Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1527: Complementary and Alternative Health Care - Practice Authorized (Complementary and Alternative Health Care Practice Act)
Status: In committee, March 18, 2026
Authorizing an individual to practice complementary or alternative health care in the State without obtaining a license, certification, or authorization issued under certain provisions of law; establishing certain requirements and limitations regarding the practice of complementary or alternative health care; and providing that certain provisions of this Act do not waive certain claims for relief.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Complementary and Alternative Health Care - Practice Authorized (Complementary and Alternative Health Care Practice Act) FOR the purpose of authorizing an individual to practice complementary or alternative health care in the State without obtaining a license, certification, or authorization issued under certain provisions of law; establishing certain requirements and limitations regarding the practice of complementary or alternative health care; providing that certain provisions of this Act do not waive certain claims for relief…
From the introduced text, February 14, 2026:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Complementary and Alternative Health Care - Practice Authorized (Complementary and Alternative Health Care Practice Act) FOR the purpose of authorizing an individual to practice complementary or alternative health care in the State without obtaining a license, certification, or authorization issued under certain provisions of law; establishing certain requirements and limitations regarding the practice of complementary or alternative health care; providing that certain provisions of this Act do not waive certain claims for relief; and generally relating to complementary and alternative health care practitioners. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Health Occupations Section 1A-101(a) and (d), 2-101(a) and (c), 3-101(a) and (b), 4-101(a) and (b), 5-101(a) and (b), 6-101(a) and (b), 8-101(a) and (d), 9-101(a) and (d), 10-101(a) and (d), 11-101(a) and (b), 12-101(a) and (d), 13-101(a) and (b), 14-101(a) and (b), 15-101(a) and (c), 16-101(a) and (b), 17-101(a) and (e), 18-101(a) and (b), 19-101(a) and (b), 20-101(a) and (c), and 21-101(a) and (b) Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Health Occupations Section 1A-301(a), 2-301(a)(1), 3-301(b), 4-301(a), 4-505(c) and (d), 5-301(a), 6-301(a), 8-301(a) through (c), 8-6A-02(a) and (f), 8-6B-07(a), 8-6C-06(a), 8-6D-02(a), 9-301(a), 9-3A-01(a), 10-301(a), 11-301(a), 11-404.1, 12-301(a), 12-6B-01(a), 12-6D-02, 13-301(a), 14-301, 14-5A-08(a), 14-5B-08(a)(1), 14-5C-08(a), 14-5D-07(a), 14-5E-08(a), 14-5F-10(a), 14-5G-08(a), 15-301(d)(1), 16-301, 17-301(a), …