2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB1251: Hospitals and Medical Professional Liability Insurers - Obstetric Services Policies (Doula and Birth Policy Transparency Act)

Legislative Summary

Requiring certain hospitals to adopt certain policies relating to obstetric services and to provide evidence to the Maryland Department of Health that the hospital has the policies; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide certain policies to the public on request; and requiring insurers that issue or deliver medical professional liability insurance policies in the State to provide the Maryland Department of Health, on request, with information regarding the insurer's policy regarding coverage of obstetric services.

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Bill History

2/7/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable with Amendments {533828/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Finance
Senate
3/18/2025
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable Report by Finance
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
4/4/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/5/2025
Third Reading Passed (42-0)
Senate
4/7/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 533828/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 533828/1 Adopted

3/15/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/17/2025
139
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

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

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/16/2025123.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/7/202596.9 KB
Vote Image
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Vote Image
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