# Maryland HB 0746: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Collaborative Care Model - Cost Sharing Prohibition and Coverage Requirements

Maryland HB 0746, Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Collaborative Care Model - Cost Sharing Prohibition and Coverage Requirements, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Heather Bagnall (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 615); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0746
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Collaborative Care Model - Cost Sharing Prohibition and Coverage Requirements
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-04
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 615
- Sponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Subjects: Health - Insurance, Public Health, Health Maintenance Organizations, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health Care Commission, Health, Department of, Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOs, Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs, Medical Assistance, Mental and Behavioral Health -see also- Aut; Cogn; Dev; etc., Nonprofit Organizations, Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index, Reports, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (171 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Medicaid collaborative care with no copays: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Maryland Medicaid covers collaborative care in primary care clinics. The state pays providers for team-based mental health care integrated with medical care. You pay no copays, coinsurance, or deductibles for these services in Medicaid primary care. Care includes coordinatio…
- Private plans must cover collaborative care: benefit, medium. Starting January 1, 2027, health insurers, HMOs, and nonprofit plans in Maryland must cover collaborative care. This is team-based mental health care integrated into primary care. The law does not ban copays, coinsurance, or deductibles for these private plans.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tiffany T. Alston (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bonnie Cullison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terri L. Hill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ashanti Martinez (Democratic), 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

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-08 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 127 | 2 | 6 |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-05-26: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 615
- 2026-04-09: Returned Passed (House)
- 2026-04-08: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Referred Finance (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Third Reading Passed (127-2) (House)
- 2026-03-17: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-03-17: Favorable with Amendments {653329/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-16: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health (House)
- 2026-02-19: Hearing 2/19 at 1:30 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-19: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2026-02-04: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-04: First Reading Health (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-05-26: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_615_hb0746t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0746t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0746f.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_615_hb0746t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0746t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0746f.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0746-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).