Maryland 2026 Session Status: Introduced 11 D cosponsors

HB1291 — Public Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Continuity of Care

Last action — Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced February 12, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

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Summary

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 age of 65 facing a lapse in services due to an administrative or technical error; prohibiting the Department from altering appeal and hearing rights to accommodate the temporary continuation of services procedures; etc.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  2. First Reading (House of Origin)

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (176)

176 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB1291 do?
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 age of 65 facing a lapse in services due to an administrative or technical error; prohibiting the Department from altering appeal and hearing rights to accommodate the temporary continuation of services procedures; etc.
Who sponsors HB1291?
HB1291 is sponsored by Delegate Holmes, Delegate Denise Roberts (Democrat), Delegate Tiffany T. Alston (Democrat), Delegate Derrick Coley (Democrat), Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison (Democrat), Delegate Lesley J. Lopez (Democrat), Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democrat), Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), Delegate Kym Taylor (Democrat), Delegate Veronica Turner (Democrat), Delegate Nicole A. Williams (Democrat), and Delegate Jamila J. Woods (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB1291?
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced February 12, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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