Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1357 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb1357
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1357
8	8	J1 5lr2968
9	9	CF SB 965
10	10	By: Delegates Reilly, Arentz, Arikan, Chisholm, Fisher, Grammer, Hutchinson,
11	11	Miller, M. Morgan, T. Morgan, Nawrocki, Otto, Rose, and Szeliga
12	12	Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2025
13	13	Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
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15	15	A BILL ENTITLED
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17	17	AN ACT concerning 1
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19	19	Public Health – Reproductive Health Care Data – Report 2
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Department of Health to collect and compile 3
22	22	annual data on the costs of birth, postpartum care, pregnancy care, and abortion in 4
23	23	the State; and generally relating to reproductive health care data. 5
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25	25	BY adding to 6
26	26	Article – Health – General 7
27	27	Section 20–217 through 20–220 to be under the new part “Part V. Women’s Health 8
28	28	Data Collection and Reporting” 9
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 10
30	30	(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
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32	32	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
33	33	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
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35	35	Article – Health – General 14
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37	37	20–215. RESERVED. 15
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39	39	20–216. RESERVED. 16
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41	41	PART V. WOMEN’S HEALTH DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING. 17
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43	43	20–217. 18
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45	45	THE PURPOSE OF THIS P ART IS TO COLLECT AN D REPORT DATA REGARD ING 19
46	46	THE COST OF BIRTH , POSTPARTUM CARE, PREGNANCY CARE , AND ABORTION TO : 20
47	47	2 HOUSE BILL 1357
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50	50	(1) BETTER UNDERSTAND THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THESE 1
51	51	SERVICES ON INDIVIDU ALS, PROVIDERS, AND THE STATE; 2
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53	53	(2) INFORM PUBLIC POLICY DECISIONS RELATED TO MATERNAL AND 3
54	54	REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE; AND 4
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56	56	(3) PROMOTE TRAN SPARENCY AND ACCOUNT ABILITY IN HEALTH 5
57	57	CARE SPENDING WHILE SAFEGUARDING THE PRI VACY AND DIGNITY OF ALL 6
58	58	INDIVIDUALS. 7
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60	60	20–218. 8
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62	62	(A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COLL ECT AND COMPILE DATA ANNUALLY 9
63	63	REGARDING THE COST O F: 10
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65	65	(1) DELIVERY, INCLUDING: 11
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67	67	(I) STANDARD DELIVERY COSTS ; 12
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69	69	(II) COSTS OF COMPLICATION S, INCLUDING EMERGENCY 13
70	70	INTERVENTIONS AND EX TENDED HOSPITAL STAY S; AND 14
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72	72	(III) NEONATAL CARE , IF APPLICABLE; 15
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74	74	(2) POSTPARTUM CARE , INCLUDING: 16
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76	76	(I) FOLLOW–UP MEDICAL VISITS ; AND 17
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78	78	(II) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ADDRESSING POSTPARTU M 18
79	79	MENTAL HEALTH CONDIT IONS, INCLUDING POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION; 19
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81	81	(3) PREGNANCY CARE , INCLUDING: 20
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83	83	(I) ROUTINE OBSTETRIC AND GYNECOLOGICAL VISITS ; 21
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85	85	(II) PRENATAL VITAMINS AND SUPPLEMENTS ; AND 22
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87	87	(III) DIAGNOSTIC AND MONITORING SE RVICES, INCLUDING 23
88	88	ULTRASOUNDS AND GENE TIC TESTING; AND 24
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90	90	(4) ABORTION, INCLUDING: 25
