March 5, 2021 By: Lisa Kershner Read the full article here. Maryland’s public access ombudsman and the chair of the Public Information Act Compliance Board say they need greater enforcement powers to make state and local government more transparent to …
Continue ReadingMarch 3, 2021 By: Guest Commentary Read the full article here. As Elizabeth Shwe reported last week in Maryland Matters, an emergency bill introduced by Senate President Bill Ferguson requires a consultant study of the capacity of the Maryland State Department of Education, …
Continue ReadingFebruary 27, 2021 Dear Friend: With false-positive COVID tests and moving my important emergency telehealth legislation, we finally hit the halfway point in our 90-day session! Moving Forward with Telehealth My emergency legislation SB278 to provide telehealth for School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) …
Continue ReadingMarch 4, 2021 By: Eric Wicklund Read the full article here. Only 18 of Maryland's 86 school-based health centers are currently allowed to offer telehealth. An emergency bill making its way through the Legislature would make it easier for those …
Continue ReadingMarch 3, 2021 By: Elizabeth Shwe Read the full article here. An emergency measure, already approved in the Senate, to allow each of Maryland’s 86 school-based health centers to offer telehealth was voted out of a House education subcommittee Tuesday. …
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