STATE BILLMD HB 838PASSED

State Board of Pharmacy - Prescriber-Pharmacist Agreements

State of Maryland

Authorizing licensed certified midwives to enter into therapy management contracts; repealing a requirement that authorized prescribers submit prescriber-pharmacist agreements to the health occupations board that regulates the authorized prescriber; authorizing pharmacists, under certain circumstances, to enter into prescriber-pharmacist agreements that authorize the pharmacist to treat an opioid use disorder using controlled dangerous substances drug therapy; etc.

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
Apr 14, 2026
212 days ago
Current chamber
House of Delegates
Session
2026 Regular Session
MD HB 838 · PassedApr 14

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Bill details

Last action
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 53 · Apr 14, 2026

Sponsors

BCBonnie CullisonRepresentative · Democrat · HD-019Primary sponsor
TATiffany AlstonRepresentative · Democrat · HD-024
HBHeather BagnallRepresentative · Democrat · HD-033
PGPam GuzzoneRepresentative · Democrat · HD-013
THTerri HillRepresentative · Democrat · HD-012
THTom HutchinsonRepresentative · Republican · HD-037
SJSteve JohnsonRepresentative · Democrat · HD-034
AKAaron KaufmanRepresentative · Democrat · HD-018
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NKNicholaus KipkeRepresentative · Republican · HD-031
LLLesley LopezRepresentative · Democrat · HD-039
AMAshanti MartinezRepresentative · Democrat · HD-022
MMMatt MorganRepresentative · Republican · HD-029
TRTeresa ReillyRepresentative · Republican · HD-035
SRSamuel RosenbergRepresentative · Democrat · HD-041
KRKim RossRepresentative · Democrat · HD-008
KSKathy SzeligaRepresentative · Republican · HD-007
DTDeni TaverasRepresentative · Democrat · HD-047
JWJennifer White HollandRepresentative · Democrat · HD-010
TWTeresa WoormanRepresentative · Democrat · HD-016

Bill history

Newest first.

Apr 14, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 53House
Apr 7, 2026Returned PassedHouse
Apr 6, 2026Third Reading Passed (46-0)Senate
Mar 31, 2026Favorable Adopted Second Reading PassedSenate
Mar 30, 2026Favorable Report by FinanceSenate
Mar 19, 2026Referred FinanceSenate
Mar 18, 2026Third Reading Passed (130-0)House
Mar 13, 2026Second Reading Passed with AmendmentsHouse
Show 4 earlier actions
Mar 13, 2026Favorable with Amendments {923826/1 AdoptedHouse
Mar 13, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by HealthHouse
Feb 9, 2026Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.House
Feb 4, 2026First Reading HealthHouse

Recorded votes

Third Reading PassedMar 18, 2026 · House · 130 yea · 0 nayPassed
Third Reading PassedApr 6, 2026 · Senate · 46 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

  • Health Occupations
  • Public Health
  • Contracts
  • Controlled Dangerous Substances
  • Data
  • Disclosure
  • Drugs
  • Federal Government
  • Job Training
  • Opioids
  • Pharmacists and Pharmacies
  • Registration
  • Substance Abuse Treatment
  • Committees and Commissions
  • Midwives

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