Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1124: Commercial Law - Consumer Protections - Health Care Financing
Status: Failed, March 10, 2026
Establishing consumer protections related to health care financing, including disclosure and refund requirements; prohibiting health care providers and certain agents of health care providers from offering, obtaining, applying for, or assisting in applying for certain financing; prohibiting a health care provider from promoting certain financing to certain patients or billing a certain financier before a certain number of days prior to a procedure; etc.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Commercial Law - Consumer Protections - Health Care Financing FOR the purpose of establishing consumer protections related to health care financing, including disclosure and refund requirements; prohibiting health care providers and certain agents of health care providers from offering, obtaining, applying, assisting in applying for certain financing; prohibiting a health care provider from promoting certain financing to certain patients or billing a certain financier before a certain number of days prior to a procedure…
From the introduced text, February 12, 2026:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Commercial Law - Consumer Protections - Health Care Financing FOR the purpose of establishing consumer protections related to health care financing, including disclosure and refund requirements; prohibiting health care providers and certain agents of health care providers from offering, obtaining, applying, assisting in applying for certain financing; prohibiting a health care provider from promoting certain financing to certain patients or billing a certain financier before a certain number of days prior to a procedure; authorizing a health care provider to offer certain financing to pay for certain costs under certain circumstances; requiring the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General to prepare and publish a certain disclosure; and generally relating to consumer protections related to health care financing. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Commercial Law Section 13-301(14)(xlvii) Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume) BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Commercial Law Section 13-301(14)(xlviii) Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume) BY adding to Article - Commercial Law Section 13-301(14)(xlix); and 14-5101 through 14-5107 to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 51. Health Care Financing" Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume) EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from exist in g l aw . *hb1124* HOUSE BILL 1124 SECTION …