MD HB328 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Passed on May 16 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-16 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 959
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Altering the required contents of a hospital's financial assistance policy by removing the requirement that the provision of reduced-cost medically necessary care and payment plans be in accordance with the mission and service area of the hospital; authorizing hospitals to consider only household monetary assets in excess of $100,000 when determining eligibility for free and reduced-cost care under the hospital's financial assistance policy; and requiring that certain retirement assets be excluded from consideration.

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Title

Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policies - Revisions

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-04-05 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 129 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2024-04-03 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-07 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 120 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-05-16HouseApproved by the Governor - Chapter 959
2024-04-05HousePassed Enrolled
2024-04-05HouseThird Reading Passed (129-1)
2024-04-05HouseHouse Concurs Senate Amendments
2024-04-03SenateThird Reading Passed (47-0)
2024-04-03SenateSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
2024-04-03SenateFavorable with Amendments {983720/1 Adopted
2024-04-03SenateFavorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2024-03-15SenateHearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-03-08SenateReferred Finance
2024-03-07HouseThird Reading Passed (120-21)
2024-03-05HouseFavorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2024-03-04HouseFavorable Report by Health and Government Operations
2024-02-01HouseHearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-01-15HouseFirst Reading Health and Government Operations

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Health - General19214.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Maryland State Sources


Bill Comments

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