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  • 1998 HB 1287
  • 1999 HB 311
  • 1999 SB 420
  • 2004 SB 557
  • 2005 SB 596
    • 2005 Capital Article
    • Actions
    • Activism
    • Fiscal/Policy Note
    • Gutted & Rewritten
    • Patients, Families Share Stories
    • SB 596 Wording
    • Victims Show Support for LD Bill
  • 2006 HB 765
    • Labor & Employment Sec. 9-503
  • 2007 HB 836
    • DC Letter to Sponsor
    • LDA Info- HB 836
    • News Article- Guidelines Sought
  • 2008 HR741 SB1702
  • 2009 Federal Bills
    • FAQ HR 1179
    • Groups Supporting HR 1179 & S 1352
    • HR 1179 Changes
    • HR 1179 Cosponsors
    • Summary of HR 1179 & S 1352
  • 2010 Appropriation
    • Bill Status
    • Looking Back At The Bill
  • 2010 Disaster
    • 2010 Jemsek Ruling
    • CT References Maryland Lyme Task Force
    • Previous Board of Physicians Ruling
    • Public Policy- Task Force Report 2007
    • Q & A About The Investigation- Jaller
      • Jaller Requesting Help
    • Warning to Docs About Peer Review
  • 2010 HB 2
  • 2010 HB 290
    • Board of Physicians Report HB 290
    • MEDCHI Letter OPPOSING
  • 2010 HB 798
  • 2010 NO Legislation
  • 2011 Legislation
  • 2012 Federal Bills
    • Blumenthal & Gillibrand
    • DC Lyme Hearing HR 2557
    • Hearing on HR 2557
    • House Hearing, Smith, HR 2557
    • Sample Letters & Blurbs
    • Senate Hearing
    • Summary HR 2557
    • Testimony Senate Hearing
    • Text HR 2257 & S 1381
  • 2012 HB 1168
    • 2012 HB 1168 Hearing Testimony
    • 2012 HB 1168 House Letter
    • 2012 HB 1168 Listen
    • 2012 HB 1186 Response
    • HB 1168 Hearing
    • HB 1168 Unfavorable Report
    • HB 1168- "Present Form"
    • MEDCHI Position
    • Thanks to Delegates
  • 2012 SB 891
  • 2014 HB 0977
  • 2014 HR 4701
    • Governor Cuomo Has S 7854
    • HR-4701 Bill Drafts
    • Letter to Health Subcommittee HR4701
    • Notice to Maryland Residents
      • UPDATES- Following the Bill's Progress
  • 2014 SB215 & 217
    • Alert to Maryland Workers
    • History SB0215, 217 & HBO280 & 281
    • Letter to Baltimore Mayor
    • Letter to House Committees
    • Letter to Senator Klausmeier
    • Letter to Sponsors of HB0368
  • 2015 Federal Bills
    • 21st Century Cures Bill- Notes
    • Do Bills Really Work?
    • HR 6 Amendments Info
    • Senate Bill Introduced- 2015
    • Senate Bill Wording
    • Smile for the Camera
  • 2016 HB 399
    • Attachment- OPPOSE HB 399
      • Med-Chi Letter Opposing HB 399
    • Behind The Scenes- HB 399
    • Board of Physicians Statement
    • Letter to House Committee HB 399
    • Letter to Sponsors and Committee Chairmen 2016 Bills
    • Nat Cap Janet Jensen
    • PREVIOUS UPDATES for HB 399
    • Virginia Fix-It Bill HB 962
  • 2016 NO Bills!
    • Transparency- Actions, Contacts & Notes
  • 2016 SB 926
    • "Fix It" Bill Introduced in Virginia
    • DC Group To Talk On "HB 926" ??
    • Delmarva Joins Nat Cap
    • ILADS Facebook Response
    • Med-Chi Letter Opposing SB 926
    • Oppose Bill & They Hang Up On You?
    • Oppose SB 926- Attachment
    • PRE- Advertising 2016 Bill
    • Testimony- SB 926- OPPOSE
    • Board of Physicians Statement
  • 2017 HB 610
  • 2017 Working Group
    • 2017 WG Nominations- Transparency?
      • Nomination Notes- 2017
    • 1st Meeting TBD Working Group Submission Public Comments- Lucy Barnes
    • 1st Meeting TBD Working Group Submission Public Comments- Lucy Barnes
    • Gary Wormser Publications
    • IDSA Paul Auwaerter Written Comments & Rebuttal- May 15, 2018
