Dan Koenig Morhaim (born on December 27,1948[1]) is an American politician,physician,and author. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing northwest Baltimore County from 1995 to 2019.[2] He sponsored legislation concerning healthcare,the environment,and streamlining government operations.[3] As an author,Morhaim has written articles for medical publications and the general media at large.[4][5]
Morhaim was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1994[1] and was re-elected in 1998,2002,2006,2010,and 2014.[7] In 2017,the House and Senate reprimanded Morhaim for paid consulting work performed for a company seeking a medical cannabis license.[8] He chose not to run for re-election in 2018.
In the legislature,Morhaim served on committees including the Environmental Matters Committee (1995–2003),the Health and Government Operations Committee (2003–17),the Judiciary Committee,2017-19;Joint Committee on Administrative,Executive,and Legislative Review (2003–19),the Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing (2007–14),the Joint Information Technology and Biotechnology Committee (2009–14),the Joint Committee on Transparency and Open Government (2011–14),the Joint Committee on Cybersecurity,Information Technology,and Biotechnology (2014–19),the Joint Committee on Legislative Information Technology and Open Government (2015–19),and the Joint Committee on Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorders (2015–19).[1] Morhaim sponsored numerous bills focusing on health care,the environment,and procurement reform.[9]
He served as co-chair of the Alliance for Patient Access,a bipartisan national organization of physicians elected to state office,and as co-chair of the Innovations in Health Care Task Force for the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL).[10]
Morhaim is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine,and has over 40 years of front-line clinical experience. From 1981 to 1994,he chaired the Department of Emergency Medicine at Franklin Square Hospital (Baltimore) while building a 90-doctor,120-employee group at six Maryland hospitals. He is on staff at Sinai and Northwest Hospitals,part of the Lifebridge Health System. Other clinical experiences include the State of Maryland's medical mission to Kuwait following the first Gulf War,the Indian Health Service (Navajo area),Health Care for the Homeless (Baltimore),medical director for local ambulance companies,and medical director for the 1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Oriole Park.
Morhaim has served on the boards of several organizations,including the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI),Western Indemnity Insurance Company,Maritime Medical Systems,Brick Mental Health Foundation,Unified Community Connections (formerly United Cerebral Palsy),Baltimore Humane Society,Health Care for the Homeless,the State's Task Force on Recycling,Region III medical director for the State Emergency Medical System,and on the Executive Committees at Franklin Square and Sinai Hospital.
He has been recognized for his medical,academic,and legislative work by numerous organizations,including receiving the AMA's Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Public Service in 2011 and awards from Maryland nurses,physicians,architects,retailers,minority business groups,and others.[12]
In 2018,Morhaim announced,after 24 years of service in the Maryland General Assembly,that he would not seek re-election.[2]
In 2019,he was selected as Chair of the Baltimore County Behavioral Healthcare Council,which helps people with substance abuse and/or mental health problems.[2]
He was appointed to the Maryland Behavioral Healthcare Council in 2023,and then reappointed by Governor Moore for a 4-year term starting in 2024.[13][failed verification]
Morhaim was selected to serve on the Maryland ER Wait Time Commission in 2024 for a 3-year term.[14]
Legislative notes
A list of key votes[note 1] on legislation introduced by Morhaim as the primary or co-sponsor:[16]
2018:HB 115:Prescription medications listed on state's Health Information Exchange.[17]
2017:HB 81:Removes archaic sexist term “confinement”from estate law.[18]
2015:HB 216:Clean water:Microbead pollutant phase out and became national model.[19]
2011:HB 456:Minority-Women Business Enterprise program extension.[20]
2008:HB 906:Organ donation program revised and made operational[21]
2004:HB 556:Health Care Decisions,preferences,communication.[22]
Morhaim, Dan (2012). The better end: surviving (and dying) on your own terms in today's modern medical world. Baltimore, Md: Johns Hopkins University Press. p.160. ISBN978-1421404189.
Personal life
Morhaim is married to Shelley Cole Morhaim (writer, film producer, and Chair of the Maryland State Arts Council), and they have three adult children.[23]
Notes
↑ Vote Smart used the following criteria to select key votes:[15]
Portrays how the delegate stands on an issue
Easy to understand
Received media attention
The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
Vote Smart received repeated inquiries about a particular vote
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