Public Health - Office of Health Care Quality Information and Maryland Health Centralization Commission

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill creates the Maryland Health Centralization Commission to advise the Department of Health on how its health‑occupation boards operate, and it orders the Maryland Health Care Commission to publish key inspection data for each facility on the state’s Quality Reporting website. It also imposes reporting, cybersecurity and transparency duties on the boards, aiming to improve efficiency, accountability and public access to health‑care quality information.

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Hearings

• Finance — Bill Hearing
  Finance · Mar 31, 2026
• Senate Finance Committee
  Senate Finance Committee · Mar 31, 2026
• Health — Bill Hearing
  Health · Mar 11, 2026

History

1. May 12, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 369
2. Apr 9, 2026Third Reading Passed
3. Apr 9, 2026Passed Enrolled
4. Apr 9, 2026House Concurs Senate Amendments
5. Apr 8, 2026Second Reading Passed with Amendments
6. Apr 8, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
7. Apr 8, 2026Favorable with Amendments {
8. Mar 25, 2026Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
9. Mar 23, 2026Referred Finance
10. Mar 21, 2026Third Reading Passed
11. Mar 20, 2026Second Reading Passed with Amendments
12. Mar 20, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Health

The 12 most recent of 19 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Hutchinson · sponsor
• Alston
• Bagnall
• Cullison
• Guzzone
• Hill
• Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee
• Kaufman
• Kipke
• Lopez
• M. Morgan
• Martinez
• Reilly
• Rosenberg
• Ross
• Solomon
• Taveras
• White Holland
• Woorman

Bill text

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