Maryland House Bill 328

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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]

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.

Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policies - Revisions

Del. Lesley Lopez [D]	Del. Deni Taveras [D]	Del. Nick Allen [D]	Del. Adrian Boafo [D]
Del. Lorig Charkoudian [D]	Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Del. Julie Palakovich Carr [D]	Del. Emily Shetty [D]

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]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-05-16	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 959
2024-04-05	House	Passed Enrolled
2024-04-05	House	Third Reading Passed (129-1)
2024-04-05	House	House Concurs Senate Amendments
2024-04-03	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2024-04-03	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2024-04-03	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {983720/1 Adopted
2024-04-03	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2024-03-15	Senate	Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-03-08	Senate	Referred Finance
2024-03-07	House	Third Reading Passed (120-21)
2024-03-05	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2024-03-04	House	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
2024-02-01	House	Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-01-15	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health - General	19	214.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0328?ys=2024RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0328f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0328t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0328e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_959_hb0328e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/amds/bil_0008/hb0328_98372001.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes_comm/hb0328_hgo.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes_comm/hb0328_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes/House/0301.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes/Senate/1112.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes/House/1453.pdf