Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB611: Maryland Department of Health - Study on Maryland Medical Assistance Program Reimbursement of Hospice Room and Board Services
Status: In committee, April 11, 2026
Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission and the Maryland Medical Assistance Program jointly to study the impact of requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide reimbursement for room and board services provided by a hospice house; and requiring the Department to report its findings to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health Committee by December 1, 2026.
What the bill says
An act concerning Maryland Department of Health - Study on Maryland Medical Assistance Program Reimbursement of Hospice Room and Board Services FOR the purpose of requiring the Division of Health Care Financing and Medicaid within the Maryland Department of Health Maryland Health Care Commission and the Maryland Medical Assistance Program jointly to study the impact of requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide reimbursement for room and board services provided by a hospice house…
From the engrossed text, April 10, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Maryland Department of Health - Study on Maryland Medical Assistance Program Reimbursement of Hospice Room and Board Services FOR the purpose of requiring the Division of Health Care Financing and Medicaid within the Maryland Department of Health Maryland Health Care Commission and the Maryland Medical Assistance Program jointly to study the impact of requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide reimbursement for room and board services provided by a hospice house; and generally relating to a study of reimbursement for hospice room and board services under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program. SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That: (a) The Division of Health Care Financing and Medicaid within the Maryland Department of Health Maryland Health Care Commission and the Maryland Medical Assistance Program jointly shall study the impact of requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide reimbursement for room and board services provided by a hospice house, as defined in COMAR 10.07.22.02. (b) The study required under subsection (a) of this section shall: (1) quantify analyze overall Maryland Medical Assistance Program savings per enrollee death as a result of the use of hospice care; and associated with hospice care utilization during the last 6 months of life compared with costs associated with other EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING …