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Establishing requirements on local health departments and certain health care providers and facilities regarding maternal health, including requirements regarding prenatal risk assessment forms and postpartum infant and maternal referral forms; requiring hospitals and freestanding birthing centers to participate in the Severe Maternal Morbidity Surveillance Program to identify risk factors and causes of Severe Maternal Morbidity; requiring the Program to report its findings and recommendations by December 1, 2025; etc.

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

Opposite:: Finance

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Cross-filed with: SB1059

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2024, October 1, 2024, July 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2024 Legislative Date 2/07/2024 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Maternal Health – Assessments, Referrals, and Reporting (Maryland Maternal Health Act of 2024) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/09/2024 Legislative Date 2/09/2024 Action Hearing 3/06 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 3/14/2024 Legislative Date 3/14/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2024 Legislative Date 3/04/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {273322/1 Adopted Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2024 Legislative Date 3/04/2024 Action Motion Special Order until 3/15 (Delegate Wivell) Adopted Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2024 Legislative Date 3/07/2024 Action Floor Amendment {333921/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected (37-99) Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2024 Legislative Date 3/07/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Maternal Health – Assessments, Referrals, and Reporting (Maryland Maternal Health Act of 2024) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2024 Legislative Date 3/10/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (137-3) Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2024 Legislative Date 3/06/2024 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 51 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 3/28/2024 Legislative Date 3/28/2024 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/29/2024 Legislative Date 3/14/2024 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 3/18/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2024 Legislative Date 3/22/2024 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/16/2024 Legislative Date 5/16/2024 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 799 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Maternal Health – Assessments, Referrals, and Reporting (Maryland Maternal Health Act of 2024) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/07/2024	2/07/2024	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Maternal Health – Assessments, Referrals, and Reporting (Maryland Maternal Health Act of 2024)
House	2/09/2024	2/09/2024	Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2024	3/14/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/14/2024	3/04/2024	Favorable with Amendments {273322/1 Adopted	43 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2024	3/04/2024	Motion Special Order until 3/15 (Delegate Wivell) Adopted	43 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2024	3/07/2024	Floor Amendment {333921/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected (37-99)	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2024	3/07/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	46 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Maternal Health – Assessments, Referrals, and Reporting (Maryland Maternal Health Act of 2024)
House	3/18/2024	3/10/2024	Third Reading Passed (137-3)	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2024	3/06/2024	Referred Finance	51 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/28/2024	3/28/2024	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	3/29/2024	3/14/2024	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	59 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2024	3/18/2024	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	63 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/04/2024	3/22/2024	Returned Passed	61 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/16/2024	5/16/2024	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 799
			Text - Chapter - Maternal Health – Assessments, Referrals, and Reporting (Maryland Maternal Health Act of 2024)

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