Maryland - Session 2026
Title: Health Insurance and Dental Plan Organizations - Dentists - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers
Prohibiting certain insurers and dental plan organizations from prohibiting an assignment of benefits to a provider who is a dentist by an insured or refusing to directly reimburse a nonpreferred provider who is a dentist; requiring a nonpreferred provider who is a dentist and who seeks an assignment of benefits from an insured or enrollee to provide certain information to the insured or enrollee before performing a health care service and submit a disclosure form to document the assignment of benefits; etc.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-11 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-05 | Status | passed_lower |
| 2026-03-20 | Latest Action | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1014 | Mental Health Law - Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others - Definition (Right to Treatment) | introduced |
| HB 1045 | Prescription Drug Monitoring Program - Data Disclosure to Federal Law Enforcement - Limitation | introduced |
| HB 1047 | State Board of Physicians - Delegation of Duties - Alterations | passed_lower |
| HB 1051 | Public Health - Patient Access to Medication | introduced |
| HB 1087 | Health Care Facilities - Surgical Smoke - Smoke Evacuation Systems | passed_lower |
| HB 1093 | Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Requirements | passed_lower |
| HB 1094 | Health Insurance - Graduate-Level Clinical Interns - Required Reimbursement | passed_lower |
| HB 1106 | Maryland Commission on Women's Health Advancement - Establishment | introduced |