Health Care Malpractice Claims - Health Care Provider - Definition [HB-926]
Altering the definition of "health care provider" to include employees, agents, or contractors of a hospital who are licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise authorized to render health care services in Maryland in provisions relating to health care malpractice claims.
HB-926: Health Care Malpractice Claims - Health Care Provider - Definition
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 02/04/2025
Health Care Malpractice Claims - Health Care Provider - Definition [SB-681]
Altering the definition of "health care provider" to include an employee, agent, or contractor of a hospital who is licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise authorized to render health care services in Maryland in provisions relating to health care malpractice claims.
SB-681: Health Care Malpractice Claims - Health Care Provider - Definition
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
Maryland Medical Practice Act and Maryland Physician Assistants Act - Revisions [HB-776]
Repealing obsolete and redundant language in, clarifying language in, and making language consistent across certain provisions of law governing the State Board of Physicians and the regulation of physicians, physician assistants, and allied health professionals; altering certain licensure requirements; altering the grounds for discipline for physicians, physician assistants, and allied health professionals; authorizing the Board to impose a civil penalty for a certain report made in bad faith; etc.
HB-776: Maryland Medical Practice Act and Maryland Physician Assistants Act - Revisions
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Third Reading Passed (136-1) on 03/17/2025
Medical malpractice; limitations on recovery, certain actions. [SB-493]
Medical malpractice; limitations on recovery; certain actions. Eliminates the cap on the recovery in actions against health care providers for medical malpractice where the act or acts of malpractice occurred on or after July 1, 2024, and occurred against a patient age 10 or younger.
SB-493: Medical malpractice; limitations on recovery, certain actions.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Stanley
Failed To Report (defeated) In Finance And Appropriations (6-y 9-n) on 02/08/2024
Physicians and Allied Health Professions - Reorganization and Revisions [HB-232]
Repealing obsolete and redundant language in, clarifying language in, and reorganizing certain provisions of law governing the State Board of Physicians and the regulation of physicians, physician assistants, and allied health professions; altering physician, physician assistant, and allied health professional licensure exceptions for individuals in the service of the federal government; altering the grounds for discipline for physicians, physician assistants, and allied health professionals; etc.
HB-232: Physicians and Allied Health Professions - Reorganization and Revisions
Pharmacists - Status as Health Care Providers and Study on Reimbursement [HB-1219]
Altering a certain definition of "health care provider" to include pharmacists for the purposes of provisions of law related to the destruction of medical records; and requiring the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to establish a workgroup to identify options and requirements necessary for the reimbursement of pharmacists and submit a report to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 31, 2022.
HB-1219: Pharmacists - Status as Health Care Providers and Study on Reimbursement
Sponsored by: Rep. Harry Bhandari
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 371 on 05/16/2022
Public Health - Abortion-Inducing Drugs [HB-1360]
Providing for the circumstances under and the manner in which a person may provide an abortion-inducing drug to a pregnant woman; establishing reporting requirements related to the use of abortion-inducing drugs in the State; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish a certain form and publish certain information on the use of abortion-inducing drugs in the State; providing for the manner in which a civil action or disciplinary action may be brought under the Act; etc.
HB-1360: Public Health - Abortion-Inducing Drugs
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2022
Medical Malpractice – Collateral Sources [SB-605]
Requiring collateral source evidence made to or for the benefit of the plaintiff to be admissible in medical malpractice jury trials for a certain purpose; requiring the trier of fact to consider collateral source evidence when determining damages; requiring the court to deduct from any award recovered by the plaintiff any collateral source benefit that duplicates any benefit contained in the jury's award to the plaintiff; etc.
SB-605: Medical Malpractice – Collateral Sources
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/21/2022