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DLS recommends technical correction; MDH and Board of Nursing describe progress on licensure backlog and staffing
Summary
DLS told the Health and Social Services Subcommittee Feb. 13 that a $6 million miscellaneous personnel appropriation in the governor's fiscal 2026 allowance for health professional boards appears to be a technical error and recommended its removal; MDH concurred.
Victoria Martinez of the Department of Legislative Services presented the fiscal 2026 analysis of Maryland's health professional boards and commissions on Feb. 13, reporting a proposed allowance increase of about $6.2 million (13.4%) to $53 million, mostly funded by special funds from licensing fees.
DLS identified a $6 million miscellaneous personnel appropriation included in the governor's allowance that MDH said was inserted in error; DLS recommended reducing the allowance to correct that technical error and the department concurred. DLS also reviewed proposed fund-balance transfers under the BRFAA (budget reconciliation and financing act) and recommended adjustments to avoid leaving boards with overly high or…
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