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>>>> Senate Bill 18 and House Bill 76: Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccines
SB 18 and HB 76 are House and Senate versions of the same bill. As amended, they would allow pharmacists to vaccinate children:
- at age 3 and up for flu, Covid, and any vaccines used in response "a public health emergency," with NO dr's prescription required
- at age 7 and up for all other vaccines, with NO dr's prescription required
Maryland law prior to 2020 (and what it will revert back to if this bill does not pass) allowed phamacists to vaccinate children at age 9+ for flu and at age 11 for other vaccines WITH a dr's prescription. SB 18 and HB 76 are a radical departure from the previous policy!
HB 76 status: PASSED out of the HGO subcomittee, held for full committee vote on Tuesday March 12 (the bill was held due a request for further amendments by a member of the committee)
SB 18 status: PASSSED out of Senate Finance committee, brought to Senate Floor for full vote on Friday March 8, and held over for full Senate vote on Monday March 11 (the bill was held due to a request for amendment by member of the Senate)
TAKE ACTION TODAY!
✓ EMAIL and CALL the House HGO Committee and OPPOSE HB 76! Urge the committee members to SAY NO to HB 76 and/or to add on safeguard amendments. See HERE for more info and contact list.
✓ EMAIL and CALL members of the Senate and OPPOSE SB 18 and HB 76. Call for safeguard amendments or urge them to VOTE NO. See HERE for more info and contact list.
✓ EMAIL and CALL members of the House and OPPOSE SB 18 and HB 76. Call for safeguard amendments or urge them to VOTE NO. See HERE for more info and contact list.
ACT TODAY! These bills will only be defeated if there is an abundance of community action!!
READ THIS FIRST.
Choose some opposition points below that resonate with you. Remember- you are writing and calling as a Maryland voter to an elected representative.
Please do not copy the points exactly.
Please do not mention this group. Your voice as a primary-voting citizen is very powerful!
You can send in one email to the entire Senate. Phone calls are also very important. Thank you for your advocacy!
SENATE EMAIL LIST:
guy.guzzone@senate.state.md.us, jim.rosapepe@senate.state.md.us, jack.bailey@senate.state.md.us, joanne.benson@senate.state.md.us, paul.corderman@senate.state.md.us, sarah.elfreth@senate.state.md.us, shelly.hettleman@senate.state.md.us, michael.jackson@senate.state.md.us, jb.jennings@senate.state.md.us, nancy.king@senate.state.md.us, cory.mccray@senate.state.md.us, johnnyray.salling@senate.state.md.us, brian.feldman@senate.state.md.us, Cheryl.Kagan@senate.state.md.us, malcolm.augustine@senate.state.md.us, benjamin.brooks@senate.state.md.us, marybeth.carozza@senate.state.md.us, jason.gallion@senate.state.md.us, katiefry.hester@senate.state.md.us, karen.young@senate.state.md.us, bryan.simonaire@senate.state.md.us, mary.washington@senate.state.md.us, ron.watson@senate.state.md.us, pamela.beidle@senate.state.md.us, katherine.klausmeier@senate.state.md.us, arthur.ellis@senate.state.md.us, dawn.gile@senate.state.md.us, antonio.hayes@senate.state.md.us, steve.hershey@senate.state.md.us, Ben.Kramer@senate.state.md.us, clarence.lam@senate.state.md.us, johnny.mautz@senate.state.md.us, justin.ready@senate.state.md.us, alonzo.washington@senate.state.md.us, will.smith@senate.state.md.us, jeff.waldstreicher@senate.state.md.us, jill.carter@senate.state.md.us, nick.charles@senate.state.md.us, william.folden@senate.state.md.us, marydulany.james@senate.state.md.us, ariana.kelly@senate.state.md.us, mike.mckay@senate.state.md.us, anthony.muse@senate.state.md.us, charles.sydnor@senate.state.md.us, chris.west@senate.state.md.us, craig.zucker@senate.state.md.us, bill.ferguson@senate.state.md.us
You can send in one email to the entire committee. Phone calls are also very important. Thank you for your advocacy!
