Health Care Facilities - Nursing Homes - Medical Director Requirements

Summary

The bill requires any physician serving as a nursing‑home medical director in Maryland to have a Certified Medical Director (CMD) certification, or to be actively working toward it. Nursing homes must report each director’s name, credentials and certification status to the Department of Health, which will publish the information online. The measure limits a physician to directing no more than two facilities and sets deadlines for existing directors to obtain certification.

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Hearings

• Finance — Bill Hearing
  Finance · Mar 25, 2026
• Senate Finance Committee
  Senate Finance Committee · Mar 25, 2026
• Health — Bill Hearing
  Health · Feb 26, 2026

History

1. Mar 20, 2026Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2. Mar 19, 2026Referred Finance
3. Mar 18, 2026Third Reading Passed
4. Mar 17, 2026Second Reading Passed with Amendments
5. Mar 17, 2026Favorable with Amendments {
6. Mar 16, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
7. Feb 26, 2026Hearing canceled
8. Feb 26, 2026Hearing 2/26 at 1:30 p.m.
9. Feb 13, 2026Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
10. Feb 5, 2026First Reading Health

Sponsors

• Hill · sponsor
• Alston
• Bagnall
• Cullison
• Guzzone
• Hutchinson
• Kaufman
• Kipke
• Lopez
• M. Morgan
• Martinez
• McComas
• Reilly
• Rosenberg
• Ross
• S. Johnson
• Szeliga
• Taveras
• Taylor
• White Holland
• Woods
• Woorman

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