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SB 167

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State Board of Social Work Examiners – Temporary License to Practice Social Work

Sponsor: Chris West (District 42)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (132-2) (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the State Board of Social Work Examiners to issue a temporary license to practice social work to certain applicants who meet certain requirements; providing that a temporary license authorizes the holder to practice social work only under the supervision of a Board-approved supervisor while the license is effective; providing that a temporary license is valid until the earlier of notification of permanent licensure or 1 year after the date on which the temporary license was issued; etc.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list
FAV 14FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVPerez, ChloeHearts and Homes for Youth, Inc.Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVPerez, ChloeHearts and Homes for Youth, Inc.Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVMcCellan, DaphneMaryland Chapter, National Association of Social WorkersOral
FAVMcClellan, DaphneMaryland Chapter, National Association of Social WorkersOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMcClellan, DaphneMaryland Chapter, National Association of Social WorkersOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKasemeyer, PamSchwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.Position only
FAVWest, ChristopherSenator Chris WestWritten (PDF)
FAVWest, ChristopherSenator Chris WestWritten (PDF)
FAVShafer, DawnUniversity of MD, School of Social WorkOral
FAVShafer, DawnUniversity of Maryland School of Social WorkOral + Written (PDF)
FAVShafer, DawnUniversity of Maryland School of Social WorkOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKauffman, DannalobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator West, Senator WestlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator West, Senator WestlegislatorIndividualPosition only
UNFWEINSTEIN, STANLEYBoard of Social Work ExaminersOral
UNFWEINSTEIN, STANLEYBoard of Social Work ExaminersOral
UNFFarrell, GerardMaryland Board of Social Work ExaminersOral
UNFFarrell, GerardMaryland Board of Social Work ExaminersOral
UNFBennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of GovernmenMaryland Dept. of HealthWritten (PDF)
UNFBennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of GovernmenMaryland Dept. of HealthWritten (PDF)
FWADove, TinaMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
FWADove, TinaMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland