Maryland Limits Procedural Medicaid Disenrollment For Beneficiaries With Developmental Disabilities

A newly signed Maryland law is intended to reduce administrative disruptions caused by erroneous Medicaid disenrollment of people receiving services through the state’s Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA). The law takes effect October 1, 2026.

Under the new law, the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) is prohibited from procedurally disenrolling individuals receiving DDA services from Medicaid or home- and community-based services (HCBS) solely because of paperwork submission errors, inadequate state notice, or other application-processing disruptions. If MDH disenrolls a beneficiary in violation of the law, the department must automatically reinstate Medicaid and HCBS coverage retroactive to the date . . .