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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Dental Services - Qualification for Maryland Dent-Care Program [HB-265]
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[Student Loans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering the eligibility criteria for Higher Education Loan Assistance Grants under the Maryland Dent-Care Program to include part-time employment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 356 on 05/06/2025
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Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program - Acquisition of Land [HB-43]
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[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing the Board of Public Works, on recommendation of the Secretary of Health, to make grants under the Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program to counties, municipal corporations, and nonprofit corporations for the acquisition of land for the construction or use of a federally qualified health center.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 642 on 05/20/2025
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Public Health - Food and Milk Product Labeling - Requirements [HB-8]
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[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring, beginning July 1, 2026, certain food manufacturers, processors, and retailers to use certain terms regarding the quality or safety date on labels of food items manufactured for human consumption; prohibiting, beginning on July 1, 2026, a person from selling, or offering for sale, food items manufactured for human consumption with a certain label or that do not meet certain labeling requirements; requiring the creation of an educational program to inform consumers about the meaning of certain dates; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrea Harrison
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Health - Access to Telephones - Study [SB-69]
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[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: Sen. Johnny Salling
Hearing 1/21 At 3:00 P.m. on 01/14/2025
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Public Health - Maryland Commission on Health Equity - Advisory Committee and Hospital Reporting [SB-129]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
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[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Commission on Health Equity, in coordination with the Maryland Department of Health, to establish a health equity measures advisory committee to determine the 10 widest disparities in health care quality, access, or outcomes for vulnerable populations; and requiring the health equity advisory committee to review the health equity reports submitted annually to the Department by licensed hospitals in the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/14/2025
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Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Board - Established [HB-32]
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Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish a forensic review board at facilities that have charge of persons who have been committed to the facility as not criminally responsible; authorizing a forensic review board to make recommendations relating to the release or rehabilitation of a committed person; requiring the board to give notice at least 10 days before a meeting concerning the committed person; requiring the board to give consideration to a written statement offered by the committed person to the board; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 115 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health – General Article – References to Mental Health [SB-163]
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Replacing references to mental hygiene with references to mental health in certain provisions of law governing public health; establishing that, by July 1, 2027, the Department of Health shall conduct a thorough review of Department regulations and adopt regulations to ensure consistency with the Act; and requiring the Department to update all public-facing electronic materials to be consistent with the Act as soon as practicable.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 760 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Nursing - Loan Repayment, Education, and Sunset Extension (Building Opportunities for Nurses Act of 2025) [SB-216]
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[Student Loans ]
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Expanding the purpose of the Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Nurses and Nursing Support Staff; altering certain education requirements for licensure in registered nursing and licensure by endorsement in registered nursing; extending the termination dates of certain preceptorship program tax credits and altering certain criteria necessary to claim the tax credits; altering the effective date of certain provisions of law relating to certified nursing assistants; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/05/2025
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Task Force on Loneliness and Isolation [HB-141]
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[Human Services ]
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Establishing the State Task Force on Loneliness and Isolation to evaluate the causes of and other factors contributing to the sense of loneliness and isolation experienced by individuals in the State; requiring to the Task Force to make recommendations regarding the creation of municipal-based social connection committees to address the isolation experienced by certain individuals and to report the findings to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by June 30, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Vogel
Hearing 1/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2025
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Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Board - Established [SB-43]
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[Public Safety ]
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Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish a forensic review board at facilities that have charge of persons who have been committed to the facility as not criminally responsible; authorizing a forensic board to make recommendations relating to the release or rehabilitation of a committed person; requiring the Board to give notice at least 10 days before a meeting concerning the committed person; requiring the Board to give consideration to a written statement offered by the committed person to the Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 116 on 04/22/2025
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Workgroup on Newborn Home Visiting Services - Establishment [SB-156]
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[Children and Youth ]
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Establishing the Workgroup on Universal Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Services; requiring the Workgroup to compile updated patient data and expenditure per patient from programs currently operating in the State, identify certain service gaps and potential funding sources to close the gaps, and identify workforce needs and make recommendations to address the needs; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 720 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Children's Health Program - Eligibility and Administration [HB-1521]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
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Altering the eligibility requirements for the Maryland Children's Health Program; and repealing the requirement that the Program be administered, based on the family income of eligible individuals, through the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and managed care organizations or the MCHP premium plan.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 47 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Apprenticeships in Licensed Occupations Act of 2024 [SB-1185]
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[Small Business ]
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Requiring professional and occupational regulatory boards to issue licenses, certifications, and registrations to individuals who complete an apprenticeship program that is established under certain provisions of the Act, pass a certain examination, and pay a certain fee; authorizing the Maryland Department of Labor to develop a standard apprenticeship program for a licensed occupation or profession; and establishing a workgroup to establish group-sponsored apprenticeships in certain professions.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/21/2024
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Crime of Violence - Educational Facilities, Medical Facilities, and Places of Worship - Penalty (Sacred Places Safety Act) [SB-1158]
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Prohibiting a person from committing a crime of violence while the person is in an educational facility, a medical facility, or a place of worship; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and, in addition to any other penalty imposed for the underlying crime of violence, on conviction is subject to imprisonment of up to 10 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 03/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Health Facilities - Delegation of Inspection Authority - Related Institutions and Nursing Homes [HB-1475]
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Requiring the Secretary of Health, on request of a unit of local government, to delegate to the unit of local government the authority to inspect and to conduct site visits and full surveys of related institutions and nursing homes; and requiring related institutions and nursing homes to report certain information to a unit of local government if the Secretary has delegated inspection authority.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2024
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Maryland Department of Health - List of Diet Pills (Weight Loss Supplement Identification) [SB-1137]
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[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop a list of diet pills, make the list publicly accessible on or before January 1, 2025, and update the list on a quarterly basis.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/09/2024
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Workgroup to Study Extreme Risk Protective Orders (Sagar Ghimire Act) [HB-1458]
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Establishing the Workgroup to Study Extreme Risk Protective Orders; and requiring the Workgroup to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by May 1, 2025, on policy recommendations for improving the use of extreme risk protective orders in the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Harry Bhandari
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Health - Public Education Campaign on Prostate, Lung, and Breast Cancer Prevention [HB-1293]
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Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop and implement a 3-year public education campaign on prostate, lung, and breast cancer prevention that targets communities disproportionately impacted by prostate, lung, and breast cancer on or before December 1, 2026; requiring the Department to implement the public education campaign on or before January 1, 2027; requiring the Governor to appropriate, in certain fiscal years, certain funding to the Department for the public information campaign from the Cigarette Restitution Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 813 on 05/16/2024
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Public Health - Maryland Commission on Health Equity and Commission on Public Health - Revisions [HB-1333]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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[Funding ]
Requiring the Maryland Commission on Health Equity to develop and monitor the statewide health equity plan required under a cooperative grant funding agreement with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation; requiring the Maryland Commission on Health Equity to coordinate with the Maryland Department of Health and the Health Services Cost Review Commission when establishing a certain advisory committee; and altering the reporting requirements for the Commission on Public Health.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 787 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Health and Department of Aging - Earned Income Tax Credit - Distribution of Information and Training [HB-1304]
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[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop a process for providing information about the availability of the State's earned income tax credits to individuals enrolled or participating in certain programs or services, or potential enrollees in certain programs, administered by the Maryland Department of Health; and requiring the Department of Aging to provide training to the Maryland Access Point network to increase awareness of the availability of the State's earned income tax credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 376 on 04/25/2024