2026 Regular Session
HB178
Public Health - Sickle Cell Disease - Specialized Clinics and Scholarship Program for Medical Residents
Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish certain specialized clinics for the management and treatment of sickle cell disease and establish a scholarship program for medical residents who specialize in classical hematology with a focus on sickle cell disease; and requiring the Governor for fiscal year 2028 to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $6,138,000 to support clinic operations, staffing, training, and social support services.
Legislative progress
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Committee referrals
January 14, 2026 · House
Health
Instrument history
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House Hearing 2/10 at 2:30 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 2/10 at 2:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Health
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House Pre-filed