SB 679

Nursing Homes - Cost Reports (Nursing Home Care Crisis Transparency Act)

Sponsor: Jim Rosapepe (District 21)Committee: FinanceSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to review the cost reports and other data submitted by each nursing home that participates in the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; and requiring the Department to report the findings resulting from the review conducted under the Act to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by October 1, 2025, and each October 1 thereafter through 2029.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Arikat, Loraine	1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Rhonda	1199SEIU	Oral
FAV	Dumais, Brige	1199SEIU UHE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Balog, Claudia	1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Oral
FAV	Taylor Chester, Carolyn	1199SEIU, Member	Oral
FAV	Bresnahan, Tammy	AARP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Peters, Meganlobbyist	Alzheimer's Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Balan, Sandy	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyer, Christopherlobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Oral
FAV	Hartung, Bruce	Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association	Position only
FAV	Morgan, Jessica	Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Anna	Marylanders for Patient Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williamson, Sam	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Rosapepe, Senator Rosapepelegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Ciborowski, Allison	LeadingAge Maryland	Oral
UNF	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Oral
FWA	Roques, Carmel	Maryland Department of Aging	Written (PDF)
FWA	Lynch, Meghan	Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)
FWA	Moran, Ryan	Maryland Department of Health	Oral
FWA	Moore, Christina	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 1

1199SEIUFAV 1

1199SEIU UHEFAV 1

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 1

1199SEIU, MemberFAV 1

AARP MarylandFAV 1

Alzheimer's AssociationFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

LeadingAge MarylandUNF 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Continuing Care Residents AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Department of AgingFWA 1

Maryland Department of HealthFWA 2

Maryland Legal AidFWA 1

Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)FAV 1

Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIOFAV 1

Marylanders for Patient RightsFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPeters, MeganAlzheimer's AssociationRegistered for: Alzheimer's Association

FAVMeyer, ChristopherMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

UNFGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…

UNFKauffman, 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…