MHA offers its views on health care issues and pending legislation.
Throughout the legislative session, this page will provide more details about MHA's position on various issues affecting Maryland's patients, hospitals, health systems, and health policy.
SB 314—Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers (pdf) SB 358—Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility (pdf) SB 625—Health Insurance - Payment and Fee Disclosure (pdf) SB 672—Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation (pdf) SB 932—Civil Actions - Immunity From Civil Liability - Health Care Providers
HB 1157—Health Care Malpractice - Limitation on Noneconomic Damages (pdf) HB 319—State Board of Nursing - Nurse Practitioners - Certification Requirements and Authority to Practice Letter to House HGO Committee (pdf) HB 622—Health Care Malpractice - Noneconomic Damages (pdf) HB 649—Environment - Pharmaceutical Disposal Act (pdf) HB 1166—Health Care Malpractice - Awards and Judgments - Periodic Payments (pdf) Statment of the Maryland Hospital Association on Medical Care Programs Budget - February 2010 (pdf)