# Maryland HB 0393: Health Insurance - Scalp Cooling Systems - Required Coverage Maryland HB 0393, Health Insurance - Scalp Cooling Systems - Required Coverage, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by LaToya Nkongolo (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-14 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 52); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0393-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 0393 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Health Insurance - Scalp Cooling Systems - Required Coverage - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-04-14, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 52 - Sponsor: LaToya Nkongolo (Republican) - Cosponsors: 21 - Subjects: Health - Insurance, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOs, Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs, Managed Care Organizations -see also- Health Maint Orgs, Medical Equipment and Devices, Medical Treatments, Nonprofit Organizations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (175 yes, 7 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Scalp cooling coverage for chemo patients: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, Maryland-regulated health plans that cover chemotherapy must also cover scalp cooling systems. Insurers, nonprofit health plans, and HMOs must provide this coverage when they cover chemotherapy. A scalp cooling system cools the scalp to help prevent hair loss and is made… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: LaToya Nkongolo (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steven J. Arentz (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Barry Beauchamp (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dylan Behler (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Regina T. Boyce (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jessica Feldmark (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeffrie E. Long (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicholaus R. Kipke (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Susan K. McComas (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ric Metzgar (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Edith J. Patterson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Teresa E. Reilly (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sheree Sample-Hughes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Stuart Michael Schmidt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gary Simmons (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Todd B. Morgan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joe Vogel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Greg Wims (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamila J. Woods (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Teresa Woorman (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-06 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 129 | 7 | | ## Actions (12) - 2026-04-14: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 52 - 2026-04-07: Returned Passed (House) - 2026-04-06: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Referred Finance (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Third Reading Passed (129-7) (House) - 2026-02-24: Second Reading Passed (House) - 2026-02-24: Favorable Adopted (House) - 2026-02-23: Favorable Report by Health (House) - 2026-01-29: Hearing 2/05 at 1:45 p.m. (House) - 2026-01-21: First Reading Health (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_52_hb0393t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0393t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-01-21: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0393f.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law) - SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law) - SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) - SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law) - SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law) - HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_52_hb0393t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0393t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0393f.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS) - [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS) - [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS) - [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS) - [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS) - [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0393-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).