EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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HOUSE BILL 519
J3 5lr1936
By: Delegates Schindler, Acevero, Allen, Attar, Hill, Pasteur, Shetty, Solomon, and
Vogel
Introduced and read first time: January 22, 2025
Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Public Health – Hospitals – Parking for Patients 2
FOR the purpose of requiring hospitals in the State to offer parking at no cost for inpatients 3
and outpatients; requiring hospitals in the State to display signage notifying 4
inpatients and outpatients of the availability of parking at no cost; and generally 5
relating to parking for patients at hospitals. 6
BY adding to 7
Article – Health – General 8
Section 19–308.12 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
Article – Health – General 14
19–308.12. 15
(A) (1) EACH HOSPITAL IN THE STATE SHALL PROVIDE P ARKING AT NO 16
COST TO: 17
(I) EACH INPATIENT FOR THE DURATION OF THE INPATIENT’S 18
ADMISSION; AND 19
(II) EACH OUTPATIENT ATTENDING A SCHEDULED MEDICAL 20
APPOINTMENT FOR THE DURATION OF THE APPOINTMENT . 21
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(2) PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION APPLIES TO EACH PARKING 1
FACILITY OWNED, OPERATED, OR LEASED BY THE HOS PITAL AT WHICH THE 2
INPATIENT OR OUTPATI ENT IS RECEIVING SER VICES. 3
(B) EACH HOSPITAL SHALL D ISPLAY SIGNAGE AT EACH PUBLIC ENTRANCE 4
AND PARKING FACILIT Y INFORMING INPATIENTS AND OUTPATI ENTS OF THE 5
AVAILABILITY OF PARK ING AT NO COST. 6
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 7
October 1, 2025. 8