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HB 26

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Health Occupations - Psychologists - Licensure Qualification

Sponsor: Heather Bagnall (District 33C)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 55 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring an individual, in order to be licensed as a psychologist by the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, to have a doctoral degree in psychology from a certain school or university, to have received a postdoctoral respecialization certificate from a certain department of psychology that included a minimum of 1,750 hours in supervised internship, and to have completed at least 1,500 hours postcertification advanced training hours or precertification hours of service as a registered psychology associate; etc.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list
FAV 17FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSt Cyr II, ZenoBoard of Examiners in PsychologyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVShattuck, DaniellobbyistBrocato & ShattuckOral
FAVRivkin, DeborahlobbyistCareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldOral
FAVSavage, PatMaryland Psychological AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSavage, PatMaryland Psychological AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMartin, DanMental Health Association of MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMartin, DanMental Health Association of MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAV(MD), State of MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVBagnall, HeatherIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBagnall, HeatherIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Bagnall, Delegate BagnalllegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Bagnall, Delegate BagnalllegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Bagnall, Delegate BagnalllegislatorIndividualOral
FAVMartin, HollyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMartin, HollyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVTrullinger, MarkIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVTrullinger, MarkIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWASmith, LorraineMaryland Dept of HealthOral
FWA(MD), State of MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVShattuck, DanielBrocato & ShattuckRegistered for: Acorn Health; American Physical Therapy Association Maryland - APTA MD; Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, P.C.; Associates in Radiation Medicine; League for People with Disabilities, The; Maryland Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
FAVRivkin, DeborahCareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldRegistered for: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield