HB 624

Maryland House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: enacted. Latest action: June 20, 2026.

Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2026).

Bill ID MD-2026-HB-624
Session 2026
Status enacted
Committee Health; Finance
House of Delegates enacted 2026-06-20
Healthcare
Summary

Requiring certain hospitals licensed in the State to comply with certain staffing standards to establish and maintain a clinical staffing committee and to implement a clinical staffing plan; requiring each staffing committee to develop a staffing plan; requiring the chief nursing executive of each hospital to produce a draft clinical staffing plan and submit it to the clinical staffing committee of the hospital; requiring, beginning in 2028, by July 1 each year, each hospital to implement a clinical staffing plan; etc.

Sponsor
Delegate White Holland
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-30 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-06-20 Status enacted
2026-06-20 Latest Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 236
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