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Maryland House Bill HB345

Maryland 2025 Regular Session

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1- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 9
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4-Chapter 9
5-(House Bill 345)
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7-AN ACT concerning
3+EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4+ [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5+ Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6+ Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7+amendment.
8+ *hb0345*
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9-Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact
10+HOUSE BILL 345
11+J2 5lr1336
12+HB 34/24 – HGO CF SB 174
13+By: Delegates Kerr and Woods, Woods, Alston, Bagnall, Bhandari, Cullison,
14+Guzzone, Hill, Hutchinson, S. Johnson, Kaiser, Lopez, Martinez,
15+Pena–Melnyk, White Holland, and Woorman
16+Introduced and read first time: January 13, 2025
17+Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
18+Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
19+House action: Adopted
20+Read second time: February 11, 2025
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11-FOR the purpose of entering into the Social Work Licensure Compact for the purpose of
12-authorizing regulated social workers who hold multistate licenses to practice social
13-work in member states; establishing requirements for multistate licensure;
14-establishing the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission; providing for
15-withdrawal from the Compact; and generally relating to the Social Work Licensure
16-Compact.
22+CHAPTER ______
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18-BY adding to
19- Article – Health Occupations
20-Section 19–3A–01 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 3A. Interstate Social Work
21-Licensure Compact”
22- Annotated Code of Maryland
23- (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement)
24+AN ACT concerning 1
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25- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
26-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
26+Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact 2
2727
28-Article – Health Occupations
28+FOR the purpose of entering into the Social Work Licensure Compact for the purpose of 3
29+authorizing regulated social workers who hold multistate licenses to practice social 4
30+work in member states; establishing requirements for multistate licensure; 5
31+establishing the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission; providing for 6
32+withdrawal from the Compact; and generally relating to the Social Work Licensure 7
33+Compact. 8
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30-SUBTITLE 3A. INTERSTATE SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE COMPACT.
35+BY adding to 9
36+ Article – Health Occupations 10
37+Section 19–3A–01 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 3A. Interstate Social Work 11
38+Licensure Compact” 12
39+ Annotated Code of Maryland 13
40+ (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
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32-19–3A–01.
42+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
43+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
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34- THE SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE COMPACT IS ENACTED IN TO LAW AND
35-ENTERED INTO WITH AL L OTHER STATES LEGAL LY JOINING IN IT IN THE FORM
36-SUBSTANTIALLY AS IT APPEARS IN THIS SECT ION AS FOLLOWS :
45+Article – Health Occupations 17
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38-SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
47+SUBTITLE 3A. INTERSTATE SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE COMPACT. 18
48+ 2 HOUSE BILL 345
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40- THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPACT IS TO FACILIT ATE INTERSTATE PRACT ICE
41-OF REGULATED SOCIAL WORKERS BY IMPROVING PUBLIC ACCESS TO COM PETENT
42-SOCIAL WORK SERVICES . THE COMPACT PRESERVES THE REGULATORY AUTHO RITY
43-OF STATES TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SA FETY THROUGH THE CUR RENT
44-SYSTEM OF STATE LICE NSURE. THIS COMPACT IS DESIGNED T O ACHIEVE THE
45-FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES :
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47- (1) INCREASE PUBLIC ACCES S TO SOCIAL WORKERS ;
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51+19–3A–01. 1
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50-– 2 –
51- (2) REDUCE OVERLY BURDEN SOME AND DUPLICATIVE
52-REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIA TED WITH HOLDING MUL TIPLE LICENSES;
53+ THE SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE COMPACT IS ENACTED IN TO LAW AND 2
54+ENTERED INTO WITH AL L OTHER STATES LEGAL LY JOINING IN IT IN THE FORM 3
55+SUBSTANTIALLY AS IT APPEARS IN THIS SECT ION AS FOLLOWS : 4
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54- (3) ENHANCE THE MEMBER ST ATES’ ABILITY TO PROTECT T HE
55-PUBLIC’S HEALTH AND SAFETY ;
57+SECTION 1. PURPOSE. 5
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57- (4) ENCOURAGE THE COOPERA TION OF MEMBER STATE S IN
58-REGULATING MULTISTAT E PRACTICE;
59+ THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPACT IS TO FACILIT ATE INTERSTATE PRACT ICE 6
60+OF REGULATED SOCIAL WORKERS BY IMPROVING PUBLIC ACCESS TO COM PETENT 7
61+SOCIAL WORK SERVICES . THE COMPACT PRESERVES THE REGULATORY AUTHO RITY 8
62+OF STATES TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SA FETY THROUGH THE CUR RENT 9
63+SYSTEM OF STATE LICE NSURE. THIS COMPACT IS DESIGNED T O ACHIEVE THE 10
64+FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES : 11
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60- (5) PROMOTE MOBILITY AND ADDRESS WORKFORCE SH ORTAGES BY
61-ELIMINATING THE NECE SSITY FOR LICENSES I N MULTIPLE STATES BY PROVIDING
62-FOR THE MUTUAL RECOG NITION OF OTHER MEMB ER STATE LICENSES ;
66+ (1) INCREASE PUBLIC ACCES S TO SOCIAL WORKERS ; 12
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64- (6) SUPPORT MILITARY FAMI LIES;
68+ (2) REDUCE OVERLY BURDEN SOME AND DUPLICATIVE 13
69+REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIA TED WITH HOLDING MUL TIPLE LICENSES; 14
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66- (7) FACILITATE THE EXCHAN GE OF LICENS URE AND DISCIPLINARY
67-INFORMATION AMONG ME MBER STATES;
71+ (3) ENHANCE THE MEMBER ST ATES’ ABILITY TO PROTECT T HE 15
72+PUBLIC’S HEALTH AND SAFETY ; 16
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69- (8) AUTHORIZE ALL MEMBER STATES TO HOLD A REG ULATED SOCIAL
70-WORKER ACCOUNTABLE F OR ABIDING BY A MEMB ER STATE’S LAWS, REGULATIONS ,
71-AND APPLICABLE PROFE SSIONAL STANDARDS IN THE MEMBER STATE IN WHICH THE
72-CLIENT IS LOCATED AT THE TIME CARE IS REN DERED; AND
74+ (4) ENCOURAGE THE COOPERA TION OF MEMBER STATE S IN 17
75+REGULATING MULTISTAT E PRACTICE; 18
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74- (9) ALLOW THE USE OF TELE HEALTH TO FACILITATE INCREASED
75-ACCESS TO REGULATED SOCIAL WORK SERVICES .
77+ (5) PROMOTE MOBILITY AND A DDRESS WORKFORCE SHO RTAGES BY 19
78+ELIMINATING THE NECE SSITY FOR LICENSES I N MULTIPLE STATES BY PROVIDING 20
79+FOR THE MUTUAL RECOG NITION OF OTHER MEMB ER STATE LICENSES ; 21
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77-SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.
