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*sb0973*
SENATE BILL 973
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By: Senator Guzzone
Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024
Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 26, 2024
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Hospitals – Private Hospital Grant Program – Funding 2
FOR the purpose of codifying a private hospital grant program for the purpose of making 3
recommendations to the Governor for funding for capital projects at private hospitals 4
in the State; requiring the Maryland Hospital Asssociation to establish a certain 5
review committee; authorizing the Governor to include in the capital or operating 6
budget bill a certain amount of funding in each fiscal year for the Private Hospital 7
Grant Program; and generally relating to funding for hospitals in the State. 8
BY adding to 9
Article – Health – General 10
Section 19–310.4 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2023 Replacement Volume) 13
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
Article – Health – General 16
19–310.4. 17
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANI NGS 18
INDICATED. 19
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(2) “COMMITTEE” MEANS THE REVIEW COM MITTEE ESTABLISHED I N 1
ACCORDANCE WITH SUBS ECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION. 2
(3) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE PRIVATE HOSPITAL GRANT PROGRAM. 3
(B) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (F) OF THIS SECTION , THIS 4
SECTION MAY NOT BE C ONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT AN ORGANIZATION FROM 5
RECEIVING FUNDS FROM A GOVERNMENT SOURCE OTHER THAN THE PRIVATE 6
HOSPITAL GRANT PROGRAM. 7
(C) THERE IS A PRIVATE HOSPITAL GRANT PROGRAM. 8
(D) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO MAKE RE COMMENDATIONS TO 9
THE GOVERNOR FOR FUNDING IN THE ANNUAL STATE BUDGET FOR CAPI TAL 10
PROJECTS AT PRIVATE HOSPITALS IN THE STATE. 11
(E) (1) THE MARYLAND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SHALL EST ABLISH A 12
REVIEW COMMITTEE TO : 13
(I) DEVELOP THE PR OCESS FOR HOSPITALS IN THE STATE TO 14
SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR FUNDING IN THE ANNUA L BUDGET; 15
(II) ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR A HOSPI TAL TO 16
SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR FUNDING UNDER THE PROGRAM; 17
(III) ESTABLISH CRITERIA FO R PROJECTS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE 18
FUNDING UNDER THE PROGRAM; 19
(IV) ESTABLISH DEADLINES F OR THE SUBMISSION OF 20
REQUESTS FOR FUNDING AND THE DETERMINATIO N OF PROJECTS RECOMM ENDED 21
FOR FUNDING ; 22
(V) DEVELOP PROJECT SCORING AND SELECTION CRITERIA 23
GUIDELINES; 24
(VI) REVIEW ELIGIBLE REQUESTS FO R FUNDING; AND 25
(VII) MAKE FINAL RECOMMENDATION S FOR PROJECTS TO BE 26
FUNDED IN THE ANNUAL STATE BUDGET . 27
(2) TO THE EXTENT PRACTIC ABLE, THE MEMBERSHIP OF TH E 28
COMMITTEE ESTABLISHE D UNDER PARAGRA PH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL 29
REFLECT THE GEOGRAPH IC DIVERSITY OF HOSP ITALS IN THE STATE. 30 SENATE BILL 973 3
(3) THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT AND THE 1
DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES SHALL CONSUL T WITH THE COMMITTEE 2
IN: 3
(I) ESTABLISHING THE PROJECT FUNDING REQUEST PROC ESS 4
UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION ; AND 5
(II) MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUNDING REQUESTS . 6
(F) IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND 7
MANAGEMENT , THE COMMITTEE MAY ES TABLISH CONDITIONS U NDER WHICH A 8
REQUEST FOR F UNDING MAY BE REJECT ED FOR CONSIDERATION . 9
(G) THE MARYLAND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SHALL SUB MIT THE 10
RECOMMENDATIONS OF T HE COMMITTEE TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE SECRETARY 11
OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT . 12
(H) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE 13
GOVERNOR MAY INCLUDE IN THE CAPITAL OR OPERATING BUDGET BILL AN 14
APPROPRIATION OF $20,000,000 FOR THE PRIVATE HOSPITAL GRANT PROGRAM. 15
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 16
1, 2024. 17
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.