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MDSB244PassRevising, restating, and recodifying the laws of this State relating to the Maryland Medical Assistance Program.
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2026-05-31
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 864
MDHB529PassRevising, restating, and recodifying the laws of this State relating to the Maryland Medical Assistance Program.
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2026-05-31
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 865
MDSB496PassAuthorizing, beginning January 1, 2027, the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide comprehensive coverage for the treatment of obesity; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide notice to Program recipients if the Department elec...
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2026-05-31
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 866
MDSB898PassRequiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide reimbursement for applied behavior analysis services provided by behavior technicians to Program recipients with autism spectrum disorder under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; prohibitin...
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2026-05-31
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 867
MDSB276PassRequiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage related to orthoses beginning January 1, 2027; clarifying that certain mandated b...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 629
MDHB445PassRequiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage related to orthoses beginning January 1, 2027; clarifying that certain mandated b...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 628
MDSB428PassProhibiting the Maryland Department of Health from imposing a copay, coinsurance, or deductible for services provided in accordance with the Collaborative Care Model statewide in primary care settings that provide services to Program recipients; requ...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 614
MDHB680PassRenaming the Children's Cabinet Fund to be the Children's Cabinet Interagency Fund; requiring the Governor, for fiscal years 2028 through 2030, to include an appropriation in the annual budget bill to the Fund of an amount at least equal to the appro...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 765
MDHB746PassProhibiting the Maryland Department of Health from imposing a copay, coinsurance, or deductible for services provided in accordance with the Collaborative Care Model; requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health plans, and health maintenance organiza...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 615
MDSB668PassRenaming the Children's Cabinet Fund to be the Children's Cabinet Interagency Fund; requiring the Governor, for fiscal years 2028 through 2030, to include an appropriation in the annual budget bill at least equal to the appropriation in fiscal year 2...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 764
MDSB839PassRequiring, beginning in 2026, the Maryland Department of Health to conduct the in-State cost-of-dispensing survey at least every 3 years; and requiring by December 1 each year in which the survey is required, the Department to report the survey resu...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 708
MDSB891PassRequiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for screening for perinatal behavioral health conditions at certain times; requiring the ...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 636
MDHB1118PassRequiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for screening for perinatal behavioral health conditions at certain times; requiring the ...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 637
MDHB1470PassRequiring, beginning in 2026, the Maryland Department of Health to conduct the in-State cost-of-dispensing survey at least every 3 years; and requiring the Department to report the results of the survey to the General Assembly by December 1 in each ...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 709
MDSB772PassRequiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish an employment training and opportunity database for the purpose of assisting individuals in the State in finding employment training and other opportunities that may enable the individuals to b...
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2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 166
MDSB742PassRepealing the 90-day time limit within which an individual receiving services from the Developmental Disabilities Administration must appeal a loss of eligibility for services; establishing requirements related to eligibility determinations and redet...
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2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 175
MDHB1376PassRequiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland Children's Health Program to provide a prior authorization determination regarding a transfer on request of a special pediatric hospital within 3 business days after the request is re...
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2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 325
MDHB1377PassEstablishing the Redirecting Safe Prescription Drugs Pilot Program; requiring the Secretary of Health to collaborate with the federal Drug Enforcement Agency and certain drop-off sites in the State to separate and redirect certain prescription medica...
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2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 243
MDHB554PassAdding the Chair of the House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee to the Legislative Policy Committee; and updating the committees of the General Assembly that receive certain required reports and notices.
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2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 152
MDHB1445Engross

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Repealing the 90-day time limit within which an individual receiving services from the Developmental Disabilities Administration must appeal a loss of eligibility for services; establishing requirements related to eligibility determinations and redet...
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2026-04-13
Second Reading Passed
MDHB813Engross

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Authorizing, beginning January 1, 2027, the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide comprehensive coverage for the treatment of obesity; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide notice to Program recipients if the Department elec...
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2026-04-09
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Hill, Martinez and Hutchinson)
MDSB608Engross

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Requiring, beginning July 1, 2027, the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain health insurers, nonprofit health services plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for single-gene and multigene pharmacogenomic testing in...
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2026-03-25
To House Health Committee
MDHB1384Intro

Sine Die
Requiring, on or before July 1, 2028, the Maryland Department of Health to select and contract with a State pharmacy benefits manager; requiring that each managed care contract entered into or renewed after July 1, 2028, require the managed care orga...
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2026-03-20
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB1126Intro

Sine Die
Prohibiting certain carriers and managed care organizations from prohibiting an enrollee from selecting, or limiting the ability of an enrollee to select, a laboratory; prohibiting certain carriers and managed care organizations from denying a labora...
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2026-03-19
To House Health Committee
MDHB1440Intro