81+ (6) SUPPORT MILITARY FAMI LIES; 22
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79- AS USED IN THIS COMPACT, AND EXCEPT AS OTHERW ISE PROVIDED, THE
80-FOLLOWING D EFINITIONS SHALL APP LY:
83+ (7) FACILITATE THE EXCHAN GE OF LICENSUR E AND DISCIPLINARY 23
84+INFORMATION AMONG ME MBER STATES; 24
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82- (1) “ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBE R” MEANS ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH
83-FULL–TIME DUTY STATUS IN THE ACTIVE ARMED FOR CES OF THE UNITED STATES,
84-INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE.
86+ (8) AUTHORIZE ALL MEMBER STATES TO HOLD A REG ULATED SOCIAL 25
87+WORKER ACCOUNTABLE F OR ABIDING BY A MEMB ER STATE’S LAWS, REGULATIONS , 26
88+AND APPLICABLE PROFE SSIONAL STANDARDS IN THE MEMBER STATE IN WHICH THE 27
89+CLIENT IS LOCATED AT THE TIME CARE IS REN DERED; AND 28
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86- (2) “ADVERSE ACTION ” MEANS ANY ADMINISTRA TIVE, CIVIL,
87-EQUITABLE, OR CRIMINAL ACTION P ERMITTED BY A STATE ’S LAWS WHICH IS
88-IMPOSED BY A LICENSI NG AUTHORITY OR OTHE R AUTHORITY AGAINST A
89-REGULATED SOCIAL WOR KER, INCLUDING ACTIONS AG AINST AN INDIVIDUAL ’S
90-LICENSE OR MULTISTAT E AUTHORIZATION TO P RACTICE SUCH AS REVOCATION ,
91-SUSPENSION, PROBATION, MONITORING OF THE LI CENSEE, LIMITATION ON THE
92-LICENSEE’S PRACTICE, OR ANY OTHER ENCUMBR ANCE ON LICENSURE AF FECTING A WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 9
91+ (9) ALLOW THE USE OF TELE HEALTH TO FACILITATE INCREASED 29
92+ACCESS TO REGULATED SOCIAL WORK SERVICES . 30
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94-– 3 –
95-REGULATED SOCIAL WOR KER’S AUTHORIZATION TO P RACTICE, INCLUDING
96-ISSUANCE OF A CEASE AND DESIST ACTION .
94+SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. 31 HOUSE BILL 345 3
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98- (3) “ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM ” MEANS A NON –DISCIPLINARY
99-MONITORING OR PRACTI CE REMEDIATION PROCE SS APPROVED BY A LIC ENSING
100-AUTHORITY TO ADDRESS PRACTITIONERS WITH A N IMPAIRMENT .
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102- (4) “CHARTER MEMBER STATES ” MEANS MEMBER STATES WHO HAVE
103-ENACTED LEGISLATION TO ADOPT THIS COMPACT WHERE SUCH LE GISLATION
104-PREDATES THE EFFECTI VE DATE OF THIS COMPACT AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 14.
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106- (5) “COMPACT COMMISSION ” OR “COMMISSION” MEANS THE
107-GOVERNMENT AGENCY WH OSE MEMBERSHIP CONSI STS OF ALL STATES TH AT HAVE
108-ENACTED THIS COMPACT, WHICH IS KNOWN AS TH E SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE
109-COMPACT COMMISSION, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 10, AND WHICH SHALL
110-OPERATE AS AN INSTRU MENTALITY OF THE MEM BER STATES.
98+ AS USED IN THIS COMPACT, AND EXCEPT AS OTHERW ISE PROVIDED, THE 1
99+FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS SHALL AP PLY: 2
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112- (6) “CURRENT SIGNIFICANT I NVESTIGATIVE INFORMA TION” MEANS:
101+ (1) “ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBE R” MEANS ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH 3
102+FULL–TIME DUTY STATUS IN THE ACTIVE ARMED FOR CES OF THE UNITED STATES, 4
103+INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE. 5
113104
114- (I) INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION THAT A L ICENSING
115-AUTHORITY, AFTER A PRELIMINARY INQUIRY THAT INCLUDE S NOTIFICATION AND
116-AN OPPORTUNITY FOR T HE REGULATED SOCIAL WORKER TO RESPOND HA S REASON
117-TO BELIEVE IS NOT GR OUNDLESS AND , IF PROVED TRUE , WOULD INDICATE MORE
118-THAN A MINOR INFRA CTION AS MAY BE DEFI NED BY THE COMMISSION; OR
105+ (2) “ADVERSE ACTION ” MEANS ANY ADMINISTRA TIVE, CIVIL, 6
106+EQUITABLE, OR CRIMINAL ACTION P ERMITTED BY A STATE ’S LAWS WHICH IS 7
107+IMPOSED BY A LICENSI NG AUTHORITY OR OTHE R AUTHORITY AGAINST A 8
108+REGULATED SOCIAL WOR KER, INCLUDING ACTIONS AG AINST AN INDIVIDUAL ’S 9
109+LICENSE OR MULTISTAT E AUTHORIZATION TO P RACTICE SUCH AS REVOCATION , 10
110+SUSPENSION, PROBATION, MONITORING OF THE LI CENSEE, LIMITATION ON THE 11
111+LICENSEE’S PRACTICE, OR ANY OTHER ENCUMBR ANCE ON LICENSURE AF FECTING A 12
112+REGULATED SOCIAL WOR KER’S AUTHORIZATION TO P RACTICE, INCLUDING 13
113+ISSUANCE OF A CEASE AND DESIST ACTION . 14
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120- (II) INVESTIGATIVE INFORMA TION THAT INDICATES THAT THE
121-REGULATED SOCIAL WOR KER REPRESENTS AN IM MEDIATE THREAT TO PU BLIC
122-HEALTH AND SAFETY , AS MAY BE DEFINED BY THE COMMISSION, REGARDLESS OF
123-WHETHER THE REGU LATED SOCIAL WORKER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AN D HAS HAD AN
124-OPPORTUNITY TO RESPO ND.
115+ (3) “ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM ” MEANS A NON –DISCIPLINARY 15
116+MONITORING OR PRACTI CE REMEDIATION PROCE SS APPROVED BY A LIC ENSING 16
117+AUTHORITY TO ADDRESS PRACTITIONERS WITH A N IMPAIRMENT . 17
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126- (7) “DATA SYSTEM” MEANS A REPOSITORY O F INFORMATION ABOUT
127-LICENSEES, INCLUDING CONTINUING EDUCATION, EXAMINATION , LICENSURE,
128-CURRENT SIGNIFICANT INVESTIGATIVE INFORM ATION, DISQUALIFYING EVENT ,
129-MULTISTATE LICENSE , AND ADVERSE ACTION I NFORMATION OR OTHER
130-INFORMATION AS REQUI RED BY THE COMMISSION.
