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Request for Public Comments

Public Comment Open: COMAR 10.24.01 and COMAR 10.24.20 Comments due December 16, 2024

Public Comment Open: COMAR 10.25.07 and COMAR 10.25.18 Comments due January 2, 2025 

Public Comment Open: Private Sector Ownership of Health Care Practices and Health Care Facilities

Other MHCC News

COMAR 10.25.10 Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund: Final Action

Final Action on the proposed amendments to COMAR 10.25.10 Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund will be considered by the Commission at the December 19, 2024 public meeting. 

Uncompensated Care Claims

Effective November 30, 2024, Luminare Health, our current Third-Party Claims Administrator (TPA), will no longer process Uncompensated Care Claims (UCC) for the Maryland Trauma Physicians Services Fund, which is administered by the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC).  Click here to read more.

Consumer Health Data Privacy & Security - A State-Level Scan 

Findings from a legislative scan of state-level protections for consumer health data that falls outside the scope of HIPAA located here. 

Urgent Care Centers – Current Landscape and Use of Health Information Technology to Support Care Delivery 

Findings from an environmental scan of urgent care centers, including notable observations from an analysis of responses to a health IT questionnaire completed by urgent care centers with more than one location in Maryland located here. 

Blanket Waivers to all Data Submitters 

The Maryland Health Care Commission offers a blanket waiver to all data submitters (health insurance carriers) to collect quality measures on episodes for 2023 Alternative payment methods data collection.

Advance Directives Communications Toolkit

Promote advance care planning and pathways for Marylanders to create, share, and update their advance directive and health care agent information with this Communications Toolkit (toolkit).  The toolkit features the Advance Directives Information Sheet developed by MHCC in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Health and the Maryland Attorney General and includes sample website language, social media posts, and images available for public use.  Be sure to use the hashtag #YourLifeYourDecisions.

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