Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session

Maryland HB1602: Counties - No-Cost Preventive Cancer Screenings for Volunteer and Retired Volunteer Firefighters

Status: In committee, April 13, 2026

Requiring counties in which a volunteer fire company is located to offer no-cost preventive cancer screenings in accordance with certain guidelines to volunteer firefighters volunteering and retired volunteer firefighters who volunteered with the volunteer fire company; authorizing a county to satisfy the requirement by providing a certain annual examination or applying for a certain grant; requiring the volunteer fire companies to maintain a list of volunteer firefighters and retired volunteer firefighters; etc.