119+ (4) “CHARTER MEMBER STATES ” MEANS MEMBER STATES WHO HAVE 18
120+ENACTED LEGISLATIO N TO ADOPT THIS COMPACT WHERE SUCH LE GISLATION 19
121+PREDATES THE EFFECTI VE DATE OF THIS COMPACT AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 14. 20
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132- (8) “DISQUALIFYING EVENT ” MEANS ANY ADVERSE AC TION OR
133-INCIDENT WHICH RESUL TS IN AN ENCUMBRANCE THAT DISQUALIFIES OR MAKES
134-THE LICENSE E INELIGIBLE TO OBTA IN, RETAIN, OR RENEW A MULTISTAT E LICENSE.
123+ (5) “COMPACT COMMISSION ” OR “COMMISSION” MEANS THE 21
124+GOVERNMENT AGENCY WH OSE MEMBERSHIP CONSI STS OF ALL STATES TH AT HAVE 22
125+ENACTED THIS COMPACT, WHICH IS KNOWN AS TH E SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE 23
126+COMPACT COMMISSION, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 10, AND WHICH SHALL 24
127+OPERATE AS AN INSTRU MENTALITY OF THE MEM BER STATES. 25
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136- (9) “DOMICILE” MEANS THE JURISDICTI ON IN WHICH THE LICE NSEE
137-RESIDES AND INTENDS TO REMAIN INDEFINITE LY.
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129+ (6) “CURRENT SIGNIFICANT I NVESTIGATIVE INFORMA TION” MEANS: 26
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140-– 4 –
141- (10) “ENCUMBRANCE ” MEANS A REVOCATION O R SUSPENSION OF , OR
142-ANY LIMITATION ON , THE FULL AND UNRESTRICTED PRACTICE OF SOCIAL W ORK
143-LICENSED AND REGULAT ED BY A LICENSING AU THORITY.
131+ (I) INVESTIGATIVE INFOR MATION THAT A LICENS ING 27
132+AUTHORITY, AFTER A PRELIMINARY INQUIRY THAT INCLUDE S NOTIFICATION AND 28
133+AN OPPORTUNITY FOR T HE REGULATED SOCIAL WORKER TO RESPOND HA S REASON 29
134+TO BELIEVE IS NOT GR OUNDLESS AND , IF PROVED TRUE , WOULD INDICATE MORE 30
135+THAN A MINOR INFRACT ION AS MAY BE DEFINED BY THE COMMISSION; OR 31
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145- (11) “EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ” MEANS A GROUP OF DEL EGATES
146-ELECTED OR APPOINTED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF , AND WITHIN THE POWER S
147-GRANTED TO THEM BY , THE COMPACT AND COMMISSION.
137+ (II) INVESTIGATIVE INFORMA TION THAT INDICATES THAT THE 32
138+REGULATED SOCIAL WOR KER REPRESENTS AN IM MEDIATE THREAT TO PU BLIC 33
139+HEALTH AND SAFETY , AS MAY BE DEFINED BY THE COMMISSION, REGARDLESS OF 34 4 HOUSE BILL 345
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149- (12) “HOME STATE ” MEANS THE MEMBER STA TE THAT IS THE
150-LICENSEE’S PRIMARY DOMICILE .
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152- (13) “IMPAIRMENT ” MEANS A CONDITION TH AT MAY IMPAIR A
153-PRACTITIONER ’S ABILITY TO ENGAGE IN FULL AND UNRESTRI CTED PRACTICE AS A
154-REGULATED SOCIAL WOR KER WITHOUT SOM E TYPE OF INTERVENTI ON AND MAY
155-INCLUDE ALCOHOL AND DRUG DEPENDENCE , MENTAL HEALTH IMPAIR MENT, AND
156-NEUROLOGICAL OR PHYS ICAL IMPAIRMENTS .
142+WHETHER THE REGULATE D SOCIAL WORKER HAS BE EN NOTIFIED AND HAS HAD AN 1
143+OPPORTUNITY TO RESPO ND. 2
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158- (14) “LICENSEE” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO CURRENTLY HOLDS A
159-LICENSE FROM A STATE TO PRACTICE AS A REG ULATED SOCIAL WORK ER.
145+ (7) “DATA SYSTEM” MEANS A REPOSITORY O F INFORMATION ABOUT 3
146+LICENSEES, INCLUDING CONTINUING EDUCATION, EXAMINATION , LICENSURE, 4
147+CURRENT SIGNIFICANT INVESTIGATIVE INFORM ATION, DISQUALIFYING EVENT, 5
148+MULTISTATE LICENSE , AND ADVERSE ACTION I NFORMATION OR OTHER 6
149+INFORMATION AS REQUI RED BY THE COMMISSION. 7
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161- (15) “LICENSING AUTHORITY ” MEANS THE BOARD OR A GENCY OF A
162-MEMBER STATE , OR EQUIVALENT , THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LICENSING AN D
163-REGULATION OF REGULA TED SOCIAL WORKERS .
151+ (8) “DISQUALIFYING EVENT ” MEANS ANY ADVERSE AC TION OR 8
152+INCIDENT WHICH RESUL TS IN AN ENCUMBRANCE THAT DISQUALIFIES OR MAKES 9
153+THE LICENSEE INE LIGIBLE TO OBTAIN , RETAIN, OR RENEW A MULTISTAT E LICENSE. 10
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165- (16) “MEMBER STATE ” MEANS A STATE , COMMONWEALTH , DISTRICT,
166-OR TERRITORY OF TH E UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THAT HAS ENAC TED THIS
167-COMPACT.
155+ (9) “DOMICILE” MEANS THE JURISDICTI ON IN WHICH THE LICE NSEE 11
156+RESIDES AND INTENDS TO REMAIN INDEFINITE LY. 12
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169- (17) “MULTISTATE AUTHORIZAT ION TO PRACTICE ” MEANS A LEGALLY
170-AUTHORIZED PRIVILEGE TO PRACTICE , WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO A LICENSE ,
171-ASSOCIATED WITH A MU LTISTATE LICENSE PER MITTING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL
172-WORK IN A REMOTE STA TE.
158+ (10) “ENCUMBRANCE ” MEANS A REVOCATION O R SUSPENSION OF , OR 13
159+ANY LIMITATION ON , THE FULL AND UNRESTRICTED PRA CTICE OF SOCIAL WORK 14
160+LICENSED AND REGULAT ED BY A LICENSING AU THORITY. 15
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174- (18) “MULTISTATE LICENSE ” MEANS A LICENSE TO P RACTICE AS A
175-REGULATED SOCIAL WOR KER ISSUED BY A HOME STATE LICENSING AUTH ORITY
176-THAT AUTHORIZES THE REGULATED SOCIAL WOR KER TO PRACTICE IN A LL MEMBER
177-STATES UNDER MULTIST ATE AUTHORIZATION TO PRA CTICE.
162+ (11) “EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ” MEANS A GROUP OF DEL EGATES 16
163+ELECTED OR APPOINTED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF , AND WITHIN THE POWER S 17
164+GRANTED TO THEM BY , THE COMPACT AND COMMISSION. 18
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179- (19) “QUALIFYING NATIONAL E XAM” MEANS A NATIONAL LIC ENSING
180-EXAMINATION APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION.
181- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 9
166+ (12) “HOME STATE ” MEANS THE MEMBER STA TE THAT IS THE 19
167+LICENSEE’S PRIMARY DOMICILE . 20
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183-– 5 –
184- (20) “REGULATED SOCIAL WORK ER” MEANS ANY CLINICAL , MASTER’S,
185-OR BACHELOR ’S SOCIAL WORKER LICE NSED BY A MEMBER STA TE REGARDLE SS OF
186-THE TITLE USED BY TH AT MEMBER STATE .
169+ (13) “IMPAIRMENT ” MEANS A CONDITION TH AT MAY IMPAIR A 21
170+PRACTITIONER ’S ABILITY TO ENGAGE IN FULL AND UNRESTRI CTED PRACTICE AS A 22
171+REGULATED SOCIAL WOR KER WITHOUT SOME TY PE OF INTERVENTION A ND MAY 23
172+INCLUDE ALCOHOL AND DRUG DEPENDENCE , MENTAL HEALTH IMPAIR MENT, AND 24
173+NEUROLOGICAL OR PHYS ICAL IMPAIRMENTS . 25
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188- (21) “REMOTE STATE ” MEANS A MEMBER STATE OTHER THAN THE
189-HOME STATE.
175+ (14) “LICENSEE” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO CURRENTLY HOLDS A 26
176+LICENSE FROM A STATE TO PRACTICE AS A REG ULATED SOCIAL WORKER . 27
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191- (22) “RULE” OR “RULE OF THE COMMISSION” MEANS A REGULATION
192-DULY PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSION, AS AUTHORIZED BY THI S COMPACT,
193-THAT HAS THE FORCE OF LAW .
178+ (15) “LICENSING AUTHORITY ” MEANS THE BOARD OR A GENCY OF A 28
179+MEMBER STATE , OR EQUIVALENT , THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LICENSING AN D 29
180+REGULATION OF REGULA TED SOCIAL WORKERS . 30
194181
195- (23) “SINGLE STATE LICENSE ” MEANS A SOCIAL WORK LICENSE
196-ISSUED BY ANY STATE THAT AUTHORIZES PRAC TICE ONLY WITHIN THE ISSUING
197-STATE AND DOES NOT I NCLUDE MULTISTATE AU THORIZATION TO PRACT ICE IN ANY
198-MEMBER STATE .
182+ (16) “MEMBER STATE ” MEANS A STATE , COMMONWEALTH , DISTRICT, 31
183+OR TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THAT HAS ENAC TED THIS 32
184+COMPACT. 33
185+ HOUSE BILL 345 5
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200- (24) “SOCIAL WORK ” OR “SOCIAL WORK SERVICES ” MEANS THE
201-APPLICATION OF SOCIA L WORK THEORY , KNOWLEDGE , METHODS, ETHICS, AND THE
202-PROFESSIONAL USE OF SELF TO RESTORE OR E NHANCE SOCIAL , PSYCHOSOCIAL , OR
203-BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL FUNC TIONING OF INDIVIDUA LS, COUPLES, FAMILIES, GROUPS,
204-ORGANIZATIONS , AND COMMUNITIES THRO UGH THE CARE AND SER VICES PROVIDED
205-BY A REGULATED SOCIA L WORKER AS SET FORT H IN THE MEMBER STAT E’S
206-STATUTES AND REGULAT IONS IN THE STATE WH ERE THE SERVICES ARE BEING
207-PROVIDED.
208187
209- (25) “STATE” MEANS ANY STATE , COMMONWEALTH , DISTRICT, OR
210-TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THAT REGULATE S THE PRACTICE
211-OF SOCIAL WORK .
188+ (17) “MULTISTATE AUTHORIZAT ION TO PRACTICE ” MEANS A LEGALLY 1
189+AUTHORIZED PRIVILEGE TO PRACTICE , WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO A LICENSE , 2
190+ASSOCIATED WITH A MU LTISTATE LICENSE PER MITTING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL 3
191+WORK IN A REMOTE STA TE. 4
212192
213- (26) “UNENCUMBERED LICENSE ” MEANS A LICENSE THAT
214-AUTHORIZES A REGULAT ED SOCIAL WORKER TO ENGAGE IN THE FULL A ND
215-UNRESTRICTED PRACTIC E OF SOCIAL WORK .
193+ (18) “MULTISTATE LICENSE ” MEANS A LICENSE TO P RACTICE AS A 5
194+REGULATED SOCIAL WOR KER ISSUED BY A HOME STATE LICENSING AUTH ORITY 6
195+THAT AUTHORIZES THE REGULATED SOCIAL WOR KER TO PRACTICE IN A LL MEMBER 7
196+STATES UNDER MULTIST ATE AUTHORI ZATION TO PRACTICE . 8
216197
217-SECTION 3. STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT.
