HB 372

Hospitals - Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions - Procedures

Sponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (District 39)Committee: HealthSubject: Health Care Facilities and RegulationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 789 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a hospital to conduct screening on a patient presenting at an emergency department of the hospital to determine whether the patient has an emergency pregnancy-related medical condition; establishing requirements and prohibitions related to the treatment and transfer of a patient who has an emergency pregnancy-related medical condition; requiring a hospital to allow the termination of a pregnancy in certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (40)

MGA witness list

FAV 30FavorableUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	White, Lexi	All* Above All	Oral
FAV	Miller Smith, Nora	League of Women Voters Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, JD	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Position only
FAV	Krievs, Jan	Maryland Affiliate of the American College of Nurse Midwives	Oral
FAV	Lynch, Meghan	Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Orbe, Jr., Carlos	Maryland Latinos Unidos	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Irnise	OAG	Written (PDF)
FAV	MULLICAN, Brigitta	Private	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mercer, Jenniferlobbyist	Reproductive Justice Maryland Action	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldstein, Mathew	Secular Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schneider, Glennlobbyist	The Horizon Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Dana	The Maryland Women’s Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGarvie Crowley, Betty	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Basdekis, Danielle	University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	OMalley, Catherine	Women's Law Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bennett, Maddie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Lopez, Delegate Lopezlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Enagonio, Liz	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Lopez, Lesley	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
FAV	Mortoro, Lynn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vasquez-Rios, Virginia	Individual	Oral
UNF	Kelly, Dr. James	Association of American Physician & Surgeons	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Arias, Dianelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
UNF	Alexandre, Jonathan	Maryland Family Institute	Position only
UNF	Bogley, Laura	Maryland Right to Life	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Nesmith, Rachel	Students for Life of America Action	Oral
UNF	Brocato, Deborah	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
UNF	Mooney, Elizabeth	Individual	Oral
UNF	Reddoch, Shirley	Individual	Position only
INFO	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

All* Above AllFAV 1

Association of American Physician & SurgeonsUNF 1

League of Women Voters MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Affiliate of the American College of Nurse MidwivesFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceUNF 1

Maryland Department of HealthFAV 1

Maryland Family InstituteUNF 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationINFO 1

Maryland Latinos UnidosFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Right to LifeUNF 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)FAV 1

OAGFAV 1

PrivateFAV 1

Reproductive Justice Maryland ActionFAV 1

Secular MarylandFAV 1

Students for Life of America ActionUNF 1

The Horizon FoundationFAV 1

The Maryland Women’s CaucusFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of LawFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Women's Law CenterFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMercer, JenniferReproductive Justice Maryland ActionRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

FAVSchneider, GlennThe Horizon FoundationRegistered for: Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The

FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…

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…

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…

UNFArias, DianeMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

INFOMehu, NatashaMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…