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Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Notification of Investigations and Establishment of the Health Care Quality Improvement Initiative

State of Maryland

Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to notify and consult with the local health department for the county in which a nursing home is located if the Department initiates an investigation of a nursing home complaint alleging actual harm; establishing the Health Care Quality Improvement Initiative to identify strategies to improve the quality and affordability of care and accessibility of services in nursing homes and assisted living programs; establishing a task force to develop recommendations to further the mission of the Initiative; etc.

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
May 26, 2026
170 days ago
Current chamber
House of Delegates
Session
2026 Regular Session
MD HB 945 · PassedMay 26

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Bill details

Last action
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 684 · May 26, 2026

Sponsors

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

Bill history

Newest first.

May 26, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 684House
Apr 13, 2026Returned PassedHouse
Apr 13, 2026Third Reading Passed (43-0)Senate
Apr 13, 2026Second Reading PassedSenate
Apr 13, 2026Favorable AdoptedSenate
Apr 13, 2026Favorable Report by FinanceSenate
Mar 25, 2026Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.Senate
Mar 23, 2026Referred FinanceSenate
Show 8 earlier actions
Mar 21, 2026Third Reading Passed (126-0)House
Mar 20, 2026Second Reading Passed with AmendmentsHouse
Mar 20, 2026Favorable with Amendments {933929/1 AdoptedHouse
Mar 20, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by HealthHouse
Feb 26, 2026Hearing 2/26 at 1:30 p.m.House
Feb 26, 2026Hearing canceledHouse
Feb 13, 2026Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.House
Feb 5, 2026First Reading HealthHouse

Recorded votes

Third Reading PassedMar 21, 2026 · House · 126 yea · 0 nayPassed
Third Reading PassedApr 13, 2026 · Senate · 43 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

  • Health Care Facilities and Regulation
  • Elderly
  • complaints
  • Counties
  • Health, Department of
  • Investigations and Inquiries
  • Notices
  • Nursing Homes
  • Safety
  • Aging, Department of
  • Assisted Living
  • Attorney General
  • Committees and Commissions
  • Data
  • Federal Government
  • General Assembly
  • Health
  • Health Care Commission
  • Health Planning and Cost Review
  • Human Services, Department of
  • Inspections
  • Job Training
  • Medical Assistance
  • meetings
  • Open Government
  • Patients
  • Privacy
  • Public Information
  • Recruitment and Hiring
  • Reports
  • Standards and Best Practices
  • studies
  • Sunset
  • Virtual Environments
  • Work, Labor, and Employment

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