2022 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB6: Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Dental Coverage for Adults
Legislative Summary
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, beginning January 1, 2023, and subject to certain limitations, to provide dental services, including diagnostic, preventive, restorative, and periodontal services, for adults whose annual household income is at or below 133 percent of the federal poverty level; and repealing certain provisions of law requiring the implementation of a pilot program to provide limited dental coverage to adult recipients under the Program.
Bill History
10/28/2021
Pre-filed
House of Delegates
1/12/2022
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
1/28/2022
Hearing 2/09 at 1:30 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/19/2022
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/19/2022
Favorable with Amendments {743327/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/19/2022
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/21/2022
Third Reading Passed (114-14)
House of Delegates
3/21/2022
Referred Finance
Senate
4/4/2022
Favorable Report by Finance
Senate
4/5/2022
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/7/2022
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
4/8/2022
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
5/12/2022
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 302
House of Delegates
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 743327/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 743327/1 Adopted
3/19/2022Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/7/2022
47
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/21/2022
114
Yea
14
Nay
3
Not Voting
10
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/12/2022)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 16
Republican: 3
Primary Sponsor

Bonnie Cullison
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (18)
Mike McKay
Republican
Shane Pendergrass
Democrat
Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Democrat
Heather Bagnall
Democrat
Lisa Belcastro
Democrat
Harry Bhandari
Democrat
Alfred Carr
Democrat
Brian Chisholm
Republican
Terri Hill
Democrat
Steve Johnson
Democrat
Anne Kaiser
Democrat
Ariana Kelly
Democrat
Ken Kerr
Democrat
Cheryl Landis
Democrat
Robbyn Lewis
Democrat
Samuel Rosenberg
Democrat
Kathy Szeliga
Republican
Karen Lewis Young
Democrat