The MDAAP is your voice at the table in the Maryland Department of Health, Maryland General Assembly, and other advisory boards. In addition, our MDAAP Pediatric Council assists with issues of access to care, quality of care, and physician payment. The MDAAP has recently tackled these issues:

• Met with the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) to recognize issues related to pediatric inpatient services and integration of pediatric care in the community
• Supported legislation to establish a Maternal and Child Health Task force to help HSCRC create policies that will incentivize prevention of and early intervention for pediatric illness and community-based models of care
• Wrote letter to Governor Hogan requesting E & M Code reimbursement be increased to parity with Medicare

The MDAAP is the voice of children in the Maryland General Assembly. The MDAAP will keep you informed about legislation affecting your patients – and with your help, we can bring expertise needed to move legislation forward. In 2020, the MDAAP supported legislation that would:

• Establish a crisis intervention team center of excellence in the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
• Dedicate staff at the Maryland Department of Education to coordinate with school behavioral health services, revise regulations regarding school-based health centers, and develop guidelines for schools on a trauma-informed approach
• Reduce tobacco, vaping, and electronic smoking devices use by banning flavored products
• Prohibit the use of chlorpyrifos in Maryland
• Establish a seat for an MDAAP representative on the Maryland
• Department of Health Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission
• Establish a State coordinator for Autism Strategy in the Maryland
• Department of Health Department of Disabilities