2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB1380: Health Care Facilities - Hospitals and Freestanding Birthing Centers - Perinatal Care Standards

Legislative Summary

Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in coordination with the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, to adopt regulations establishing minimum perinatal care standards for hospitals that meet or exceed the Maryland Perinatal System Standards for each hospital that provides obstetrical services; and requiring each hospital that provides obstetrical services and freestanding birthing centers, as a condition of licensure, to comply with certain minimum perinatal care standards.

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Bill History

2/7/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Hearing 2/21 at 2:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments {563424/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/4/2025
Motion Special Order until 03/05 (Delegate Miller) Adopted
House of Delegates
3/5/2025
Floor Amendment {263328/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (37-97)
House of Delegates
3/5/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Third Reading Passed (101-39)
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Referred Finance
Senate
3/31/2025
Favorable Report by Finance
Senate
4/2/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
4/2/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/3/2025
Third Reading Passed (35-12)
Senate
4/3/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates

Amendments

Floor Amendment 263328/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (37-97)

Floor Amendment 263328/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (37-97)

3/5/2025Not Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 563424/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 563424/1 Adopted

3/4/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/11/2025
101
Yea
39
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Floor Amendment 263328/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected
3/5/2025
37
Yea
97
Nay
3
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: FAILED