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Original
Chamber
1st
Reading
Referral
to Cmte
2nd
Reading
3rd
Reading
Opposite
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1st
Reading
Referral
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2nd
Reading
3rd
Reading
Review in
Original Chamber
Passed Both
Chambers
Conf. Cmte
(if necessary)
To Governor
Title
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Discharge of Patients and Referral Services - Standards
Sponsored by
Delegates Howard, Alston, Arentz, Behler, Boafo, Buckel, Ciliberti, Hornberger, Hutchinson, Jacobs, Kaufman, Kerr, Kipke, McComas, Miller, M. Morgan, T. Morgan, Nkongolo, Pena-Melnyk, Reilly, Rose, Schmidt, Szeliga, Tomlinson, Wivell, and Woorman
Status
In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Analysis
Synopsis
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish by regulation standards relating to the discharge of patients from drug and alcohol treatment programs and certain referral services offered to patients by certain drug and alcohol treatment programs; and requiring the Department to submit a report on the status of the adoption and revision of regulations to implement the requirements of the Act and Chapter 580 of 2017, and a plan for the enforcement of the statutory and regulatory requirements under the Act and Chapter 580 of 2017.
Committees
Details
Introduced in a prior session as: HB1289 Session: 2025 Regular Session
Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): June 1, 2026
Legislation History
Chamber
House
Calendar Date
2/25/2026
Legislative Date
2/25/2026
Action
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Proceedings
House 2/25/2026 2/25/2026 First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Text - First - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Discharge of Patients and Referral Services - Standards
(   7.5-402.1 )
Last Updated: 3/6/2026 12:23 PM
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