198+ (19) “QUALIFYING NATIONAL E XAM” MEANS A NATIONAL LIC ENSING 9
199+EXAMINATION APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION. 10
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219- (A) TO BE ELIGIBLE TO PAR TICIPATE IN THE COMPACT, A POTENTIAL
220-MEMBER STATE MUST CU RRENTLY MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CRITER IA:
201+ (20) “REGULATED SOCIAL WORK ER” MEANS ANY CLINICAL , MASTER’S, 11
202+OR BACHELOR ’S SOCIAL WORKER LICE NSED BY A MEMBER STA TE REGARDLESS OF 12
203+THE TITLE USED BY THA T MEMBER STATE . 13
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222- (1) LICENSE AND REGULATE SOCIAL WORK AT EITHE R THE CLINICAL,
223-MASTER’S OR BACHELOR ’S CATEGORY;
205+ (21) “REMOTE STATE ” MEANS A MEMBER STATE OTHER THAN THE 14
206+HOME STATE. 15
224207
225- (2) REQUIRE APPLICANTS FO R LICENSURE TO GRADU ATE FROM A
226-PROGRAM THAT :
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208+ (22) “RULE” OR “RULE OF THE COMMISSION” MEANS A REGULATION 16
209+DULY PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSION, AS AUTHORIZED BY THI S COMPACT, 17
210+THAT HAS THE FORCE O F LAW. 18
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229-– 6 –
230- (I) IS OPERATED BY A COLL EGE OR UNIVERSITY RE COGNIZED
231-BY THE LICENSING AUT HORITY;
212+ (23) “SINGLE STATE LICENSE ” MEANS A SOCIAL WORK LICENSE 19
213+ISSUED BY ANY STATE THAT AUTHORIZES PRAC TICE ONLY WITHIN THE ISSUING 20
214+STATE AND DOES NOT I NCLUDE MULTISTATE AU THORIZATION TO PRACT ICE IN ANY 21
215+MEMBER STATE . 22
232216
233- (II) IS ACCREDITED , OR IN CANDIDACY BY A N INSTITUTION
234-THAT SUBSEQUENTLY BE COMES ACCREDITED , BY AN ACCREDITING AG ENCY
235-RECOGNIZED BY EITHER :
217+ (24) “SOCIAL WORK ” OR “SOCIAL WORK SERVICES ” MEANS THE 23
218+APPLICATION OF SOCIA L WORK THEORY , KNOWLEDGE , METHODS, ETHICS, AND THE 24
219+PROFESSIONAL USE OF SELF TO RESTORE OR E NHANCE SOCIAL , PSYCHOSOCIAL , OR 25
220+BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL FUNC TIONING OF INDIVIDUA LS, COUPLES, FAMILIES, GROUPS, 26
221+ORGANIZATIONS , AND COMMUNITIES THROUG H THE CARE AND SERVI CES PROVIDED 27
222+BY A REGULATED SOCIA L WORKER AS SET FORT H IN THE MEMBER STAT E’S 28
223+STATUTES AND REGULAT IONS IN THE STATE WH ERE THE SERVICES ARE BEING 29
224+PROVIDED. 30
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237- 1. THE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
238-ACCREDITATION OR ITS SUCCESSOR; OR
226+ (25) “STATE” MEANS ANY STATE , COMMONWEALTH , DISTRICT, OR 31
227+TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THAT REGULATE S THE PRACTICE 32
228+OF SOCIAL WORK . 33
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240- 2. THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION;
241-AND
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243- (III) CORRESPONDS TO THE LI CENSURE SOUGHT AS OU TLINED
244-IN SECTION 4;
232+ (26) “UNENCUMBERED LICENSE ” MEANS A LICENSE THAT 1
233+AUTHORIZES A REGULAT ED SOCIAL WORKER TO ENGAGE IN THE FULL A ND 2
234+UNRESTRICTED PRACTIC E OF SOCIAL WORK . 3
245235
246- (3) REQUIRE APPLICANTS FO R CLINICAL LICENSURE TO COMPLETE A
247-PERIOD OF SUPERVISED PRACTICE; AND
236+SECTION 3. STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT. 4
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249- (4) HAVE A MECHANISM IN P LACE FOR RECEIVING , INVESTIGATING ,
250-AND ADJUDICATING COM PLAINTS ABOUT LICENS EES.
238+ (A) TO BE ELIGIBLE TO PAR TICIPATE IN THE COMPACT, A POTENTIAL 5
239+MEMBER STATE MUST CU RRENTLY MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CRITER IA: 6
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252- (B) TO MAINTAIN MEMBERSHI P IN THE COMPACT A MEMBER ST ATE SHALL:
241+ (1) LICENSE AND REGULATE SOCIAL WORK AT EITHE R THE CLINICAL, 7
242+MASTER’S OR BACHELOR ’S CATEGORY; 8
253243
254- (1) REQUIRE THAT APPLICAN TS FOR A MULTISTATE LICENSE PASS A
255-QUALIFYING NATIONAL EXAM FOR THE CORRESP ONDING CATEGORY OF
256-MULTISTATE LICENSE S OUGHT AS OUTLINED IN SECTION 4;
244+ (2) REQUIRE APPLICANTS FO R LICENSURE TO GRADU ATE FROM A 9
245+PROGRAM THAT : 10
257246
258- (2) PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THE COMMISSION’S DATA SYSTEM ,
259-INCLUDING USING THE COMMISSION’S UNIQUE IDENTIFIER AS DEFINED IN RULES ;
247+ (I) IS OPERATED BY A COLL EGE OR UNIVERSITY RE COGNIZED 11
248+BY THE LICENSING AUT HORITY; 12
260249
261- (3) NOTIFY THE COMMISSION, IN COMPLIANCE WITH T HE TERMS OF
262-THE COMPACT AND RULES , OF ANY ADVERSE ACTIO N OR THE AVAILABILIT Y OF
263-CURRENT SIGNIFICANT INVESTIGATIVE INFORM ATION REGARDING A LI CENSEE;
250+ (II) IS ACCREDITED , OR IN CANDIDACY BY A N INSTITUTION 13
251+THAT SUBSEQUENTLY BE COMES ACCREDITED , BY AN ACCREDITING AGENC Y 14
252+RECOGNIZED BY EITHER : 15
264253
265- (4) IMPLEMENT PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERING THE CRIMINAL
266-HISTORY RECORDS OF A PPLICANTS FOR A MULT ISTATE LICENSE . SUCH
267-PROCEDURES SHALL INC LUDE THE SUBMISSION OF FINGERPRINTS OR O THER
268-BIOMETRIC–BASED INFORMATION BY APPLICANTS FOR THE P URPOSE OF
269-OBTAINING AN APPLICANT ’S CRIMINAL HISTORY R ECORD INFORMATION FR OM THE
270-FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND THE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE F OR
271-RETAINING THAT STATE ’S CRIMINAL RECORDS ;
272- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 9
254+ 1. THE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 16
255+ACCREDITATION OR ITS SUCCESSOR; OR 17
273256
274-– 7 –
275- (5) COMPLY WITH THE RULES OF THE COMMISSION;
257+ 2. THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; 18
258+AND 19
276259
277- (6) REQUIRE AN APPLICANT TO OBTAIN OR RETAIN A LICENSE IN THE
278-HOME STATE AND MEET THE HOME STATE ’S QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE OR
279-RENEWAL OF LICENSURE , AS WELL AS ALL OTHER APPLICABLE HOME STAT E LAWS;
260+ (III) CORRESPONDS TO THE LI CENSURE SOUGHT AS OU TLINED 20
261+IN SECTION 4; 21
280262
281- (7) AUTHORIZE A LICENSEE HOLDING A MULTISTATE LICENSE IN ANY
282-MEMBER STATE TO PRAC TICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE COMPACT
283-AND RULES OF THE COMMISSION; AND
263+ (3) REQUIRE APPLICANTS FO R CLINICAL LICENSURE TO COMPLETE A 22
264+PERIOD OF SUPERVISED PRACTICE; AND 23
284265
285- (8) DESIGNATE A DELEGATE TO PARTICIPATE IN TH E COMMISSION
286-MEETINGS.
