# Maryland SB 0892: Health Occupations, Public Health, and Insurance - Menopause - Provider Training Coverage Requirements, Policy Initiatives, and Access to Care Maryland SB 0892, Health Occupations, Public Health, and Insurance - Menopause - Provider Training Coverage Requirements, Policy Initiatives, and Access to Care, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Dawn Gile (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 605); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0892-2026RS - 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 0892 - 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: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-06 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 605 - Sponsor: Dawn Gile (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: Health Occupations, Public Health, Health - Insurance, Certifications, Committee Changes, Committees and Commissions, Continuing Education, Evaluations and Reviews, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health Care Commission, Health, Department of, Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOs, 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, Medical Testing and Diagnosis, Plans and Proposals, Reports, Reproductive Matters -see also- Abortion; BrthCntr; Preg, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Women -see also- Gender - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (176 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Maryland insurers must cover menopause care: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, health insurers, nonprofit plans, and HMOs in Maryland must cover evaluation and management of menopause and related symptoms when your treating provider says it is needed. The rule applies to policies, contracts, and plans issued, delivered, or renewed on or after that d… - Extra CE credit for menopause training: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, if you are a licensed clinician who evaluates and manages menopause, your board must grant at least 2 CE credits for each 1 hour of qualified menopause training. The Maryland Department of Health identifies at least one training program, after consulting expert groups lik… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dawn Gile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Pamela Beidle (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Fry Hester (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Shelly Hettleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nancy J. King (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sara Love (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 135 | 2 | 1 | | 2026-03-20 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 41 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (13) - 2026-05-26: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 605 - 2026-04-08: Returned Passed (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Third Reading Passed (135-2) (House) - 2026-04-03: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House) - 2026-04-03: Favorable Report by Health (House) - 2026-03-24: Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-03-21: Referred Health (House) - 2026-03-20: Third Reading Passed (41-0) (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Favorable with Amendments {423828/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2026-02-06: First Reading Finance (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-05-26: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_605_sb0892t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0892t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0892f.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_605_sb0892t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0892t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0892f.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-SB0892-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).