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Committee hears bill to ease English-proficiency hurdles for nurses licensed in other states
Summary
Sponsors and health-care groups told the committee House Bill 367 would reduce duplicative English-proficiency testing for nurses who already hold out-of-state or interstate-compact licenses, easing recruitment during a staffing shortage. The Maryland Board of Nursing and hospital associations supported the change as a way to bring experienced,
Delegate Ashanti Martinez told the committee she filed House Bill 367 to remove unnecessary barriers and speed the licensure of nurses who already proved English proficiency in other states. "Without this bill in place, a licensing board has the discretion to require an individual to display their English proficiency regardless of prior proof," Martinez said, and argued the…
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