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MarylandHB 08712025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Health Services Cost Review Commission - Community Benefits - Community Health Worker Workforce Program

Sponsored By: Heather Bagnall (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

Health Care Facilities and RegulationCommunity Facilities and ServicesData -see also- Census; DemographicsHealth -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc.Health Occupations -see also- (specific health occupations)Health Services Cost Review CommissionHospitals -see also- Clinics; State HospitalsJob Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational RehabManagers and SupervisorsMedical AssistanceNonprofit OrganizationsRecruitment and HiringStandards and Best PracticesWork, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Coverage option for uninsured community health workers

Beginning October 1, 2025, uninsured community health workers in these hospital partnerships can request health insurance through the program. Under the written agreement’s standards, the partnership can provide coverage for the program’s duration. Coverage is optional, not guaranteed.

Hospitals can add community health workers

Beginning October 1, 2025, Maryland nonprofit hospitals can partner with community groups on health worker programs that count as community benefits. These trusted community workers connect people with health and social services through outreach, education, support, and advocacy. Programs must mainly serve the hospital’s patients, improve health, and address social conditions that affect health. Partnerships are optional, but any written agreement must cover program design, health goals, rollout, evaluation, and impact measures. It must also set lawful data collection, management, and reporting rules, including federal health privacy protections. The agreement must assign responsibility for hiring, employment, supervision, training, and employer-sponsored health insurance. Partners can seek money for community groups’ necessary administrative costs; hospitals can provide support by mutual agreement, subject to community-benefit laws. Hospital funding is optional, and the law sets no funding amount.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Heather Bagnall

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Tiffany T. Alston

    Democratic • House

  • Harry Bhandari

    Democratic • House

  • Brian Chisholm

    Republican • House

  • Bonnie Cullison

    Democratic • House

  • Pam Lanman Guzzone

    Democratic • House

  • Terri L. Hill

    Democratic • House

  • Thomas S. Hutchinson

    Republican • House

  • Anne R. Kaiser

    Democratic • House

  • Kenneth Kerr

    Democratic • House

  • Nicholaus R. Kipke

    Republican • House

  • Lesley J. Lopez

    Democratic • House

  • Matthew Morgan

    Republican • House

  • Ashanti Martinez

    Democratic • House

  • Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk

    Democratic • House

  • Teresa E. Reilly

    Republican • House

  • Samuel I. Rosenberg

    Democratic • House

  • Kim Ross

    Democratic • House

  • Steve Johnson

    Democratic • House

  • Kathy Szeliga

    Republican • House

  • Deni Taveras

    Democratic • House

  • Jamila J. Woods

    Democratic • House

  • Teresa Woorman

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 322 • No: 0

House vote • 4/7/2025

Third Reading Passed

Yes: 137 • No: 0 • Other: 3

Senate vote • 4/3/2025

Third Reading Passed

Yes: 47 • No: 0

House vote • 3/14/2025

Third Reading Passed

Yes: 138 • No: 0 • Other: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 752

    5/20/2025

  2. Passed Enrolled

    4/7/2025House

  3. Third Reading Passed (137-0)

    4/7/2025House

  4. House Concurs Senate Amendments

    4/7/2025House

  5. Third Reading Passed (47-0)

    4/3/2025Senate

  6. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

    4/3/2025Senate

  7. Favorable with Amendments {423229/1 Adopted

    4/3/2025Senate

  8. Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

    4/3/2025Senate

  9. Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.

    3/18/2025Senate

  10. Referred Finance

    3/17/2025Senate

  11. Third Reading Passed (138-0)

    3/14/2025House

  12. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

    3/13/2025House

  13. Favorable with Amendments {113221/1 Adopted

    3/13/2025House

  14. Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations

    3/13/2025House

  15. Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.

    2/4/2025House

  16. First Reading Health and Government Operations

    1/30/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enacted

    5/20/2025

    PDF

  • Enrolled

    4/7/2025

    PDF

  • Third Reading

    3/13/2025

    PDF

  • First Reading

    1/30/2025

    PDF

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