# Maryland SB 0276: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Orthoses and Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act) Maryland SB 0276, Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Orthoses and Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act), is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Pamela Beidle (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 629); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0276-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0276 - 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: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-19 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 629 - Sponsor: Pamela Beidle (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 2 - 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 Conditions -see also- AIDS; COVID-19; rabies, Medical Equipment and Devices, Nonprofit Organizations, Reports - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (170 yes, 7 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Health plans must cover orthoses and prostheses: benefit, high. Beginning January 1, 2027, Maryland health plans must cover, at least once each year, orthoses and prostheses. Plans must also cover parts, repairs, and medically needed replacements. They cannot set higher copays or coinsurance, or separate annual or lifetime dollar caps, for these devices. Covera… - Medicaid covers orthoses in 2027: benefit, high. Beginning January 1, 2027, Maryland Medicaid covers orthoses. Coverage follows the state’s orthoses standards. Devices, components, repairs, and medically needed replacements are included. A provider must decide they are medically necessary, using Medicare guidance. This lowers out-of-pocket costs… - Network and reporting rules for orthoses: benefit, low. Starting January 1, 2027, insurers that use provider networks for orthoses must follow state network rules. Insurers and Medicaid managed care plans must also report orthoses claims data for 2027–2030. They must file by June 30, 2032. State agencies combine the data and send a report to lawmakers b… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Pamela Beidle (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dawn Gile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Shelly Hettleman (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-02 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 127 | 7 | 1 | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 43 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2026-05-26: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 629 - 2026-04-03: Returned Passed (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Third Reading Passed (127-7) (House) - 2026-04-01: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House) - 2026-04-01: Favorable Report by Health (House) - 2026-03-25: Hearing 3/26 at 2:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-03-25: Hearing canceled (House) - 2026-03-17: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-02-20: Referred Health (House) - 2026-02-19: Third Reading Passed (43-0) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Favorable with Amendments {803721/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2026-01-19: First Reading Finance (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-05-26: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_629_sb0276t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0276t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-01-19: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0276f.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_629_sb0276t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0276t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0276f.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-SB0276-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).