SB 306

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Workers' Compensation - Prescription Drug and Pharmaceutical Services - Reimbursements

Sponsor: Pamela Beidle (District 32)Committee: FinanceSubject: Workers' CompensationStatus: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Workers' Compensation Commission to regulate fees and other charges for the reimbursements of prescription drugs and pharmaceutical services under certain circumstances; limiting covered reimbursements to a cost index or indexes; and requiring the Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board to conduct a study on prescription drug affordability challenges related to workers' compensation claims and report its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by March 1, 2026.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 34FavorableFWA 14Favorable with amendmentsUNF 49UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Hurt-Forsythe, Lisa Anne	American Assoc. of Payors, Administrators and Networks (AAPAN)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Nancylobbyist	American Property & Casualty Insurance Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Nancylobbyist	American Property & Casualty Insurance Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hunt, Ethan	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hunt, Ethan	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kontz Carr, Amanda	Baltimore County Administration	Written (PDF)
FAV	D'Alessandro, Carmine	Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company	Oral
FAV	D'Alessandro, Carmine	Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company	Oral
FAV	Fitzwater, Jessica	Frederick County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meninger, Lyndsey	Injured Workers' Insurance Fund and Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meninger, Lyndsey	Injured Workers' Insurance Fund and Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company	Written (PDF)
FAV	Anderson, Karrington	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Anderson, Karrington	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Enten, robert	Maryland Building Industry Assoc	Oral
FAV	Enten, robert	Maryland Building Industry Assoc	Oral
FAV	Allen, Hannahlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Allen, Hannahlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murray, Julie	Maryland Defense Counsel	Oral
FAV	Murray, Julie	Maryland Defense Counsel	Oral
FAV	Smith, Ashlee	Maryland Defense Counsel	Oral
FAV	Smith, Ashlee	Maryland Defense Counsel	Oral
FAV	Jorch, Bill	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jorch, Bill	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fowler, Adam	MyMatrixx	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fowler, Adam	MyMatrixx by Evernorth	Written (PDF)
FAV	Desrouleaux, Sasha	Prince George's County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dailey, Michael	Schmidt, Dailey & O'Neill, LLC	Oral
FAV	Dailey, Michael	Schmidt, Dailey & O'Neill, LLC	Oral
FAV	Beidle, Pamela	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beidle, Senator	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Beidle, Senator Beidlelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Beidle, Senator Beidlelegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Murray, Lisa	AA County Ret. Firefighters	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Baldwin, Scott	Anne Arundel County Injured Worker	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Pardoe, Kenneth	Anne Arundel County Maryland Fire Department	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ferreira, Victor	BWI Firefighter	Written (PDF)
UNF	Chapline, Mark	Baltimore Cty Injured Worker	Written (PDF)
UNF	Coster, Matthew	Baltimore Fire Fighters Local #734	Written (PDF)
UNF	Coster, Matthew	Baltimore Fire Fighters Local #734	Written (PDF)
UNF	McCarthy, Brennan	Brennan McCarthy & Associates	Written (PDF)
UNF	McCarthy, Brennan	Brennan McCarthy & Associates	Written (PDF)
UNF	Davis, Shantrice	Charge Nurse/ Surgical Technologist in the OR	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Johnson, Paul	City of Hagerstown Emp	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sanchez Ifekauche, Delora	Cornerstone Government Affairs	Oral
UNF	May, Greg	EQMD, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Thomas, Darren	EZ Scripts LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Goodwin, George	Excelsia Injury Care	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Boston, Aaron	Fire Chief Annapolis	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lyles, Diana	Howard County Injured Worker	Written (PDF)
UNF	McCombs, Steven	Individual - Grasonville Firefighter	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	McCombs, Steven	Individual - Grasonville Firefighter	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Poole, Donald	Individual - PG County Fire Department	Written (PDF)
UNF	Poole, Donald	Individual - PG County Fire Department	Written (PDF)
UNF	Gheen, Raymond	Individual - PG County Police	Written (PDF)
UNF	Gheen, Raymond	Individual - PG County Police	Written (PDF)
UNF	Roderick, Veronica	Individual - Resident Assistant/Med Tech	Written (PDF)
UNF	Roderick, Veronica	Individual - Resident Assistant/Med Tech	Written (PDF)
UNF	Buhrman, Daryl	Individual- Former Baltimore City Police	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

AA County Ret. FirefightersUNF 1

American Assoc. of Payors, Administrators and Networks (AAPAN)FAV 1FWA 1

American Property & Casualty Insurance AssociationFAV 2

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 2

Anne Arundel County Injured WorkerUNF 1

Anne Arundel County Maryland Fire DepartmentUNF 1

Baltimore County AdministrationFAV 1

Baltimore Cty Injured WorkerUNF 1

Baltimore Fire Fighters Local #734UNF 2

Bellamy Genn Group LLCFWA 1

Brennan McCarthy & AssociatesUNF 2

BWI FirefighterUNF 1

Charge Nurse/ Surgical Technologist in the ORUNF 1

Chesapeake Employers' Insurance CompanyFAV 2

City of Hagerstown EmpUNF 1

Cornerstone Government AffairsFWA 1UNF 1

Enlyte, Mitchell Pharmacy SolutionsFWA 1

EQMD, Inc.UNF 1

Excelsia Injury CareUNF 1

EZ Scripts LLCFWA 1UNF 1

Fire Chief AnnapolisUNF 1

Frederick County ExecutiveFAV 1

Howard County Injured WorkerUNF 1

Individual - Grasonville FirefighterUNF 2

Individual - PG County Fire DepartmentUNF 2

Individual - PG County PoliceUNF 2

Individual - Resident Assistant/Med TechUNF 2

Individual- Former Baltimore City PoliceUNF 2

Injured Workers' Insurance Fund and Chesapeake Employers' Insurance CompanyFAV 2

IWPFWA 2

KO Public AffairsFWA 2

Maryland Association for JusticeUNF 2

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 2

Maryland Association of JusticeUNF 2

Maryland Building Industry AssocFAV 2

Maryland Chamber of CommerceFAV 2

Maryland Defense CounselFAV 4

Maryland Municipal LeagueFAV 2

Maryland Pharmacists AssociationFWA 1UNF 1

Maryland Retailers AllianceFWA 1

Maryland Workers' Compensation CommissionINFO 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

MyMatrixxFAV 1

MyMatrixx by EvernorthFAV 1

National Spine and Pain CentersUNF 2

PG County Injured WorkerUNF 1

PG County Police DepartmentUNF 2

Premier Orthopedics, P.A.UNF 1

Prince George's County GovernmentFAV 1

Proficient Rx LPFWA 1

RescueMedsFWA 1UNF 1

Retired Anne Arundel PoliceUNF 1

Retired Battalion Chief from the Anne Arundel County, Maryland Fire DepartmentUNF 1

Retired Firefighter (1992)UNF 1

Retired Firefighter and EMTUNF 2

Schmidt, Dailey & O'Neill, LLCFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVEgan, NancyAmerican Property & Casualty Insurance AssociationRegistered for: American Property Casualty Insurance Association

FAVAllen, HannahMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce

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…

UNFHorton, AliyahMaryland Pharmacists AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Pharmacists Association

FWAGenn, GilBellamy Genn Group LLCRegistered for: Americans for Patient Access; Animal Wellness Action, Inc.; Avaya, Inc.; Educational Testing Service (ETS); Encore Capital Group; Enoch Pratt Free Library…

FWAWhite, JoshKO Public AffairsRegistered for: Definium Therapeutics US, Inc.; Glaxo Smith Kline; IWP (Injured Workers Pharmacy); Maryland Legal Aid; Maryland Sickle Cell Disease Association; Mobile Voting Project…

FWAHorton, AliyahMaryland Pharmacists AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Pharmacists Association

FWAPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AllianceRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

FWAKauffman, 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…