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Maryland Del. Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (D)

21st district

Email Address: joseline.pena.melnyk@house.maryland.gov

Phone: (410) 841-3800

Fax: (410) 841-3342

Office Address:
H-101 State House
100 State Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401

Born, Dominican Republic, June 27, 1966; John F. Kennedy High School, Bronx, New York; Buffalo State College, B.A., Criminal Justice, 1987; University at Buffalo Law School, The State University of New York, J.D., 1991; Attorney, Defender Association of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1991-92; Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, U.S. Department of Justice, 1997-99; Married; three children.

MD - Health and Government Operations (House)

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Chair

MD - Rules and Executive Nominations (House)

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Member

MD - Legislative Policy

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House Member

MD - Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission

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House Chair

MD - House Cannabis Referendum and Legalization Workgroup (House)

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Member

MD - HB933 End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act)

MD - HB977 Maryland Department of Health - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

MD - HB970 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Hospitals - Dental Services

MD - HB953 Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program

MD - HB732 Health - Mental Health Care Provider Immunity and Establishment of Specialty Tertiary Care Psychiatric Programs

MD - HB1149 Medicaid Waiver Programs - Waitlist and Registry Reduction (End the Wait Act)

MD - HB6 Department of General Services - Energy-Conserving Standards (Maryland Sustainable Buildings Act of 2023)

MD - HB19 State Board of Examiners of Psychologists - License and Registration Issuance and Renewals - Electronic Means

MD - HB20 Vehicle Laws – Horse Riding – Helmet Requirement for Minors

MD - HB26 Health Occupations - Psychologists - Licensure Qualification

MD - HB28 Income Tax – Credit for Caregivers of Senior Family Members

MD - HB46 Corporate Income Tax - Combined Reporting

MD - HB53 Human Services - Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council

MD - HB58 Open Meetings Act - State Ethics Commission (Maryland State Agency Transparency Act of 2023)

MD - HB63 Certified Local Farm and Fish Program - Establishment

MD - HB103 State Board of Social Work Examiners - Temporary License to Practice Social Work

MD - HB111 Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, and Workgroup on Low-Income Utility Assistance

MD - HB121 Mental Health - Treatment Plans for Individuals in Facilities and Resident Grievance System

MD - HB124 Mandated Reports - Revisions

MD - HB138 Study on Statewide 2-1-1 and 3-1-1 Systems

MD - HB141 State Government – Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs – Alterations

MD - HB172 Health Occupations - Licensed Athletic Trainers - Dry Needling Approval

MD - HB180 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Adoption Expenses - Alterations

MD - HB208 Street Racing and Exhibition Driving - Prohibited Acts, Enforcement, and Penalties

MD - HB214 Commission on Public Health - Establishment

MD - HB234 State Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Disciplinary Actions

MD - HB238 Massage Therapy - Discipline

MD - HB241 State Board of Physicians - Dispensing Permits

MD - HB245 Minority Business Enterprise Program - Reporting

MD - HB260 Maryland Sign Language Interpreters Act

MD - HB261 Eligible Projects - Procurement of Construction Materials (Buy Clean Maryland Act)

MD - HB273 Health Occupations - Environmental Health Specialists - Revisions

MD - HB274 Task Force on Reducing Emergency Department Wait Times

MD - HB275 State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Faculty, Part-Time Faculty, and Graduate Assistants

MD - HB278 Health Occupations - Clinical Nurse Specialists - Prescribing

MD - HB283 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Gender-Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act)

MD - HB288 Grocery Stores and Restaurants - Automated External Defibrillator Program (Joe Sheya Act)

MD - HB290 Public Health - Dental Services - Access

MD - HB299 Environment - Synthetic Turf - Chain of Custody

MD - HB302 Public Health - Rare Disease Advisory Council

MD - HB304 Motor Vehicles - Noise Limits and Modification of Exhaust Systems and Noise Abatement Devices

MD - HB309 State Employee Rights and Protections - Personnel Actions and Harassment - Complaints

MD - HB318 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Provider Agencies and Personal Care Aides - Reimbursement and Wage Reports

MD - HB319 Pesticides - PFAS Testing - Study

MD - HB321 Cigarette Restitution Fund - Payments for Sale and Marketing of Electronic Smoking Devices - Use

MD - HB322 Public Health - Home- and Community-Based Services for Children and Youth

MD - HB328 State Finance and Procurement - Grants - Prompt Payment Requirement

MD - HB333 Hospitals - Financial Assistance - Medical Bill Reimbursement Process

MD - HB339 Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Reporting and Sunset Extension

MD - HB351 Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Previous Cesarean Section

MD - HB354 Maryland Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program - Account Establishment - Procedures

MD - HB357 Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law

MD - HB365 Department of Agriculture - Spay/Neuter Fund

MD - HB374 Health Insurance – Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Audits of Pharmacies and Pharmacists

MD - HB382 Maryland Department of Health and Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Managed Care Organizations and Prescription Drug Claims - Study

MD - HB395 State Government - State Facilities Changes and Closures - Procedures

MD - HB401 Maryland Audiology, Hearing Aid Dispensing, Speech-Language Pathology, and Music Therapy Act - Definitions and Application

MD - HB412 Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Consent and Second-Degree Rape

MD - HB418 Mental Health - Workforce Development - Fund Established

MD - HB429 Procurement Improvement Council - Membership and Duties

MD - HB453 State Board of Physicians - Inactive and Emeritus Status

MD - HB454 Health Occupations - Licenses, Certificates, and Registrations - Lawful Presence and Identification Numbers

MD - HB456 State Board of Pharmacy - Accessible Prescription Labels, Bag Tags, and Medical Guides for Blind, Visually Impaired, and Print Disabled Individuals - Regulations

MD - HB470 Environment - Fire-Fighting Training - Oriented Strand Board - Prohibition

MD - HB480 Department of Veterans Affairs - Burial in State Veterans' Cemeteries - Spouses and Dependents

MD - HB507 State Board of Physicians - Supervised Medical Graduates

MD - HB535 Election Law - Ballot Issuance, Processing, and Reporting Procedures and 2024 Primary Date

MD - HB538 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Water Affordability Assistance

MD - HB571 Opioids - Opioid Restitution Advisory Council and Fund and Overdose Response Program

MD - HB586 State Procurement - Purchasing - Compost, Mulch, and Soil Amendments and Aggregate

MD - HB588 Health Insurance - Qualified Resident Enrollment Program (Access to Care Act)

MD - HB596 Health and Human Services Transportation Improvement Act of 2023

MD - HB611 State Board of Nursing – Sunset Extension, Licensure Exceptions, and Board Operations and Membership

MD - HB614 Department of Aging - Long-Term Care and Dementia Care Navigation Programs

MD - HB676 Cemeteries - Interment - Pet Remains

MD - HB681 Recovery Residence Grant Program - Establishment

MD - HB690 Maryland African American Museum Corporation - Board of Directors - Membership

MD - HB693 State Board of Pharmacy - Board Membership, Delegated Pharmacy Acts, and Sunset Extension

MD - HB702 Health Care Facilities - Nursing Homes - Acquisitions and Licensure

MD - HB703 Public Health - Parkinson's Disease - Advisory Committee and Website

MD - HB705 Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive Freedom

MD - HB716 Managed Care Organizations - Retroactive Denial of Reimbursement - Information in Written Statement

MD - HB717 State Board of Nursing - Peer Advisory Committees, Scopes of Practice, and Licensure Requirements

MD - HB774 Assisted Living Programs - Unlicensed Programs - Resident Abuse, Exploitation, and Neglect (The Senator Delores Kelley Residents of Unlicensed Programs Protection Act)

MD - HB785 Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocol and Prior Authorization - Revisions

MD - HB786 Electronic Health Networks and Electronic Medical Records - Nursing Homes - Release of Records

MD - HB809 State Procurement – Minority Business Enterprise Program – Extension and Reports

MD - HB811 Hospitals - Testing for Fentanyl (The Josh Siems Act)

MD - HB812 Health - Reproductive Health Services - Protected Information and Insurance Requirements

MD - HB814 Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program - Sunset Extension

MD - HB815 Cancer Screening - Health Insurance and Assessment of Outreach, Education, and Health Disparities

MD - HB816 Procurement - Minority Business Enterprises and Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprises - Participation Goal Scorecard

MD - HB817 State Government - Regulation Procedures and the Maryland Register

MD - HB823 Mental Health Law - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs

MD - HB869 Department of the Environment - Study on Deathcare and Funeral Practices

MD - HB876 Maternal Mortality Review Program - Local Teams - Access to Records

MD - HB915 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program and Climate Impact Health Coverage Program – Establishment

MD - HB1051 Public Information Act - Decisions of the State Public Information Act Compliance Board - Appeals

MD - HB1071 Criminal Law and Procedure - Cannabis - Fines for Smoking in Public, Stops, and Searches

MD - HB1073 Homeowner Assistance Fund – Victims of Domestic Violence – Eligibility

MD - HB1098 Education - English Learners and Dual Language Immersion Programs - Funding and Establishment (Multilingualism Is an Asset Act)

MD - HB1105 Public Schools – Water Safety and Swimming Course – Established

MD - HB1141 State Information Technology - Prohibited Applications and Websites

MD - HB1144 State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency - Modifications

MD - HB1146 Maryland Department of Health and Maryland Health Care Commission - Dental Services - Survey and Regional Needs Assessment

MD - HB1148 Behavioral Health Care - Treatment and Access (Behavioral Health Model for Maryland)

MD - HB1151 Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Services Rendered by a Pharmacist

MD - HB1153 Behavioral Health Programs - Residential Programs - Food Service Facility Requirements

MD - HB1155 Workgroup on Establishing a Youth Codesigned Integrated Behavioral Health Model

MD - HB1156 Pharmacists - Therapy Management Contract - Form

MD - HB1159 State Board of Dental Examiners - University of Maryland School of Dentistry Faculty - Qualifying for Examination

MD - HB1160 Maryland Pathway to Nursing Program and Advisory Committee - Establishment

MD - HB1176 Public Safety - Voluntary 9-1-1 Registry

MD - HB1189 Economic Development - Cybersecurity - Cyber Maryland Program

MD - HB1209 Environment – Flood Control – Flood Risk Assessment and Model Ordinance (Climate Ready Floodplain Act of 2023)

MD - HB1217 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Required Coverage for Biomarker Testing

MD - HB1219 Maryland Educator Shortage Reduction Act of 2023

MD - HB1232 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccines

MD - HB1244 Maryland Holocaust Remembrance Day

MD - HB1249 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics - Planning Grant Funds and Demonstration Application

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