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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | 5 | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | 6 | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | 7 | amendment. | |
| 8 | - | Italics indicate opposite chamber/conference committee amendments. | |
| 9 | 8 | *hb0019* | |
| 10 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 10 | HOUSE BILL 19 | |
| 12 | - | J2 (5lr0258) | |
| 13 | - | ENROLLED BILL | |
| 14 | - | — Health and Government Operations/Finance — | |
| 15 | - | Introduced by Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request | |
| 16 | - | – Departmental – Health) | |
| 17 | - | ||
| 18 | - | Read and Examined by Proofreaders: | |
| 19 | - | ||
| 20 | - | _______________________________________________ | |
| 21 | - | Proofreader. | |
| 22 | - | _______________________________________________ | |
| 23 | - | Proofreader. | |
| 24 | - | ||
| 25 | - | Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his appro val this | |
| 26 | - | ||
| 27 | - | _______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M. | |
| 28 | - | ||
| 29 | - | ______________________________________________ | |
| 30 | - | Speaker. | |
| 11 | + | J2 5lr0258 | |
| 12 | + | (PRE–FILED) CF SB 216 | |
| 13 | + | By: Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request – | |
| 14 | + | Departmental – Health) | |
| 15 | + | Requested: October 9, 2024 | |
| 16 | + | Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025 | |
| 17 | + | Assigned to: Health and Government Operations | |
| 18 | + | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 19 | + | House action: Adopted | |
| 20 | + | Read second time: March 6, 2025 | |
| 31 | 21 | ||
| 32 | 22 | CHAPTER ______ | |
| 33 | 23 | ||
| 34 | 24 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 35 | 25 | ||
| 36 | 26 | Health Occupations – Nursing – Loan Repayment, Education, and Sunset 2 | |
| 37 | 27 | Extension 3 | |
| 38 | 28 | (Building Opportunities for Nurses Act of 2025) 4 | |
| 39 | 29 | ||
| 40 | 30 | FOR the purpose of altering the name of the Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment 5 | |
| 41 | 31 | Program for Nurses and Nursing Support Staff to be the Maryland Loan Assistance 6 | |
| 42 | 32 | Repayment Program for Nurses and altering expanding the purpose of the Maryland 7 | |
| 43 | 33 | Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Nurses and Nursing Support Staff; altering 8 | |
| 44 | 34 | certain education requirements for licensure in registered nursing and licensure by 9 | |
| 45 | 35 | endorsement in registered nursing; repealing a certain requirement that the State 10 | |
| 46 | 36 | Board of Nursing approve certain nursing assistant training program sites within a 11 | |
| 47 | 37 | certain period of time; continuing the Board in accordance with the provisions of the 12 | |
| 48 | 38 | Maryland Program Evaluation Act (Sunset Law) by extending to a certain date the 13 | |
| 49 | - | termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the 14 2 HOUSE BILL 19 | |
| 39 | + | termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the 14 | |
| 40 | + | Board; extending the termination dates of certain preceptorship program tax credits 15 | |
| 41 | + | and altering certain criteria necessary to claim the tax credits; extending the 16 | |
| 42 | + | termination date of certain provisions of law governing the authority of the Secretary 17 | |
| 43 | + | of Health over certain staffing and infrastructure operations of the Board; altering 18 | |
| 44 | + | the effective date of certain provisions of law relating to certified nursing assistants; 19 | |
| 45 | + | and generally relating to nursing. 20 | |
| 46 | + | ||
| 47 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 21 | |
| 48 | + | Article – Health – General 22 2 HOUSE BILL 19 | |
| 50 | 49 | ||
| 51 | 50 | ||
| 52 | - | Board; extending the termination dates of certain preceptorship program tax credits 1 | |
| 53 | - | and altering certain criteria necessary to claim the tax credits; extending the 2 | |
| 54 | - | termination date of certain provisions of law governing the authority of the Secretary 3 | |
| 55 | - | of Health over certain staffing and infrastructure operations of the Board; altering 4 | |
| 56 | - | the effective date of certain provisions of law relating to certified nursing assistants; 5 | |
| 57 | - | and generally relating to nursing. 6 | |
| 51 | + | Section 24–1901 through 24–1904 and 24–1906 to be under the amended subtitle 1 | |
| 52 | + | “Subtitle 19. Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Nurses” 2 | |
| 53 | + | Section 24–1904 3 | |
| 54 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 4 | |
| 55 | + | (2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 5 | |
| 58 | 56 | ||
| 59 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7 | |
| 60 | - | Article – Health – General 8 | |
| 61 | - | Section 24–1901 through 24–1904 and 24–1906 to be under the amended subtitle 9 | |
| 62 | - | “Subtitle 19. Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Nurses” 10 | |
| 63 | - | Section 24–1904 11 | |
| 64 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 12 | |
| 65 | - | (2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13 | |
| 57 | + | BY adding to 6 | |
| 58 | + | Article – Health – General 7 | |
| 59 | + | Section 24–1904.1 8 | |
| 60 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 9 | |
| 61 | + | (2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 10 | |
| 66 | 62 | ||
| 67 | - | BY | |
| 68 | - | Article – Health – General | |
| 69 | - | ||
| 70 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 71 | - | (2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) | |
| 63 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 11 | |
| 64 | + | Article – Health – General 12 | |
| 65 | + | Section 24–1905 13 | |
| 66 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 14 | |
| 67 | + | (2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 15 | |
| 72 | 68 | ||
| 73 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, | |
| 74 | - | Article – Health | |
| 75 | - | Section | |
| 76 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 77 | - | ( | |
| 69 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 16 | |
| 70 | + | Article – Health Occupations 17 | |
| 71 | + | Section 8–101(a) and 8–206(a) 18 | |
| 72 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 19 | |
| 73 | + | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 20 | |
| 78 | 74 | ||
| 79 | - | BY | |
| 80 | - | Article – Health Occupations | |
| 81 | - | Section 8–101( | |
| 82 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 83 | - | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) | |
| 75 | + | BY adding to 21 | |
| 76 | + | Article – Health Occupations 22 | |
| 77 | + | Section 8–101(d–1) 23 | |
| 78 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 24 | |
| 79 | + | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 25 | |
| 84 | 80 | ||
| 85 | - | BY | |
| 86 | - | Article – Health Occupations | |
| 87 | - | Section 8– | |
| 88 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 89 | - | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) | |
| 81 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 26 | |
| 82 | + | Article – Health Occupations 27 | |
| 83 | + | Section 8–206(e)(1), 8–302, 8–307, 8–6A–14, 8–6B–30, 8–6C–26, and 8–802 28 | |
| 84 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 29 | |
| 85 | + | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 30 | |
| 90 | 86 | ||
| 91 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, | |
| 92 | - | Article – | |
| 93 | - | ||
| 94 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 95 | - | ( | |
| 87 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, without with amendments, 31 | |
| 88 | + | Article – Tax – General 32 | |
| 89 | + | Section 10–739(b)(1) and 10–739.1(b)(1) 33 | |
| 90 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 34 | |
| 91 | + | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 35 | |
| 96 | 92 | ||
| 97 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, without with amendments, 39 | |
| 98 | - | Article – Tax – General 40 HOUSE BILL 19 3 | |
| 93 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 36 | |
| 94 | + | Chapter 385 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2016, as amended by Chapters 37 | |
| 95 | + | 153 and 154 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021 38 | |
| 96 | + | Section 2 39 | |
| 97 | + | HOUSE BILL 19 3 | |
| 99 | 98 | ||
| 100 | 99 | ||
| 101 | - | Section 10–739(b)(1) and 10–739.1(b)(1) 1 | |
| 102 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 2 | |
| 103 | - | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 3 | |
| 100 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 1 | |
| 101 | + | Chapter 386 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2016, as amended by Chapters 2 | |
| 102 | + | 153 and 154 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021 3 | |
| 103 | + | Section 2 4 | |
| 104 | 104 | ||
| 105 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 4 | |
| 106 | - | Chapter 385 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2016, as amended by Chapters 5 | |
| 107 | - | 153 and 154 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021 6 | |
| 108 | - | Section 2 7 | |
| 105 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 5 | |
| 106 | + | Chapter 675 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2022 6 | |
| 107 | + | Section 5 7 | |
| 109 | 108 | ||
| 110 | 109 | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8 | |
| 111 | - | Chapter 386 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2016, as amended by Chapters 9 | |
| 112 | - | 153 and 154 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021 10 | |
| 113 | - | Section 2 11 | |
| 110 | + | Chapter 222 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2023 9 | |
| 111 | + | Section 5 10 | |
| 114 | 112 | ||
| 115 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, | |
| 116 | - | Chapter | |
| 117 | - | Section 5 | |
| 113 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11 | |
| 114 | + | Chapter 223 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2023 12 | |
| 115 | + | Section 5 13 | |
| 118 | 116 | ||
| 119 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, | |
| 120 | - | Chapter | |
| 121 | - | Section | |
| 117 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14 | |
| 118 | + | Chapter 818 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 15 | |
| 119 | + | Section 2 and 3 16 | |
| 122 | 120 | ||
| 123 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, | |
| 124 | - | Chapter | |
| 125 | - | Section | |
| 121 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 17 | |
| 122 | + | Chapter 819 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 18 | |
| 123 | + | Section 2 and 3 19 | |
| 126 | 124 | ||
| 127 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 21 | |
| 128 | - | Chapter 818 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 22 | |
| 129 | - | Section 2 and 3 23 | |
| 125 | + | BY repealing 20 | |
| 126 | + | Article – Health Occupations 21 | |
| 127 | + | Section 8–6A–14(g) 22 | |
| 128 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 23 | |
| 129 | + | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 24 | |
| 130 | + | (As enacted by Chapters 818 and 819 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024) 25 | |
| 130 | 131 | ||
| 131 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 24 | |
| 132 | - | Chapter 819 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 25 | |
| 133 | - | Section 2 and 3 26 | |
| 132 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 26 | |
| 133 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 27 | |
| 134 | 134 | ||
| 135 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 27 | |
| 136 | - | Article – Health Occupations 28 | |
| 137 | - | Section 8–6A–01(n)(2) and (o), 8–6A–05(c)(5), and 8–6A–07(c) 29 | |
| 138 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 30 | |
| 139 | - | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 31 | |
| 140 | - | (As enacted by Chapters 818 and 819 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024) 32 | |
| 135 | + | Article – Health – General 28 | |
| 141 | 136 | ||
| 142 | - | BY repealing 33 | |
| 143 | - | Article – Health Occupations 34 | |
| 144 | - | Section 8–6A–14(g) 35 | |
| 145 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 36 | |
| 146 | - | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 37 | |
| 147 | - | (As enacted by Chapters 818 and 819 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024) 38 4 HOUSE BILL 19 | |
| 137 | + | Subtitle 19. Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Nurses [and Nursing 29 | |
| 138 | + | Support Staff]. 30 | |
| 139 | + | ||
| 140 | + | 24–1901. 31 | |
| 141 | + | ||
| 142 | + | (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 32 | |
| 143 | + | ||
| 144 | + | (b) “Education loan” means any loan that is obtained for tuition, educational 33 | |
| 145 | + | expenses, or living expenses for State certification, undergraduate, or graduate study 34 | |
| 146 | + | leading to practice as a nurse [or nursing support staff]. 35 4 HOUSE BILL 19 | |
| 148 | 147 | ||
| 149 | 148 | ||
| 150 | 149 | ||
| 151 | - | | |
| 152 | - | ||
| 150 | + | (c) “Fund” means the Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program Fund for 1 | |
| 151 | + | Nurses [and Nursing Support Staff]. 2 | |
| 153 | 152 | ||
| 154 | - | ||
| 153 | + | (d) “Nurse” includes: 3 | |
| 155 | 154 | ||
| 156 | - | Subtitle 19. Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Nurses [and Nursing 4 | |
| 157 | - | Support Staff]. 5 | |
| 155 | + | (1) An advanced practice registered nurse, as defined in § 8–101(b) of the 4 | |
| 156 | + | Health Occupations Article certified to practice as a nurse midwife or clinical nurse 5 | |
| 157 | + | specialist; 6 | |
| 158 | 158 | ||
| 159 | - | 24–1901. 6 | |
| 159 | + | (2) A licensed practical nurse, as defined in § 8–101(h) of the Health 7 | |
| 160 | + | Occupations Article; 8 | |
| 160 | 161 | ||
| 161 | - | (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 7 | |
| 162 | + | (3) A nurse anesthetist, as defined in § 8–101(k) of the Health Occupations 9 | |
| 163 | + | Article; 10 | |
| 162 | 164 | ||
| 163 | - | (b) “Education loan” means any loan that is obtained for tuition, educational 8 | |
| 164 | - | expenses, or living expenses for State certification, undergraduate, or graduate study 9 | |
| 165 | - | leading to practice as a nurse [or nursing support staff]. 10 | |
| 165 | + | (4) A registered nurse, as defined in § 8–101(p) of the Health Occupations 11 | |
| 166 | + | Article; and 12 | |
| 166 | 167 | ||
| 167 | - | ( | |
| 168 | - | ||
| 168 | + | (5) A registered nurse practitioner, as defined in § 8–101(q) of the Health 13 | |
| 169 | + | Occupations Article. 14 | |
| 169 | 170 | ||
| 170 | - | ( | |
| 171 | + | (e) [“Nursing support staff” includes: 15 | |
| 171 | 172 | ||
| 172 | - | (1) An advanced practice registered nurse, as defined in § 8–101(b) of the 14 | |
| 173 | - | Health Occupations Article certified to practice as a nurse midwife or clinical nurse 15 | |
| 174 | - | specialist; 16 | |
| 173 | + | (1) A certified medication technician, as defined in § 8–6A–01(j) of the 16 | |
| 174 | + | Health Occupations Article; 17 | |
| 175 | 175 | ||
| 176 | - | (2) A | |
| 177 | - | Occupations Article; | |
| 176 | + | (2) A certified medicine aide, as defined in § 8–6A–01(k) of the Health 18 | |
| 177 | + | Occupations Article; 19 | |
| 178 | 178 | ||
| 179 | - | (3) A | |
| 180 | - | Article; | |
| 179 | + | (3) A certified nursing assistant, as defined in § 8–6A–01(l) of the Health 20 | |
| 180 | + | Occupations Article; and 21 | |
| 181 | 181 | ||
| 182 | - | (4) A | |
| 183 | - | Article | |
| 182 | + | (4) A geriatric nursing assistant, as defined in § 8–6A–01(o) of the Health 22 | |
| 183 | + | Occupations Article. 23 | |
| 184 | 184 | ||
| 185 | - | ( | |
| 186 | - | ||
| 185 | + | (f)] “Program” means the Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for 24 | |
| 186 | + | Nurses [and Nursing Support Staff]. 25 | |
| 187 | 187 | ||
| 188 | - | ||
| 188 | + | 24–1902. 26 | |
| 189 | 189 | ||
| 190 | - | (1) A | |
| 191 | - | ||
| 190 | + | (a) (1) There is a Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program Fund for 27 | |
| 191 | + | Nurses [and Nursing Support Staff]. 28 | |
| 192 | 192 | ||
| 193 | - | (2) A | |
| 194 | - | ||
| 193 | + | (2) The Fund is a continuing, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 29 | |
| 194 | + | 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article. 30 | |
| 195 | 195 | HOUSE BILL 19 5 | |
| 196 | 196 | ||
| 197 | 197 | ||
| 198 | - | (3) | |
| 199 | - | ||
| 198 | + | (3) The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the 1 | |
| 199 | + | Comptroller shall account for the Fund. 2 | |
| 200 | 200 | ||
| 201 | - | (4) | |
| 202 | - | ||
| 201 | + | (4) The Fund shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner as other 3 | |
| 202 | + | State funds. 4 | |
| 203 | 203 | ||
| 204 | - | (f)] “Program” means the Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for 5 | |
| 205 | - | Nurses [and Nursing Support Staff]. 6 | |
| 204 | + | (5) Any investment earnings of the Fund shall be paid into the Fund. 5 | |
| 206 | 205 | ||
| 207 | - | ||
| 206 | + | (b) The Fund consists of: 6 | |
| 208 | 207 | ||
| 209 | - | (a) (1) There is a Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program Fund for 8 | |
| 210 | - | Nurses [and Nursing Support Staff]. 9 | |
| 208 | + | (1) Revenue generated through a permanent funding structure 7 | |
| 209 | + | recommended to the General Assembly by a stakeholder workgroup convened by the 8 | |
| 210 | + | Department; 9 | |
| 211 | 211 | ||
| 212 | - | (2) The Fund is a continuing, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 10 | |
| 213 | - | 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article. 11 | |
| 212 | + | (2) Any available federal funds; 10 | |
| 214 | 213 | ||
| 215 | - | (3) The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the 12 | |
| 216 | - | Comptroller shall account for the Fund. 13 | |
| 214 | + | (3) Interest earnings; and 11 | |
| 217 | 215 | ||
| 218 | - | (4) | |
| 219 | - | ||
| 216 | + | (4) Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the 12 | |
| 217 | + | Fund. 13 | |
| 220 | 218 | ||
| 221 | - | (5) Any investment earnings of the Fund shall be paid into the Fund. 16 | |
| 219 | + | (c) Expenditures from the Fund shall be made by an appropriation in the annual 14 | |
| 220 | + | State budget or by an approved budget amendment as provided under § 7–209 of the State 15 | |
| 221 | + | Finance and Procurement Article. 16 | |
| 222 | 222 | ||
| 223 | - | (b) The Fund consists of: 17 | |
| 223 | + | (d) The money in the Fund shall be used by the Office of the Comptroller to 17 | |
| 224 | + | administer the Program. 18 | |
| 224 | 225 | ||
| 225 | - | (1) Revenue generated through a permanent funding structure 18 | |
| 226 | - | recommended to the General Assembly by a stakeholder workgroup convened by the 19 | |
