# Maryland HB 0445: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Orthoses and Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act) Maryland HB 0445, Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Orthoses and Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act), is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ashanti Martinez (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 628); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0445-2026RS - 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 0445 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Orthoses and Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act) - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-23 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 628 - Sponsor: Ashanti Martinez (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 18 - Subjects: Health - Insurance, Public Health, Health Maintenance Organizations, Forms, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health, Department of, Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOs, Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs, Insurance Administration, Managed Care Organizations -see also- Health Maint Orgs, Medical Assistance, Medical Equipment and Devices, Nonprofit Organizations, Reports - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (173 yes, 9 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Maryland Medicaid covers orthoses in 2027: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, Maryland Medicaid covers orthoses. The program follows the same coverage rules set in state law for these devices, including parts, repairs, and replacements as allowed. - More coverage for braces and prostheses: benefit, medium. Starting January 1, 2027, for policies issued, delivered, or renewed on or after that date, Maryland insurers, nonprofit plans, and HMOs must cover orthoses once each year, including parts, repairs, and allowed replacements. Your treating provider’s medical-necessity decision controls coverage for… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ashanti Martinez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gabriel Acevero (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tiffany T. Alston (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bonnie Cullison (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Terri L. Hill (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicholaus R. Kipke (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Teresa E. Reilly (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kim Ross (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steve Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Deni Taveras (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer White Holland (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Teresa Woorman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Caylin Young (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 | 127 | 9 | | ## Actions (14) - 2026-05-26: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 628 - 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 (127-9) (House) - 2026-02-24: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2026-02-24: Favorable with Amendments {803328/1 Adopted (House) - 2026-02-23: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health (House) - 2026-02-12: Hearing 2/12 at 1:30 p.m. (House) - 2026-02-12: Hearing canceled (House) - 2026-02-04: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-01-23: First Reading Health (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-05-26: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_628_hb0445t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0445t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-01-23: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0445f.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_628_hb0445t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0445t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0445f.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-HB0445-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).