HOUSE HGO EMAIL LIST:
joseline.pena.melnyk@house.state.md.us, bonnie.cullison@house.state.md.us, tiffany.alston@house.state.md.us, heather.bagnall@house.state.md.us, harry.bhandari@house.state.md.us, brian.chisholm@house.state.md.us, pam.guzzone@house.state.md.us, Terri.Hill@house.state.md.us, tom.hutchinson@house.state.md.us, steve.johnson@house.state.md.us, anne.kaiser@house.state.md.us, ken.kerr@house.state.md.us, nicholaus.kipke@house.state.md.us, robbyn.lewis@house.state.md.us, lesley.lopez@house.state.md.us, ashanti.martinez@house.state.md.us, Matt.Morgan@house.state.md.us, Teresa.Reilly@house.state.md.us, samuel.rosenberg@house.state.md.us, kathy.szeliga@house.state.md.us, deni.taveras@house.state.md.us, jennifer.white@house.state.md.us, jamila.woods@house.state.md.us
HOUSE HGO PHONE NUMBERS:
Delegate Pena-Melnyk: 410-841-3502 | 301-858-3502
Delegate Cullison: 410-841-3883 | 301-858-3883
Delegate Alston: 410-841-3139 | 301-858-3139
Delegate Bagnall: 410-841-3406 | 301-858-3406
Delegate Bhandari: 410-841-3526 | 301-858-3526
Delegate Chisholm: 410-841-3206 | 301-858-3206
Delegate Guzzone: 410-841-3083 | 301-858-3083
Delegate Hill: 410-841-3378 | 301-858-3378
Delegate Hutchinson: 410-841-3582 | 301-858-3582
Delegate Johnson: 410-841-3280 | 301-858-3280
Delegate Kaiser: 410-841-3036 | 301-858-3036
Delegate Kerr: 410-841-3240 | 301-858-3240
Delegate Kipke: 410-841-3421 | 301-858-3421
Delegate Lewis: 410-841-3772 | 301-858-3772
Delegate Lopez (HB 76 Bill Sponsor): 410-841-3021 | 301-858-3021
Delegate Martinez: 410-841-3652 | 301-858-3652
Delegate Morgan: 410-841-3170 | 301-858-3170
Delegate Reilly: 410-841-3278 | 301-858-3278
Delegate Rosenberg: 410-841-3297 | 301-858-3297
Delegate Szeliga: 410-841-3698 | 301-858-3698
Delegate Taveras: 410-841-3101 | 301-858-3101
Delegate White Holland: 410-841-3744 | 301-858-3744
Delegate Woods: 410-841-3544 | 301-858-3544
You can send in one email to the entire committee. Phone calls are also very important. Thank you for your advocacy!
HOUSE EMAIL LIST:
ben.barnes@house.state.md.us, Mark.Chang@house.state.md.us, gabriel.acevero@house.state.md.us, Carl.Anderton@house.state.md.us, mark.edelson@house.state.md.us, catherine.forbes@house.state.md.us, Jeff.Ghrist@house.state.md.us, ,kevin.harris@house.state.md.us, jim.hinebaugh@house.state.md.us, julian.ivey@house.state.md.us, dana.jones@house.state.md.us, jazz.lewis@house.state.md.us, nino.mangione@house.state.md.us, aletheia.mccaskill@house.state.md.us, susan.mccomas@house.state.md.us, Ric.Metzgar@house.state.md.us, malcolm.ruff@house.state.md.us, emily.shetty@house.state.md.us, stephanie.smith@house.state.md.us, jared.solomon@house.state.md.us, ryan.spiegel@house.state.md.us, joshua.stonko@house.state.md.us, courtney.watson@house.state.md.us, sarah.wolek@house.state.md.us, ct.wilson@house.state.md.us, brian.crosby@house.state.md.us, christopher.adams@house.state.md.us, marlon.amprey@house.state.md.us, steven.arentz@house.state.md.us, adrian.boafo@house.state.md.us, lorig.charkoudian@house.state.md.us, Diana.Fennell@house.state.md.us, mark.fisher@house.state.md.us, andreafletcher.harrison@house.state.md.us, david.fraser.hidalgo@house.state.md.us, Seth.Howard@house.state.md.us, carl.jackson@house.state.md.us, andre.johnson@house.state.md.us, jesse.pippy@house.state.md.us, andrew.pruski@house.state.md.us, lily.qi@house.state.md.us, pam.queen@house.state.md.us, mike.rogers@house.state.md.us, April.Rose@house.state.md.us, Sheree.Sample.Hughes@house.state.md.us, veronica.turner@house.state.md.us, kris.valderrama@house.state.md.us, william.wivell@house.state.md.us, Marc.Korman@house.state.md.us, regina.boyce@house.state.md.us, jackie.addison@house.state.md.us, nick.allen@house.state.md.us, terry.baker@house.state.md.us, Barrie.Ciliberti@house.state.md.us, debra.davis@house.state.md.us, linda.foley@house.state.md.us, michele.guyton@house.state.md.us, anne.healey@house.state.md.us, marvin.holmes@house.state.md.us, jay.jacobs@house.state.md.us, mary.lehman@house.state.md.us, jeffrie.long@house.state.md.us, sara.love@house.state.md.us, todd.morgan@house.state.md.us, ryan.nawrocki@house.state.md.us, charles.otto@house.state.md.us, sheila.ruth@house.state.md.us, dana.stein@house.state.md.us, vaughn.stewart@house.state.md.us, jen.terrasa@house.state.md.us, natalie.ziegler@house.state.md.us, joseline.pena.melnyk@house.state.md.us, tiffany.alston@house.state.md.us, heather.bagnall@house.state.md.us, harry.bhandari@house.state.md.us, brian.chisholm@house.state.md.us, pam.guzzone@house.state.md.us, Terri.Hill@house.state.md.us, tom.hutchinson@house.state.md.us, steve.johnson@house.state.md.us, anne.kaiser@house.state.md.us, ken.kerr@house.state.md.us, nicholaus.kipke@house.state.md.us, robbyn.lewis@house.state.md.us, lesley.lopez@house.state.md.us, ashanti.martinez@house.state.md.us, Matt.Morgan@house.state.md.us, Teresa.Reilly@house.state.md.us, samuel.rosenberg@house.state.md.us, kathy.szeliga@house.state.md.us, deni.taveras@house.state.md.us, jennifer.white@house.state.md.us, jamila.woods@house.state.md.us, anne.healey@house.state.md.us, marvin.holmes@house.state.md.us, Vanessa.Atterbeary@house.state.md.us, ben.barnes@house.state.md.us, sandy.bartlett@house.state.md.us, Jason.Buckel@house.state.md.us, Mark.Chang@house.state.md.us, luke.clippinger@house.state.md.us, brian.crosby@house.state.md.us, bonnie.cullison@house.state.md.us, nicholaus.kipke@house.state.md.us, Marc.Korman@house.state.md.us, jazz.lewis@house.state.md.us, David.Moon@house.state.md.us, joseline.pena.melnyk@house.state.md.us, jesse.pippy@house.state.md.us, Teresa.Reilly@house.state.md.us, Sheree.Sample.Hughes@house.state.md.us, stephanie.smith@house.state.md.us, dana.stein@house.state.md.us, kathy.szeliga@house.state.md.us, kris.valderrama@house.state.md.us, jheanelle.wilkins@house.state.md.us, ct.wilson@house.state.md.us, luke.clippinger@house.state.md.us, sandy.bartlett@house.state.md.us, lauren.arikan@house.state.md.us, christopher.bouchat@house.state.md.us, jon.cardin@house.state.md.us, frank.conaway@house.state.md.us, charlotte.crutchfield@house.state.md.us, elizabeth.embry@house.state.md.us, Robin.Grammer@house.state.md.us, aaron.kaufman@house.state.md.us, David.Moon@house.state.md.us, rachel.munoz@house.state.md.us, cheryl.pasteur@house.state.md.us, n.scott.phillips@house.state.md.us, kent.roberson@house.state.md.us, stuart.schmidt@house.state.md.us, gary.simmons@house.state.md.us, karen.simpson@house.state.md.us, kym.taylor@house.state.md.us, chris.tomlinson@house.state.md.us, karen.toles@house.state.md.us, william.valentine@house.state.md.us, nicole.williams@house.state.md.us, Vanessa.Atterbeary@house.state.md.us, jheanelle.wilkins@house.state.md.us, dalya.attar@house.state.md.us, Jason.Buckel@house.state.md.us, Eric.Ebersole@house.state.md.us, kris.fair@house.state.md.us, jessica.feldmark@house.state.md.us, mike.griffith@house.state.md.us, brooke.grossman@house.state.md.us, wayne.hartman@house.state.md.us, shaneka.henson@house.state.md.us, Kevin.Hornberger@house.state.md.us, Bob.Long@house.state.md.us, april.miller@house.state.md.us, bernice.mireku-north@house.state.md.us, julie.palakovichcarr@house.state.md.us, Edith.Patterson@house.state.md.us, joe.vogel@house.state.md.us, melissa.wells@house.state.md.us, greg.wims@house.state.md.us, chao.wu@house.state.md.us, caylin.young@house.state.md.us
- National media is exposing pharmacies as chaotic, dangerous places where staff are overworked and making mistakes. Pharmacists are overwhelmed already with adult vaccines, which now include Covid and RSV. They cannot handle the additional workload of childhood vaccines. Pharmacies are too chaotic to add screaming children into the mix. Additional articles to email: Washington Post, NY Times, Barrons, Chevy-Chase-Bethesda Patch
- The best health outcomes for children occur when the parent and pediatrician work as a team and consider health history, precautions, and contraindications before making any medical decisions. Children are NOT vaccinated like adults and have a very complicated schedule, receiving multiple shots at once.
- Immunizations are pharmaceutical products that come with warnings, precautions, and contraindications. A child must be properly assessed prior to administration to reduce risk for serious harm and/or death. A pharmacist does not have this training or the time in their day.
- The Federal 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act removed liability for vaccine makers as well as from the provider that administers the vaccine. Pharmacists have not been trained in assessment for childhood vaccines and will not be liable for any mistakes, leaving children at risk.