    • Jenna Luche Thayer- May 2018- Attacks TBD Working Group Member On Religious Beliefs From The Christian Bible
    • Meeting Notes 5/10/18
    • Subcommittee Members Chosen
    • Submission- May 10, 2018 Meeting- TBD Working Group
    • Submission- TBD Working Group June 21, 2018 Meeting- Vaccines- History & Concerns
    • Submission- TBD Working Group- Congenital Lyme & TBD- June 21, 2018
    • Submission- TBD Working Group- Congenital Lyme & TBD- May 2018
    • SUMMARY- TBD REPORT- MAY 2018- Disease Vectors, Surveillance, and Prevention
    • TBD WG Final Draft- July 2018
    • Thayer & Mayday- Still Biting The Hand That Feeds Them- May 10, 2018 Comments
    • Videos of 1st TBD Working Group Presentations
    • Written Submissions- TBD Working Group- Lucy Barnes
  • 2018 Maryland Bills
    • HB 1266 & SB 0950
      • Notes On 2018 Bills
    • HB 880 & SB 793
    • Letter To Committee Members- HB 880 & SB 793
    • Opposition To Bills- Notes
    • Testimony SB 950 & HB 1266
  • 2018 NY Bill S7170A
  • 2019 Federal Bills
    • NOTES 2019 Federal Bill
    • Why NOT To Protest Federal Bill
    • Response To Shortfalls In Federal Bill
      • Shortfalls in Federal Bill- Inaccurate
    • Summary of Federal Bill 2019
    • Lyme Army Nasties
    • Lyme Army Protest 2019
    • House Actions- 1 Passed- 1 Blocked
    • Senate Bill Disaster- 2019
    • Tick Act- Before Change To Kay Hagan
  • 2019 Maryland Bills
    • 2019 Notes Phone Conference
    • Budget Amendment & 2 Other Bills 2019
    • Letter To Sponsors- 2019 Bills
    • Note To Patients To Contact Sponsors 2019 Bills
    • References HB 660 & SB 557- 2019
    • SB 557 and HB 660- First 2019 Bills
    • 2019 Maryland Bills
    • 2019 Maryland Bills
  • 2019-2021 The T.I.C.K. Act
    • Comments About The Bill- Random
  • 2019 Working Group- Federal
    • David H. Walker
      • David Walker- Editing Journals He Published In- Federal Grants
      • David Walker Grants From Phillip Baker (ALDF)
      • David Walker Grants From Samuel Perdue (TBDWG)
    • Government Not Honoring Its Own Rules
    • Idiots Clamoring For Attention
      • Mayday Project Wrong Again! July 2019
    • June 4, 2019 Meeting Notes
    • June 4 2019 Public Meeting Overview
    • Letter Requesting Accommodations- June 2019
    • Members As Of June 3, 2019
    • Testimony for June 4, 2019 Meeting
    • Use of Reports In Scientific Publications
    • Samuel Perdue
      • Perdue- DOD TBD Committee
    • CENSORED- TBDWG Testimony- June 4, 2019
    • 2017 TBDWG Member List
    • 2019 TBDWG Member's List
  • 2020 Maryland Bills
  • Bayh-Dole Act 1980
  • Complaints & Legal Actions
    • Aberrant Laboratory Practice at the Lyme Borreliosis Unit (LBU)
    • Susan O'Connell- Complaint Filed
  • Cures 21st Century
    • Cures Act White Paper- Patient Perspectives
    • Cures Act- Updates and Notes
    • Email Alerts
    • Hyde Amendment- Womens Right to Choose
    • Text- 21st Century Cures Act
    • Tick IPM Meetings- Minutes
  • Doc Protection Bills
    • California- 2005
    • Iowa- 2017
    • Legislation Reported By Others
    • Massachusetts- 2010
    • New York- 2015
    • Sample Bill- Doctor Protection- Maryland 2019
      • 2019 Bill- Lyme & TBD Diagnostic & Treatment Options
      • Notes for 2019 Proposed Bill- Maryland- Doctor Protection
    • Vermont- 2014
    • MD Board of Physicians- Doctor Protection Statement
  • FEDERAL Archives
    • Bill Basics- Q & A
    • Bill Summary
    • Congress Statements
    • HR 1179
    • Sample Blurbs/Letters
    • SB 1352
    • Video Clips
  • Federal Bill Summary 1987-2016
