SB 963

SENATE BILL 963
     J1, J5  6lr3586
  CF HB 1167
     By: Senator Hester
     Introduced and read first time: February 13, 2026
     Assigned to: Rules
  A BILL ENTITLED
1 AN ACT concerning
2 Maryland Department of Health – Medicaid Management Information System –
3Mainframe System Replacement
4 FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Department of Health to replace the State
5      Medicaid Management Information System mainframe with a modular system; and
6      generally relating to the Medicaid Management Information System.
7SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
8 That:
9(a)   In this section, “Department” means the Maryland Department of Health.
10(b)    (1)    The Department shall procure a replacement system for the State’s
11 Medicaid Management Information System to promote payment accuracy, system security
12 and performance, responsiveness, and to modernize the current system’s outdated
13 technological infrastructure, subject to approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
14 Services as required.
15(2)    The replacement system shall support, at a minimum, the
16 functionalities of the existing system, including provider enrollment, medical, dental and
17 pharmacy claims processing, beneficiary inquiries, data reporting, and audit functions in
18 accordance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and other applicable
19 federal requirements, including 42 C.F.R. Part 433, Subpart C.
20(c)   (1)   On or before January 1, 2027, the Department shall integrate the
21 replacement system with the Medicaid Enterprise System.
22(2)     On or before January 1, 2028, the Department shall:
23(i)  transition all Department applications from the Annapolis Data
24 Center to the replacement system; and
     EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
  [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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1(ii)   decommission the legacy Medicaid Management Information
2 System on completion of the transition.
3SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July
4 1, 2026.