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Subcommittee adopts amendment directing Maryland Department of Health to develop licensing plan for certain federal health workers
Summary
A Health and Government Operations subcommittee adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 749 directing the Maryland Department of Health to develop a plan to license certain health workers who left federal employment after Jan. 20, 2025; the change drew debate over single-subject and transparency concerns but was adopted and the bill reported favorable as amended, subject to attorney general review.
A Health and Government Operations subcommittee on Jan. 28 adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 749 asking the Maryland Department of Health to develop a licensing framework for health professionals who left federal employment after Jan. 20, 2025.
Delegate Dolley Lopez, the amendment sponsor, said the change is intended to help the state absorb skilled health workers — particularly nurses — into Maryland’s workforce after they were separated from federal positions. “The amendment asked the Department of Health to come up with a plan of how we can come up with a licensing framework for federal workers who have been impacted,” Lopez said, emphasizing that the amendment requests a plan rather than immediate implementation.
Opponents warned the language goes beyond a…
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