Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1375: Health Insurance - Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illnesses - Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment
Status: In committee, March 13, 2026
Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage for the full length of long-term antibiotic treatment of Lyme disease and related tick-borne illnesses under certain circumstances; and prohibiting certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from placing a quantitative limit on or denying coverage for benefits required under the Act.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Health Insurance - Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illnesses - Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment FOR the purpose of requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage for the full length of long-term antibiotic treatment of Lyme disease and related tick-borne illnesses under certain circumstances…
From the introduced text, February 13, 2026:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Health Insurance - Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illnesses - Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment FOR the purpose of requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage for the full length of long-term antibiotic treatment of Lyme disease and related tick-borne illnesses under certain circumstances; prohibiting certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from placing a quantitative limit on or denying coverage for benefits required under this Act; and generally relating to health insurance coverage for long-term antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease and related tick-borne illnesses. BY adding to Article - Insurance Section 15-864 Annotated Code of Maryland (2017 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 - Insurance 15-864. (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED. EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from exist in g l aw . *hb1375* HOUSE BILL 1375 (2) "CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS" MEANS THE OBSERVATION BY A LICENSED PHYSICIAN OF SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS COMPATIBLE WITH ACUTE, PERSISTENT, OR CHRONIC INFECTION OR OTHER CHRONIC MANIFESTATIONS OF LYME DISEASE. (3) (I) "LONG-TERM ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT" MEANS THE ADMINISTRATION OF ORAL, INTRAMUSCULAR, OR INTRAVENOUS ANTIBIOTIC MEDICATIONS FOR …
Sponsors
- Seth Howard (R, 30B) · primary sponsor
- Christopher Adams (R, HD-037B)
- Kevin Anderson (R, HD-038)
- Steven Arentz (R, HD-036)
- Terry Baker (R, 1C)
- Barry Beauchamp (R, 38B)
- Jason Buckel (R, HD-001B)
- Barrie Ciliberti (R, HD-004)
- Kris Fair (D, 3)
- Kevin Hornberger (R, HD-035A)
- Tom Hutchinson (R, HD-037)
- Jay Jacobs (R, HD-036)
Latest actions
- : Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m.
- : Hearing 3/13 at 3:00 p.m.
- : Hearing canceled
- : Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- : First Reading Health
Common questions
- What is HB1375?
- HB1375 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Health Insurance - Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illnesses - Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment.
- What does HB1375 do?
- In its own words: A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Health Insurance - Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illnesses - Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment FOR the purpose of requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage for the full length of long-term antibiotic treatment of Lyme disease and related tick-borne illnesses under certain circumstances…
- What is the status of HB1375?
- In committee as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m. (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1375?
- Seth Howard (R, 30B), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1375?
- On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1375?ys=2026RS
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