# Maryland HB 1365: Health Occupations, Public Health, and Insurance - Menopause - Provider Training Coverage Requirements, Policy Initiatives, and Access to Care

Maryland HB 1365, Health Occupations, Public Health, and Insurance - Menopause - Provider Training Coverage Requirements, Policy Initiatives, and Access to Care, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 606); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 1365
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Health Occupations, Public Health, and Insurance - Menopause - Provider Training Coverage Requirements, Policy Initiatives, and Access to Care
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-13
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 606
- Sponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Subjects: Health - Insurance, Health Maintenance Organizations, Health Occupations, Public Health, Certifications, Committee Changes, Committees and Commissions, Continuing Education, 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, Health Occupations -see also- (specific health occupations), Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Licenses -see also- AB Lic; Certifications; DrLic; Permits, Medical Conditions -see also- AIDS; COVID-19; rabies, Nonprofit Organizations, Plans and Proposals, Reports, Reproductive Matters -see also- Abortion; BrthCntr; Preg, Rules and Regulations, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Women -see also- Gender
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (174 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Insurance must cover menopause care: benefit, medium. Starting January 1, 2027, Maryland health plans must cover evaluation and management of menopause and related symptoms. Your treating provider decides what care is needed. This applies to insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and HMOs that provide hospital, medical, or surgical benefits. The ru…
- Advisory council adds menopause expertise: benefit, low. On October 1, 2026, the State Advisory Council on Health and Wellness changes its membership. The Executive Director of the Maryland Commission for Women, or a designee, joins without term limits. One seat must be held by a member with menopause care expertise. Public membership is reduced from 18…
- Extra continuing education for menopause training: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, boards that require continuing education must give at least 2 CE hours for each 1 hour of approved menopause training. This only counts for licensees and certificate holders who evaluate and manage menopause within their scope of practice. The Maryland Department of Healt…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tiffany T. Alston (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bonnie Cullison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dana Jones (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: Matthew Morgan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ashanti Martinez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Teresa E. Reilly (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: April Rose (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Ross (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan Spiegel (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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 42 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 132 | 2 | 2 |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-05-26: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 606
- 2026-04-11: Returned Passed (House)
- 2026-04-10: Third Reading Passed (42-0) (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Referred Finance (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Third Reading Passed (132-2) (House)
- 2026-03-17: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-03-17: Favorable with Amendments {963529/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-16: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health (House)
- 2026-02-16: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-16: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2026-02-13: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-13: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2026-02-13: Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-13: First Reading Health (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-05-26: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_606_hb1365t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1365t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1365f.pdf)

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- 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_606_hb1365t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1365t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1365f.pdf)

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- [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-HB1365-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).