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SB 597

EnactedCrossfile HB 811
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State Board of Social Work Examiners - Revisions

Sponsor: Senator WashingtonCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 782 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring certain individuals employed by federal agencies to comply with certain provisions of law; establishing that an applicant to obtain a certified social worker license is required to meet certain requirements by December 31, 2023; altering the number of hours of certain supervision an applicant for a certified social worker-clinical license is required to complete; requiring, as of calendar year 2023, a licensee seeking a license renewal to attest that the licensee has submitted to a criminal history records check; etc.

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Testimony (8)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVFarrell, GerardMaryland Board of Social Work ExaminersOral
FAVMcClellan, DaphneMaryland Chapter, National Association of Social WorkersOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of GovernmenMaryland Dept. of HealthWritten (PDF)
FAVKasemeyer, PamSchwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.Written (PDF)
FAVPostmus, JudyUniversity of Maryland School of Social WorkWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Washington, Senator WashingtonlegislatorIndividualOral
FWAWEINSTEIN, STANLEYBoard of Social Work ExaminersOral
FWAWashington, MaryMaryland General AssemblyOral + Written (PDF)

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