Health Occupations - Licenses, Certificates, and Registration - Immigrants
Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: State Government - Regulations and ProceduresStatus: Hearing 4/07 at 12:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a health occupations board from denying a license, certification, or registration to an immigrant if the individual meets all educational, training, or professional requirements; and requiring each health occupations board to require each applicant for a license to disclose the Social Security number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number of the applicant and record the number on the application.
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Testimony (41)
MGA witness listFAV 31FavorableUNF 8UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Heck, Amse | EveryMind Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DeMattos, Joseph | Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hafey, Elizabeth | Johns Hopkins University and Medicine | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nathanson, Marthalobbyist | LifeBridge Health | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dorrien, Erinlobbyist | Maryland Hospital Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kagan, Sen. Cheryl | Maryland State Senate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frey, Leslie | Montgomery County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Quiroz Villarreal, Rosario | TNTP | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Grimes, Sethlobbyist | Takoma Park Mobilization | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Amador-Hernandez, Ninfalobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cabrera, Erika | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chavez Gonzales, Luz | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Doherty, Daniel | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Enagonio, Liz | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Graham, Donald | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Krone, Christinelobbyist | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lopez Molina, Erika | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Maduforo, Chinonso | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mendoza, Astrid | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Miller Smith, Nora | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ogundana, Ewaoluwa | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Okonkwo, Ijeoma | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sanabria, Elizabeth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Tiffin, Scottlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Vogel, Joseph | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wise, Steve | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wong, Janelle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Reichert-Price, Sarah | Allegany County Republican Women's Club | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rendall, Shari | FAIR | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Elalamy, Sara | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | MULLICAN, Brigitta | Private | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kwan, Quon | Self | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kwan, Rebecca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Montuori, Margaret | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Yan, Wei | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Shek, Heather | Maryland Department of Health | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
EveryMind Inc.FAV 1
FAIRUNF 1
LifeBridge HealthFAV 1
Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1
Montgomery CountyFAV 1
PrivateUNF 1
SelfUNF 1
TNTPFAV 1
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…
FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…