Maryland Health Care Commission - Certificates of Need and Material Change Transactions
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Summary
The bill removes a current exemption that lets some health‑care mergers avoid a certificate of need. It forces health‑care entities to give the Maryland Health Care Commission and the public notice of any “material change transaction” – such as mergers, acquisitions, or large asset sales over $10 million – and subjects those transactions to a public‑interest review. The goal is to protect competition, cost, quality and access to health care.
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- Health — Bill HearingHealth · Feb 25, 2026
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- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
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- Cullison · sponsor
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