Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Nurse Midwives, and Licensed Certified Midwives - Disclosure (Nyeli Rose Lewis Act of 2026)
What this bill does
Requiring nursing homes, assisted living programs, nurse midwives, and licensed certified midwives to notify each resident and prospective resident in writing or by written electronic communication if the nursing home, assisted living program, nurse midwife, or licensed certified midwife either does not maintain professional liability insurance or professional liability insurance coverage has lapsed; and requiring conspicuous posting of the information that the professional liability coverage has not been maintained.
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Testimony (14)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Westrick, Saralobbyist | AARP Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dodge, Alison | MD Association for Justice | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Brian | Maryland Association for Justice | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Palmisano, Anna | Marylanders for Patient Rights | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pastrikos, Nomiki M. | Meyers, Rodbell and Rosenbaum | Oral |
| FAV | Rubin, Michael | Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A. | Oral |
| FAV | Craig, Karrie | State Long-Term Care Ombudsman | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Whiteside, Megan | Whiteside Legal, PLLC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Kaufman, Delegate Kaufmanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Kaufman, Aaron | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | White, Ashley | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |