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HB 1285

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Workers' Compensation - Rehabilitation Practitioners - Licensed Social Workers

Sponsor: Susan K. McComas (District 34B)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Workers' CompensationStatus: First Reading Finance (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing licensed social workers to register as a rehabilitation practitioner; and authorizing a licensed certified social worker-clinical to provide evaluation services for workers' compensation claims related to permanent impairments involving a behavioral or mental disorder.

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Testimony (13)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMcLaughlin, DarlynChief of Staff, Delegate Susan K. McComasWritten (PDF)
FAVLanier, JamesMaryland Association for JusticeOral
FAVMacAlister, JamesMaryland Association for Justice (MAJ)Oral
FAVPAAVOLA, MATTMaryland Association of JusticeOral
FAVPostmus, Dean JudyUniversity of Maryland School of Social WorkWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate McComas, Delegate McComaslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVKrone, ChristinelobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVflax, arthurIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFMeninger, LyndseyInjured Workers' Insurance Fund and Chesapeake Employers' Insurance CompanyWritten (PDF)
UNFMurray, JulieMaryland Defense CounselOral
UNFDailey, MichaelSchmidt, Dailey & O'Neill, LLCOral
UNF(MD), State of MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFEgan, NancylobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

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
UNFEgan, NancyRegistered for: American Property Casualty Insurance Association