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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maternal Health Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring

Sponsor: Arthur Ellis (District 28)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 715 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring, beginning January 1, 2026, the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide coverage for self-measured blood pressure monitoring for certain eligible Program recipients; and requiring reimbursement of health care provider and other staff time used for patient training, transmission of blood pressure data, interpretation of blood pressure readings and reporting, remote patient monitoring, and the delivery of co-interventions, including educational materials or classes.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 13FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVHale, LauralobbyistAmerican Heart AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBower, KellyJohns Hopkins School of NursingWritten (PDF)
FAVCommodore-Mensah, YvonneJohns Hopkins School of NursingOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMetlock, FaithJohns Hopkins School of NursingOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGresh, AshleyJohns Hopkins University School of NursingWritten (PDF)
FAVStephenson, AmandaMaryland Rural Health AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVPerry, EdithNC100BWWritten (PDF)
FAVGwaltney, KristenTotal Health Care, Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVEllis, ArthurIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKauffman, DannalobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMaryland, State ofIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Ellis, Senator EllislegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Ellis, Senator EllislegislatorIndividualOral
FWALindsay, DjingeMaryland Department of HealthOral
FWALynch, MeghanMaryland Department of HealthWritten (PDF)
FWALynch, MeghanMaryland Department of HealthWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHale, LauraAmerican Heart AssociationRegistered for: American Heart Association
FAVKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland