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SB 960

EnactedEmergency billCrossfile HB 611
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State Board of Nursing – Sunset Extension, Licensure Exceptions, and Board Operations and Membership

Sponsor: Senator KellyCommittee: FinanceSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 223 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Continuing the State Board of Nursing in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2025, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the Board; altering the exceptions to the registered nursing and licensed practical nurse licensure requirements; providing that, for a certain period of time, the Secretary of Health, rather than the Board, has authority over the infrastructure operations of the Board; etc.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list
FAV 13FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 5Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVCiborowski, AllisonLeadingAge MarylandOral
FAVBeckford, CrystalLuminis HealthOral
FAVJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVMcMullen, ErinMaryland Department of HealthOral
FAVDorrien, ErinlobbyistMaryland Hospital AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGarnett, StaceySheppard PrattOral
FAVGrossi, JeffreylobbyistSheppard PrattWritten (PDF)
FAVElliott, RobynlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGreenfield, AaronlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKauffman, DannalobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKelly, ArianaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Kelly, Senator KellylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVState of, MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFBrocato, DeborahlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
INFOHill, JacquelineMaryland Board of NursingOral
INFOSteinberg, SusanMaryland Board of NursingOral
INFOWesterfield, HeatherMaryland Board of NursingOral
INFOTurner, Anntidalhealth-peninsulaOral
INFO(MD), State of MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
FAVDorrien, ErinMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association
FAVGrossi, JeffreySheppard PrattRegistered for: Sheppard Pratt Health Systems
FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition
FAVGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake
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
UNFBrocato, DeborahRegistered for: Maryland Right to Life, Inc.