Bill > HB1117

This bill mandates that the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, within budget and federal funding limitations, will cover approved elopement response devices and associated supports for eligible individuals, defining "elopement" as an individual with a cognitive, developmental, or neurological condition leaving a safe area without recognizing risk or being able to return safely, and defining "elopement response device" as wearable or integrated electronic technology using GPS, RFID, or Bluetooth to locate individuals at risk of elopement due to conditions like Alzheimer's disease or autism, and also requires certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for these devices and supports to eligible individuals under specific circumstances, with these provisions taking effect on July 1, 2026.