Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities – Membership
HB0747 makes a narrow change to the membership of Maryland’s Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities. The bill reduces the House of Delegates representation on the committee from two members to one and updates the committee’s membership list to reflect current organizational names and affiliations. It also adds a representative from LeadingAge Maryland and makes a technical wording change regarding the assisted living industry representatives.
The committee itself remains the state body responsible for oversight of quality of care in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. The bill does not change the committee’s duties, enforcement powers, or reporting obligations; it only adjusts who sits on the committee and how those seats are described in statute. The act takes effect October 1, 2026.
HB0747 amends Section 19-1409 of the Health-General Article in the Maryland Code, which governs the Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities. The practical effect is to revise the composition of the committee by changing legislative membership, updating stakeholder representation, and adding LeadingAge Maryland as a named representative. No substantive changes are made to nursing home or assisted living regulation, licensing, or inspection law, but the bill affects which agencies, advocates, and industry groups participate in oversight discussions.
The bill appears to have been noncontroversial and administrative in nature. The available record shows no committee transcript debate and no recorded vote opposition, and it was ultimately approved by the Governor as Chapter 63. The absence of recorded contention suggests broad agreement that the committee’s membership should be updated to better reflect current stakeholders and legislative structure.
No specific points of contention are documented in the available materials. The only potentially notable policy choice is the reduction of House membership from two members to one and the addition of a LeadingAge Maryland representative, which may affect the balance between legislative and stakeholder voices on the committee. However, there is no evidence in the record of opposition to those changes or of disagreement among affected parties.