| 227 | - | Department; 20 | |
| 226 | + | 24–1903. 19 | |
| 228 | 227 | ||
| 229 | - | (2) Any available federal funds; 21 | |
| 228 | + | There is a Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Nurses [and Nursing 20 | |
| 229 | + | Support Staff]. 21 | |
| 230 | 230 | ||
| 231 | - | ||
| 231 | + | 24–1904. 22 | |
| 232 | 232 | ||
| 233 | - | (4) Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the 23 | |
| 234 | - | Fund. 24 | |
| 233 | + | (a) (1) In this section, “eligible field of employment” means [employment]: 23 | |
| 235 | 234 | ||
| 236 | - | ( | |
| 237 | - | ||
| 238 | - | ||
| 235 | + | (I) EMPLOYMENT by an organization, an institution, an 24 | |
| 236 | + | association, a society, or a corporation that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) or (4) 25 | |
| 237 | + | of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; OR 26 | |
| 239 | 238 | ||
| 240 | - | (d) The money in the Fund shall be used by the Office of the Comptroller to 28 | |
| 241 | - | administer the Program. 29 | |
| 239 | + | (II) FOR–PROFIT EMPLOYMENT IN AN AREA OF THE STATE 27 | |
| 240 | + | IDENTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS HAVING A HEALTH CARE WORKFO RCE 28 | |
| 241 | + | SHORTAGE OR PUBLIC H EALTH NEED. 29 | |
| 242 | + | 6 HOUSE BILL 19 | |
| 242 | 243 | ||
| 243 | - | 24–1903. 30 6 HOUSE BILL 19 | |
| 244 | + | ||
| 245 | + | (2) “Eligible field of employment” includes employment by the State or a 1 | |
| 246 | + | local government in the State. 2 | |
| 247 | + | ||
| 248 | + | (b) The Department shall use the Fund to assist in the repayment of the amount 3 | |
| 249 | + | of education loans owed by a nurse [or nursing support staff] who: 4 | |
| 250 | + | ||
| 251 | + | (1) Practices in an eligible field of employment; or 5 | |
| 252 | + | ||
| 253 | + | (2) Meets any other requirements established by the Department. 6 | |
| 254 | + | ||
| 255 | + | (c) Any unspent portions of the money that is transferred to the Department for 7 | |
| 256 | + | use under this subtitle may not be transferred to or revert to the General Fund of the State, 8 | |
| 257 | + | but shall remain in the Fund maintained by the Department to administer the Program. 9 | |
| 258 | + | ||
| 259 | + | 24–1904.1. 10 | |
| 260 | + | ||
| 261 | + | (A) IN ADDITION TO THE AS SISTANCE PROVIDED UN DER § 24–1904 OF THIS 11 | |
| 262 | + | SUBTITLE, THE DEPARTMENT MAY , SUBJECT TO THE AVAIL ABILITY OF MONEY IN 12 | |
| 263 | + | THE FUND, ASSIST IN THE REPAYM ENT OF AN EDUCATION LOAN OWED BY A NURSE 13 | |
| 264 | + | OR NURSING SUPPORT STAFF WHO: 14 | |
| 265 | + | ||
| 266 | + | (1) PRACTICES A MEDICAL S PECIALTY THAT HAS BE EN IDENTIFIED 15 | |
| 267 | + | BY THE DEPARTMENT AS BEING I N SHORTAGE IN THE GE OGRAPHIC AREA OF THE 16 | |
| 268 | + | STATE WHERE THE NURSE PRACTICES THAT SPECI ALTY; AND 17 | |
| 269 | + | ||
| 270 | + | (2) COMMITS TO PRACTICING IN THE AREA FOR A PERIOD OF TIME 18 | |
| 271 | + | DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT . 19 | |
| 272 | + | ||
| 273 | + | (B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PRIO RITIZE FUNDING FOR T HE REPAYMENT 20 | |
| 274 | + | OF EDUCATION LOANS T HROUGH THE PROGRAM IN THE FOLLOW ING ORDER: 21 | |
| 275 | + | ||
| 276 | + | (1) NURSES OR NURSING SUPPORT S TAFF WHO MEET THE 22 | |
| 277 | + | REQUIREMENTS UNDER § 24–1904(B)(1) OF THIS SUBTITLE; 23 | |
| 278 | + | ||
| 279 | + | (2) NURSES OR NURSING SUPPORT S TAFF PRACTICING IN PRIMAR Y 24 | |
| 280 | + | CARE IN A GEOGRAPHIC AREA WHERE THE DEPARTMENT HAS IDENTI FIED A 25 | |
| 281 | + | SHORTAGE OF NURSES OR NURSING SUPPORT S TAFF; AND 26 | |
| 282 | + | ||
| 283 | + | (3) NURSES OR NURSING SUPPORT S TAFF PRACTICING IN A MEDI CAL 27 | |
| 284 | + | SPECIALTY OTHER THAN PRIMARY CARE IN A GE OGRAPHIC AREA WHERE THE 28 | |
| 285 | + | DEPARTMENT HAS IDENTI FIED A SHORTAGE OF T HAT SPECIALTY. 29 | |
| 286 | + | ||
| 287 | + | 24–1905. 30 | |
| 288 | + | HOUSE BILL 19 7 | |
| 289 | + | ||
| 290 | + | ||
| 291 | + | The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle, 1 | |
| 292 | + | including regulations that: 2 | |
| 293 | + | ||
| 294 | + | (1) With advice from a stakeholder workgroup convened by the 3 | |
| 295 | + | Department, establish priorities for funding the repayment of education loans through the 4 | |
| 296 | + | Program; 5 | |
| 297 | + | ||
| 298 | + | (2) Establish the maximum number of participants in the Program each 6 | |
| 299 | + | year in each priority area established under item (1) of this section; and 7 | |
| 300 | + | ||
| 301 | + | (3) Establish the minimum and maximum amount of loan repayment 8 | |
| 302 | + | assistance awarded under this subtitle in each priority area established under item (1) of 9 | |
| 303 | + | this section. 10 | |
| 304 | + | ||
| 305 | + | 24–1906. 11 | |
| 306 | + | ||
| 307 | + | On or before October 1, 2023, and each October 1 thereafter, the Department shall 12 | |
| 308 | + | report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government 13 | |
| 309 | + | Article, on: 14 | |
| 310 | + | ||
| 311 | + | (1) The eligible nurses [and nursing support staff] who applied for the 15 | |
| 312 | + | Program, including information on: 16 | |
| 313 | + | ||
| 314 | + | (i) The practice of the nurse [or nursing support staff]; 17 | |
| 315 | + | ||
| 316 | + | (ii) The type and location of the site in which the nurse [or nursing 18 | |
| 317 | + | support staff] provided services; and 19 | |
| 318 | + | ||
| 319 | + | (iii) The geographic area served by the nurse [or nursing support 20 | |
| 320 | + | staff]; and 21 | |
| 321 | + | ||
| 322 | + | (2) The nurses [and nursing support staff] who participated in the 22 | |
| 323 | + | Program, including information on: 23 | |
| 324 | + | ||
| 325 | + | (i) The amount of assistance provided to each participant; 24 | |
| 326 | + | ||
| 327 | + | (ii) The practice of the participant; 25 | |
| 328 | + | ||
| 329 | + | (iii) The type and location of the site in which the participant 26 | |
| 330 | + | provided services; and 27 | |
| 331 | + | ||
| 332 | + | (iv) The geographic area served by the participant. 28 | |
| 333 | + | ||
| 334 | + | Article – Health Occupations 29 | |
| 335 | + | ||
| 336 | + | 8–101. 30 8 HOUSE BILL 19 | |
| 244 | 337 | ||
| 245 | 338 | ||
| 246 | 339 | ||
| 247 | - | There is a Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Nurses [and Nursing 1 | |
| 248 | - | Support Staff]. 2 | |
| 340 | + | (a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 1 | |
| 249 | 341 | ||
| 250 | - | 24–1904. 3 | |
| 342 | + | (D–1) (1) “ENTRY–LEVEL REGISTERED NUR SING EDUCATION PROGR AM” 2 | |
| 343 | + | MEANS A REGISTERED N URSING EDUCATION PRO GRAM THAT IS THE INI TIAL ENTRY 3 | |
| 344 | + | POINT FOR FORMAL REG ISTERED NURSING EDUC ATION THAT, ON SUCCESSFUL 4 | |
| 345 | + | COMPLETION , QUALIFIES AN INDIVID UAL WITH NO PRIOR REGISTERED NUR SING 5 | |
| 346 | + | EDUCATION TO OBTAIN LICENSURE AS A REGIS TERED NURSE . 6 | |
| 251 | 347 | ||
| 252 | - | (a) (1) In this section, “eligible field of employment” means [employment]: 4 | |
| 348 | + | (2) “ENTRY–LEVEL REGISTERED NUR SING EDUCATION PROGR AM” 7 | |
| 349 | + | DOES NOT INCLUDE DEG REE COMPLETION PROGR AMS, INCLUDING: 8 | |
| 253 | 350 | ||
| 254 | - | (I) EMPLOYMENT by an organization, an institution, an 5 | |
| 255 | - | association, a society, or a corporation that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) or (4) 6 | |
| 256 | - | of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; OR 7 | |
| 351 | + | (I) ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING TO 9 | |
| 352 | + | BACCALAUREATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING (AAS–BSN); 10 | |
| 257 | 353 | ||
| 258 | - | (II) FOR–PROFIT EMPLOYMENT IN AN AREA OF THE STATE 8 | |
| 259 | - | IDENTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS HAVING A HEALTH CARE WORKFO RCE 9 | |
| 260 | - | SHORTAGE OR PUBLIC H EALTH NEED. 10 | |
| 354 | + | (II) ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN NURSING TO BACCALAUREATE OF 11 | |
| 355 | + | SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING (ADN–BSN); 12 | |
| 261 | 356 | ||
| 262 | - | ( | |
| 263 | - | ||
| 357 | + | (III) ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING TO 13 | |
| 358 | + | MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING (AAS–MSN); 14 | |
| 264 | 359 | ||
| 265 | - | ( | |
| 266 | - | ||
| 360 | + | (IV) ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN NURSING TO MASTER OF SCIENCE 15 | |
| 361 | + | DEGREE IN NURSING (ADN–MSN); 16 | |
| 267 | 362 | ||
| 268 | - | (1) Practices in an eligible field of employment; or 15 | |
| 363 | + | (V) BACCALAUREATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING TO 17 | |
| 364 | + | MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING (BSN–MSN); 18 | |
| 269 | 365 | ||
| 270 | - | (2) Meets any other requirements established by the Department. 16 | |
| 366 | + | (VI) BACCALAUREATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING TO 19 | |
| 367 | + | DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (BSN–PHD); 20 | |
| 271 | 368 | ||
| 272 | - | (c) Any unspent portions of the money that is transferred to the Department for 17 | |
| 273 | - | use under this subtitle may not be transferred to or revert to the General Fund of the State, 18 | |
| 274 | - | but shall remain in the Fund maintained by the Department to administer the Program. 19 | |
| 369 | + | (VII) BACCALAUREATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING TO 21 | |
| 370 | + | DOCTOR OF EDUCATION (BSN–EDD); 22 | |
| 275 | 371 | ||
