HB 931 Maryland House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Health Care Facilities - Nursing Homes - Medical Director Requirements

HB 931 requires nursing homes in Maryland to designate physicians as medical directors who either hold a specific certification (CMD from PALTMED) or are actively working toward it. The bill directly affects nursing homes (which must comply with the certification requirement) and physicians serving in medical director roles (who must meet the certification standard). Key provisions include mandating the Maryland Department of Health to create a public online directory listing all nursing home medical directors with their credentials and certification status, and setting a deadline of September 30, 2028, for current medical directors to obtain certification. The law takes effect October 1, 2026.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 5, 2026 Last action Mar 20, 2026

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First - Health Care Facilities - Nursing Homes - Medical Director Requirements → Third - Health Care Facilities - Nursing Homes - Medical Director Requirements · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill adds new sponsors to the legislation and updates the official title to reflect a requirement for nursing homes to publish medical director information on their websites, in addition to the department maintaining an online directory. The bill also extends the deadline for physicians to obtain medical director certification from 2030 to 2030 (with a correction to 2030 in the final version).

TECHNICAL

Added multiple new sponsors to the bill, including Bagnall, Cullison, Guzzone, Hutchinson, S. Johnson, Kaufman, Kipke, Lopez, Martinez, M. Morgan, Reilly, Rosenberg, Ross, Szeliga, and Woorman.

Changed the bill title from 'First' to 'Third' reading and updated the chapter designation format.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for nursing homes to publish specific information about their medical director on their website, including name, professional credentials, and certification status.

TIMELINE

Corrected the year in the certification deadline from 2030 to 2030 (appears to be a formatting correction in the final version).

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 5, 2026

How they voted

134–0

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 142

Mar 5, 2026

D Democratic103

98 Yea 5

95% Yea

R Republican39

36 Yea 3

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 19, 2026

Committee

Referred Finance

upper

Mar 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health

lower

Mar 5, 2026

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (134-0-8)

house of delegates

Feb 5, 2026

Committee

First Reading Health

lower

21 primary · 0 co-sponsors