Lyme Disease Association

Do you live or work in Maryland?
STOP HB 836 now before it STOPS your Lyme treatment!

You need to take action now. The Maryland Delegates voted for a bill that mandates the Maryland Department of Health to disseminate "latest consensus guidelines" (read IDSA) to physicians in Maryland. HB 836 is now moving to the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee for a hearing/vote on April 4. If it passes here, these guidelines may prevent Lyme patients from getting further treatment and those just bitten from getting a diagnosis. Stop it now while you can. Contact the Senate Committee members TODAY; don't wait!!

1. Everybody call or email senators below to VOTE AGAINST HB 836

2. Here’s the bill text for HB 836

3. Tell the Senators to vote against the bill. Object to the following provision in the bill that states: Page 2- line 21-24, (IV) DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ABOUT LYME DISEASE INCLUDING THE LATEST CONSENSUS GUIDELINES FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF LYME DISEASE

4. Here’s the Senators to email and/or call (give name address phone or email; tell to vote against bill)

Joan Carter Conway, Chair 410-841-3145
(Baltimore Co.) 1-800-492-7122 Ext. 3145
joan.carter.conway@senate.state.md.us

Roy P. Dyson, V. Chair 410-841-3673
(Calvert, Charles, St. Mary's) 1-800-492-7122 Ext. 3673
roy.dyson@senate.state.md.us

Gwendolyn T. Britt 410-841-3745
(Prince George's) 1-800-492-7122 Ext. 3745
gwendolyn.britt@senate.state.md.us

Richard F. Colburn 410-841-3590
(Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, Wicomico) 1-800-492-7122 Ext. 3590
richard.colburn@senate.state.md.us

Janet Greenip 410-841-3568
(Anne Arundel) 1-800-492-7122 Ext. 3568
janet.greenip@senate.state.md.us

Andrew P. Harris 410-841-3706
(Baltimore Co., Harford) 1-800-492-7122 Ext. 3706
andrew.harris@senate.state.md.us

J. Robert Hooper 410-841-3603
(Harford) 1-800-492-7122 Ext. 3603
robert.hooper@senate.state.md.us

Michael G. Lenett 410-841-3151
(Montgomery) 1-800-492-7122 Ext. 3151
mike.lenett@senate.state.md.us

Paul G. Pinsky 410-841-3155
(Prince George's) 1-800-492-7122 Ext. 3155
paul.pinsky@senate.state.md.us

James C. Rosapepe 410-841-3141
(Prince George's, Anne Arundel) 1-800-492-7122 Ext. 3141
jim.rosapepe@senate.state.md.us

Robert A. Zirkin 410-841-3131
(Baltimore Co.) 1-800-492-7122 Ext. 3131
bobby.zirkin@senate.state.md.us