Legislation

Requiring, beginning on January 1, 2024, the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide gender-affirming treatment in a nondiscriminatory manner; requiring that the gender-affirming treatment be assessed according to nondiscriminatory criteria that are consistent with current clinical standards; prohibiting the issuance of an adverse benefit determination related to gender-affirming treatment unless a certain experienced health care provider has reviewed and confirmed the appropriateness of the determination; etc.

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Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

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Cross-filed with: SB0460

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0682 Session: 2022 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2023

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/25/2023 Legislative Date 1/25/2023 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Gender–Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/29/2023 Legislative Date 1/29/2023 Action Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2023 Legislative Date 3/16/2023 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2023 Legislative Date 3/07/2023 Action Favorable with Amendments {803622/1 Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2023 Legislative Date 3/07/2023 Action Floor Amendment {543322/1 (Delegate Fisher) Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2023 Legislative Date 3/07/2023 Action Motion Laid Over (Delegate Fisher) Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2023 Legislative Date 3/09/2023 Action Floor Amendment {543322/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (37-90) Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2023 Legislative Date 3/09/2023 Action Floor Amendment {613726/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (36-91) Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2023 Legislative Date 3/09/2023 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Gender-Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2023 Legislative Date 3/11/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (93-37) Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2023 Legislative Date 3/11/2023 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/29/2023 Legislative Date 3/29/2023 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/30/2023 Legislative Date 3/20/2023 Action Favorable with Amendments {883529/1 Adopted Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/30/2023 Legislative Date 3/20/2023 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2023 Legislative Date 3/21/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (31-13) Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2023 Legislative Date 3/28/2023 Action House Concurs Senate Amendments Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2023 Legislative Date 3/28/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (97-39) Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2023 Legislative Date 3/28/2023 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Gender-Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act) Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/03/2023 Legislative Date 5/03/2023 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 253 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Gender-Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/25/2023	1/25/2023	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Gender–Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act)
House	1/29/2023	1/29/2023	Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2023	3/16/2023	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/16/2023	3/07/2023	Favorable with Amendments {803622/1 Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2023	3/07/2023	Floor Amendment {543322/1 (Delegate Fisher)	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2023	3/07/2023	Motion Laid Over (Delegate Fisher) Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2023	3/09/2023	Floor Amendment {543322/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (37-90)	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2023	3/09/2023	Floor Amendment {613726/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (36-91)	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2023	3/09/2023	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	46 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Gender-Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act)
House	3/18/2023	3/11/2023	Third Reading Passed (93-37)	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2023	3/11/2023	Referred Finance	48 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/29/2023	3/29/2023	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	3/30/2023	3/20/2023	Favorable with Amendments {883529/1 Adopted	57 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/30/2023	3/20/2023	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	57 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/31/2023	3/21/2023	Third Reading Passed (31-13)	58 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2023	3/28/2023	House Concurs Senate Amendments	65 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2023	3/28/2023	Third Reading Passed (97-39)	65 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2023	3/28/2023	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Gender-Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act)
Post Passage	5/03/2023	5/03/2023	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 253
			Text - Chapter - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Gender-Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act)

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