Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB322: Maryland Health Care Commission - Membership
Status: Signed into law, April 14, 2026
Altering the membership of the Maryland Health Care Commission by reducing from nine to eight the number of members who are individuals who do not have any connection with the management or policy of a health care provider or payor and including an administrator of a hospital; and altering from five to four the number of Commission members who must be residents of different counties with a population of 300,000 or more.
What the bill says
An act concerning Maryland Health Care Commission - Membership FOR the purpose of altering the membership of the Maryland Health Care Commission by reducing the number of members who are individuals who do not have any connection with the management or policy of a health care provider or payor and including a representative an administrator of a hospital; altering the number of Commission members who must be residents of different counties with a certain minimum population; and generally relating to the membership of the Maryland Health Care Commission…
From the enrolled text, April 21, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Maryland Health Care Commission - Membership FOR the purpose of altering the membership of the Maryland Health Care Commission by reducing the number of members who are individuals who do not have any connection with the management or policy of a health care provider or payor and including a representative an administrator of a hospital; altering the number of Commission members who must be residents of different counties with a certain minimum population; and generally relating to the membership of the Maryland Health Care Commission. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Health - General Section 19-101 Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Health - General Section 19-104 Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Health - General 19-101. In this subtitle, "Commission" means the Maryland Health Care Commission. 19-104. (a) (1) The Commission shall consist of 15 members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. (2) Of the 15 members: (i) [Nine] EIGHT shall be individuals who do not have any connection with the management or policy of a health care provider or payor; …