266+ (4) HAVE A MECHANISM IN P LACE FOR RECEIVING , INVESTIGATING , 24
267+AND ADJUDICATING COM PLAINTS ABOUT LICENS EES. 25
287268
288- (C) A MEMBER STATE MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTIONS 3(A) AND
289-3(B) OF THIS COMPACT SHALL DESIGNA TE THE CAT EGORIES OF SOCIAL WO RK
290-LICENSURE THAT ARE E LIGIBLE FOR ISSUANCE OF A MULTISTATE LICE NSE FOR
291-APPLICANTS IN SUCH M EMBER STATE . TO THE EXTENT THAT AN Y MEMBER STATE
292-DOES NOT MEET THE RE QUIREMENTS FOR PARTI CIPATION IN THE COMPACT AT ANY
293-PARTICULAR CATEGORY OF SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE , SUCH MEMBER STATE MA Y
294-CHOOSE, BUT IS NOT OBLIGATED TO, ISSUE A MULTISTATE L ICENSE TO APPLICANTS
295-THAT OTHERWISE MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 4 FOR ISSUANCE OF A
296-MULTISTATE LICENSE I N SUCH CATEGORY OR C ATEGORIES OF LICENSU RE.
269+ (B) TO MAINTAIN MEMBERSHI P IN THE COMPACT A MEMBER STATE SHALL: 26
297270
298- (D) THE HOME STATES MAY C HARGE A FEE FOR GRAN TING THE
299-MULTISTATE LICENSE .
271+ (1) REQUIRE THAT APPLICAN TS FOR A MULTISTATE LICENSE PASS A 27
272+QUALIFYING NATIONAL EXAM FOR THE CORRESP ONDING CATEGORY OF 28
273+MULTISTATE LICENSE S OUGHT AS OUTLINED IN SECTION 4; 29
274+ HOUSE BILL 345 7
300275
301-SECTION 4. REGULATED SOCIAL WORKER PARTICIPATION IN THE
302-COMPACT.
303276
304- (A) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A MULTISTATE LICENSE U NDER THE TERMS AND
305-PROVISIONS OF THE COMPACT, AN APPLICANT, REGARDLESS OF CATEGORY MUST :
277+ (2) PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THE COMMISSION’S DATA SYSTEM , 1
278+INCLUDING U SING THE COMMISSION’S UNIQUE IDENTIFIER AS DEFINED IN RULES ; 2
306279
307- (1) HOLD OR BE ELIGIBLE F OR AN ACTIVE, UNENCUMBERED LICENSE
308-IN THE HOME STATE ;
280+ (3) NOTIFY THE COMMISSION, IN COMPLIANCE WITH T HE TERMS OF 3
281+THE COMPACT AND RULES , OF ANY ADVERSE ACTIO N OR THE AVAILABILIT Y OF 4
282+CURRENT SIGNIFICANT INVESTIGATIVE INFORM ATION REGARDING A LI CENSEE; 5
309283
310- (2) PAY ANY APPLICABLE FE ES, INCLUDING ANY STATE FEE, FOR THE
311-MULTISTATE LICENSE ;
284+ (4) IMPLEMENT PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERING THE CRIMINAL 6
285+HISTORY RECORDS OF A PPLICANTS FOR A MULT ISTATE LICENSE . SUCH 7
286+PROCEDURES SHALL INC LUDE THE SUBMISSION OF FINGERPRINTS OR O THER 8
287+BIOMETRIC–BASED INFORMATION BY APPLICANTS FOR THE P URPOSE OF 9
288+OBTAINING AN APPLICANT ’S CRIMINAL HISTORY R ECORD INFORMATION FR OM THE 10
289+FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND THE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE F OR 11
290+RETAINING THAT STATE ’S CRIMINAL RECORDS ; 12
312291
313- (3) SUBMIT, IN CONNECTION WITH A N APPLICATION FOR A
314-MULTISTATE LICENSE , FINGERPRINTS OR OTHE R BIOMETRIC DATA FOR THE
315-PURPOSE OF OBTAINING CRIMINAL HISTORY REC ORD INFORMATION FROM THE
316-FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND THE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE F OR
317-RETAINING THAT STATE ’S CRIMINAL RECORDS ;
318- Ch. 9 2025 LAWS OF MARYLAND
292+ (5) COMPLY WITH THE RULES OF THE COMMISSION; 13
319293
320-– 8 –
321- (4) NOTIFY THE HOME STATE OF ANY ADV ERSE ACTION ,
322-ENCUMBRANCE , OR RESTRICTION ON AN Y PROFESSIONAL LICEN SE TAKEN BY ANY
323-MEMBER STATE OR NON –MEMBER STATE WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE T HE
324-ACTION IS TAKEN;
294+ (6) REQUIRE AN APPLICANT TO OBTAIN OR R ETAIN A LICENSE IN T HE 14
295+HOME STATE AND MEET THE HOME STATE ’S QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE OR 15
296+RENEWAL OF LICENSURE , AS WELL AS ALL OTHER APPLICABLE HOME STAT E LAWS; 16
325297
326- (5) MEET ANY CONTINUING C OMPETENCE REQUIREMEN TS
327-ESTABLISHED BY THE H OME STATE; AND
298+ (7) AUTHORIZE A LICENSEE HOLDING A MULTISTATE LICENSE IN ANY 17
299+MEMBER STATE TO PRAC TICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE T ERMS OF THE COMPACT 18
300+AND RULES OF THE COMMISSION; AND 19
328301
329- (6) ABIDE BY THE LAWS , REGULATIONS , AND APPLICABLE
330-STANDARDS IN THE MEM BER STATE WHERE THE CLIENT IS LOCATED AT THE TIME
331-CARE IS RENDERED .
302+ (8) DESIGNATE A DELEGATE TO PARTICIPATE IN TH E COMMISSION 20
303+MEETINGS. 21
332304
333- (B) AN APPLICANT FOR A CL INICAL–CATEGORY MULTISTATE LICENSE MUST
334-MEET ALL OF THE FOLL OWING REQUIREMENTS :
305+ (C) A MEMBER STATE MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTIONS 3(A) AND 22
306+3(B) OF THIS COMPACT SHALL DESIGNA TE THE CATE GORIES OF SOCIAL WOR K 23
307+LICENSURE THAT ARE E LIGIBLE FOR ISSUANCE OF A MULTISTATE LICE NSE FOR 24
308+APPLICANTS IN SUCH M EMBER STATE . TO THE EXTENT THAT AN Y MEMBER STATE 25
309+DOES NOT MEET THE RE QUIREMENTS FOR PARTI CIPATION IN THE COMPACT AT ANY 26
310+PARTICULAR CATEGORY OF SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE , SUCH MEMBER STATE MA Y 27
311+CHOOSE, BUT IS NOT OBLIGATED TO, ISSUE A MULTISTATE L ICENSE TO APPLICANTS 28
312+THAT OTHERWISE MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 4 FOR ISSUANCE OF A 29
313+MULTISTATE LICENSE I N SUCH CATEGORY OR C ATEGORIES OF LICENSU RE. 30
335314
336- (1) FULFILL A COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT , WHICH SHALL BE
337-SATISFIED BY EITHER :
315+ (D) THE HOME STATES MAY C HARGE A FEE FOR GRAN TING THE 31
316+MULTISTATE LICENSE . 32
338317
339- (I) PASSAGE OF A CLINICAL –CATEGORY QUALIFYING
340-NATIONAL EXAM ;
318+SECTION 4. REGULATED SOCIAL WORKER PARTICIPATION IN THE 33
319+COMPACT. 34
320+ 8 HOUSE BILL 345
341321
342- (II) LICENSURE OF THE APPL ICANT IN THEIR HOME STATE AT
343-THE CLINICAL CATEGOR Y, BEGINNING PRIOR TO S UCH TIME AS A QUALIFYING
344-NATIONAL EXAM WAS RE QUIRED BY THE HOME S TATE AND ACCOMPANIED BY A
345-PERIOD OF CONTINUOUS SOCIAL WORK LICENSUR E THEREAFTER , ALL OF WHICH
346-MAY BE FURTHER GOVER NED BY THE RULE OF T HE COMMISSION; OR
347322
348- (III) THE SUBSTANTIAL EQUIV ALENCY OF THE FOREGO ING
349-COMPETENCY REQUIREME NTS WHICH THE COMMISSION MAY DETERM INE BY RULE.
323+ (A) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A MULTISTATE LICENSE U NDER THE TERMS AND 1
324+PROVISIONS OF THE COMPACT, AN APPLICANT, REGARDLESS OF CATEGORY MUST : 2
350325
351- (2) ATTAIN AT LEAST A MAS TER’S DEGREE IN SOCIAL W ORK FROM A
352-PROGRAM THAT IS :
326+ (1) HOLD OR BE ELIGIBLE F OR AN ACTIVE, UNENCUMBERED LICENSE 3
327+IN THE HOME STATE ; 4
353328
354- (I) OPERATED BY A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY RECOGN IZED BY
355-THE LICENSING AUTHOR ITY; AND
329+ (2) PAY ANY APPLICABLE FE ES, INCLUDING ANY STATE FEE, FOR THE 5
330+MULTISTATE LICENSE ; 6
356331
357- (II) ACCREDITED, OR IN CANDIDACY THAT SUBSEQUENTLY
358-BECOMES ACCREDITED , BY AN ACCREDITING AG ENCY RECOGNIZED BY E ITHER:
332+ (3) SUBMIT, IN CONNECTION WITH A N APPLICATION FOR A 7
333+MULTISTATE LICENSE , FINGERPRINTS OR OTHE R BIOMETRIC DATA FOR THE 8
334+PURPOSE OF OBTAINING CRIMINAL HISTORY REC ORD INFORMATION FROM THE 9
335+FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND THE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE F OR 10
336+RETAINING THAT STATE ’S CRIMINAL RECORDS ; 11
359337
360- 1. THE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
361-ACCREDITATION OR ITS SUCCESSOR; OR
338+ (4) NOTIFY THE HOME STATE OF ANY ADVE RSE ACTION , 12
339+ENCUMBRANCE , OR RESTRICTION ON AN Y PROFESSIONAL LICEN SE TAKEN BY ANY 13
340+MEMBER STATE OR NON –MEMBER STATE WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE T HE 14
341+ACTION IS TAKEN; 15
362342
363- 2. THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 9
343+ (5) MEET ANY CONTINUING C OMPETENCE REQUIREMEN TS 16
344+ESTABLISHED BY THE H OME STATE; AND 17
364345
365-– 9 –
346+ (6) ABIDE BY THE LAWS , REGULATIONS , AND APPLICABLE 18
347+STANDARDS IN THE MEM BER STATE WHERE THE CLIENT IS LOCATED AT THE TIME 19
348+CARE IS RENDERED . 20
366349
367- (3) FULFILL A PRACTICE REQUIREMENT , WHICH SHALL BE SATIS FIED
368-BY DEMONSTRATING COM PLETION OF EITHER :
350+ (B) AN APPLICANT FOR A CL INICAL–CATEGORY MULTISTATE LICENSE MUST 21
351+MEET ALL OF THE FOLL OWING REQUIREMENTS : 22
369352
370- (I) A PERIOD OF POSTGRADUA TE SUPERVISED CLINIC AL
371-PRACTICE EQUAL TO A MINIMUM OF THREE THO USAND HOURS ;
353+ (1) FULFILL A COMPETENCY REQUI REMENT, WHICH SHALL BE 23
354+SATISFIED BY EITHER : 24
372355
373- (II) A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS OF FULL–TIME POSTGRADUATE
374-SUPERVISED CLIN ICAL PRACTICE; OR
356+ (I) PASSAGE OF A CLINICAL –CATEGORY QUALIFYING 25
357+NATIONAL EXAM ; 26
375358
376- (III) THE SUBSTANTIAL EQUIV ALENCY OF THE FOREGO ING
377-PRACTICE REQUIREMENT S WHICH THE COMMISSION MAY DETERM INE BY RULE.
359+ (II) LICENSURE OF THE APPL ICANT IN THEIR HOME STATE AT 27
360+THE CLINICAL CATEGOR Y, BEGINNING PRIOR TO S UCH TIME AS A QUALIF YING 28
361+NATIONAL EXAM WAS RE QUIRED BY THE HOME S TATE AND ACCOMPANIED BY A 29
362+PERIOD OF CONTINUOUS SOCIAL WORK LICENSUR E THEREAFTER , ALL OF WHICH 30
363+MAY BE FURTHER GOVER NED BY THE RULE OF T HE COMMISSION; OR 31
378364
379- (C) AN APPLICANT FOR A MA STER’S–CATEGORY MULTISTATE LICENSE
380-MUST MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMEN TS:
365+ (III) THE SUBSTANTIAL EQUIV ALENCY OF THE FOREGO ING 32
366+COMPETENC Y REQUIREMENTS WHICH THE COMMISSION MAY DETERM INE BY RULE. 33 HOUSE BILL 345 9
381367
382- (1) FULFILL A COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT , WHICH SHALL BE
383-SATISFIED BY EITHER :
384368
385- (I) PASSAGE OF A MASTER ’S–CATEGORY QUALIFYING
386-NATIONAL EXAM ;
387369
388- (II) LICENSURE OF THE APPL ICANT IN THEIR HOME STATE AT
389-THE MASTER ’S CATEGORY, BEGINNING PRIOR TO S UCH TIME AS A QUALI FYING
390-NATIONAL EXAM WAS RE QUIRED BY THE HOME S TATE AT THE MASTER ’S CATEGORY
391-AND ACCOMPANIED BY A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF SOCIAL WORK LICENSUR E
392-THEREAFTER , ALL OF WHICH MAY BE FURTHER GOVERNED BY THE RULE OF THE
393-COMMISSION; OR
370+ (2) ATTAIN AT LEAST A MAS TER’S DEGREE IN SOCIAL W ORK FROM A 1
371+PROGRAM THAT IS : 2
394372
395- (III) THE SUBSTANTIAL EQUIV ALENCY OF THE FOREGOIN G
396-COMPETENCY REQUIREME NTS WHICH THE COMMISSION MAY DETERM INE BY RULE.
