HB 1372

EnactedEmergency bill

Public Health - Office of Health Care Quality Information and Maryland Health Centralization Commission

Sponsor: Jared Solomon (District 18)Committee: HealthSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 369 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, in collaboration with the Office of Health Care Quality within the Maryland Department of Health, to develop a process to receive and publish certain inspection information on the Commission's Maryland Quality Reporting website; establishing the Maryland Health Centralization Commission to provide advice and recommendations relating to the relationship between the Department and the health occupations boards; requiring each health occupations board to annually report certain information; etc.

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Testimony (35)

MGA witness list

FAV 14FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 14UnfavorableINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Westrick, Saralobbyist	AARP Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Westrick, Saralobbyist	AARP Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peters, Meganlobbyist	Alzheimer's Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peters, Meganlobbyist	Alzheimer's Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Solomon, Jared	Delegate Solomon	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jacobs, Douglas	Maryland Health Care Commission	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peters, Meganlobbyist	Maryland Senior Citizens Action Network (MSCAN)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peters, Meganlobbyist	Maryland Senior Citizens Action Network (MSCAN)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Solomon, Delegate	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	State of, Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	DeMarco, Jamie	DeMarco Advocacy	Written (PDF)
UNF	Richards, Karen	MD Board of Social Work Examiners	Oral
UNF	Oliver, Sharon	MD Boards of Massage Therapy & Chiropractic Examiners	Oral
UNF	Smith-Williams, Tiffany L	MDH, Health Occupations Boards & Commissions, Board of Acupuncture	Oral
UNF	Broderick, Leigh	Maryland Board of Environmental Health Specialists	Oral
UNF	Kendall-Ellis, Laurie	Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners	Oral
UNF	Guroff, Elizabeth	Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists	Oral
UNF	oga, Maryland Department of Health /Office of Governmen	Maryland Dept. of Health	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cohen, Jennifer	Maryland Optometric Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	DelGreco, Madeline	Individual	Oral
UNF	Maryland, State of	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Scott, Rhonda	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	State of, Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Krienke, Janelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Krienke, Janelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Position only
FWA	Wise, Steve	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Weaver, Kenneth	DLS/OLA Legislative Liaison	Oral
INFO	Rubinstein, Eddie	Office of Legislative Audits	Oral
INFO	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Maryland, State of	Individual	Written (PDF)