2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB962: Public Health - Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients and Workgroup on Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Overstays

Legislative Summary

Specifying that the scope of the Maryland Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Registry and Referral System includes private and State inpatient and outpatient mental health and substance use services; requiring the Maryland Department of Health and the Department of Human Services, under certain circumstances, to ensure pediatric hospital overstay patients are placed in the least restrictive setting when clinically indicated and when possible; etc.

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Bill History

1/31/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations)
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Favorable with Amendments {693024/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Third Reading Passed (120-4)
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Referred Rules
Senate
4/3/2025
Rereferred to Finance
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments {783420/1 Adopted
Senate
4/4/2025
Floor Amendment {613129/1 (Senator Beidle) Adopted
Senate
4/4/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/4/2025
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
Senate
4/7/2025
House Concurs Senate Amendments
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (134-4)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Passed Enrolled
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 783420/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 783420/1 Adopted

4/4/2025Adopted

Floor Amendment 613129/1 (Senator Beidle) Adopted

Floor Amendment 613129/1 (Senator Beidle) Adopted

4/4/2025Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 693024/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 693024/1 Adopted

4/1/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/7/2025
134
Yea
4
Nay
2
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
4/1/2025
120
Yea
4
Nay
11
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/8/2025235.7 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text4/1/2025188.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/31/2025118.0 KB
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