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Committee hears HB 345 to join interstate social‑work licensure compact; supporters cite workforce and military family benefits
Summary
Sponsor and social‑work organizations urged Maryland to join the Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact to increase license portability and expand access to behavioral‑health services; the committee did not take a vote and a technical amendment was requested.
Delegate Ken Kerr introduced House Bill 345 to align Maryland with the Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact, a multi‑state licensing arrangement administered through a compact commission coordinated by the Council of State Governments. “Approving this interstate social worker compact won’t completely solve the problem, but not joining the compact will certainly make it worse,” Del. Kerr said, citing a Maryland Health Care Commission workforce report that projects large…
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