| 276 | - | 24–1904.1. 20 | |
| 372 | + | (VIII) BACCALAUREATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING TO 23 | |
| 373 | + | DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE (BSN–DNP); 24 | |
| 277 | 374 | ||
| 278 | - | (A) IN ADDITION TO THE AS SISTANCE PROVIDED UN DER § 24–1904 OF THIS 21 | |
| 279 | - | SUBTITLE, THE DEPARTMENT MAY , SUBJECT TO THE AVAIL ABILITY OF MONEY IN 22 | |
| 280 | - | THE FUND, ASSIST IN THE REPAYM ENT OF AN EDUCATION LOAN OWED BY A NURSE 23 | |
| 281 | - | OR NURSING S UPPORT STAFF WHO: 24 | |
| 375 | + | (IX) MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING TO DOCTOR OF 25 | |
| 376 | + | PHILOSOPHY (MSN–PHD); 26 | |
| 282 | 377 | ||
| 283 | - | (1) PRACTICES A MEDICAL S PECIALTY THAT HAS BE EN IDENTIFIED 25 | |
| 284 | - | BY THE DEPARTMENT AS BEING I N SHORTAGE IN THE GE OGRAPHIC AREA OF THE 26 | |
| 285 | - | STATE WHERE THE NURSE PRACTICES THAT SPECI ALTY; AND 27 | |
| 378 | + | (X) MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING TO DOCTOR OF 27 | |
| 379 | + | EDUCATION (MSN–EDD); 28 | |
| 286 | 380 | ||
| 287 | - | (2) COMMITS TO PRACTICING IN THE AREA FOR A PE RIOD OF TIME 28 | |
| 288 | - | DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT . 29 | |
| 289 | - | HOUSE BILL 19 7 | |
| 290 | - | ||
| 291 | - | ||
| 292 | - | (B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PRIO RITIZE FUNDING FOR T HE REPAYMENT 1 | |
| 293 | - | OF EDUCATION LOANS T HROUGH THE PROGRAM IN THE FOLLOW ING ORDER: 2 | |
| 294 | - | ||
| 295 | - | (1) NURSES OR NURSING SUPPORT S TAFF WHO MEET THE 3 | |
| 296 | - | REQUIREMENTS UNDER § 24–1904(B)(1) OF THIS SUBTITLE; 4 | |
| 297 | - | ||
| 298 | - | (2) NURSES OR NURSING SUPPORT S TAFF PRACTICING IN PRIMAR Y 5 | |
| 299 | - | CARE IN A GEOGRAPHIC AREA WHERE THE DEPARTMENT HAS IDENTI FIED A 6 | |
| 300 | - | SHORTAGE OF NURSES OR NURSING SUPPORT S TAFF; AND 7 | |
| 301 | - | ||
| 302 | - | (3) NURSES OR NURSING SUPPORT S TAFF PRACTICING IN A MEDI CAL 8 | |
| 303 | - | SPECIALTY OTHER THAN PRIMARY CARE IN A GE OGRAPHIC AREA WHERE THE 9 | |
| 304 | - | DEPARTMENT HAS IDENTI FIED A SHORTAGE OF T HAT SPECIALTY. 10 | |
| 305 | - | ||
| 306 | - | 24–1905. 11 | |
| 307 | - | ||
| 308 | - | The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle, 12 | |
| 309 | - | including regulations that: 13 | |
| 310 | - | ||
| 311 | - | (1) With advice from a stakeholder workgroup convened by the 14 | |
| 312 | - | Department, establish priorities for funding the repayment of education loans through the 15 | |
| 313 | - | Program; 16 | |
| 314 | - | ||
| 315 | - | (2) Establish the maximum number of participants in the Program each 17 | |
| 316 | - | year in each priority area established under item (1) of this section; and 18 | |
| 317 | - | ||
| 318 | - | (3) Establish the minimum and maximum amount of loan repayment 19 | |
| 319 | - | assistance awarded under this subtitle in each priority area established under item (1) of 20 | |
| 320 | - | this section. 21 | |
| 321 | - | ||
| 322 | - | 24–1906. 22 | |
| 323 | - | ||
| 324 | - | On or before October 1, 2023, and each October 1 thereafter, the Department shall 23 | |
| 325 | - | report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government 24 | |
| 326 | - | Article, on: 25 | |
| 327 | - | ||
| 328 | - | (1) The eligible nurses [and nursing support staff] who applied for the 26 | |
| 329 | - | Program, including information on: 27 | |
| 330 | - | ||
| 331 | - | (i) The practice of the nurse [or nursing support staff]; 28 | |
| 332 | - | ||
| 333 | - | (ii) The type and location of the site in which the nurse [or nursing 29 | |
| 334 | - | support staff] provided services; and 30 | |
| 335 | - | 8 HOUSE BILL 19 | |
| 336 | - | ||
| 337 | - | ||
| 338 | - | (iii) The geographic area served by the nurse [or nursing support 1 | |
| 339 | - | staff]; and 2 | |
| 340 | - | ||
| 341 | - | (2) The nurses [and nursing support staff] who participated in the 3 | |
| 342 | - | Program, including information on: 4 | |
| 343 | - | ||
| 344 | - | (i) The amount of assistance provided to each participant; 5 | |
| 345 | - | ||
| 346 | - | (ii) The practice of the participant; 6 | |
| 347 | - | ||
| 348 | - | (iii) The type and location of the site in which the participant 7 | |
| 349 | - | provided services; and 8 | |
| 350 | - | ||
| 351 | - | (iv) The geographic area served by the participant. 9 | |
| 352 | - | ||
| 353 | - | Article – Health Occupations 10 | |
| 354 | - | ||
| 355 | - | 8–101. 11 | |
| 356 | - | ||
| 357 | - | (a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 12 | |
| 358 | - | ||
| 359 | - | (D–1) (1) “ENTRY–LEVEL REGISTERED NUR SING EDUCATION PROGR AM” 13 | |
| 360 | - | MEANS A REGISTERED N URSING EDUCATION PRO GRAM THAT IS THE INI TIAL ENTRY 14 | |
| 361 | - | POINT FOR FORMAL REG ISTERED NURSING EDUC ATION THAT, ON SUCCESSFUL 15 | |
| 362 | - | COMPLETION , QUALIFIES AN INDIVID UAL WITH NO P RIOR REGISTERED NURS ING 16 | |
| 363 | - | EDUCATION TO OBTAIN LICENSURE AS A REGIS TERED NURSE . 17 | |
| 364 | - | ||
| 365 | - | (2) “ENTRY–LEVEL REGISTERED NUR SING EDUCATION PROGR AM” 18 | |
| 366 | - | DOES NOT INCLUDE DEG REE COMPLETION PROGR AMS, INCLUDING: 19 | |
| 367 | - | ||
| 368 | - | (I) ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING TO 20 | |
| 369 | - | BACCALAUREATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING (AAS–BSN); 21 | |
| 370 | - | ||
| 371 | - | (II) ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN NURSING TO BACCALAUREATE OF 22 | |
| 372 | - | SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING (ADN–BSN); 23 | |
| 373 | - | ||
| 374 | - | (III) ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING TO 24 | |
| 375 | - | MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING (AAS–MSN); 25 | |
| 376 | - | ||
| 377 | - | (IV) ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN NURSING TO MASTER OF SCIENCE 26 | |
| 378 | - | DEGREE IN NURSING (ADN–MSN); 27 | |
| 379 | - | ||
| 380 | - | (V) BACCALAUREATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING TO 28 | |
| 381 | - | MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING (BSN–MSN); 29 | |
| 381 | + | (XI) MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING TO DOCTOR OF 29 | |
| 382 | + | NURSING PRACTICE (MSN–DNP); AND 30 | |
| 382 | 383 | HOUSE BILL 19 9 | |
| 383 | 384 | ||
| 384 | 385 | ||
| 385 | - | ( | |
| 386 | - | ||
| 386 | + | (XII) MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING TO POST 1 | |
| 387 | + | MASTERS CERTIFICATE/POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE. 2 | |
| 387 | 388 | ||
| 388 | - | (VII) BACCALAUREATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING TO 3 | |
| 389 | - | DOCTOR OF EDUCATION (BSN–EDD); 4 | |
| 389 | + | 8–206. 3 | |
| 390 | 390 | ||
| 391 | - | (VIII) BACCALAUREATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING TO 5 | |
| 392 | - | DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE (BSN–DNP); 6 | |
| 391 | + | (a) There is a Board of Nursing Fund. 4 | |
| 393 | 392 | ||
| 394 | - | (IX) MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING TO DOCTOR OF 7 | |
| 395 | - | PHILOSOPHY (MSN–PHD); 8 | |
| 393 | + | (e) (1) [(i)] The Board of Nursing Fund shall be used exclusively to cover the 5 | |
| 394 | + | actual documented direct and indirect costs of fulfilling the statutory and regulatory duties 6 | |
| 395 | + | of the Board as provided by the provisions of this title. 7 | |
| 396 | 396 | ||
| 397 | - | ( | |
| 398 | - | ||
| 397 | + | [(ii) The Board of Nursing Fund may not be used to pay for 8 | |
| 398 | + | infrastructure operations, as defined in § 1–203(b) of this article.] 9 | |
| 399 | 399 | ||
| 400 | - | (XI) MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING TO DOCTOR OF 11 | |
| 401 | - | NURSING PRACTICE (MSN–DNP); AND 12 | |
| 400 | + | 8–302. 10 | |
| 402 | 401 | ||
| 403 | - | (XII) MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING TO POST 13 | |
| 404 | - | MASTERS CERTIFICATE/POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE. 14 | |
| 402 | + | (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, to qualify for a license, an applicant 11 | |
| 403 | + | shall be an individual who submits to a criminal history records check in accordance with 12 | |
| 404 | + | § 8–303 of this subtitle and meets the requirements of this section. 13 | |
| 405 | 405 | ||
| 406 | - | 8–206. 15 | |
| 406 | + | (b) An applicant for a license to practice registered nursing shall complete 14 | |
| 407 | + | satisfactorily and meet all requirements for a diploma or degree from: 15 | |
| 407 | 408 | ||
| 408 | - | (a) There is a Board of Nursing Fund. 16 | |
| 409 | + | (1) [A] AN ENTRY–LEVEL registered nursing education program approved 16 | |
| 410 | + | by the Board; or 17 | |
| 409 | 411 | ||
| 410 | - | ( | |
| 411 | - | ||
| 412 | - | of the | |
| 412 | + | (2) An ENTRY–LEVEL REGISTERED NUR SING education program [in 18 | |
| 413 | + | registered nursing] in any other state or country that the Board finds substantially 19 | |
| 414 | + | equivalent to the education program in this State at the time of the applicant’s graduation. 20 | |
| 413 | 415 | ||
| 414 | - | [(ii) The Board of Nursing Fund may not be used to pay for 20 | |
| 415 | - | infrastructure operations, as defined in § 1–203(b) of this article.] 21 | |
| 416 | + | (c) An applicant for a license to practice licensed practical nursing shall: 21 | |
| 416 | 417 | ||
| 417 | - | ||
| 418 | + | (1) Meet all requirements for a high school diploma or its equivalent; and 22 | |
| 418 | 419 | ||
| 419 | - | (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, to qualify for a license, an applicant 23 | |
