New Maryland laws 2027: laws taking effect in Maryland in 2027
9 new Maryland laws on insurance, healthcare and payments and fintech take effect in 2027. Pick your state or a topic below to see yours, each with its date, what it does and a link to the official text.
- 9 laws take effect on 1 January 2027.
Updated 2 November 2026
One-line summaries are drafted by software from the bill text and are not reviewed by an attorney.
HB 1091: Health Insurance and Dental Plan Organizations - Dentists - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers
Insurers and dental plan organizations may not prohibit dentists from receiving assigned benefits or refuse to directly reimburse nonpreferred dentists, and nonpreferred dentists must disclose information before providing services.
HB 1094: Health Insurance - Graduate-Level Clinical Interns - Required Reimbursement
Requires health insurers to reimburse covered individuals for graduate-level counseling, social work, and psychology clinical intern services provided at outpatient facilities under licensed supervisor supervision.
HB 1376: Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, and Health Insurance - Transfers to Special Pediatric Hospitals - Requirements
Requires the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, managed care organizations, and certain health insurers to provide prior authorization for special pediatric hospital transfers on request and reimburse administrative days during retrospective review appeals.
HB 393: Health Insurance - Scalp Cooling Systems - Required Coverage
Requires insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that cover chemotherapy for cancer to also cover scalp cooling systems starting 1 January 2027.
HB 445: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Orthoses and Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act)
Requires the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to cover orthoses beginning 1 January 2027.
SB 276: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Orthoses and Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act)
Beginning 1 January 2027, the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and insurers must cover orthoses, their components, repairs, and replacements when medically necessary.
SB 794: Health Insurance - Special Enrollment Period for Pregnancy - Coverage Effective Date
Lets individuals who enroll during pregnancy's special enrollment period choose when their health insurance coverage becomes effective, with carriers selecting a default date if the individual does not.
SB 910: Health Insurance - Graduate-Level Clinical Interns - Required Reimbursement
Requires health insurers to reimburse covered individuals for services provided by graduate-level clinical interns in counseling, social work, or psychology when directly supervised and billed by licensed professionals starting 1 January 2027.
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HB 1091: Health Insurance and Dental Plan Organizations - Dentists - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers
Insurers and dental plan organizations may not prohibit dentists from receiving assigned benefits or refuse to directly reimburse nonpreferred dentists, and nonpreferred dentists must disclose information before providing services.
HB 1094: Health Insurance - Graduate-Level Clinical Interns - Required Reimbursement
Requires health insurers to reimburse covered individuals for graduate-level counseling, social work, and psychology clinical intern services provided at outpatient facilities under licensed supervisor supervision.
HB 1376: Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, and Health Insurance - Transfers to Special Pediatric Hospitals - Requirements
Requires the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, managed care organizations, and certain health insurers to provide prior authorization for special pediatric hospital transfers on request and reimburse administrative days during retrospective review appeals.
HB 445: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Orthoses and Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act)
Requires the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to cover orthoses beginning 1 January 2027.
SB 276: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Orthoses and Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act)
Beginning 1 January 2027, the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and insurers must cover orthoses, their components, repairs, and replacements when medically necessary.
SB 910: Health Insurance - Graduate-Level Clinical Interns - Required Reimbursement
Requires health insurers to reimburse covered individuals for services provided by graduate-level clinical interns in counseling, social work, or psychology when directly supervised and billed by licensed professionals starting 1 January 2027.
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New Maryland payments and fintech laws in 2027
1 lawHB 1355: Financial Institutions - Payment Stablecoin Services - Establishment and Regulation (Maryland Stablecoin Act)
Requires the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to establish a regulatory framework for nondepository trust companies to provide payment stablecoin services and related activities as state issuers.
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Questions about new Maryland laws in 2027
When do new laws take effect in Maryland in 2027?
Most take effect on 1 January 2027. Of the 9 laws listed here, 9 start on 1 January 2027.
What new laws take effect on 1 January 2027 in Maryland?
9 laws in insurance, healthcare and payments and fintech, including Maryland HB 1091 (Health Insurance and Dental Plan Organizations - Dentists - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers), Maryland HB 1094 (Health Insurance - Graduate-Level Clinical Interns - Required Reimbursement), Maryland HB 1355 (Financial Institutions - Payment Stablecoin Services - Establishment and Regulation (Maryland Stablecoin Act)), Maryland HB 1376 (Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, and Health Insurance - Transfers to Special Pediatric Hospitals - Requirements) and Maryland HB 393 (Health Insurance - Scalp Cooling Systems - Required Coverage). The full list, with what each one does, is above.
Is this legal advice?
No. Dates and the one-line summaries are drafted by software from the bill text and are not reviewed by an attorney. Each law links to the legislature’s own record: check the text before relying on it.
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