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Read. Follow. Verify.Maryland recodifies and restates laws governing the Maryland Medical Assistance Program
Last action · May 31, 2026: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 864
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What This Bill Does
Maryland enacts Senate Bill 244 to revise, restate, and recodify statutory provisions relating to the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland Children's Health Program, taking effect on October 1, 2026.
Clarifies and reorganizes health code provisions across state statutes without enacting substantive policy shifts, except where expressly noted.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Maryland Medical Assistance Program enrollees
Their program statutes are reorganized and recodified under the Health-General Article.
Managed care organizations
Statutory operating standards and participation references are recodified under the updated code sections.
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Current status: Became law without the governor's signature.
Procedural history
13 actions- May 31, 2026Governor of MarylandEnacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 864
- Apr 3, 2026SenateFloorReturned Passed
- Apr 2, 2026HouseFloorThird Reading Passed (133-1)
- Apr 1, 2026HouseFloorFavorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Apr 1, 2026HouseCommitteeFavorable Report by Health
- Mar 19, 2026HouseHearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
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- Feb 13, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred Health
- Feb 12, 2026SenateFloorThird Reading Passed (44-0)
- Feb 10, 2026SenateFloorSecond Reading Passed
- Feb 10, 2026SenateFloorFavorable Adopted
- Feb 9, 2026SenateCommitteeFavorable Report by Finance
- Jan 19, 2026SenateHearing 1/27 at 2:30 p.m.
- Jan 15, 2026SenateIntroducedFirst Reading Finance
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Modernization of Behavioral Health Terminology
The bill updates older statutory terms like 'substance abuse' and 'alcohol and drug abuse' to 'substance use disorder' across multiple code sections.
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