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SENATE BILL 973
J3 (4lr2611)
ENROLLED BILL
— Budget and Taxation/Appropriations —
Introduced by Senator Guzzone
Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
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Proofreader.
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Proofreader.
Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
_______ day of _______________ at _________________ _______ o’clock, ________M.
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President.
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 Association to establish 5
a certain review committee; authorizing the Governor to include in the capital or 6
operating budget bill a certain amount of funding in each fiscal year for the Private 7
Hospital 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
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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
19–310.4. 4
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 5
INDICATED. 6
(2) “COMMITTEE” MEANS THE REVIEW COM MITTEE ESTABLISHED I N 7
ACCORDANCE WITH SUBS ECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION. 8
(3) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE PRIVATE HOSPITAL GRANT PROGRAM. 9
(B) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (F) OF THIS SECTION , THIS 10
SECTION MAY NOT BE C ONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT AN ORGANIZATION FROM 11
RECEIVING FUNDS FROM A GOVERNMENT SOURCE OTHER THAN THE PRIVATE 12
HOSPITAL GRANT PROGRAM. 13
(C) THERE IS A PRIVATE HOSPITAL GRANT PROGRAM. 14
(D) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO MAKE RE COMMENDATIONS TO 15
THE GOVERNOR FOR FUNDING IN THE ANNUAL STATE BUDGET FOR CAPI TAL 16
PROJECTS AT PRIVATE HOSPITALS IN THE STATE. 17
(E) (1) THE MARYLAND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SHALL EST ABLISH A 18
REVIEW COMMITTEE TO : 19
(I) DEVELOP THE PROCESS F OR HOSPITALS IN THE STATE TO 20
SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR FUNDING IN THE ANNUA L BUDGET; 21
(II) ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR A HOSPI TAL TO 22
SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR FUNDING UNDER THE PROGRAM; 23
(III) ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR PROJECT S ELIGIBLE TO RECEIV E 24
FUNDING UNDER THE PROGRAM; 25
(IV) ESTABLISH DEADLINES F OR THE SUBMISSION OF 26
REQUESTS FOR FUNDING AND THE DETERMINATIO N OF PROJECTS RECOMM ENDED 27
FOR FUNDING ; 28
(V) DEVELOP PROJECT SCORI NG AND SELECTION CRI TERIA 29
GUIDELINES; 30 SENATE BILL 973 3
(VI) REVIEW ELIGIBLE REQUE STS FOR FUNDING ; AND 1
(VII) MAKE FINAL RECOMMENDA TIONS FOR PROJECTS T O BE 2
FUNDED IN THE ANNUAL STATE BUDGET . 3
(2) TO THE EXTENT PRACTIC ABLE, THE MEMBERSHIP OF TH E 4
COMMITTEE ESTABLISHE D UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION SHAL L 5
REFLECT THE GEOGRAPH IC DIVERSITY OF HOSP ITALS IN THE STATE. 6
(3) THE COMMITTEE SHALL CONS ULT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF 7
BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES 8
SHALL CONSULT WITH T HE COMMITTEE IN: 9
(I) ESTABLISHING THE PROJ ECT FUNDING REQUEST PROCESS 10
UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION ; AND 11
(II) MAKING RECOMMENDATION S FOR FUNDING REQUES TS. 12
(F) IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND 13
MANAGEMENT , THE COMMITTEE MAY ES TABLISH CONDITIONS U NDER WHICH A 14
REQUEST FOR FUNDING MAY BE REJECTED FOR CONSIDERATION . 15
(G) THE MARYLAND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SHALL SUB MIT THE 16
RECOMMENDATIONS OF T HE COMMITTEE TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE SECRETARY 17
OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT . 18
(H) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 AND EACH FIS CAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE 19
GOVERNOR MAY INCLUDE IN THE CAPITAL OR OP ERATING BUDGET BILL AN 20
APPROPRIATION OF $20,000,000 FOR THE PRIVATE HOSPITAL GRANT PROGRAM. 21
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 22
1, 2024. 23