| 420 | - | shall be an individual who submits to a criminal history records check in accordance with 24 | |
| 421 | - | § 8–303 of this subtitle and meets the requirements of this section. 25 | |
| 420 | + | (2) Complete satisfactorily and meet all requirements for a diploma from: 23 | |
| 422 | 421 | ||
| 423 | - | ( | |
| 424 | - | ||
| 422 | + | (i) A licensed practical nursing education program or its equivalent 24 | |
| 423 | + | approved by the Board; or 25 | |
| 425 | 424 | ||
| 426 | - | (1) [A] AN ENTRY–LEVEL registered nursing education program approved 28 | |
| 427 | - | by the Board; or 29 | |
| 428 | - | 10 HOUSE BILL 19 | |
| 425 | + | (ii) An education program in licensed practical nursing in any other 26 | |
| 426 | + | state or country that the Board finds substantially equivalent to the education program in 27 | |
| 427 | + | this State at the time of the applicant’s graduation. 28 | |
| 428 | + | ||
| 429 | + | (d) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the applicant shall pass an 29 | |
| 430 | + | examination developed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and 30 | |
| 431 | + | administered at a testing site approved by the National Council. 31 10 HOUSE BILL 19 | |
| 429 | 432 | ||
| 430 | 433 | ||
| 431 | - | (2) An ENTRY–LEVEL REGISTERED NUR SING education program [in 1 | |
| 432 | - | registered nursing] in any other state or country that the Board finds substantially 2 | |
| 433 | - | equivalent to the education program in this State at the time of the applicant’s graduation. 3 | |
| 434 | 434 | ||
| 435 | - | (c) An applicant for a license to practice licensed practical nursing shall: 4 | |
| 435 | + | (e) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Board shall require 1 | |
| 436 | + | as part of its examination or licensing procedures that an applicant for a license to practice 2 | |
| 437 | + | registered nursing or licensed practical nursing demonstrate a written and oral competency 3 | |
| 438 | + | in the English language. 4 | |
| 436 | 439 | ||
| 437 | - | (1) Meet all requirements for a high school diploma or its equivalent; and 5 | |
| 440 | + | (2) Acceptable proof of proficiency in the communication of the English 5 | |
| 441 | + | language under this section includes: 6 | |
| 438 | 442 | ||
| 439 | - | (2) Complete satisfactorily and meet all requirements for a diploma from: 6 | |
| 443 | + | (i) After at least 3 years of enrollment, graduation from a recognized 7 | |
| 444 | + | English–speaking undergraduate school; 8 | |
| 440 | 445 | ||
| 441 | - | ( | |
| 442 | - | ||
| 446 | + | (ii) Graduation from a recognized English–speaking professional 9 | |
| 447 | + | school; or 10 | |
| 443 | 448 | ||
| 444 | - | (ii) An education program in licensed practical nursing in any other 9 | |
| 445 | - | state or country that the Board finds substantially equivalent to the education program in 10 | |
| 446 | - | this State at the time of the applicant’s graduation. 11 | |
| 449 | + | (iii) Completion of at least 5 years of practicing nursing in another 11 | |
| 450 | + | state or English–speaking territory of the United States. 12 | |
| 447 | 451 | ||
| 448 | - | (d) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the applicant shall pass an 12 | |
| 449 | - | examination developed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and 13 | |
| 450 | - | administered at a testing site approved by the National Council. 14 | |
| 452 | + | (3) If any disciplinary charge or action that involves a problem with 13 | |
| 453 | + | communicating in the English language is brought against a licensee under this title, the 14 | |
| 454 | + | Board shall require the licensee to take and pass a Board approved standardized test of 15 | |
| 455 | + | English language competency. 16 | |
| 451 | 456 | ||
| 452 | - | (e) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Board shall require 15 | |
| 453 | - | as part of its examination or licensing procedures that an applicant for a license to practice 16 | |
| 454 | - | registered nursing or licensed practical nursing demonstrate a written and oral competency 17 | |
| 455 | - | in the English language. 18 | |
| 457 | + | (4) The Board may not require that an applicant for a license to practice 17 | |
| 458 | + | registered nursing or licensed practical nursing who was previously licensed in any other 18 | |
| 459 | + | state to practice registered nursing or licensed practical nursing to demonstrate 19 | |
| 460 | + | competency in the English language as part of its examination or licensing procedures if 20 | |
| 461 | + | the other state has a similar English language competency component as part of its 21 | |
| 462 | + | examination or licensing procedures. 22 | |
| 456 | 463 | ||
| 457 | - | (2) Acceptable proof of proficiency in the communication of the English 19 | |
| 458 | - | language under this section includes: 20 | |
| 464 | + | (5) (i) The Board may issue a temporary license to any applicant for a 23 | |
| 465 | + | license to practice registered nursing or licensed practical nursing who was previously 24 | |
| 466 | + | licensed in any other state to practice registered nursing or licensed practical nursing and 25 | |
| 467 | + | who, except for the competency in the English language component, is otherwise qualified 26 | |
| 468 | + | for a license. 27 | |
| 459 | 469 | ||
| 460 | - | (i) After at least 3 years of enrollment, graduation from a recognized 21 | |
| 461 | - | English–speaking undergraduate school; 22 | |
| 470 | + | (ii) A temporary license issued under this subsection is valid only 28 | |
| 471 | + | until the date when the next test to demonstrate competency in the English language is 29 | |
| 472 | + | given. 30 | |
| 462 | 473 | ||
| 463 | - | (ii) Graduation from a recognized English–speaking professional 23 | |
| 464 | - | school; or 24 | |
| 474 | + | (f) An applicant for a license under this section shall be good moral character. 31 | |
| 465 | 475 | ||
| 466 | - | (iii) Completion of at least 5 years of practicing nursing in another 25 | |
| 467 | - | state or English–speaking territory of the United States. 26 | |
| 476 | + | 8–307. 32 | |
| 468 | 477 | ||
| 469 | - | (3) If any disciplinary charge or action that involves a problem with 27 | |
| 470 | - | communicating in the English language is brought against a licensee under this title, the 28 | |
| 471 | - | Board shall require the licensee to take and pass a Board approved standardized test of 29 | |
| 472 | - | English language competency. 30 | |
| 473 | - | ||
| 474 | - | (4) The Board may not require that an applicant for a license to practice 31 | |
| 475 | - | registered nursing or licensed practical nursing who was previously licensed in any other 32 | |
| 476 | - | state to practice registered nursing or licensed practical nursing to demonstrate 33 | |
| 477 | - | competency in the English language as part of its examination or licensing procedures if 34 HOUSE BILL 19 11 | |
| 478 | + | (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board may issue a license by 33 | |
| 479 | + | endorsement and waive any appropriate examination requirement of this title for an 34 HOUSE BILL 19 11 | |
| 478 | 480 | ||
| 479 | 481 | ||
| 480 | - | ||
| 481 | - | ||
| 482 | + | applicant who has an active unencumbered license to practice registered nursing or 1 | |
| 483 | + | licensed practical nursing in any other state or country. 2 | |
| 482 | 484 | ||
| 483 | - | (5) (i) The Board may issue a temporary license to any applicant for a 3 | |
| 484 | - | license to practice registered nursing or licensed practical nursing who was previously 4 | |
| 485 | - | licensed in any other state to practice registered nursing or licensed practical nursing and 5 | |
| 486 | - | who, except for the competency in the English language component, is otherwise qualified 6 | |
| 487 | - | for a license. 7 | |
| 485 | + | (b) The Board may issue a license by endorsement under this section only if the 3 | |
| 486 | + | applicant: 4 | |
| 488 | 487 | ||
| 489 | - | (ii) A temporary license issued under this subsection is valid only 8 | |
| 490 | - | until the date when the next test to demonstrate competency in the English language is 9 | |
| 491 | - | given. 10 | |
| 488 | + | (1) Submits to the Board an application on the form that the Board 5 | |
| 489 | + | requires; 6 | |
| 492 | 490 | ||
| 493 | - | (f) An applicant for a license under this section shall be good moral character. 11 | |
| 491 | + | (2) Submits to a criminal history records check in accordance with § 8–303 7 | |
| 492 | + | of this subtitle; 8 | |
| 494 | 493 | ||
| 495 | - | 8–307. 12 | |
| 494 | + | (3) Pays the application fee set by the Board under § 8–304 of this subtitle; 9 | |
| 495 | + | and 10 | |
| 496 | 496 | ||
| 497 | - | (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board may issue a license by 13 | |
| 498 | - | endorsement and waive any appropriate examination requirement of this title for an 14 | |
| 499 | - | applicant who has an active unencumbered license to practice registered nursing or 15 | |
| 500 | - | licensed practical nursing in any other state or country. 16 | |
| 497 | + | (4) [Provides] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS 11 | |
| 498 | + | SECTION, PROVIDES adequate evidence that: 12 | |
| 501 | 499 | ||
| 502 | - | (b) The Board may issue a license by endorsement under this section only if the 17 | |
| 503 | - | applicant: 18 | |
| 500 | + | (i) At the time the applicant graduated from a nursing education 13 | |
| 501 | + | program approved in the other state or country, the [applicant met the educational 14 | |
