Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB892: Health Occupations, Public Health, and Insurance - Menopause - Provider Training Coverage Requirements, Policy Initiatives, and Access to Care
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Altering the membership of the State Advisory Council on Health and Wellness; requiring health occupations boards that require licensees or certificate holders to complete certain continuing education to grant at least 2 hours for every hour of continuing education for menopause and menopause-associated symptoms; requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for the evaluation and management of menopause and menopause-associated conditions; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Health Occupations, Public Health - Perimenopausal, Menopausal, and Postmenopausal Conditions, and Insurance - Menopause - Provider Training Coverage Requirements, Policy Initiatives, and Access to Care FOR the purpose of altering the membership of the State Advisory Council on Health and Wellness…
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Health Occupations, Public Health - Perimenopausal, Menopausal, and Postmenopausal Conditions, and Insurance - Menopause - Provider Training Coverage Requirements, Policy Initiatives, and Access to Care FOR the purpose of altering the membership of the State Advisory Council on Health and Wellness; requiring certain health occupations boards that require a licensee licensees or certificate holder holders to complete certain continuing education requirements as a condition of renewal to grant at least a certain amount of continuing education credits for completing continuing education on perimenopausal, menopausal, and postmenopausal evaluation and treatment to grant a certain number of hours for every hour of continuing education for menopause and menopause-associated symptoms; authorizing certain health occupations boards to establish a maximum number of certain continuing education credits granted; requiring the Department to identify a certain training program in consultation with certain professional associations; requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for the evaluation and management of menopause and menopause-associated conditions; requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, the Maryland Commission for Women, Women and the Maryland Department of Health to take certain actions related to perimenopausal, menopausal, and postmenopausal conditions; and generally relating to perimenopausal, menopausal, and postmenopausal conditions provider training, health insurance coverage, policy initiatives, and access to care related to menopause. BY repealing and …
Sponsors
- Dawn Gile (D, 33) · primary sponsor
- Pamela Beidle (D, 32)
- Katie Hester (D, SD-009)
- Nancy King (D, SD-039)
- Sara Love (D, 16)
- Shelly Hettleman (D, 11)
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor - Chapter 605
- : Returned Passed
- : Third Reading Passed (135-2)
- : Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- : Favorable Report by Health
- : Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- : Referred Health
- : Third Reading Passed (41-0)
- : Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- : Favorable with Amendments {423828/1 Adopted
Votes
- Third Reading Passed (135-2) (April 7, 2026): 135 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (41-0) (March 20, 2026): 41 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB892?
- SB892 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Health Occupations, Public Health, and Insurance - Menopause - Provider Training Coverage Requirements, Policy Initiatives, and Access to Care.
- What does SB892 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning Health Occupations, Public Health - Perimenopausal, Menopausal, and Postmenopausal Conditions, and Insurance - Menopause - Provider Training Coverage Requirements, Policy Initiatives, and Access to Care FOR the purpose of altering the membership of the State Advisory Council on Health and Wellness…
- What is the status of SB892?
- Signed into law as of May 26, 2026. Latest action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 605 (May 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB892?
- Dawn Gile (D, 33), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB892?
- On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0892?ys=2026RS
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