| Legislation/Issues | Synopsis | Resources | New This Week/Upcoming Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 253 (HB 353) - Maryland Health Care Commission - User Fee Assessments | Increasing the maximum amount, from $16,000,000 to $20,000,000, of user fees the Maryland Health Care Commission may assess against hospitals, nursing homes, payors, and health care practitioners. | SB 253 HB 353 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 712 (5/29) Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 711 (5/29) SB 253: Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance SB 253: Hearing 3/30 at 1:30 p.m.@Health and Government Operations HB 353: Hearing 2/09 at 1:30 p.m.@Health and Government Operations |
| SB 531 (HB 636) - Maryland Health Care Commission - Assisted Living Programs - Study | Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, in consultation with the Office of Health Care Quality, the Maryland Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, the Medicaid Administration, the Governor's Workforce Development Board, and interested stakeholders, to conduct a study regarding the quality of care by assisted living programs with nine or fewer beds. | SB 531 HB 636 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 699 (5/29) Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 698 (5/29) SB 531: Hearing 3/24 at 1:30 p.m.@Health and Government Operations SB 531: Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance HB 636: Hearing 2/17 at 1:30 p.m.@Health and Government Operations |
| SB 591 (HB 915) - Maryland Health Care Commission - Patient Safety Center - Designation and Fund | Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to designate a center as the Patient Safety Center for the State on or before December 31, 2025; requiring the Center to develop, coordinate, and implement patient safety initiatives across the State, be a model for innovation and implementation, convene health care providers, patients, and families to improve the quality of health care, and share information on best practices; establishing the Patient Safety Center Fund to subsidize a portion of the costs of the Center; etc. | SB 591 HB 915 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 529 (5/29) Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 530 (5/29) SB 591: Hearing 3/31 at 1:30 p.m.@Health and Government Operations SB 591: Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance HB 915: Hearing 3/09 at 3:00 p.m.@Health and Government Operations |
| SB 677 - Maryland Health Care Commission - Nursing Homes - Reporting | Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to post on its website a report that includes certain ownership, utilization, and financial data regarding licensed nursing homes in the State by January 31 each year; and requiring the Commission to publish on its website searchable information on certain licensed nursing homes, including information from and links to cost reports filed with the Commission by nursing homes. | SB 677 | Hearing 3/31 at 1:30 p.m. (3/23) SB 677: Hearing 3/31 at 1:30 p.m.@Health and Government Operations SB 677: Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance |
| HB 378 - Maryland Health Care Commission - Palliative Care Services - Workgroup | Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to convene a workgroup of interested stakeholders to study palliative care services in the State; requiring the Commission to submit an interim report to the Governor and General Assembly by July 1, 2023, and a final report by November 1, 2023, to include findings and recommendations to improve palliative care services in the State and the need for any legislative initiatives; etc. | HB 378 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 301 (5/12) HB 378: Hearing 2/23 at 1:30 p.m.@Health and Government Operations HB 378: Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance |
| HB 670 - Maryland Health Care Commission - Study on Expansion of Interstate Telehealth | Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, in consultation with certain State agencies and stakeholders, to study ways that interstate telehealth can be expanded to allow State residents to use telehealth to receive health services from out-of-state practitioners; and requiring the Commission to submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee on or before December 1, 2023. | HB 670 | Hearing 2/10 at 1:30 p.m. (2/2) HB 670: Hearing 2/10 at 1:30 p.m.@Health and Government Operations |
| HB 747 - Maryland Health Care Commission - Nursing Homes - Audit | Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to conduct an annual audit of cost trends, labor issues, and financial performance of nursing homes in the State; requiring the Commission to conduct an annual survey of the nursing home workforce to include questions on working conditions, wages, hours and mandatory or voluntary overtime, and interactions with management and residents in the facility; and requiring the Commission to establish a fee to be paid by each nursing home subject to the audit to cover the cost of the audit. | HB 747 | Hearing 2/24 at 1:30 p.m. (2/14) HB 747: Hearing 2/24 at 1:30 p.m.@Health and Government Operations |
| HB 1192 - Maryland Health Care Commission - Studies of Issues Affecting Individuals With Sickle Cell Disease | Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health and certain experts and stakeholders, to conduct studies on individuals who provide medical services in emergency departments and their knowledge of sickle cell disease, the coordination of health care for individuals with sickle cell disease who are transitioning from pediatric to adult health care in the State, and on Maryland Medical Assistance Program enrollees seeking medical care for sickle cell disease outside the State; etc. | HB 1192 | Hearing 3/07 at 2:00 p.m. (2/17) HB 1192: Hearing 3/07 at 2:00 p.m.@Health and Government Operations |