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HB 385

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Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Evidence - Rebuttable Presumption of Medical Bills

Sponsor: David Moon (District 20)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Civil Actions and ProceduresStatus: Hearing 3/11 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing a rebuttable presumption in an action for personal injury or wrongful death that a medical bill from a health care provider or an agent of the health care provider is authentic, fair, and reasonable if the bill was properly provided in discovery; and establishing that a party may overcome the presumption that a medical bill is authentic, fair, and reasonable by proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the medical bill, or any charge in a medical bill, is not authentic, is unfair, or is unreasonable.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableUNF 11Unfavorable

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGenn, 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
UNFPachman, LaurenAllstateRegistered for: Allstate Insurance Company
UNFEgan, NancyAmerican Property & Casualty Insurance AssociationRegistered for: American Property Casualty Insurance Association
UNFPopham, BrysonBryson F. Popham, P.A.Registered for: Agency Insurance Company of Maryland; Agency Services, Inc.; Army Alliance; Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); CVS Health
UNFWiggins, GrasonMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce; United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.; Madison Marquette Property Investments LLC; Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund; Family Tree, The; OVG Facilities
UNFCollins, CarvilleMaryland Employers for Civil Justice Reform CoalitionRegistered for: Artesian Resources Corporation; Columbia Gas of Maryland; Maryland Employers for Civil Justice Reform Coalition; Pepco Holdings, LLC.; Health Facilities Association of Maryland; General Motors LLC
UNFWhitaker, JakeMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association
UNFRotunno, GinaNAMICRegistered for: National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC)
UNFHarting, MartaVenableRegistered for: Abbott Laboratories; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; Asurion Insurance Services, Inc.; Baltimore Community Foundation; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Public Markets Corporation