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MD HB1159

MD HB1159
Public Health and Health Insurance - Access to Abortion Care - Reporting Requirements


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Introduced
02/11/2026
In Committee
02/11/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/13/2026

Introduced Session

2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Requiring that the annual report on the Abortion Care Clinical Training Program include certain recommendations; and requiring the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to collect certain data on certain segregated accounts established under the federal Affordable Care Act and certain federal regulations from certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations and submit a certain report to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health Committee on or before January 1 each year.

AI Summary

This bill requires the annual report on the Abortion Care Clinical Training Program to include recommendations on how the state can ensure enough healthcare professionals are available to provide abortion care. Additionally, the Maryland Insurance Commissioner will collect financial data from insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations regarding segregated accounts established under the federal Affordable Care Act and related regulations. The Commissioner will then submit an annual report on this aggregated data to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health Committee by January 1st each year, using data from the calendar year two years prior to the report's due date.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

House Health Hearing (13:00:00 3/12/2026 ) (on 03/12/2026)

Bill Topics

Civil Rights, Minority Issues, and Civil Liberties
  • ‐ Gender, Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Health
  • ‐ Health Insurance Reform
  • ‐ Health Manpower and Training

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Document Type Source Location Created
State Bill Page https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1159?ys=2026RS 02/11/2026
BillText https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1159f.pdf 02/12/2026
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