# Maryland SB 0293: Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Nurse Midwives, and Licensed Certified Midwives - Disclosure (Nyeli Rose Lewis Act of 2026) Maryland SB 0293, Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Nurse Midwives, and Licensed Certified Midwives - Disclosure (Nyeli Rose Lewis Act of 2026), is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Carl Jackson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-14 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 32) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0293-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0293 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Nurse Midwives, and Licensed Certified Midwives - Disclosure (Nyeli Rose Lewis Act of 2026) - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-04-14, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 32 - Sponsor: Carl Jackson (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Health Care Facilities and Regulation, Health Occupations, Assisted Living, Certifications, Disclosure, Electronic Communication, Health Occupations -see also- (specific health occupations), Insurance -see also- Health Ins; MAIF; Motor Vehicle Ins, Liability, Licenses -see also- AB Lic; Certifications; DrLic; Permits, Midwives, Notices, Nurses -see also- Nurse Practitioners; Nursing Assistants, Nursing Homes -see also- AsstLiving; ContinCare; LTCare, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Signatures, Time - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (177 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Care homes must disclose insurance gaps: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, nursing homes and assisted living programs must tell you in writing (paper or electronic) if they have no professional liability (malpractice) insurance or if coverage lapsed and was not renewed. Prospective residents get notice at the first visit during any no‑coverage p… - Midwives must disclose malpractice insurance status: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, nurse midwives and licensed certified midwives must tell patients in writing (paper or electronic) if they have no professional liability (malpractice) insurance or if coverage lapsed and was not renewed. Patients get notice at the first visit during any no‑coverage perio… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Carl Jackson (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-02 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 134 | 0 | 1 | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 43 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2026-04-14: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 32 - 2026-04-03: Returned Passed (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Third Reading Passed (134-0) (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 {813927/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2026-01-21: First Reading Finance (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_32_sb0293t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0293t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-01-21: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0293f.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_32_sb0293t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0293t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0293f.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-SB0293-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).