SB 376

Maryland Department of Health and Office of Health Care Quality - Nursing Home Inspections - Reporting

Sponsor: Benjamin F. Kramer (District 19)Committee: FinanceSubject: Health Care Facilities and RegulationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 680 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, beginning July 1, 2025, to report quarterly to certain committees of the General Assembly on disaggregated data regarding nursing home inspections in each county; and requiring the Office of Health Care Quality, beginning July 1, 2025, to report to the local area agency on aging for each county the name of each nursing home in the county that was surveyed in the immediately preceding 6 months and the date each survey was conducted.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 18FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bresnahan, Tammy	AARP Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bresnahan, Tammy	AARP Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Butler, Dixie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jeffries, Kathryn	League of Women Voters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miicke, Sarahlobbyist	MSCAN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Anderson, Karrington	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Anderson, Karrington	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hartung, Bruce	Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hartung, Bruce	Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Anna	Marylanders for Patient Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bergofsky, Linda	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bergofsky, Linda	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Kramer, Senator Kramerlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Kramer, Senator Kramerlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Zalen, Janice	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lynch, Meghan	Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kalyanaraman, Nilesh	Maryland Department of Health	Oral
FWA	Case-Herron, Sarahlobbyist	The Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AARP MarylandFAV 2

IndividualFAV 1

League of Women VotersFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 2

Maryland Continuing Care Residents AssociationFAV 2

Maryland Department of HealthFWA 1UNF 1

Marylanders for Patient RightsFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 2

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

MSCANFAV 1

The Maryland Department of HealthFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMiicke, SarahMSCANRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FWACase-Herron, SarahThe Maryland Department of HealthRegistered for: 38 Degrees North; Advanced Energy United; Alliance of Maryland Dental Plans; Allstate Insurance Company; America's Health Insurance Plans; American Council of Life Insurers…

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…