Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB293: Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Nurse Midwives, and Licensed Certified Midwives - Disclosure (Nyeli Rose Lewis Act of 2026)
Status: Signed into law, April 14, 2026
Requiring nursing homes, assisted living programs, nurse midwives, and licensed certified midwives to notify each resident and prospective resident at certain times 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 has not been renewed; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, and Nurse Midwives, and Licensed Certified Midwives - Disclosure (Nyeli Rose Lewis Act of 2026) FOR the purpose of requiring nursing homes, assisted living programs, and nurse midwives, and licensed certified midwives to notify certain individuals at certain times if the nursing home, assisted living program, or nurse midwife, or licensed certified midwife either does not maintain professional liability insurance or professional liability insurance coverage has lapsed and has not been renew…
From the enrolled text, April 21, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, and Nurse Midwives, and Licensed Certified Midwives - Disclosure (Nyeli Rose Lewis Act of 2026) FOR the purpose of requiring nursing homes, assisted living programs, and nurse midwives, and licensed certified midwives to notify certain individuals at certain times if the nursing home, assisted living program, or nurse midwife, or licensed certified midwife either does not maintain professional liability insurance or professional liability insurance coverage has lapsed and has not been renewed; and generally relating to professional liability insurance disclosures. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Health - General Section 19-1401(a) and (e) and 19-1801 Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Health - General Section 19-1417 and 19-1808.1 Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Health - General Section 19-1417 Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Health Occupations Section 8-604 and 8-6D-15 Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Health Occupations Section 8-6D-15 Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) Ch. 32 2026 LAWS OF MARYLAND SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY …