MD HB547 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 8)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-01-29 - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Health and Government Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 22 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-01-29 - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Health and Government Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring hospitals in the State to comply with a certain federal price transparency law; requiring hospitals to maintain and make available a list of standard charges for the hospital's shoppable services; prohibiting hospitals from selling certain personal data; requiring the Secretary of Health to perform certain hospital monitoring duties; requiring hospitals who violate certain provisions of the Act to submit corrective action plans; etc.
Title
Hospitals - Price Transparency - Requirements and Fund
Sponsors
| Del. Robin Grammer [R] | Del. Lauren Arikan [R] | Del. Brian Chisholm [R] | Del. Mark Fisher [R] |
| Del. Matt Morgan [R] | Del. Ryan Nawrocki [R] | Del. Kathy Szeliga [R] | Del. William Valentine [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-29 | House | Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-01-22 | House | First Reading Health and Government Operations |
Subjects
Advertising
Awareness and Outreach
Budgets
Data
Discipline
Disclosure
Electronic Government
Ethics
Federal Government
Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Health, Department of
Hospitals
internet
Medical Assistance
Notices
Penalties and Sentences
Prices
Privacy
Public Information
Reports
Revenue and Taxes
Rules and Regulations
Standards and Best Practices
Treasurers
Awareness and Outreach
Budgets
Data
Discipline
Disclosure
Electronic Government
Ethics
Federal Government
Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Health, Department of
Hospitals
internet
Medical Assistance
Notices
Penalties and Sentences
Prices
Privacy
Public Information
Reports
Revenue and Taxes
Rules and Regulations
Standards and Best Practices
Treasurers
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health - General | 19 | 349.3 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Health - General | 19 | 349.4 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| State Finance and Procurement | 6 | 226 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0547?ys=2025RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0547f.pdf |
