Workers’ Compensation – Rehabilitation Practitioners – Licensed Social Workers
Sponsor: Senator KlausmeierCommittee: FinanceSubject: Workers' CompensationStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing certain 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 (15)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Lanier, James | Maryland Association for Justice | Oral |
| FAV | PAAVOLA, MATT | Maryland Association of Justice | Oral |
| FAV | Postmus, Dean Judy | University of Maryland School of Social Work | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Krone, Christinelobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Klausmeier, Senator Klausmeierlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | flax, arthur | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Tompsett, Thomas | Harris Jones & Malone | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Meninger, Lyndsey | Injured Workers' Insurance Fund and Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Smith, Ashlee | Maryland Defense Counsel | Oral |
| UNF | Dailey, Michael | Schmidt, Dailey & O'Neill, LLC | Oral |
| UNF | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Egan, Nancylobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Proctor, Karessa | NASW Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Klausmeier, Katherine | Senator Katherine Klausmeier | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
NASW MarylandFWA 1
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…