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SENATE BILL 94
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(PRE–FILED) CF HB 553
By: Senator Ellis
Requested: October 29, 2024
Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
Assigned to: Finance
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted with floor amendments
Read second time: February 7, 2025
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Maternal Health Self–Measured Blood 2
Pressure Monitoring 3
FOR the purpose of requiring, beginning on a certain date, the Maryland Medical 4
Assistance Program to provide coverage for self–measured blood pressure 5
monitoring for certain eligible Program recipients; requiring the Program to develop 6
and implement a certain education campaign; and generally relating to 7
self–measured blood pressure monitoring under the Maryland Medical Assistance 8
Program. 9
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10
Article – Health – General 11
Section 15–101(h), (j), and (l) and 15–103(a)(1) 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 15
Article – Health – General 16
Section 15–103(a)(2)(xxiii) and (xxiv) 17
Annotated Code of Maryland 18
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 19
BY adding to 20
Article – Health – General 21 2 SENATE BILL 94
Section 15–103(a)(2)(xxv) and 15–141.6 1
Annotated Code of Maryland 2
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 3
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 4
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 5
Article – Health – General 6
15–101. 7
(h) “Program” means the Maryland Medical Assistance Program. 8
(j) “Self–measured blood pressure monitoring” means the regular measurement 9
of blood pressure by the patient outside the clinical setting, either at home or elsewhere, 10
requiring the use of a home blood pressure measurement device by the patient. 11
(l) “Validated home blood pressure monitor” means a blood pressure 12
measurement device that has been validated for accuracy and is listed in the U.S. Blood 13
Pressure Validated Device Listing. 14
15–103. 15
(a) (1) The Secretary shall administer the Maryland Medical Assistance 16
Program. 17
(2) The Program: 18
(xxiii) Beginning on July 1, 2025, shall provide, subject to the 19
limitations of the State budget, and as permitted by federal law, coverage for biomarker 20
testing in accordance with § 15–859 of the Insurance Article; [and] 21
(xxiv) Beginning on January 1, 2025, shall provide coverage for 22
prostheses in accordance with § 15–844 of the Insurance Article; AND 23
(XXV) BEGINNING ON JANUARY 1, 2026, SHALL PROVIDE , 24
SUBJECT TO THE LIMIT ATIONS OF THE STATE BUDGET , AND AS PERMITTED BY 25
FEDERAL LAW , COVERAGE FOR SELF –MEASURE D BLOOD PRESSURE MON ITORING 26
FOR ELIGIBLE PROGRAM RECIPIENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 15–141.6 OF THIS 27
SUBTITLE. 28
15–141.6. 29
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 30
INDICATED. 31
SENATE BILL 94 3
(2) “ELIGIBLE PROGRAM, “ELIGIBLE PROGRAM RECIPIENT” MEANS 1
A PROGRAM RECIPIENT WHO : 2
(I) (1) IS PREGNANT; 3
(II) (2) IS POSTPARTUM ; OR 4
(III) (3) HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WI TH: 5
1. (I) CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEAS E; 6
2. (II) DIABETES; 7
3. (III) HEART DISEASE; OR 8
4. (IV) A CARDIOMETABOLIC DISE ASE. 9
(3) “HEALTH CARE PROVIDER ” MEANS: 10
(I) A PERSON WHO IS LICENS ED, CERTIFIED, OR OTHERWISE 11
AUTHORIZED UNDER THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS ARTICLE TO PROVIDE HE ALTH 12
CARE IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS O R PRACTICE OF A PROF ESSION, OR 13
IN AN APPROVED EDUCA TION OR TRAINING PROGRAM ; OR 14
(II) A COMMUNITY HEALTH WOR KER CERTIFIED UNDER TITLE 15
13, SUBTITLE 37 OF THIS ARTICLE. 16
(B) THE PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR SELF –MEASURED 17
BLOOD PRESSURE MONIT ORING FOR ALL ELIGIB LE PROGRAM RECIPIENTS , 18
INCLUDING: 19
(1) THE PROVISION OF VALI DATED HOME BLOOD PRE SSURE 20
MONITORS; AND 21
(2) REIMBURSEMENT OF HEAL TH CARE PROVIDER AND OTHER STAFF 22
TIME USED FOR PATIEN T TRAINING, TRANSMISSION OF BLOO D PRESSURE DATA , 23
INTERPRETATION OF BL OOD PRESSURE READING S AND REPORTING , REMOTE 24
PATIENT MONITORING , AND THE DELIVERY OF CO–INTERVENTIONS , INCLUDING 25
EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL S OR CLASSES. 26
(C) THE PROGRAM SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN EDU CATION 27
CAMPAIGN TO INFORM E LIGIBLE PROGRAM RECIPIENTS AN D HEALTH CARE 28
PROVIDERS ABOUT THE BENEFITS AN D USAGE OF BLOOD PRE SSURE MONITORING 29 4 SENATE BILL 94
TECHNOLOGY AND THE A VAILABILITY OF ASSIS TANCE WITH SETUP AND 1
TROUBLESHOOTING . 2
(D) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1 EACH YEAR, BEGINNING IN 2027, THE 3
DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBM IT A REPORT TO THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND 4
THE HOUSE HEALTH AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE, IN 5
ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THAT 6
INCLUDES: 7
(1) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF E LIGIBLE PROGRAM RECIPIENTS WH O 8
RECEIVED BLOOD PRESS URE MONITORS UNDER T HIS SECTION DURING T HE 9
IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING 12–MONTH PERIOD ; 10
(2) THE OUTCOMES ASSOCIAT ED WITH THE USE OF T HE HOME BLOOD 11
PRESSURE MONITORS UN DER THIS SECTION ; AND 12
(3) ANY COST SAVINGS ACHI EVED BY THE PROGRAM DURING THE 13
IMMEDIATELY PRECEDIN G FISCAL YEAR ASSOCI ATED WITH THE USE OF THE HOME 14
BLOOD PRESSURE MONIT ORS DISTRIBUTED IN A CCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. 15
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 16
1, 2025. 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.