 16
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	77	+	(d) On or before December 1, 2025, the Maryland Department of Health shall 17
	78	+	submit a report of the findings and recommendations of the workgroup to the General 18
	79	+	Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article. 19
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124		-	Approved:
125		-	________________________________________________________________________________
126		-	Governor.
127		-	________________________________________________________________________________
128		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
129		-	________________________________________________________________________________
130		-	President of the Senate.
	81	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 20
	82	+	1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and, at the end of June 30, 2026, this 21
	83	+	Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no 22
	84	+	further force and effect. 23