HB 602

State Board of Nursing - Advanced Practice Nursing Licensure and Specialty Certification - Reciprocity Discussions (Maryland Border States Advanced Practice Nursing Act)

Sponsor: Thomas S. Hutchinson (District 37B)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 673 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Board of Nursing to hold discussions with Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to pursue reciprocity agreements for advanced practice nursing licensure and specialty certification; and requiring the Board, by November 1, 2025, and each November 1 for the following 4 years, to submit a report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the status of the discussions, agreements reached, challenges in the negotiations, and any legislative recommendations.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Hutchinson, Tom	House of Delegates	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peters, Sarahlobbyist	Husch Blackwell Strategies	Oral
FAV	Murphy, JD	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Krienke, Janelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nash, Lynnlobbyist	Maryland Military Coalition / Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Services	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jafari, Dale	Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Selway, Janet	Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Duke, Malinda	The Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland (NPAM)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Hutchinson, Delegate Hutchinsonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Russell, Naila	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Velez, Roseann	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ward, Lindsay	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sepulveda, Sabrina	Harborside Behavioral Health	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Moss, Pamela	MACNS	Written (PDF)
UNF	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Brocato, Deborahlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Diana, Lorraine	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Harborside Behavioral HealthUNF 1

House of DelegatesFAV 1

Husch Blackwell StrategiesFAV 1

MACNSUNF 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Military Coalition / Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health ServicesFAV 1

MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)FAV 1

Nurse Practitioner Association of MarylandFAV 2

The Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland (NPAM)FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPeters, SarahHusch Blackwell StrategiesRegistered for: Action Now Initiative, LLC; Alibaba; Ameresco; American Diabetes Association; Apartment & Office Building Association; Barwood Taxi Service…

FAVKrienke, JaneMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FAVNash, LynnMaryland Military Coalition / Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health ServicesRegistered for: Maryland Military Coalition

UNFBrocato, DeborahRegistered for: Maryland Right to Life, Inc.