HB 345

Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact

Sponsor: Kenneth Kerr (District 3)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 9 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Entering into the Social Work Licensure Compact for the purpose of authorizing regulated social workers who hold multistate licenses to practice social work in member states in order to improve public access to competent social work services; establishing requirements for multistate licensure; establishing the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission; providing for withdrawal from the Compact; and providing that the Act is contingent on the enactment of substantially similar legislation in six other states.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 54FavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Boring, Teresa	Aging Well Eldercare	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sanner, *Cara	Association of Social Work Boards	Written (PDF)
FAV	Archie, Ashley	Baltimore City Directorate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Snyder, Abigaillobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mills, Morganlobbyist	Compass Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sanders, Alyssalobbyist	EveryMind	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallant, Judith	Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dillon, Sandra	Hospice of the Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hausner, Deena	House of Ruth Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Allisonlobbyist	Kaiser Permanente	Written (PDF)
FAV	Witten, Jenniferlobbyist	LifeBridge Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	fianko, lawrence	Limelight Recovery	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lippens, Craig	MD Addiction Directors Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Teron	MD Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Anderson, Kevin	Maryland Department of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kerr, Ken	Maryland General Assembly	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Krienke, Janelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dragics, DAVIDlobbyist	Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Dan	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Proctor, Karessa	NASW Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Paddy, Michaellobbyist	Public Policy Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosier, Collanlobbyist	Pyramid Healthcare, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ellington, Paullobbyist	State and Local Advisors	Oral
FAV	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	Towing & Recovery Professionals of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Arnold, Christopher	United States Department of Defense-State Liaison Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Postmus, Dean Judy	University of Maryland School of Social Work	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kniffen, Megan	Venus Counseling	Written (PDF)
FAV	John, Shelby	Wholistic Living	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jacobsen, Abby	YOUnique Counseling	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ysern Zarranz, Iris	Ysern Therapy & Consulting, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	flax, arthur	cps	Written (PDF)
FAV	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Broendel, Nora	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Katherine	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bushrod, Dionne	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Co, Meghan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Creel, Andrea	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Kerr, Delegate Kerrlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feola, Sara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hathcock, Starling	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Herrmann, Danielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hessler, Thereselobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jarrett, Beth	Individual	Position only
FAV	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Klingler, Jennifer	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McDermott, Kristen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Ann	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Young, Mirrandia	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Bison, Kaitlyn	The Council of State Governments	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Bowman, Miriam	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

Aging Well EldercareFAV 1

Association of Social Work BoardsFAV 1

Baltimore City DirectorateFAV 1

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 1

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFAV 1

Compass Government RelationsFAV 1

cpsFAV 1

EveryMindFAV 1

Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social WorkFAV 1

Hospice of the ChesapeakeFAV 1

House of Ruth MarylandFAV 1

Kaiser PermanenteFAV 1

LifeBridge HealthFAV 1

Limelight RecoveryFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Department of CommerceFAV 1

Maryland General AssemblyFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)FAV 1

MD Addiction Directors CouncilFAV 1

MD Association for the Treatment of Opioid DependenceFAV 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 1

NASW MarylandFAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

Public Policy PartnersFAV 1

Pyramid Healthcare, Inc.FAV 1

State and Local AdvisorsFAV 1

The Council of State GovernmentsINFO 1

Towing & Recovery Professionals of MarylandFAV 1

United States Department of Defense-State Liaison OfficeFAV 1

University of Maryland School of Social WorkFAV 1

Venus CounselingFAV 1

Wholistic LivingFAV 1

YearFAV 1

YOUnique CounselingFAV 1

Ysern Therapy & Consulting, LLCFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSnyder, AbigailBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FAVMills, MorganCompass Government RelationsRegistered for: Alley Cat Allies; CFG Health Network; Coinbase, Inc.; Girl Scouts of Central Maryland; Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The; Maryland Association for Justice, Inc.…

FAVSanders, AlyssaEveryMindRegistered for: EveryMind, Inc

FAVTaylor, AllisonKaiser PermanenteRegistered for: Kaiser Permanente

FAVWitten, JenniferLifeBridge HealthRegistered for: Lifebridge Health, Inc.

FAVKrienke, JaneMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FAVDragics, DAVIDMaryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)Registered for: Maryland Military Coalition

FAVPaddy, MichaelPublic Policy PartnersRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; Campaign to Protect Patient Health d/b/a Value of Care Coalition; Chase Brexton Health System; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition; Gaudenzia, Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.…

FAVRosier, CollanPyramid Healthcare, Inc.Registered for: Pyramid Healthcare, Inc.

FAVEllington, PaulState and Local AdvisorsRegistered for: Wicomico County, MD Executive Office; Greater Crisfield Action Committee; Glenn L Martin Maryland Aviation Museum; Maryland Aviation Council; Worcester County Maryland; Optimize Renewables…

FAVMansfield, AndreaTowing & Recovery Professionals of MarylandRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…

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…

FAVHessler, ThereseRegistered for: City of Gaithersburg; Elevate Recovery Centers; Evolve Kids Care; Evolve Life Centers; High Roller Technologies; Laila's Gift…

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…