HB0772 — Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization - Workgroup Establishment and Study
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2026. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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20 sponsors
1 primary, 19 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (17 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, rather than the Behavioral Health Administration and the Medical Care Programs Administration, to conduct a certain rate-setting study by June 30, 2028; establishing the Workgroup on Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization in the Maryland Health Care Commission to develop transparent, cost-based reimbursement methodologies for certified community behavioral health clinics, outpatient mental health centers, and independent outpatient providers; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB0772 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- D. Delegate Jones · Cosponsor
- Delegate Emily Shetty · Primary
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff · Cosponsor
- Delegate Heather Bagnall · Cosponsor
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mark Edelson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Catherine M. Forbes · Cosponsor
- Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone · Cosponsor
- S. Johnson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aletheia McCaskill · Cosponsor
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston · Cosponsor
- Delegate Terri L. Hill · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez · Cosponsor
- Delegate Ashanti Martinez · Cosponsor
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kim Ross · Cosponsor
- Delegate Deni Taveras · Cosponsor
- White Holland · Cosponsor
- Delegate Teresa Woorman · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 19 co-sponsors · 168 not signed on · 13 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Emily Shetty Democrat
Co-sponsors (19)
- Delegate Jones, D.
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff Democrat
- Delegate Heather Bagnall Democrat
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison Democrat
- Delegate Mark Edelson Democrat
- Delegate Catherine M. Forbes Democrat
- Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone Democrat
- Johnson, S.
- Delegate Aletheia McCaskill Democrat
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston Democrat
- Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman Democrat
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez Democrat
- Delegate Ashanti Martinez Democrat
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg Democrat
- Delegate Kim Ross Democrat
- Delegate Deni Taveras Democrat
- White Holland
- Delegate Teresa Woorman Democrat
Not signed on (168)
168 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 122 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 5% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 84 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Republican | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 111 | 13 | 0 | 17 |
| % of votes cast | 79% | 9% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0772 do?
- Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, rather than the Behavioral Health Administration and the Medical Care Programs Administration, to conduct a certain rate-setting study by June 30, 2028; establishing the Workgroup on Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization in the Maryland Health Care Commission to develop transparent, cost-based reimbursement methodologies for certified community behavioral health clinics, outpatient mental health centers, and independent outpatient providers; etc.
- Who sponsors HB0772?
- HB0772 is sponsored by Delegate Jones, D., Delegate Emily Shetty (Democrat), Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff (Democrat), Delegate Heather Bagnall (Democrat), Delegate Bonnie Cullison (Democrat), Delegate Mark Edelson (Democrat), Delegate Catherine M. Forbes (Democrat), Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democrat), Johnson, S., Delegate Aletheia McCaskill (Democrat), Delegate Tiffany T. Alston (Democrat), Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Lesley J. Lopez (Democrat), Delegate Ashanti Martinez (Democrat), Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democrat), Delegate Kim Ross (Democrat), Delegate Deni Taveras (Democrat), White Holland, and Delegate Teresa Woorman (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0772?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2026. Enacted.
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