| 502 | + | qualifications then required by the laws of] PROGRAM WAS SUBSTANT IALLY 15 | |
| 503 | + | EQUIVALENT TO THE ED UCATION PROGRAM APPR OVED IN this State; 16 | |
| 504 | 504 | ||
| 505 | - | (1) Submits to the Board an application on the form that the Board 19 | |
| 506 | - | requires; 20 | |
| 505 | + | (ii) At the time the applicant became licensed or registered in the 17 | |
| 506 | + | other state or country, the applicant passed in that or any other state or country an 18 | |
| 507 | + | examination that was similar to the examination that then was given in this State; and 19 | |
| 507 | 508 | ||
| 508 | - | ( | |
| 509 | - | ||
| 509 | + | (iii) The applicant meets the qualifications otherwise required by this 20 | |
| 510 | + | title. 21 | |
| 510 | 511 | ||
| 511 | - | (3) Pays the application fee set by the Board under § 8–304 of this subtitle; 23 | |
| 512 | - | and 24 | |
| 512 | + | (C) (1) AN APPLICANT FOR LICE NSURE AS A REGISTERE D NURSE BY 22 | |
| 513 | + | ENDORSEMENT WHO CANN OT PROVIDE THE EVIDE NCE REQUIRED UNDER 23 | |
| 514 | + | SUBSECTION (B)(4)(I) OF THIS SECTION MAY QUALIFY FOR LICENSUR E AS A 24 | |
| 515 | + | REGISTERED NURSE BY ENDORSEMENT IF THE APPLICANT MEE TS THE 25 | |
| 516 | + | REQUIREMENTS OF PARA GRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 26 | |
| 513 | 517 | ||
| 514 | - | ( | |
| 515 | - | ||
| 518 | + | (2) AN APPLICANT MAY QUAL IFY FOR LICENSURE AS A REGISTERED 27 | |
| 519 | + | NURSE BY ENDORSEMENT IF THE APPLICANT HAS : 28 | |
| 516 | 520 | ||
| 517 | - | (i) At the time the applicant graduated from a nursing education 27 | |
| 518 | - | program approved in the other state or country, the [applicant met the educational 28 | |
| 519 | - | qualifications then required by the laws of] PROGRAM WAS SUBSTANT IALLY 29 | |
| 520 | - | EQUIVALENT TO THE ED UCATION PROGRAM APPR OVED IN this State; 30 | |
| 521 | - | ||
| 522 | - | (ii) At the time the applicant became licensed or registered in the 31 | |
| 523 | - | other state or country, the applicant passed in that or any other state or country an 32 | |
| 524 | - | examination that was similar to the examination that then was given in this State; and 33 | |
| 521 | + | (I) COMPLETED SATISFACTOR ILY AND MET ALL 29 | |
| 522 | + | REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ASSOCIATE OR A BACCALAUREATE DEGR EE IN REGISTERED 30 | |
| 523 | + | NURSING FROM A COLLE GE OR UNIVERSITY THA T, AT THE TIME OF THE A PPLICANT’S 31 | |
| 524 | + | GRADUATION , IS: 32 | |
| 525 | 525 | 12 HOUSE BILL 19 | |
| 526 | 526 | ||
| 527 | 527 | ||
| 528 | - | (iii) The applicant meets the qualifications otherwise required by this 1 | |
| 529 | - | title. 2 | |
| 528 | + | 1. ACCREDITED BY A NATIO NAL OR REGIONAL NURS ING 1 | |
| 529 | + | ACCREDITATION AGENCY THAT IS RECOGNIZED B Y THE SECRETARY OF THE U.S. 2 | |
| 530 | + | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OR THE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 3 | |
| 531 | + | ACCREDITATION ; AND 4 | |
| 530 | 532 | ||
| 531 | - | (C) (1) AN APPLICANT FOR LICE NSURE AS A REGISTERE D NURSE BY 3 | |
| 532 | - | ENDORSEMENT WHO CANN OT PROVIDE THE EVIDE NCE REQUIRED UNDER 4 | |
| 533 | - | SUBSECTION (B)(4)(I) OF THIS SECTION MAY QUALIFY FOR LICENSURE A S A 5 | |
| 534 | - | REGISTERED NURSE BY ENDORSEMENT IF THE A PPLICANT MEETS THE 6 | |
| 535 | - | REQUIREMENTS OF PARA GRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 7 | |
| 533 | + | 2. APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF NURSING OR OTHER 5 | |
| 534 | + | APPLICABLE STATE REG ULATOR IN THE STATE IN WHICH THE PROGRAM IS 6 | |
| 535 | + | LOCATED; AND 7 | |
| 536 | 536 | ||
| 537 | - | ( | |
| 538 | - | ||
| 537 | + | (II) COMPLETED A MINIMUM NUMBER OF DIRECT PAT IENT 8 | |
| 538 | + | CARE PRACTICE HOURS AS REQUIRED BY REGUL ATIONS ADOPTED BY TH E BOARD. 9 | |
| 539 | 539 | ||
| 540 | - | (I) COMPLETED SATISFACTORILY AND M ET ALL 10 | |
| 541 | - | REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ASSOCIATE OR A BACCALAUREATE DEGR EE IN REGISTERED 11 | |
| 542 | - | NURSING FROM A COLLE GE OR UNIVERSITY THA T, AT THE TIME OF THE A PPLICANT’S 12 | |
| 543 | - | GRADUATION , IS: 13 | |
| 540 | + | 8–6A–14. 10 | |
| 544 | 541 | ||
| 545 | - | 1. ACCREDITED BY A NATIO NAL OR REGIONAL NURS ING 14 | |
| 546 | - | ACCREDITATION AGENCY THAT IS RECOGNIZED B Y THE SECRETARY OF THE U.S. 15 | |
| 547 | - | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OR THE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 16 | |
| 548 | - | ACCREDITATION ; AND 17 | |
| 542 | + | (a) The Board, in conjunction with the Maryland Higher Education Commission, 11 | |
| 543 | + | shall approve each nursing assistant training program prior to its implementation and 12 | |
| 544 | + | provide periodic survey of all programs in the State. 13 | |
| 549 | 545 | ||
| 550 | - | | |
| 551 | - | ||
| 552 | - | ||
| 546 | + | (b) The Board in conjunction with the Department, Maryland Higher Education 14 | |
| 547 | + | Commission, and the affected industry shall develop regulations for nursing assistant 15 | |
| 548 | + | training programs. 16 | |
| 553 | 549 | ||
| 554 | - | ( | |
| 555 | - | ||
| 550 | + | (c) The curriculum content for an approved nursing assistant training program 17 | |
| 551 | + | shall include: 18 | |
| 556 | 552 | ||
| 557 | - | 8–6A–14. 23 | |
| 553 | + | (1) Content consistent with State licensing requirements in the Health – 19 | |
| 554 | + | General Article and all federal requirements; 20 | |
| 558 | 555 | ||
| 559 | - | (a) The Board, in conjunction with the Maryland Higher Education Commission, 24 | |
| 560 | - | shall approve each nursing assistant training program prior to its implementation and 25 | |
| 561 | - | provide periodic survey of all programs in the State. 26 | |
| 556 | + | (2) All basic skills required of a nursing assistant regardless of the setting 21 | |
| 557 | + | of the practice; and 22 | |
| 562 | 558 | ||
| 563 | - | (b) The Board in conjunction with the Department, Maryland Higher Education 27 | |
| 564 | - | Commission, and the affected industry shall develop regulations for nursing assistant 28 | |
| 565 | - | training programs. 29 | |
| 559 | + | (3) Any skills required for certification in a specific category. 23 | |
| 566 | 560 | ||
| 567 | - | ( | |
| 568 | - | ||
| 561 | + | (d) Any additional clinical practice skills specific to a setting of practice shall be 24 | |
| 562 | + | taught in that setting as a part of the employment training process in that setting. 25 | |
| 569 | 563 | ||
| 570 | - | (1) Content consistent with State licensing requirements in the Health – 32 | |
| 571 | - | General Article and all federal requirements; 33 | |
| 572 | - | HOUSE BILL 19 13 | |
| 564 | + | (e) The Board may make survey visits from time to time, without prior notice, to 26 | |
| 565 | + | all certified nursing assistant training programs. 27 | |
| 566 | + | ||
| 567 | + | (f) The provisions of this section may not be interpreted to impose additional 28 | |
| 568 | + | requirements for geriatric nursing assistants beyond those required under federal law. 29 | |
| 569 | + | ||
| 570 | + | [(g) The Board shall approve the use of a nursing assistant training site by a 30 | |
| 571 | + | nursing assistant training program within 45 days after the nursing assistant training 31 | |
| 572 | + | program applies for approval if the nursing assistant training program had previously been 32 | |
| 573 | + | approved to use the training site by the Board.] 33 HOUSE BILL 19 13 | |
| 573 | 574 | ||
| 574 | 575 | ||
| 575 | - | (2) All basic skills required of a nursing assistant regardless of the setting 1 | |
| 576 | - | of the practice; and 2 | |
| 577 | 576 | ||
| 578 | - | ||
| 577 | + | 8–6B–30. 1 | |
| 579 | 578 | ||
| 580 | - | (d) Any additional clinical practice skills specific to a setting of practice shall be 4 | |
| 581 | - | taught in that setting as a part of the employment training process in that setting. 5 | |
| 579 | + | Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland Program 2 | |
| 580 | + | Evaluation Act, and subject to the termination of this title under § 8–802 of this title, this 3 | |
| 581 | + | subtitle and all rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle shall terminate and be of 4 | |
| 582 | + | no effect after July 1, [2025] 2030. 5 | |
| 582 | 583 | ||
| 583 | - | (e) The Board may make survey visits from time to time, without prior notice, to 6 | |
| 584 | - | all certified nursing assistant training programs. 7 | |
| 584 | + | 8–6C–26. 6 | |
| 585 | 585 | ||
| 586 | - | (f) The provisions of this section may not be interpreted to impose additional 8 | |
| 587 | - | requirements for geriatric nursing assistants beyond those required under federal law. 9 | |
| 586 | + | Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland Program 7 | |
| 587 | + | Evaluation Act, and subject to the termination of this subtitle under § 8–802 of this title, 8 | |
| 588 | + | this subtitle and all regulations adopted under this subtitle shall terminate and be of no 9 | |
| 589 | + | effect after July 1, [2025] 2030. 10 | |
| 588 | 590 | ||
| 589 | - | [(g) The Board shall approve the use of a nursing assistant training site by a 10 | |
| 590 | - | nursing assistant training program within 45 days after the nursing assistant training 11 | |
| 591 | - | program applies for approval if the nursing assistant training program had previously been 12 | |
| 592 | - | approved to use the training site by the Board.] 13 | |
| 591 | + | 8–802. 11 | |
| 593 | 592 | ||
| 594 | - | 8–6B–30. 14 | |
