| MD | HB827 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to study professional employer organizations in the State to review certain regulations, histories, health plans, requirements, and regulatory structures in other states and to address any potential imp... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 796 |
| MD | SB718 | Pass | Establishing the Maryland Pathway to Nursing Pilot Program in the Maryland Higher Education Commission to support students in licensed practical nursing education programs who intend to practice nursing as a career in the State; requiring the Secreta... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 866 |
| MD | HB822 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide Maryland Medical Assistance Program services for qualified applicants who are at least 16 years old and for existing Program recipients under the Employed Individuals with Disabilities Program in... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 846 |
| MD | HB806 | Pass | Requiring that a physician assistant have a collaboration agreement, rather than a delegation agreement, in order to practice as a physician assistant; altering the scope of practice of a physician assistant; altering the education required for licen... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 920 |
| MD | HB786 | Pass | Authorizing the State Board of Dental Examiners to waive certain education requirements for certain applicants for a limited license to practice dentistry who provide dental services for adults. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 901 |
| MD | HB755 | Pass | Altering the membership of the State Board of Social Work Examiners; and repealing obsolete references to certified social worker licenses. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 930 |
| MD | HB759 | Pass | Requiring advanced practice registered nurses practicing as an advanced practice registered nurse in the State to notify patients in writing if the nurse does not maintain professional liability insurance coverage or if the coverage has lapsed and no... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 869 |
| MD | SB729 | Pass | Prohibiting a use of force report from including information that is prohibited from disclosure by State or federal law; requiring the employer of a security guard providing security guard services on the premises of a health care facility to report ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 942 |
| MD | SB799 | Pass | Authorizing the State Board of Dental Examiners to waive certain education requirements for certain applicants for a limited license to practice dentistry who provide dental services for adults. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 902 |
| MD | SB751 | Pass | Requiring the Secretary of Health to present decisions for the allocations of money from the Opioid Restitution Fund to the Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to post on the Department's website cert... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 851 |
| MD | SB778 | Pass | Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide certain health insurance benefits under certain insurance policies or contracts to provide certain coverage for certain hearing aids for adults; aut... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 952 |
| MD | SB791 | Pass | Altering and establishing requirements and prohibitions related to health insurance utilization review; altering requirements related to internal grievance procedures and adverse decision procedures; altering certain reporting requirements on health ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 848 |
| MD | HB865 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage related to prostheses; establishing that certain insurers, nonprofit health servi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 822 |
| MD | HB932 | Pass | Altering and establishing requirements and prohibitions related to health insurance utilization review; altering requirements related to internal grievance procedures and adverse decision procedures; altering certain reporting requirements on health ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 847 |
| MD | HB959 | Pass | Altering the continuing education requirement for certified dialysis technicians to complete 3 hours of continuing education approved by the Board. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 843 |
| MD | HB934 | Pass | Altering the circumstances under which individuals without a license to practice medicine may perform X-ray duties; authorizing the State Board of Physicians to impose a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for each violation on the physician's office and $... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 872 |
| MD | HB969 | Pass | Requiring, if a victim's initial determination of death recorded on the victim's death certificate was amended or corrected to be undetermined or homicide, an assistant State's Attorney with knowledge of the case to meet with a person in interest on ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 829 |
| MD | SB830 | Pass | Altering the circumstances under which individuals without a license to practice medicine may perform X-ray duties; authorizing the State Board of Physicians to impose for each violation of the Act a civil penalty of up to $5,000 on the physician's o... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 871 |
| MD | SB821 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to study professional employer organizations in the State to review certain regulations, history, health plans, requirements, and regulatory structures in other states and to address any potential impac... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 797 |
| MD | HB887 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to contract with an independent consultant to conduct a certain study of the Health Services Cost Review Commission, the Maryland Health Care Commission, the Maryland Insurance Administration, and the Maryl... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 795 |
| MD | SB881 | Pass | Altering the number of years after completion of a project funded in part by a grant of the Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program after which the State may recover funding under certain circumstances. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 803 |
| MD | HB986 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to study the impact of requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide comprehensive coverage for the treatment of obesity, including coverage for intensive behavioral therapy, bariatric surger... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 777 |
| MD | SB1036 | Pass | Establishing the Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services; and requiring the Task Force to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2025. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 936 |
| MD | SB952 | Pass | Establishing certain requirements for assisted living referrers, including requirements related to the maintenance of general liability insurance, criminal history records checks, and the provision of certain agreements and descriptions of services; ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 839 |
| MD | HB980 | Pass | Requiring the Secretary of Health to present decisions for the allocations of money from the Opioid Restitution Fund to the Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to post on the Department's website cert... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 852 |
