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Boards and commissions budget review spotlights Board of Nursing oversight, proposed fee changes and fund transfers
Summary
DLS and MDH told the subcommittee Feb. 13 that the health professional boards’ fiscal 2026 allowance increases but requires technical correction; the Board of Nursing’s operations transferred to MDH two years ago have produced improvements, and MDH and the board say fee increases are needed to sustain operations.
The Health and Social Services Subcommittee on Feb. 13 reviewed the fiscal 2026 allowance for Maryland’s health professional boards and commissions and discussed fund-balance transfers, ongoing administrative support for the Board of Nursing, vacancy reductions and proposals to adjust licensing fees.
DLS analyst Victoria Martinez said the fiscal 2026 allowance for the boards totals $53.0 million, an increase of $6.2 million (13.4%). The majority of boards are funded with special funds (licensing fees). DLS recommended reducing the allowance by $6.0 million to correct a technical error that had budgeted miscellaneous personnel adjustments that MDH said are not planned.
Board of Nursing oversight and operations: The Board of Nursing’s administrative infrastructure was moved to MDH for a two-year period beginning in fiscal 2024. DLS noted that legislation currently sunsets that arrangement in fiscal 2026 and that MDH…
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