| 593 | + | Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Program Evaluation 12 | |
| 594 | + | Act, the provisions of this title and of any rule or regulation adopted under this title shall 13 | |
| 595 | + | terminate and be of no effect after July 1, [2025] 2030. 14 | |
| 595 | 596 | ||
| 596 | - | Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland Program 15 | |
| 597 | - | Evaluation Act, and subject to the termination of this title under § 8–802 of this title, this 16 | |
| 598 | - | subtitle and all rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle shall terminate and be of 17 | |
| 599 | - | no effect after July 1, [2025] 2030. 18 | |
| 597 | + | Article – Tax – General 15 | |
| 600 | 598 | ||
| 601 | - | ||
| 599 | + | 10–739. 16 | |
| 602 | 600 | ||
| 603 | - | Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland Program 20 | |
| 604 | - | Evaluation Act, and subject to the termination of this subtitle under § 8–802 of this title, 21 | |
| 605 | - | this subtitle and all regulations adopted under this subtitle shall terminate and be of no 22 | |
| 606 | - | effect after July 1, [2025] 2030. 23 | |
| 601 | + | (b) (1) Subject to the limitations of this section, a nurse practitioner or licensed 17 | |
| 602 | + | physician may claim a credit against the State income tax in the amount stated on the tax 18 | |
| 603 | + | credit certificate issued under subsection (c) of this section for the taxable year in which 19 | |
| 604 | + | the nurse practitioner or licensed physician served without compensation as a preceptor in 20 | |
| 605 | + | a preceptorship program approved by the State Board of Nursing and worked: 21 | |
| 607 | 606 | ||
| 608 | - | 8–802. 24 | |
| 607 | + | (i) a minimum of three rotations, each consisting of at least 100 90 22 | |
| 608 | + | hours of community–based clinical training; and 23 | |
| 609 | 609 | ||
| 610 | - | | |
| 611 | - | ||
| 612 | - | ||
| 610 | + | (ii) in an area of the State identified as having a health care 24 | |
| 611 | + | workforce shortage by the Department, in consultation with the Governor’s Workforce 25 | |
| 612 | + | Development Board. 26 | |
| 613 | 613 | ||
| 614 | - | ||
| 614 | + | 10–739.1. 27 | |
| 615 | 615 | ||
| 616 | - | 10–739. 29 | |
| 617 | - | ||
| 618 | - | (b) (1) Subject to the limitations of this section, a nurse practitioner or licensed 30 | |
| 619 | - | physician may claim a credit against the State income tax in the amount stated on the tax 31 | |
| 620 | - | credit certificate issued under subsection (c) of this section for the taxable year in which 32 14 HOUSE BILL 19 | |
| 616 | + | (b) (1) Subject to the limitations of this section, a licensed practical nurse, 28 | |
| 617 | + | advanced practice registered nurse, or registered nurse may claim a credit against the State 29 | |
| 618 | + | income tax in the amount stated on the tax credit certificate issued under subsection (c) of 30 | |
| 619 | + | this section for the taxable year in which the licensed practical nurse, advanced practice 31 | |
| 620 | + | registered nurse, or registered nurse served without compensation as a preceptor in a 32 | |
| 621 | + | preceptorship program approved by the State Board of Nursing and worked: 33 | |
| 622 | + | 14 HOUSE BILL 19 | |
| 621 | 623 | ||
| 622 | 624 | ||
| 623 | - | ||
| 624 | - | ||
| 625 | + | (i) a minimum of three rotations, each consisting of at least 100 90 1 | |
| 626 | + | hours of community–based clinical training; and 2 | |
| 625 | 627 | ||
| 626 | - | (i) a minimum of three rotations, each consisting of at least 100 90 3 | |
| 627 | - | hours of community–based clinical training; and 4 | |
| 628 | + | (ii) in an area of the State identified as having a health care 3 | |
| 629 | + | workforce shortage by the Department, in consultation with the Governor’s Workforce 4 | |
| 630 | + | Development Board. 5 | |
| 628 | 631 | ||
| 629 | - | (ii) in an area of the State identified as having a health care 5 | |
| 630 | - | workforce shortage by the Department, in consultation with the Governor’s Workforce 6 | |
| 631 | - | Development Board. 7 | |
| 632 | + | Chapter 385 of the Acts of 2016, as amended by Chapters 153 and 154 of the Acts 6 | |
| 633 | + | of 2021 7 | |
| 632 | 634 | ||
| 633 | - | 10–739.1. 8 | |
| 635 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 8 | |
| 636 | + | 1, 2016, and shall be applicable to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015. It 9 | |
| 637 | + | shall remain effective for a period of [10] 14 years and, at the end of June 30, [2026] 2030, 10 | |
| 638 | + | with no further action required by the General Assembly, this Act shall be abrogated and 11 | |
| 639 | + | of no further force and effect. 12 | |
| 634 | 640 | ||
| 635 | - | (b) (1) Subject to the limitations of this section, a licensed practical nurse, 9 | |
| 636 | - | advanced practice registered nurse, or registered nurse may claim a credit against the State 10 | |
| 637 | - | income tax in the amount stated on the tax credit certificate issued under subsection (c) of 11 | |
| 638 | - | this section for the taxable year in which the licensed practical nurse, advanced practice 12 | |
| 639 | - | registered nurse, or registered nurse served without compensation as a preceptor in a 13 | |
| 640 | - | preceptorship program approved by the State Board of Nursing and worked: 14 | |
| 641 | + | Chapter 386 of the Acts of 2016, as amended by Chapters 153 and 154 of the Acts 13 | |
| 642 | + | of 2021 14 | |
| 641 | 643 | ||
| 642 | - | (i) a minimum of three rotations, each consisting of at least 100 90 15 | |
| 643 | - | hours of community–based clinical training; and 16 | |
| 644 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, T hat this Act shall take effect July 15 | |
| 645 | + | 1, 2016, and shall be applicable to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015. It 16 | |
| 646 | + | shall remain effective for a period of [10] 14 years and, at the end of June 30, [2026] 2030, 17 | |
| 647 | + | with no further action required by the General Assembly, this Act shall be abrogated and 18 | |
| 648 | + | of no further force and effect. 19 | |
| 644 | 649 | ||
| 645 | - | (ii) in an area of the State identified as having a health care 17 | |
| 646 | - | workforce shortage by the Department, in consultation with the Governor’s Workforce 18 | |
| 647 | - | Development Board. 19 | |
| 650 | + | Chapter 675 of the Acts of 2022 20 | |
| 648 | 651 | ||
| 649 | - | Chapter 385 of the Acts of 2016, as amended by Chapters 153 and 154 of the Acts 20 | |
| 650 | - | of 2021 21 | |
| 652 | + | SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act shall take 21 | |
| 653 | + | effect July 1, 2022, and shall be applicable to all taxable years beginning after December 22 | |
| 654 | + | 31, 2021, but before January 1, [2025] 2030. Section 2 of this Act shall remain effective for 23 | |
| 655 | + | a period of 3 years and, at the end of June 30, [2025] 2030, Section 2 of this Act, with no 24 | |
| 656 | + | further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force 25 | |
| 657 | + | and effect. 26 | |
| 651 | 658 | ||
| 652 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 22 | |
| 653 | - | 1, 2016, and shall be applicable to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015. It 23 | |
| 654 | - | shall remain effective for a period of [10] 14 years and, at the end of June 30, [2026] 2030, 24 | |
| 655 | - | with no further action required by the General Assembly, this Act shall be abrogated and 25 | |
| 656 | - | of no further force and effect. 26 | |
| 659 | + | Chapter 222 of the Acts of 2023 27 | |
| 657 | 660 | ||
| 658 | - | Chapter 386 of the Acts of 2016, as amended by Chapters 153 and 154 of the Acts 27 | |
| 659 | - | of 2021 28 | |
| 661 | + | SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency 28 | |
| 662 | + | measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has 29 | |
| 663 | + | been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to 30 | |
| 664 | + | each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is 31 | |
| 665 | + | enacted. Section 2 of this Act shall remain effective through June 30, [2025] 2030, and, at 32 | |
| 666 | + | the end of June 30, [2025] 2030, Section 2 of this Act, with no further action required by 33 | |
| 667 | + | the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 34 | |
| 660 | 668 | ||
| 661 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 29 | |
| 662 | - | 1, 2016, and shall be applicable to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015. It 30 | |
| 663 | - | shall remain effective for a period of [10] 14 years and, at the end of June 30, [2026] 2030, 31 | |
| 664 | - | with no further action required by the General Assembly, this Act shall be abrogated and 32 | |
| 665 | - | of no further force and effect. 33 | |
| 666 | - | ||
| 667 | - | Chapter 675 of the Acts of 2022 34 | |
| 669 | + | Chapter 223 of the Acts of 2023 35 | |
| 668 | 670 | HOUSE BILL 19 15 | |
| 669 | 671 | ||
| 670 | 672 | ||
| 671 | - | SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act shall take 1 | |
| 672 | - | effect July 1, 2022, and shall be applicable to all taxable years beginning after December 2 | |
| 673 | - | 31, 2021, but before January 1, [2025] 2030. Section 2 of this Act shall remain effective for 3 | |
| 674 | - | a period of 3 years and, at the end of June 30, [2025] 2030, Section 2 of this Act, with no 4 | |
| 675 | - | further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force 5 | |
| 676 | - | and effect. 6 | |
| 673 | + | SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENAC TED, That this Act is an emergency 1 | |
