MD SB156 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-14 - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Hearing: Jan 29 @ 1:00 pm Senate Finance Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-14 - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Hearing: Jan 29 @ 1:00 pm Senate Finance Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish a program to provide universal newborn nurse home visiting services to all families with newborns residing in the State; requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide certain health benefits under certain insurance policies or contracts to provide certain coverage and reimbursement for universal newborn nurse home visiting services; requiring a report on the status of newborn nurse home visiting services by December 1, 2026; etc.
Title
Universal Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Services – Program Establishment and Insurance Coverage
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2025-01-14 | Senate | Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
2025-01-08 | Senate | First Reading Finance |
2024-10-31 | Senate | Pre-filed |
Same As/Similar To
HB334 (Crossfiled) 2025-01-15 - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Data
Health
Health - Insurance
Health Insurance
Health Maintenance Organizations
Health Occupations
Health, Department of
Home Care Services
Infants and Toddlers (0-3)
internet
Nonprofit Organizations
Nurses
Public Health
Reports
Rules and Regulations
studies
Health
Health - Insurance
Health Insurance
Health Maintenance Organizations
Health Occupations
Health, Department of
Home Care Services
Infants and Toddlers (0-3)
internet
Nonprofit Organizations
Nurses
Public Health
Reports
Rules and Regulations
studies
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
---|---|---|---|---|
Health - General | 13 | 5501 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Health - General | 13 | 5502 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Insurance | 15 | 861 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0156?ys=2025RS |
Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0156f.pdf |