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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Aging - Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Continuing Care At-Home Providers Licensing and Regulation - Study [HB-1454]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
Requiring the Department of Aging to contract with an independent consultant to complete a study on the licensing and regulation of continuing care retirement communities and continuing care at-home providers; and requiring the Department to submit the results of the study on or before December 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025
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Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) [HB-1368]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Human Rights ]
Altering the circumstances under which the Secretary of Health is required to make a new certificate of birth due to the change of a sex designation of an individual; establishing requirements and a prohibition related to the making of new certificates of birth; and altering the options for indicating an individual's sex designation on a license, identification card, or moped operator's permit issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 2/21 At 2:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 02/10/2025
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Maryland Department of Health and Department of Human Services – Public Benefits – Prevention of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse [HB-1402]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health and the Department of Human Services to enter into certain data-sharing agreements with certain agencies to conduct certain reviews related to eligibility for and use of certain public benefits; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to seek approval for a certain waiver to impose a certain lockout period on certain individuals who fail to report a change in eligibility for the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) on 02/21/2025
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Public Health - Reproductive Health Care Data - Report [HB-1357]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to collect and compile annual data on the costs of birth, postpartum care, pregnancy care, and abortion; requiring the Department to post on its website and submit to the General Assembly a reproductive health care data report each December 1, beginning in 2025; and requiring the report to include the aggregated cost data for certain categories of care, comparative data by region within the State, analysis of trends in the cost of care, and recommendations for improving cost efficiency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa Reilly
Hearing Canceled on 02/26/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Correctional Services – Medication–Assisted Treatment Funding [HB-1084]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Maryland Secretary of Health to provide funding to counties for medication-assisted treatment programs; requiring counties that receive funding to submit a certain report; authorizing the Governor to appropriate certain funds in the annual budget bill; altering the requirements for a certain report; authorizing funds in the Opioid Restitution Fund to be used for medication-assisted treatment programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/10/2025
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Behavioral Health Advisory Council and the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access - Plan to Implement Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Requirements [HB-1083]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Behavioral Health Advisory Council and the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access, through its workgroup, to implement Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment requirements; requiring the workgroup to provide recommendations to implement recommendations in a certain Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services State Health Official letter; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by January 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 687 on 05/20/2025
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Public Health - Maryland Interested Parties Advisory Group - Establishment [HB-1142]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Maryland Interested Parties Advisory Group to ensure adequate access to applicable home- and community-based services in the State; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide certain support to the Advisory Group; and requiring by September 1 each year beginning in 2026, the Advisory Group to report its activities and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 754 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Health - Access to Telephones - Study [HB-1070]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to study the feasibility of installing and maintaining a telephone system in assisted living facilities, psychiatric facilities, and nursing homes; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to report its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by September 30, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 2/21 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland Department of Health - AHEAD Model Implementation - Electronic Health Care Transactions and Population Health Improvement Fund [HB-1104]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Clarifying that electronic health care transactions information may be used to support the participation of the State in the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) Model and any successor models; establishing the Population Health Improvement Fund to support the statewide population health targets under the AHEAD Model and any successor models; authorizing the Health Services Cost Review Commission to assess a uniform, broad-based, and reasonable amount in hospital rates to be credited to the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 615 on 05/20/2025
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Public Health - Health Equity Dashboard [HB-1100]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in collaboration with the Commission on Health Equity, to develop a clear and easy-to-understand graphic data dashboard that includes age-adjusted health disparity data disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender; and requiring the Department to update the data dashboard on a quarterly basis, as determined by data availability.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 663 on 05/20/2025
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Public Health - Medetomidine and Xylazine Consumer Protection Act [HB-1109]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Prohibiting a retailer from distributing, selling, or exposing for sale a medetomidine product or a xylazine product unless the purchaser provides to the retailer certain proof; prohibiting a retailer from distributing, selling, or exposing for sale a medetomidine product or a xylazine product to an individual under the age of 21 years; requiring a retailer that prepares, distributes, sells, or exposes for sale a medetomidine product or a xylazine product to maintain certain records; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jesse Pippy
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Maryland Collaborative to Improve Children's Oral Health Through School-Based Programs - Establishment [HB-1143]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
Establishing the Maryland Collaborative to Improve Children's Oral Health Through School-Based Programs to study and make recommendations on ways to improve school-based dental programs; and requiring the Collaborative to submit an interim report by December 1, 2025, and a final report on its findings and recommendations by October 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 753 on 05/20/2025
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Family Law - Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms [HB-1050]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering and establishing provisions relating to the surrender of firearms by a respondent under the domestic violence statutes; creating the Task Force to Study the Use of Firearms in Domestic Violence Situations; and requiring the Task Force to submit a report on its recommendations on or before November 15, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Juanita Bartlett
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity [SB-876]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring, beginning on July 1, 2026, the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide comprehensive coverage for the treatment of obesity; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide notice to Program recipients of the coverage requirements.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding [SB-849]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
Altering the amount the Governor is authorized to include in the annual budget for the Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program from $500,000 to $1,000,000; and authorizing the Secretary of Health to use up to 20% of Program funds to support research centers in the collection, analysis, and processing of Program outcome data for the purposes of assessing, maximizing, and improving the effectiveness and clinical utility of the cancer screening funded by the Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 640 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act [SB-943]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering and establishing provisions relating to the surrender of firearms by a respondent under the domestic violence statutes; creating the Task Force to Study the Use of Firearms in Domestic Violence Situations; and requiring the Task Force to submit a report on its recommendations on or before November 15, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Public Health - Women's Health Care Data - Report [SB-965]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to collect and compile annual data on the costs of birth, postpartum care, pregnancy care, and abortion; requiring the Department to post on its website and submit to the General Assembly a reproductive health care data report each December 1, beginning in 2025; and requiring the report to include the aggregated cost data for certain categories of care, comparative data by region within the State, analysis of trends in the cost of care, and recommendations for improving cost efficiency.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Environmental Permits - Requirements for Public Participation and Impact and Burden Analyses (Cumulative Harms to Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act) [SB-978]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
Applying certain public participation requirements to permits for projects that have been identified by the Department of the Environment as having an increased potential for adverse community environmental and public health impacts; requiring a person applying for certain environmental permits for certain projects with an increased potential to cause adverse community environmental and public health impacts to include in the permit application an environmental impact analysis; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland Department of Health - Patient Navigation Services - Study [SB-986]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to conduct a study on patient navigation services in the State that help a patient overcome health care system barriers and facilitate timely access to quality health and psychosocial care from prediagnosis through all phases of the cancer experience; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
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Primary and Secondary Education - Student Immunization - Temporary Admission Period [SB-821]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring each county board of education to grant certain students temporary admission to schools for a specified time frame if the parent or guardian of a student is unable to provide proof of immunization under certain circumstances; and requiring the parent or guardian of a student granted temporary admission to present evidence of the student's appointment within 60 calendar days of the admission with a health professional or local health department for purposes of receiving the required immunizations or reconstructing a lost record.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing Canceled on 02/19/2025