A Maryland bill on beds and licensure, signed into law. Takes effect October 1, 2026.
What this means for a building owner
This covers every nursing home in the state. If a home has no professional liability insurance, it has to give written notice, on paper or by written electronic message, to each resident and each person thinking of moving in. A person looking at the home gets the notice at the first visit and again when they apply. If coverage lapses, each resident gets notice within 30 days, the notice is signed by the resident or applicant, the home keeps it in its records, and the home posts a sign where residents and guests can see it. This starts October 1, 2026. The text does not say how much any penalty or cost would be.
What the bill does
This law makes nursing homes tell residents and possible residents when they have no professional liability insurance. The same notice is required if that insurance lapsed and was not renewed. It also covers assisted living programs, nurse midwives, and licensed certified midwives. It takes effect October 1, 2026.
Written by AI from the bill's own Chaptered text of April 21, 2026, on September 23, 2026. Not legal advice. Read the official text ›
Signed into law · in force since October 1, 2026
Maryland has 221 certified nursing homes.
Official title Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Nurse Midwives, and Licensed Certified Midwives - Disclosure (Nyeli Rose Lewis Act of 2026)
Requiring nursing homes, assisted living programs, nurse midwives, and licensed certified midwives to notify each resident and prospective resident in writing or by written electronic communication if the nursing home, assisted living program, nurse midwife, or licensed certified midwife either does not maintain professional liability insurance or professional liability insurance coverage has lapsed; and requiring conspicuous posting of the information that the professional liability coverage has not been maintained.
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What this affects
- Who pays, or is paid
- Whoever holds or wants a licence in Maryland. Certificate-of-need and bed rules set what an existing licence is worth.
- Which buildings
- 221 facilities holding 27,188 licensed beds in Maryland.
- The dollars, or the rule
- We cannot tell yet from the text. No dollar figure or threshold is stated in what we hold.
- Effective
- October 1, 2026 (already in force).
- Status
- Signed into law, as of April 14, 2026.
Certificate-of-need and moratorium rules decide whether supply can grow, and that sets what an existing licence is worth.
Latest action, April 14, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 33
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Bill text and status: mgaleg.maryland.gov · retrieved August 25, 2026