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*hb1080*
HOUSE BILL 1080
J1 2lr1787
CF SB 778
By: Delegate Pena–Melnyk
Introduced and read first time: February 10, 2022
Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
Committee Report: Favorable
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 7, 2022
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Children and Pregnant Women 2
(Healthy Babies Equity Act) 3
FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide 4
comprehensive medical care and other health care services to certain noncitizen 5
pregnant women and their children up to a certain age; and generally relating to the 6
Maryland Medical Assistance Program. 7
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
Article – Health – General 9
Section 15–103(a)(1) 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 12
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
Article – Health – General 14
Section 15–103(a)(2)(xvi) and (xvii) 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 17
BY adding to 18
Article – Health – General 19
Section 15–103(a)(2)(xviii) 20
Annotated Code of Maryland 21
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 22 2 HOUSE BILL 1080
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2
Article – Health – General 3
15–103. 4
(a) (1) The Secretary shall administer the Maryland Medical Assistance 5
Program. 6
(2) The Program: 7
(xvi) Beginning on January 1, 2021, shall provide, subject to the 8
limitations of the State budget and § 15–855(b)(2) of the Insurance Article, and as permitted 9
by federal law, services for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated 10
with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, 11
including the use of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy, for eligible Program recipients, 12
if pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections 13
and pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome are coded for billing and diagnosis 14
purposes in accordance with § 15–855(d) of the Insurance Article; [and] 15
(xvii) Beginning on January 1, 2022, may not include, subject to federal 16
approval and limitations of the State budget, a frequency limitation on covered dental 17
prophylaxis care or oral health exams that requires the dental prophylaxis care or oral 18
health exams to be provided at an interval greater than 120 days within a plan year; AND 19
(XVIII) SHALL PROVIDE, SUBJECT TO THE LIMIT ATIONS OF 20
THE STATE BUDGET , COMPREHENSIVE MEDICA L CARE AND OTHER HEA LTH CARE 21
SERVICES TO NONCITIZEN PREGNANT WOMEN WHO WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FO R THE 22
PROGRAM BUT FOR THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS AND TO THEIR CHILDRE N UP TO 23
THE AGE OF 1 YEAR. 24
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That , in implementing the 25
requirements of Section 1 of this Act, the Maryland Department of Health shall apply for 26
the waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that maximizes federal 27
funding and the individuals who would be eligible for the Maryland Medical Assistance 28
Program benefit required under Section 1 of this Act. 29
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 30
1, 2022. 31