Maryland has a fireworks manufacturer and distributer in Elkton. This bill may have the General Assembly's most intense and remarkable legislative history. This year, the bill passed the House Environmental Matters Committee, failed on the House floor by one vote, was reconsidered, passed the House by 2 votes, passed out of the Senate Finance Committee, narrowly made passage on 2nd reader, failed on the Senate floor, was reconsidered, and passed by one vote in the Senate. For the last 2 years, the bill has passed in the Senate by one vote, following a reconsideration. Each vote, each year, has required intense lobbying of every Member of the House and Senate for their vote.
Pediatricians continue to value the nurse practitioners that work in their offices.
With passage of this bill, Chapter members will need to review their own clinical and financial contracts with their nurse practitioners to assure their own financial viability and to protect their professional liability. The Chapter will seek to assist members with information to help you with this task. Regional and pediatric trauma system were not included in the funding, but their financial needs will be studied. Our new Environmental Committee provided guidance on many bills impacting the environment, noting children's sensitivities to the environment. If the pesticide training is grant funded by the CDC , we may still see physician education on pesticides.