| MD | HB1009 | Pass | Altering the number of years after completion of a project funded in part by a grant of the Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program after which the State may recover funding under certain circumstances. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 802 |
| MD | SB950 | Pass | Authorizing the reimbursement of a sexual assault forensic exam conducted through peer-to-peer telehealth under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee to conduct a study on the feasibili... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 833 |
| MD | SB975 | Pass | Establishing the Reproductive Health Care Clinic Security Grant Program in the Maryland Department of Health to assist reproductive health care clinics in the State with costs associated with security improvements and safety operational expenses; pro... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 768 |
| MD | SB996 | Pass | Requiring advanced practice registered nurses practicing as an advanced practice registered nurse in the State to notify patients in writing if the nurse does not maintain professional liability insurance coverage or if the coverage has lapsed and no... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 870 |
| MD | SB991 | Pass | Establishing the Language Assistance Services Pilot Program in the Behavioral Health Administration to provide grants to local behavioral health authorities to reimburse behavioral health providers for language assistance services for children with l... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 867 |
| MD | SB1059 | Pass | Establishing requirements on certain health departments and health care providers and facilities regarding maternal health, including requirements regarding prenatal risk assessment forms and postpartum infant and maternal referral forms; requiring t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 798 |
| MD | SB999 | Pass | Exempting an individual who practices as a certain nursing assistant for less than 4 months under federal regulations from the State's certification requirement; altering the designation of, and licensure requirements for, certified nursing assistant... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 819 |
| MD | SB973 | Pass | Codifying a private hospital grant program for the purpose of making recommendations to the Governor for funding for capital projects at private hospitals in the State; requiring the Maryland Hospital Association to establish a certain review committ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 790 |
| MD | SB1071 | Pass | Requiring hospitals to establish and maintain certain protocols and capacity related to the treatment of patients who are being treated for an opioid-related overdose or opioid-related emergency medical condition; requiring hospitals to make a referr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 886 |
| MD | SB1099 | Pass | Requiring the State Emergency Medical Services Board, in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Health, to develop and implement an initiative under the Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program to require that naloxone be co-loca... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 764 |
| MD | HB1105 | Pass | Requiring an individual, subject to certain exceptions, to be certified as an advanced practice registered nurse before practicing advanced practice registered nursing in the State. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 890 |
| MD | HB1051 | Pass | Establishing requirements on local health departments and certain health care providers and facilities regarding maternal health, including requirements regarding prenatal risk assessment forms and postpartum infant and maternal referral forms; requi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 799 |
| MD | HB1127 | Pass | Authorizing the reimbursement of a sexual assault forensic exam conducted through peer-to-peer telehealth under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee to conduct a study on the feasibili... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 832 |
| MD | HB1110 | Pass | Authorizing the City of Frederick to participate in the Maryland Intrastate Emergency Management Assistance Compact. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 921 |
| MD | HB1155 | Pass | Requiring hospitals to establish and maintain certain protocols and capacity related to the treatment of patients who are being treated for an opioid-related overdose or opioid-related emergency medical condition; requiring hospitals to make a referr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 885 |
| MD | HB1134 | Pass | Altering the definition of "accredited residential treatment center" for certain provisions of law governing hospitals and related institutions to include residential treatment centers accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation F... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 853 |
| MD | HB1125 | Pass | Exempting an individual who practices as a certain nursing assistant for less than 4 months under federal regulations from the State's certification requirement; altering the designation of, and licensure requirements for, certified nursing assistant... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 818 |
| MD | HB1143 | Pass | Establishing the Maryland Emergency Department Wait Time Reduction Commission to address factors throughout the health care system that contribute to increased emergency department wait times; authorizing the Commission to request data from certain e... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 844 |
| MD | HB1037 | Pass | Establishing the Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services to identify reentry services in the State, develop a plan to establish a new division within the Department of Public Safety and Correctiona... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 937 |
| MD | HB1229 | Pass | Requiring a retailer that prepares, distributes, sells, or exposes for sale a kratom product to disclose the factual basis on which the representation is made; establishing prohibitions related to the preparation, distribution, and sale of kratom pro... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 748 |
| MD | HB1333 | Pass | 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 787 |
| MD | HB1339 | Pass | Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide certain health insurance benefits under certain insurance policies or contracts to provide certain coverage for certain hearing aids for adults; aut... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 951 |
| MD | HB1337 | Pass | Requiring carriers to report additional data on the number of members entitled to health care benefits under a policy, plan, or certificate and the number of clean claims for reimbursement processed by a carrier to Maryland Health Commissioner. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 891 |
| MD | HB1439 | Pass | Increasing the motor vehicle registration emergency medical system surcharge for certain motor vehicles; providing for the distribution of revenues derived from the surcharge; altering certain provisions of law related to the Maryland Trauma Physicia... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 718 |
| MD | HB1472 | Pass | Authorizing the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2025, to include at least $500,000 in the annual budget for the Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 783 |