Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB945: Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Notification of Investigations and Establishment of the Health Care Quality Improvement Initiative
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to notify and consult with the local health department for the county in which a nursing home is located if the Department initiates an investigation of a nursing home complaint alleging actual harm; establishing the Health Care Quality Improvement Initiative to identify strategies to improve the quality and affordability of care and accessibility of services in nursing homes and assisted living programs; establishing a task force to develop recommendations to further the mission of the Initiative; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Nursing Homes - Complaints - Notification and Consultation Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Notification of Investigations and Establishment of the Health Care Quality Improvement Initiative FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Department of Health to notify and consult with the local health department for the county in which a nursing home is located if the Department initiates an investigation of a nursing home complaint alleging actual harm…
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Nursing Homes - Complaints - Notification and Consultation Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Notification of Investigations and Establishment of the Health Care Quality Improvement Initiative FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Department of Health to notify and consult with the local health department for the county in which a nursing home is located if the Department initiates an investigation of a nursing home complaint alleging actual harm; establishing the Health Care Quality Improvement Initiative to identify strategies to improve the quality of care and the affordability and accessibility of services in nursing homes and assisted living programs and determine how the State can best use and share available data and expertise for certain purposes; establishing a task force to carry out the purposes of the Initiative; requiring the Department to staff the Initiative; and generally relating to nursing home complaints homes and assisted living programs. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Health - General Section 19-1408 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 19-1408. (a) (1) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the Department shall make a site visit and conduct a full survey …