Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1372: Public Health - Office of Health Care Quality Information and Maryland Health Centralization Commission
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, in collaboration with the Office of Health Care Quality within the Maryland Department of Health, to develop a process to receive and publish certain inspection information on the Commission's Maryland Quality Reporting website; establishing the Maryland Health Centralization Commission to provide advice and recommendations relating to the relationship between the Department and the health occupations boards; requiring each health occupations board to annually report certain information; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Public Health - Office of Health Care Quality Information and Maryland Department of Health Centralization Commission FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, in collaboration with the Office of Health Care Quality within the Maryland Department of Health, to develop a process to receive and publish certain inspection information on a certain website…
From the enrolled text, May 18, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Public Health - Office of Health Care Quality Information and Maryland Department of Health Centralization Commission FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, in collaboration with the Office of Health Care Quality within the Maryland Department of Health, to develop a process to receive and publish certain inspection information on a certain website; establishing the Maryland Department of Health Centralization Commission to provide certain advice and recommendations relating to the relationship between the Maryland Department of Health and the health occupations boards; requiring the Secretary of Information Technology to ensure that minimum cybersecurity requirements are met by all health occupations boards each health occupations board to annually report certain information to the Department of Information Technology; and generally relating to the sharing of inspection information and the oversight of health occupations boards in the State. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Health - General Section 19-109(b) Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Health Occupations Section 1-102 Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Health Occupations Section 1-103 and 1-104 to be under the amended subtitle "Subtitle 1. Definitions and Policy" Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. …
Sponsors
- Jared Solomon (D, 18) · primary sponsor
- Tiffany Alston (D, HD-024)
- Heather Bagnall (D, 33C)
- Bonnie Cullison (D, 19)
- Pam Guzzone (D, HD-013)
- Terri Hill (D, HD-012)
- Tom Hutchinson (R, HD-037)
- Aaron Kaufman (D, HD-018)
- Nicholaus Kipke (R, HD-031B)
- Lesley Lopez (D, HD-039)
- Ashanti Martinez (D, 22)
- Morgan, Matthew (R, 29A)
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor - Chapter 369
- : Passed Enrolled
- : Third Reading Passed (131-1)
- : House Concurs Senate Amendments
- : Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- : Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- : Favorable with Amendments {593922/1 Adopted
- : Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- : Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- : Referred Finance
Votes
- Third Reading Passed (42-0) (April 9, 2026): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (131-1) (April 9, 2026): 131 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (129-1) (March 21, 2026): 129 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1372?
- HB1372 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Public Health - Office of Health Care Quality Information and Maryland Health Centralization Commission.
- What does HB1372 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning Public Health - Office of Health Care Quality Information and Maryland Department of Health Centralization Commission FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, in collaboration with the Office of Health Care Quality within the Maryland Department of Health, to develop a process to receive and publish certain inspection information on a certain website…
- What is the status of HB1372?
- Signed into law as of May 12, 2026. Latest action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 369 (May 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1372?
- Jared Solomon (D, 18), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1372?
- On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1372?ys=2026RS
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