- Title
- Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act)
- Sponsored by
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Acevero, Allen, Amprey, Behler, Bhandari, Boafo, Boyce, Coley, Ebersole, Edelson, Fennell, Foley, Forbes, Guyton, Harrison, Hill, Holmes, Ivey, D. Jones, Kaufman, Lewis, Mireku-North, Moon, Moreno, Odom, Palakovich Carr, Pasteur, Patterson, Phillips, Pruski, Qi, Roberts, Rogers, Ross, Ruff, Simmons, Solomon, Spiegel, Stewart, Taveras, Turner, Vogel, Watson, White Holland, Wims, Woods, Wu, Ziegler, Bagnall, Cullison, Guzzone, Lopez, Martinez, Rosenberg, and Woorman
- Status
- In the Senate - First Reading Finance
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
Synopsis
Requiring the Secretary of Health to issue recommendations for certain immunizations, screenings, and preventive services based on certain evidence-based scientific and clinical guidance; requiring the Secretary, before adopting a recommendation for a certain preventive service, to hold a notice and comment period, obtain a certain analysis from the Maryland Health Care Commission, and cite the basis for the recommendation; altering the health insurance coverage requirements for certain immunizations, screenings, and services; etc.
Committees
- Original:
- Health Click to view Recorded Media
- Opposite:
- Finance
Committee Testimony
Details
Cross-filed with: SB0385
Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026
By Request of the Governor
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18-112, 18-328 through 18-332
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Last Updated: 3/30/2026 3:10 PM
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