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MD HB632

MD HB632
Certificate of Need - Psychiatric Health Care Facilities and Psychiatric and Mental Health Services - Exemption

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Introduced
01/30/2026
In Committee
01/30/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/13/2026

Introduced Session

2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Altering the definition of "medical service" for the purpose of providing an exemption to the certificate of need requirement by removing psychiatry and any subcategory of psychiatry; and providing that a certificate of need is not required to establish or operate a psychiatric health care facility or to offer psychiatric or other mental health services at a health care facility.

AI Summary

This bill amends Maryland law to exempt psychiatric health care facilities and psychiatric or other mental health services from the requirement of obtaining a certificate of need, which is a state-level approval process for establishing or expanding certain healthcare services. Specifically, it removes "psychiatry" and any subcategories of psychiatry from the definition of "medical service" that would trigger the need for this certificate. This means that establishing or operating a facility specifically for psychiatric care, or offering psychiatric and other mental health services within an existing health care facility, will no longer require prior approval from the state, thereby streamlining the process for providing these essential services.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (44)

Robin Grammer (R)*,  Tiffany Alston (D),  Kevin Anderson (R),  Steve Arentz (R),  Lauren Arikan (R),  Terry Baker (R),  Barry Beauchamp (R),  Adrian Boafo (D),  Brian Chisholm (R),  Barrie Ciliberti (R),  Mark Fisher (R),  April Fleming Miller (R),  Jeff Ghrist (R),  Mike Griffith (R),  Michele Guyton (D),  Pamela Guzzone (D),  Kevin Hornberger (R),  Tom Hutchinson (R),  Jay Jacobs (R),  Andre Johnson (D),  Steve Johnson (D),  Aaron Kaufman (D),  Ken Kerr (D),  Robbyn Lewis (D),  Susan McComas (R),  Ric Metzgar (R),  Matt Morgan (R),  Todd Morgan (R),  Ryan Nawrocki (R),  LaToya Nkongolo (R),  Scott Phillips (D),  Jesse Pippy (R),  Teresa Reilly (R),  Kim Ross (D),  Matthew Schindler (D),  Stuart Schmidt (R),  Ryan Spiegel (D),  Kathy Szeliga (R),  Kym Taylor (D),  Chris Tomlinson (R),  William Valentine (R),  Greg Wims (D),  Jamila Woods (D),  Natalie Ziegler (D), 

Last Action

House Health Hearing (13:30:00 2/18/2026 ) (on 02/18/2026)

Bill Topics

Health
  • ‐ Mental Illness, Mental Retardation, and Deinstitutionalization
  • ‐ Regulation of Doctors and Health Facilities
(2 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location Created
State Bill Page https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0632?ys=2026RS 01/30/2026
BillText https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0632f.pdf 01/30/2026
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