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Prohibiting a managed care organization and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from requiring a prior authorization or step therapy or fail-first protocol under certain circumstances for prescriptio...
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2026-03-13
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB971Intro

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Requiring the Maryland Medical Advisory Committee to form subcommittees and workgroups, as necessary, to carry out the duties of the Committee; establishing the Workgroup to Study the Adoption of a Fee-for-Service Model for all Medicaid Services to s...
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2026-03-03
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB1246Intro

Sine Die
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish an employment training and opportunity database for the purpose of assisting individuals in the State in finding employment training and other opportunities that may enable the individuals to b...
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2026-03-03
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDHB158Intro

Sine Die
Establishing the Maternal Health Monitoring Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Health to support pregnant and postpartum Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients who have higher risks of pregnancy complications because of maternal hype...
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2026-02-23
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB808Intro

Sine Die
Prohibiting the Maryland Medical Assistance Program from applying a prior authorization requirement in certain circumstances to and from applying a step therapy or fail-first protocol for a prescription drug used to treat an adult enrollee's diagnosi...
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2026-02-19
To House Health Committee
MDHB886Intro

Sine Die
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, health maintenance organizations, and managed care organizations to provide coverage for services provided in any setting by certain certified pee...
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2026-02-19
To House Health Committee
MDHB1331Intro

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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; establishin...
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2026-02-17
To House Appropriations Committee
MDHB71Intro

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Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to adopt regulations requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to reimburse a psychiatric rehabilitation program for a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 30 psychiatric rehabilitation community psychiatr...
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2026-02-16
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB1051Intro

Sine Die
Establishing the Meds-to-Beds Program in the Maryland Department of Health: providing the purpose of the Program is to reduce hospital readmissions by using a licensed pharmacist to deliver discharge medications to patients before they leave the hosp...
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2026-02-16
To House Health Committee
MDHB1153Intro

Sine Die
Prohibiting insurers, nonprofit health service plans, health maintenance organizations, and managed care organization from downcoding a claim for reimbursement under certain circumstances; establishing certain procedures that insurers, nonprofit heal...
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2026-02-13
To House Health Committee
MDHB1129Intro

Sine Die
Requiring provider agencies to pay at least $17 per hour to personal care aides and to provide a certain notice regarding the wage to personal care aides; and requiring provider agencies to provide personal care aides with a certain minimum amount of...
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2026-02-13
To House Health Committee
MDHB1264Intro

Sine Die
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide, subject to the limitations of the State budget and as permitted by federal law, individual and group counseling for the purpose of tobacco cessation; and prohibiting the Program and manage...
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2026-02-13
To House Health Committee
MDHB1291Intro

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Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to adopt regulations to establish a procedure to provide for the temporary continuation of services and maintain the continuity of care for certain Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients over the ag...
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2026-02-13
To House Health Committee
MDSB738Intro

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Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, health maintenance organizations, and managed care organizations to provide coverage for mobile crisis and crisis stabilization services; and appl...
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2026-02-12
To Senate Finance Committee
MDSB798Intro

Sine Die
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide, subject to the limitations of the State budget and as permitted by federal law, individual and group counseling for the purpose of tobacco cessation; and prohibiting the Program and manage...
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2026-02-12
To Senate Finance Committee
MDSB797Intro

Sine Die
Prohibiting insurers, nonprofit health service plans, health maintenance organizations, and managed care organization from downcoding a claim for reimbursement under certain circumstances; establishing certain procedures that insurers, nonprofit heal...
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2026-02-12
To Senate Finance Committee
MDSB837Intro

Sine Die
Prohibiting a managed care organization and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from requiring a prior authorization or step therapy or fail-first protocol under certain circumstances for prescriptio...
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2026-02-12
To Senate Finance Committee
MDHB1114Intro

Sine Die
Authorizing pharmacists to prescribe and dispense preexposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention to patients under certain circumstances; prohibiting managed care organizations, insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizatio...
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2026-02-11
To House Health Committee
MDHB440Intro

Sine Die
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish an enhanced reimbursement structure for Maryland Medicaid Assistance Program providers that deliver medical services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities; and providi...
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2026-02-09
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDSB561Intro

Sine Die
Establishing requirements and prohibitions governing the provision of community violence prevention services through telehealth under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; requiring the Program to reimburse community violence prevention services t...
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2026-02-09
To Senate Finance Committee
MDSB490Intro

Sine Die
Prohibiting the Maryland Medical Assistance Program from applying a prior authorization requirement in certain circumstances to and from applying a step therapy or fail-first protocol for a prescription drug used to treat an adult enrollee's diagnosi...
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2026-02-03
To Senate Finance Committee
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