HB 886 — Certified Peer Recovery Specialists - Coverage Under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance and Workgroup on Certification
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-04
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, health maintenance organizations, and managed care organizations to provide coverage for services provided in any setting by certain certified peer recovery specialists; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to convene a certain workgroup on the certification process of peer recovery specialists.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:30 p.m.
Sponsors (2)
- Kevin B. Hornberger (R, MD-35) — sponsor · 2026-02-04
- Lesley J. Lopez (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
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- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Health
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House health | — | md-leg |
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| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin B. Hornberger (R, state_lower MD-35) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Lesley J. Lopez (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House health · md-leg