Public Health - Crisis Response System - Resources for Family Members and Trauma-Informed Care Training (Tiarra's Law)

Summary

The bill directs the Maryland Department of Health to produce a pamphlet that lists state and national crisis‑support resources and requires health‑care providers and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to give the pamphlet to individuals who request it or who are involved in a death, overdose, or behavioral‑health crisis. It also orders a review of existing trauma‑informed care training for those providers and a report of findings to the General Assembly by Dec. 1, 2026. The measure updates the state’s crisis response system framework and data‑reporting requirements.

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Hearings

• Finance — Bill Hearing
  Finance · Mar 25, 2026
• Senate Finance Committee
  Senate Finance Committee · Mar 25, 2026
• Health — Bill Hearing
  Health · Mar 3, 2026

History

1. Mar 20, 2026Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2. Mar 19, 2026Referred Finance
3. Mar 18, 2026Third Reading Passed
4. Mar 13, 2026Favorable Report by Health
5. Mar 13, 2026Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
6. Feb 13, 2026Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
7. Feb 13, 2026First Reading Health

Sponsors

• Chair, Health Committee · sponsor

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