  • Foes
    • A Request To Use Caution
    • Andy Harris- Huh?
    • Attorney General- Laws
    • Auwaerter- Letter
    • Babesia OpEd
    • Blog Post Asking For Help
    • Charges Against Doctors
    • Dr. Jaller, Maryland
    • Editorial- Lucy Barnes
    • Hardball Steps In
    • Healing Well Chat Group
    • Infighting Amongst Groups
      • What's Wrong With These People?
    • Information to Doctors Assisting Jaller
    • Jenna Luche Thayer- Stirring It Up Again
      • Jenna Lucha Thayer- Again and Again
      • Jenna Luche Thayer- More Attacks on Advocates & Doctors
    • Karen Montgomery- Post
    • Karen Forschner- Conflicts Shadow Lyme Crusade
    • Karen Forschner & Friends
    • LymeNet Posts
    • LymeNet Posts 2009
    • Maryland Code of Regulations
    • MD Junction Chat Group
      • Page 2 of MD Junction Posts
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Monitoring Doctor Charges
    • More Attacks From NatCap & Their Attorney
      • Face Book Attacks From NatCap Lyme Group
    • More Harassing of Federal Working Group- April 2018
    • Notes Concerning Jaller Case
    • Outcome
    • Pallone- Congress (NJ)
    • Patient Blog
    • Request to Contact Legislators
    • The Mayday Project- TBD Working Group Mess
      • Karen Forschner Going Off 4/5/18
      • More Blah Blah Blah From Mayday Project 3/30/18
    • The Mayday Project- TBD Working Group Mess
    • What's Wrong With These People?
      • UPDATE- March 28, 2018
    • Lynn Shepler Response
  • Friends
    • Dr. Burrascano- Video & Testimony
    • Legislators Good & Bad
    • Norman Conway- MD
    • Students Help Lyme Situation
  • Glory Hounds
    • 2007 Nat Cap Actions
    • 2010 Actions
    • Nat Cap Photos
    • NatCap Accusations
    • NatCap- Introducing Bills That Are Already Law
    • LDF Accepts Grant From Vaccine Makers
  • Good Bills Go Bad
  • How To Make a Law
  • IDSA Opposes
    • CT ID Letter to Legislator Lyddy
    • National Governor & National State Legislator's Letter
    • Opposes HB 290
    • Opposing New Hampshire Bill
    • Vaccine Autism Bill
  • Insurance Issues
    • Workers Compensation & Treatment Guidelines
  • IOM Report Recommending Better Guideline Process
  • Lawyers Opinions
  • Legal Cases
    • $5 Million Awarded- Child's Death- Nashville, TN
    • Appellant vs. Army Department NJ
    • Becker vs. AA County, MD
    • Canadian Case- Papineau vs. Drs.
    • Canadian Soldier Dismissed
    • Cecil County, MD Teen
    • Dunn vs. Standard Insurance, et. al.
    • Employment Discrimination
    • France- 300 Patients File Suit
    • Jury Awards $5 Million- Death of Infant
    • LymeNet Legal Case List
    • Long Term Disability Cases
    • Lyme Qualifies As Disability- NJ
    • Maine- Medical Malpractice Case
    • NO CDC Positive Needed- SS Disability
    • Parente vs. Empite BC/BS & Perry Orens
    • Patients & Families vs. IDSA/Insurers
    • Patient vs. University of Pittsburgh & Doctor
    • Rite-Aid Pharmacy Case
    • Rohrbaugh vs. Cigna Insurance- Loudoun County, VA
    • Sin Hang Lee vs. USA
    • Student Awarded $4.7 Million
    • Worker's Comp Arkansas
    • Worker's Comp- New York
    • Worker's Comp- NJ
    • Worker's Comp New Jersey- Police Officer
    • Worker's Comp New York
    • Worker's Comp- Radio Interview
    • Worker's Comp West Virginia
    • YMCA Camp Sued Connecticut
    • SEPTA vs. Flagman- Pennsylvania
    • Simmons vs. FL Dept. of Corrections
    • Joseph Elone- Wrongful Death
    • High Court Rejects Lyme Test Case- Maryland
    • Dr. Joseph Jemsek
