SB 1081 - Establishes Funds to Support Family Planning Services - Maryland Key Vote

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Title: Establishes Funds to Support Family Planning Services

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes provisions and funds for family planning services, effective July 1, 2017.

Highlights:

  • Establishes the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, which includes funds and resources to ensure access to and the continuity of family planning services (Sec. 1).

  • Establishes funds for family planning providers that lose federal funding due to the services they provide, such as abortion (Sec. 1).

  • Establishes additional support for prevention, education, individualized care, and appropriate case management (Sec. 1).

  • Establishes a prenatal care program (Sec. 1).

  • Requires participants of the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide services on a nondiscriminatory basis in accordance with state and federal law (Sec. 1).

  • Specifies that this bill becomes effective on July 1, 2017 (Sec. 1).

Title: Establishes Funds to Support Family Planning Services

Title: Establishes Funds to Support Family Planning Services

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