| 674 | + | measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has 2 | |
| 675 | + | been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to 3 | |
| 676 | + | each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is 4 | |
| 677 | + | enacted. Section 2 of this Act shall remain effective through June 30, [2025] 2030, and, at 5 | |
| 678 | + | the end of June 30, [2025] 2030, Section 2 of this Act, with no further action required by 6 | |
| 679 | + | the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 7 | |
| 677 | 680 | ||
| 678 | - | Chapter | |
| 681 | + | Chapter 818 of the Acts of 2024 8 | |
| 679 | 682 | ||
| 680 | - | SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency 8 | |
| 681 | - | measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has 9 | |
| 682 | - | been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to 10 | |
| 683 | - | each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is 11 | |
| 684 | - | enacted. Section 2 of this Act shall remain effective through June 30, [2025] 2030, and, at 12 | |
| 685 | - | the end of June 30, [2025] 2030, Section 2 of this Act, with no further action required by 13 | |
| 686 | - | the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 14 | |
| 683 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before June 1, [2025] 9 | |
| 684 | + | 2026, the State Board of Nursing shall: 10 | |
| 687 | 685 | ||
| 688 | - | Chapter 223 of the Acts of 2023 15 | |
| 686 | + | (1) notify individuals who possess a nursing assistant certification of the 11 | |
| 687 | + | licensing requirements established under Section 1 of this Act; and 12 | |
| 689 | 688 | ||
| 690 | - | SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency 16 | |
| 691 | - | measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has 17 | |
| 692 | - | been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to 18 | |
| 693 | - | each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is 19 | |
| 694 | - | enacted. Section 2 of this Act shall remain effective through June 30, [2025] 2030, and, at 20 | |
| 695 | - | the end of June 30, [2025] 2030, Section 2 of this Act, with no further action required by 21 | |
| 696 | - | the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 22 | |
| 689 | + | (2) in consultation with the Office of Health Care Quality, update 13 | |
| 690 | + | regulations to conform with Section 1 of this Act. 14 | |
| 697 | 691 | ||
| 698 | - | Chapter 818 of the Acts of 2024 23 | |
| 692 | + | SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 1 of this Act shall take 15 | |
| 693 | + | effect October 1, [2025] 2026. 16 | |
| 699 | 694 | ||
| 700 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before June JANUARY 24 | |
| 701 | - | 1, [2025] 2026, the State Board of Nursing shall: 25 | |
| 695 | + | Chapter 819 of the Acts of 2024 17 | |
| 702 | 696 | ||
| 703 | - | | |
| 704 | - | ||
| 697 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before June 1, [2025] 18 | |
| 698 | + | 2026, the State Board of Nursing shall: 19 | |
| 705 | 699 | ||
| 706 | - | ( | |
| 707 | - | ||
| 700 | + | (1) notify individuals who possess a nursing assistant certification of the 20 | |
| 701 | + | licensing requirements established under Section 1 of this Act; and 21 | |
| 708 | 702 | ||
| 709 | - | | |
| 710 | - | ||
| 703 | + | (2) in consultation with the Office of Health Care Quality, update 22 | |
| 704 | + | regulations to conform with Section 1 of this Act. 23 | |
| 711 | 705 | ||
| 712 | - | Chapter 819 of the Acts of 2024 32 | |
| 706 | + | SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 1 of this Act shall take 24 | |
| 707 | + | effect October 1, [2025] 2026. 25 | |
| 713 | 708 | ||
| 714 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before June JANUARY 33 | |
| 715 | - | 1, [2025] 2026, the State Board of Nursing shall: 34 | |
| 716 | - | 16 HOUSE BILL 19 | |
| 709 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 26 | |
| 710 | + | as follows: 27 | |
| 711 | + | ||
| 712 | + | Article – Health Occupations 28 | |
| 713 | + | ||
| 714 | + | 8–6A–14. 29 | |
| 715 | + | ||
| 716 | + | [(g) (1) The Board shall approve the use of a nursing assistant training site by 30 | |
| 717 | + | a nursing assistant training program within 45 days after the nursing assistant training 31 16 HOUSE BILL 19 | |
| 717 | 718 | ||
| 718 | 719 | ||
| 719 | - | ||
| 720 | - | ||
| 720 | + | program applies for approval if the nursing assistant training program had previously been 1 | |
| 721 | + | approved to use the training site by the Board. 2 | |
| 721 | 722 | ||
| 722 | - | (2) | |
| 723 | - | ||
| 723 | + | (2) A nursing assistant training program under paragraph (1) of this 3 | |
| 724 | + | subsection may continue to operate during the approval process.] 4 | |
| 724 | 725 | ||
| 725 | - | SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 1 of this Act shall take 5 | |
| 726 | - | effect October APRIL 1, [2025] 2026. 6 | |
| 726 | + | SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act shall take 5 | |
| 727 | + | effect October 1, 2025, the effective date of Chapters 818 and 819 of the Acts of the General 6 | |
| 728 | + | Assembly of 2024. If the effective date of Chapters 818 and 819 is amended, Section 2 of 7 | |
| 729 | + | this Act shall take effect on the taking effect of Chapters 818 and 819. 8 | |
| 727 | 730 | ||
| 728 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 7 | |
| 729 | - | as follows: 8 | |
| 730 | - | ||
| 731 | - | Article – Health Occupations 9 | |
| 732 | - | ||
| 733 | - | 8–6A–01. 10 | |
| 734 | - | ||
| 735 | - | (n) (2) “Certified nursing assistant–I” includes: 11 | |
| 736 | - | ||
| 737 | - | (i) A certified nursing assistant who was certified as a geriatric 12 | |
| 738 | - | nursing assistant on [September 30, 2025] MARCH 31, 2026; 13 | |
| 739 | - | ||
| 740 | - | (ii) A certified medicine aide; and 14 | |
| 741 | - | ||
| 742 | - | (iii) A certified nursing assistant who is approved under § 15 | |
| 743 | - | 8–6A–05(c)(5) of this subtitle. 16 | |
| 744 | - | ||
| 745 | - | (o) “Certified nursing assistant–II” means a certified nursing assistant: 17 | |
| 746 | - | ||
| 747 | - | (1) Who, on [September 30, 2025] MARCH 31, 2026, was certified as a 18 | |
| 748 | - | nursing assistant and was not authorized to practice in a nursing facility or skilled nursing 19 | |
| 749 | - | facility; and 20 | |
| 750 | - | ||
| 751 | - | (2) Whose authority to practice in a nursing facility or skilled nursing 21 | |
| 752 | - | facility continues to be restricted because the certified nursing assistant has not been 22 | |
| 753 | - | approved as a certified nursing assistant–I under § 8–6A–05(c)(5) of this subtitle. 23 | |
| 754 | - | ||
| 755 | - | 8–6A–05. 24 | |
| 756 | - | ||
| 757 | - | (c) (5) Beginning [October 1, 2025] APRIL 1, 2026, a certified nursing 25 | |
| 758 | - | assistant–II may be certified as a certified nursing assistant–I by: 26 | |
| 759 | - | ||
| 760 | - | (i) Submitting an application to the Board on the form that the 27 | |
| 761 | - | Board requires; and 28 | |
| 762 | - | ||
| 763 | - | (ii) Providing satisfactory evidence of: 29 | |
| 764 | - | HOUSE BILL 19 17 | |
| 765 | - | ||
| 766 | - | ||
| 767 | - | 1. Successful completion of an approved nursing assistant 1 | |
| 768 | - | training program; and 2 | |
| 769 | - | ||
| 770 | - | 2. Passing a nursing assistant competency evaluation. 3 | |
| 771 | - | ||
| 772 | - | 8–6A–07. 4 | |
| 773 | - | ||
| 774 | - | (c) An individual who has met the requirements for a certified nursing assistant 5 | |
| 775 | - | on or after [October 1, 2025] APRIL 1, 2026, shall be certified with the title of “certified 6 | |
| 776 | - | nursing assistant–I”. 7 | |
| 777 | - | ||
| 778 | - | 8–6A–14. 8 | |
| 779 | - | ||
| 780 | - | [(g) (1) The Board shall approve the use of a nursing assistant training site by 9 | |
| 781 | - | a nursing assistant training program within 45 days after the nursing assistant training 10 | |
| 782 | - | program applies for approval if the nursing assistant training program had previously been 11 | |
| 783 | - | approved to use the training site by the Board. 12 | |
| 784 | - | ||
| 785 | - | (2) A nursing assistant training program under paragraph (1) of this 13 | |
| 786 | - | subsection may continue to operate during the approval process.] 14 | |
| 787 | - | ||
| 788 | - | SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act shall take 15 | |
| 789 | - | effect October 1, 2025, the effective date of Chapters 818 and 819 of the Acts of the General 16 | |
| 790 | - | Assembly of 2024. If the effective date of Chapters 818 and 819 is amended, Section 2 of 17 | |
| 791 | - | this Act shall take effect on the taking effect of Chapters 818 and 819. 18 | |
| 792 | - | ||
| 793 | - | SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to the provisions of 19 | |
| 794 | - | Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall take effect June 1, 2025. 20 | |
| 795 | - | ||
| 731 | + | SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to the provisions of 9 | |
| 732 | + | Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall take effect June 1, 2025. 10 | |
| 796 | 733 | ||
| 797 | 734 | ||
| 798 | 735 | ||
| 799 | 736 | Approved: | |
| 800 | 737 | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 801 | 738 | Governor. | |
| 802 | 739 | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 803 | 740 | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 804 | 741 | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 805 | 742 | President of the Senate. |