SB326
Senate Bill
Passed
Physician Assistants and Midwives - Parity With Other Health Care Practitioners (Physician Assistant Parity Act of 2026)
Altering certain provisions of law to include physician assistants in the health care practitioners who may take certain actions, including actions related to the guardianship of disabled persons, admissions to mental health facilities and the Emergency and Allergy Treatment Program; altering the health care practitioners that may order that a pregnant incarcerated individual be admitted to the infirmary; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to cover charges related certain examinations for certain emergency evaluees; etc.
Bill Details
State
Maryland
Session
2026 Regular Session
Chamber
Senate
Official Source
LegiScan
Sponsors
Clarence Lam
(Sen - D)
Mary Carozza
(Sen - R)
Pamela Beidle
(Sen - D)
Action History
2026-04-07
H
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
2026-04-03
H
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2026-04-03
H
Favorable Report by Health
2026-03-20
H
Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-20
H
Referred Health
2026-03-19
S
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2026-03-17
S
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-17
S
Favorable with Amendments {683022/1 Adopted
2026-03-16
S
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2026-01-27
S
Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-22
S
First Reading Finance
Votes
2026-03-19
Third Reading Passed
Yea: 45
Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-01-22
S
Finance
2026-03-20
H
Health
Amendments
2026-03-17
Favorable with Amendments 683022/1 Adopted
Adopted
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-22
Introduced
2026-03-17
Engrossed
Subjects
Health Occupations
Committee Changes
Committees and Commissions
Disabilities
disparity
Emergencies
Ethics
Good Samaritan
Health
Health, Department of
Immunization
Medical Equipment and Devices
Medical Treatments
Mental and Behavioral Health
Parents and Guardians
Petitions
Physician Assistants
Poverty
Work, Labor, and Employment
Emergency Medical Services
Health Care Commission
Health Maintenance Organizations
Incarcerated Individuals
Midwives
Pregnancy
Reports
studies
Time
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