HB 1372 Maryland House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Public Health - Office of Health Care Quality Information and Maryland Health Centralization Commission

HB 1372 requires the Maryland Health Care Commission, working with the Office of Health Care Quality, to create a process for publishing health facility inspection data (including inspection dates, quality ratings, next inspection dates, and compliance statements) on a public website. It establishes the Maryland Department of Health Centralization Commission, composed of legislators, department officials, and health board leaders, to advise on improving efficiency between the Department and health occupations boards. The bill also mandates that all health occupations boards meet minimum cybersecurity standards set by the Secretary of Information Technology. These changes directly affect health care facilities subject to inspections, health occupations boards, and the Maryland Department of Health.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 13, 2026 Signed May 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

Third - Public Health - Office of Health Care Quality Information and Maryland Health Centralization Commission → Enrolled - Public Health - Office of Health Care Quality Information and Maryland Health Centralization Commission · 3 edits · May 12, 2026

MINOR

The bill has progressed from a House draft to its final Enrolled version, incorporating technical formatting updates and adding a new requirement for cybersecurity compliance by health occupations boards. The substantive policy content regarding the Maryland Health Centralization Commission's duties and composition remains unchanged from the House version.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on the Maryland Health Centralization Commission and health occupations boards, with no changes to applicability or eligibility criteria.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement for the Secretary of Information Technology to ensure all health occupations boards meet minimum cybersecurity standards and to receive annual reports on cybersecurity compliance.

TECHNICAL

Updated the header to reflect the bill's status as 'Enrolled' and included standard proofreading and signing lines for the Governor.

Corrected formatting inconsistencies in the text, such as spacing and line breaks, while preserving the original legislative language.

First - Public Health - Office of Health Care Quality Information and Maryland Department of Health Centralization Commission → Third - Public Health - Office of Health Care Quality Information and Maryland Health Centralization Commission · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add multiple sponsors and update its legislative status. Substantively, the bill's title was changed to remove references to a 'Centralization Commission' and cybersecurity requirements, while adding a new mandate for health occupations boards to annually report information to the Department of Information Technology. The definition of the Commission's purpose was modified to emphasize 'increasing collaboration' rather than just improving the relationship between the Department and health boards.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by removing the establishment of a new 'Maryland Department of Health Centralization Commission' and the requirement for the Secretary of Information Technology to enforce cybersecurity standards on health boards. Conversely, the scope was expanded to include a new requirement for all health occupations boards to submit annual reports to the Department of Information Technology.

DEFINITION

The purpose of the Commission was changed from improving the relationship between the Department and health boards to specifically 'increasing collaboration' between them.

REQUIREMENT

A new requirement was added mandating that each health occupations board must annually report certain information to the Department of Information Technology.

The requirement for the Secretary of Information Technology to ensure minimum cybersecurity standards are met by all health occupations boards was deleted.

SCOPE

The bill's title was updated to remove references to the 'Maryland Department of Health Centralization Commission' and cybersecurity oversight.

TECHNICAL

Additional sponsors (Delegates Alston, Bagnall, Cullison, Guzzone, Hill, Hutchinson, Kaufman, Kipke, Lopez, Martinez, M. Morgan, Reilly, Rosenberg, Ross, Taveras, White Holland, and Woorman) were added to the bill.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 9, 2026

How they voted

44–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 49

Mar 21, 2026

D Democratic36

31 Yea 5

86% Yea

R Republican13

13 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

May 12, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 369

executive

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Enrolled

lower

Apr 9, 2026

Introduced

House Concurs Senate Amendments

lower

Apr 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Third Reading Passed

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Committee

Referred Finance

upper

Mar 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

lower

Mar 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health

lower

Mar 9, 2026

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (130-1-11)

house of delegates

Feb 13, 2026

Committee

First Reading Health

lower

17 primary · 0 co-sponsors