2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB871: Health Services Cost Review Commission - Community Benefits - Community Health Worker Workforce Program

Legislative Summary

Altering the definition of "community benefit" to include a community health worker workforce program which is intended to provide services to patients of a nonprofit hospital and to improve health outcomes; authorizing a nonprofit hospital and a community-based organization to establish a community health worker workforce program; providing that a partnership that establishes a community health worker workforce program may be executed through a memorandum of understanding; establishing requirements for the memorandum of understanding; etc.

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Bill History

1/30/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Favorable with Amendments {113221/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/14/2025
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Finance
Senate
3/18/2025
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
4/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate
4/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments {423229/1 Adopted
Senate
4/3/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/3/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
4/7/2025
House Concurs Senate Amendments
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Passed Enrolled
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 423229/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 423229/1 Adopted

4/3/2025Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 113221/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 113221/1 Adopted

3/13/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/7/2025
137
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/14/2025
138
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED