# Maryland HB 1086: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Anesthesia - Prohibiting Time Limitations Maryland HB 1086, Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Anesthesia - Prohibiting Time Limitations, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ashanti Martinez (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 683); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1086-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 1086 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Anesthesia - Prohibiting Time Limitations - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-05-20, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 683 - Sponsor: Ashanti Martinez (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 26 - Subjects: Health - Insurance, Drugs -see also- Cannabis; ControlDangSubst; Pharm; etc., Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOs, Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs, Health Occupations -see also- (specific health occupations), Licenses -see also- AB Lic; Certifications; DrLic; Permits, Managed Care Organizations -see also- Health Maint Orgs, Medical Assistance, Medical Treatments, Nonprofit Organizations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (186 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - No anesthesia time limits for Maryland patients: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, new anesthesia protections apply to Maryland Medicaid, including managed care plans, and qualifying private health plans. When they cover anesthesia for a procedure ordered by a licensed medical professional, they must cover the procedure’s entire duration. They must also… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ashanti Martinez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tiffany T. Alston (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Harry Bhandari (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: Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenneth Kerr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicholaus R. Kipke (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary A. Lehman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matthew Morgan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Teresa E. Reilly (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Denise Roberts (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kim Ross (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steve Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kathy Szeliga (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Deni Taveras (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kym Taylor (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Veronica Turner (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer White Holland (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamila J. Woods (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Teresa Woorman (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-03-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 139 | 1 | | ## Actions (18) - 2025-05-20: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 683 - 2025-04-07: Returned Passed (House) - 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Favorable Adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Referred Finance (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Third Reading Passed (139-1) (House) - 2025-03-12: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2025-03-12: Favorable with Amendments {893229/1 Adopted (House) - 2025-03-12: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations (House) - 2025-03-03: Hearing 3/06 at 2:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-03-03: Hearing canceled (House) - 2025-02-12: Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-02-12: Hearing canceled (House) - 2025-02-10: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-02-05: First Reading Health and Government Operations (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_683_hb1086t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1086t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1086f.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed) - HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed) - SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law) - HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_683_hb1086t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1086t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1086f.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS) - [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS) - [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS) - [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS) - [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS) - [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS) - [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-HB1086-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).