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92	92	(I) PROCEDURAL COSTS ; 26 HOUSE BILL 1357 3
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96	96	(II) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH COMPLICATIONS OR FOL LOW–UP 1
97	97	CARE; 2
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99	99	(III) PRESCRIPTION COSTS FO R ABORTION PILLS , INCLUDING 3
100	100	COSTS ASSOCIATED WIT H ABORTION PILL REVE RSALS; AND 4
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102	102	(IV) COSTS OF ABORTION CAR E TRAINING PROGRAMS UNDER § 5
103	103	13–4704 OF THIS ARTICLE. 6
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105	105	(B) MARYLAND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUNDS USED FO R 7
106	106	CHEMICAL OR SURGICAL ABORTION PROCEDURES SHALL BE TRACKED TO INCLUDE: 8
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108	108	(1) THE TOTAL EXPENDITURE ALLOCATED FOR CHEMIC AL 9
109	109	ABORTIONS, INCLUDING ASSOCIATED PRESCRIPTION COSTS ; AND 10
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111	111	(2) THE TOTAL EXPENDITURE FOR SURGICAL ABORTIO NS, 11
112	112	INCLUDING PRE – AND POST–OPERATIVE CARE . 12
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114	114	(C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVE LOP A STANDARDIZED SYSTEM, 13
115	115	INCLUDING FORMS OR W ORKSHEETS, TO COLLECT CONSISTEN T DATA FROM , AS 14
116	116	APPLICABLE: 15
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118	118	(1) EACH HOSPITAL LICENSE D UNDER TITLE 19, SUBTITLE 3 OF THIS 16
119	119	ARTICLE; 17
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121	121	(2) EACH HEALTH CARE PROV IDER LICENSED UNDER THE HEALTH 18
122	122	OCCUPATIONS ARTICLE; AND 19
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124	124	(3) ANY OTHER ENTITY THAT PR OVIDES A SERVICE DES CRIBED 20
125	125	UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION. 21
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127	127	20–219. 22
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129	129	(A) THE DEPARTMENT IS NOT REQ UIRED TO COLLECT OR REPORT DATA 23
130	130	THAT WOULD VIOLATE F EDERAL OR STATE PRIVACY LAWS . 24
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132	132	(B) AN ENTITY LISTED UNDE R § 20–218(C) OF THIS SUBTITLE SHA LL: 25
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134	134	(1) COMPLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT ’S DATA SUBMISSION 26
135	135	REQUIREMENTS ; AND 27
136	136	4 HOUSE BILL 1357
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139	139	(2) ANONYMIZE AND DE –IDENTIFY PATIENT DAT A AS NECESSARY TO 1
140	140	COMPLY WITH APPLICAB LE LAWS. 2
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142	142	20–220. 3
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144	144	(A) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1 EACH YEAR, BEGINNING IN 2025, THE 4
145	145	DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBM IT A COMPREHENSIVE R EPORT TO THE GENERAL 5
146	146	ASSEMBLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, 6
147	147	AND MAKE THE REPORT PUBLICLY AVAILABLE O N ITS WEBSITE. 7
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149	149	(B) THE REPORT SHALL INCL UDE THE FOLLOWING INFORM ATION FOR THE 8
150	150	IMMEDIATELY PRECEDIN G FISCAL YEAR: 9
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152	152	(1) AGGREGATED COST DATA FOR EACH CATEGORY OF CARE 10
153	153	DESCRIBED UNDER § 20–218(A) OF THIS SUBTITLE; 11
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155	155	(2) COMPARATIVE DATA BY R EGION WITHIN THE STATE; 12
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157	157	(3) ANALYSIS OF TRENDS IN THE COSTS OF EACH CATEGOR Y OF CARE 13
158	158	OVER TIME; AND 14
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160	160	(4) RECOMMENDATIONS , IF ANY, FOR IMPROVING COST E FFICIENCY. 15
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162	162	(C) THE REPORT: 16
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164	164	(1) MAY NOT INCLUDE ANY P ERSONALLY IDENTIFIAB LE 17
165	165	INFORMATION ; AND 18
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167	167	(2) SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL A ND STATE 19
168	168	PRIVACY LAWS, INCLUDING THE FEDERA L HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND 20
169	169	ACCOUNTABILITY ACT. 21
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171	171	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 22
172	172	1, 2025. 23
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