Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB551: Health Insurance - Ovarian Cancer Prevention With Salpingectomy - Required Coverage and Prohibited Cost Sharing
Status: Passed one chamber, April 13, 2026
Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide individuals with salpingectomy coverage for ovarian cancer prevention; and prohibiting the insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from imposing a copayment, coinsurance, or deductible requirement on the salpingectomy coverage.
What the bill says
From the chaptered text, April 11, 2026:
SB0551/613426/1 BY: Health Committee AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL 551 (Third Reading File Bill) AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 1, in line 3, strike "and Prohibited Cost Sharing"; in line 5, strike "individuals with" and substitute "coverage for opportunistic"; in the same line, strike "coverage"; and strike beginning with "prohibiting" in line 6 down through "coverage;" in line 8. AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 2, in lines 8 and 9, strike "AN INDIVIDUAL WITH" and substitute "COVERAGE FOR OPPORTUNISTIC"; in line 9, strike "COVERAGE"; strike in their entirety lines 10 through 18, inclusive; in line 19, after "That" insert "Section 1 of"; after line 21, insert: "SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before December 1, 2026, the Maryland Health Care Commission shall: (1) conduct a mandated benefits study of coverage of salpingectomy that is not opportunistic for individuals who are not at high risk of ovarian cancer, including consideration of existing practice guidance issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society of Gynecologic Oncology as well as the differences in efficacy of nonopportunistic salpingectomy versus the efficacy of opportunistic salpingectomy for individuals who are not high-risk; and (2) report the findings of the study to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health Committee, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government …
Sponsors
- Nick Charles (D, 25) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Third Reading Passed (128-6)
- : Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- : Favorable with Amendments {613426/1 Adopted
- : Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
- : Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- : Referred Health
- : Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- : Second Reading Passed
- : Favorable Adopted
- : Favorable Report by Finance
Votes
- Third Reading Passed (128-6) (April 13, 2026): 128 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (45-0) (March 19, 2026): 45 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB551?
- SB551 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Health Insurance - Ovarian Cancer Prevention With Salpingectomy - Required Coverage and Prohibited Cost Sharing.
- What does SB551 do?
- Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide individuals with salpingectomy coverage for ovarian cancer prevention; and prohibiting the insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from imposing a copayment, coinsurance, or deductible requirement on the salpingectomy coverage.
- What is the status of SB551?
- Passed one chamber as of April 13, 2026. Latest action: Third Reading Passed (128-6) (April 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB551?
- Nick Charles (D, 25).
- Where is the official record for SB551?
- On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0551?ys=2026RS
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