SB 78

Maryland Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: introduced. Latest action: June 15, 2026.

Public Health – Prostate–Specific Antigen Testing (Protect Our Prostate Act).

Bill ID MD-2026-SB-78

Session 2026

Status introduced

Committee Finance

Senate introduced 2026-06-15

Summary

Requiring certain providers and laboratories to provide certain written information to patients receiving prostate-specific antigen testing; and requiring clinical laboratories that administer prostate-specific antigen tests to follow certain disclosure requirements, use standard calibration for testing assays and report test results in a standard manner, make certain disclosures to ordering providers, and follow guidelines from certain organizations.

Sponsor

Senator Ellis

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-01-14	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-01-14	Status	introduced
2026-06-15	Latest Action	In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.

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