  • Maryland Subcommittee Task Force Report
  • Medical Board Info
    • Doctor Charged For NOT Considering Lyme or Ordering Lyme Tests
    • Dr. Joseph Jemsek
      • News Articles- Rhino Times
      • Order Granting Protective Order
      • US Bankruptcy Court- Blue Cross Blue Shield
    • Dr. Mark Geier Wins $2.5 Million
    • Dr. Perry Orens
    • Medical Board Cases- Maryland
    • Warning to Docs- Covid vs. TBD
  • Opposition Publications
  • OTHER STATES
    • California
      • California Legislation
    • Connecticut
      • 2oo9 CT Lyme Bill Actions
    • Delaware
      • 2016 Bill- Delaware
    • Florida
    • Illinois
      • Illinois HB 4515- IDSA Letter Of Opposition
    • Iowa- 2017
    • Kentucky
    • Maine
    • Massachusetts
      • 2016- MA Insurance Coverage
    • Michigan
      • Global Lyme Alliance Letter In Support- Bad News!
      • HB 4604- Insurance Coverage 2019
      • Bills- Concerns
      • Blue Cross/Blue Shield Response To Bills
      • Michigan Lyme Disease Association Testimony
    • New Hampshire
    • New Jersey
    • New York
      • 2013 S 7854
      • 2014- A007558-A
      • 2017- 2018 Session- NY State Bills- Total 45
      • 2018 BILL PACKAGE- NY
        • NY- Bill To Put Signs On All Trails, etc.
      • Bad Amendment Passed & Signed By Governor
      • Bad Move- Playing With People's Lives
      • End Of The World Bill- NY Senate Bill 6926- 2018
      • New York Bills- Results- 2018
      • NY State Testimony August 2017
      • NY- WHAT THE HECK?
      • Senator Kemp Hannon
    • Ohio
    • Pennsylvania
      • HB 629- 2019 Session
    • Rhode Island
    • Texas
    • Virginia
      • 2013 Virginia HB 1933 & SB 971
      • Final Wording- Going to Governor
      • Medical Society of Virginia OBJECTS- Strongly
      • NatCap Fix It Bill
      • Press Release
      • Questions Concerning HB 962
      • Response to Senator Northam
      • VA HB 1284 & SB 671- Treatment of Lyme Disease
        • Letter- Support HB 1284- Lyme Treatment
      • Veto Information
      • Virginia Medical Board Notification
    • West Virginia
  • Press Releases
    • Congress Gives Hope
    • Congress Happy Holiday
    • Congress Supports Bill
    • IOM
    • Stop HB 836
    • UGG! Pallone
  • Rallies & Protests
    • NJ CSTE Rally 2007
    • NY Protest IDSA Guidelines 2006
    • Dr. Jones Rally
  • Task Force
  • Tick Borne Diseases
Lyme Legislation & Legal Cases

Tick & Vector Borne Diseases

Detailed information- including diagnostic testing, symptoms and treatment protocols- can be found by clicking on the links below.

ABC's of TBD's

Adenovirus

Anaplasma HGA

Babesiosis

Bartonella

Borrelia chilensis

Borrelia miyamotoi

Bourbon Virus- Thogotoviruses

Brucellosis

Canine Parvovirus

Chagas- Kissing Bug Disease

Chronic Wasting Disease

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus

Distemper Virus

Ehrlichiosis

Epstein Barr Virus

Heartland Virus

Hepatitis

Histoplasmosis

Leptospira interrogans

Louping Ill Virus

Lyme Disease

Malaria

Master's Disease- STARI

Morgellons

Mycoplasma

Other Vectors

Panola Mountain Ehrlichia

Parvovirus B19

Powassan Virus

Q-Fever

Rabies Virus

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever- Chronic

Salmonella in Ticks

Spotted Fever Group

STARI- Masters Disease

Tacaribe Virus (Arenavirus)

Theileria

Tick Paralysis

Toxoplasmosis- T. gondii

Trichinosis

Tularemia

Weil's Disease- Leptospirosis

West Nile Virus

Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica

Zika Virus


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