373+ (I) OPERATED BY A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY RECOGN IZED BY 3
374+THE LICENSING AUTHOR ITY; AND 4
397375
398- (2) ATTAIN AT LEAST A MAS TER’S DEGREE IN SOCIAL W ORK, FROM A
399-PROGRAM THAT IS :
376+ (II) ACCREDITED, OR IN CANDIDACY THAT SUBSE QUENTLY 5
377+BECOMES ACCREDITED , BY AN ACCREDITING AG ENCY RECOGNIZED BY E ITHER: 6
400378
401- (I) OPERATED BY A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY RECOGN IZED BY
402-THE LICENSING AUTHOR ITY; AND
379+ 1. THE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 7
380+ACCREDITATION OR ITS SUCCESSOR; OR 8
403381
404- (II) ACCREDITED, OR IN CANDIDACY THAT SUBSEQUENTLY
405-BECOMES ACCREDITED , BY AN ACCREDITING AG ENCY RECOGNIZED BY E ITHER:
382+ 2. THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; 9
406383
407- 1. THE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
408-ACCREDITATION , OR ITS SUCCESSOR ; OR
409- Ch. 9 2025 LAWS OF MARYLAND
384+ (3) FULFILL A PRACTICE RE QUIREMENT, WHICH SHALL BE SATIS FIED 10
385+BY DEMONSTRATING COM PLETION OF EITHER : 11
410386
411-– 10 –
412- 2. THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
387+ (I) A PERIOD OF POSTGRADUA TE SUPERVISED CLINIC AL 12
388+PRACTICE EQUAL TO A MINIMUM OF THREE THO USAND HOURS ; 13
413389
414- (D) AN APPLICANT FOR A BA CHELOR’S–CATEGORY MULTISTATE LICENSE
415-MUST MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMEN TS:
390+ (II) A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS OF FULL–TIME POSTGRADUATE 14
391+SUPERVISED CLINICAL PRACTICE; OR 15
416392
417- (1) FULFILL A COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT , WHICH SHALL BE
418-SATISFIED BY EITHER :
393+ (III) THE SUBSTANTIAL EQUIV ALENCY OF THE FOREGO ING 16
394+PRACTICE REQUIREMENT S WHICH THE COMMISSION MAY DETERM INE BY RULE. 17
419395
420- (I) PASSAGE OF A BACHELOR ’S–CATEGORY QUALIFYING
421-NATIONAL EXAM ;
396+ (C) AN APPLICANT FOR A MA STER’S–CATEGORY MULTISTATE LICENSE 18
397+MUST MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMEN TS: 19
422398
423- (II) LICENSURE OF THE APPL ICANT IN THEIR HOME STATE AT
424-THE BACHELOR ’S CATEGORY, BEGINNING PRIOR TO S UCH TIME AS A QUALIF YING
425-NATIONAL EXAM WAS RE QUIRED BY THE HOME S TATE AND ACCOMPANIED BY A
426-CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF SOCIAL WORK LICENSUR E THEREAFTER , ALL OF WHIC H
427-MAY BE FURTHER GOVER NED BY THE RULE OF T HE COMMISSION; OR
399+ (1) FULFILL A COMPETENCY REQUIREME NT, WHICH SHALL BE 20
400+SATISFIED BY EITHER : 21
428401
429- (III) THE SUBSTANTIAL EQUIV ALENCY OF THE FOREGO ING
430-COMPETENCY REQUIREME NTS WHICH THE COMMISSION MAY DETERM INE BY RULE;
431-AND
402+ (I) PASSAGE OF A MASTER ’S–CATEGORY QUALIFYING 22
403+NATIONAL EXAM ; 23
432404
433- (2) ATTAIN AT LEAST A BAC HELOR’S DEGREE IN SOCIAL W ORK FROM
434-A PROGRAM THAT IS :
405+ (II) LICENSURE OF THE APPL ICANT IN THEIR HOME STATE AT 24
406+THE MASTER ’S CATEGORY, BEGINNING PRIOR TO S UCH TIME AS A QUALIF YING 25
407+NATIONAL EXAM WAS REQUIR ED BY THE HOME STATE AT THE MASTER ’S CATEGORY 26
408+AND ACCOMPANIED BY A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF SOCIAL WORK LICENSUR E 27
409+THEREAFTER , ALL OF WHICH MAY BE FURTHER GOVERNED BY THE RULE OF THE 28
410+COMMISSION; OR 29
411+ 10 HOUSE BILL 345
435412
436- (I) OPERATED BY A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY RECOGN IZED BY
437-THE LICENSING AUTHOR ITY; AND
438413
439- (II) ACCREDITED, OR IN CANDIDACY THAT SUBSEQUENTLY
440-BECOMES ACCREDITED , BY AN ACCREDITING AG ENCY RECOGNIZED BY E ITHER:
414+ (III) THE SUBSTANTIAL EQUIV ALENCY OF TH E FOREGOING 1
415+COMPETENCY REQUIREME NTS WHICH THE COMMISSION MAY DETERM INE BY RULE. 2
441416
442- 1. THE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
443-ACCREDITATION , OR ITS SUCCESSOR ; OR
417+ (2) ATTAIN AT LEAST A MAS TER’S DEGREE IN SOCIAL W ORK, FROM A 3
418+PROGRAM THAT IS : 4
444419
445- 2. THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
420+ (I) OPERATED BY A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY RECOGN IZED BY 5
421+THE LICENSING AUTHOR ITY; AND 6
446422
447- (E) THE MULTISTATE LICENS E FOR A REGULATED SO CIAL WORKER IS
448-SUBJECT TO THE RENEW AL REQUIREMENTS OF T HE HOME STATE . THE REGULATED
449-SOCIAL WORKER MUST M AINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH TH E REQUIREMENTS OF
450-SECTION 4(A) TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RE NEW A MULTISTATE LIC ENSE.
423+ (II) ACCREDITED, OR IN CANDIDACY THAT SUBSEQUENTLY 7
424+BECOMES ACCREDITED , BY AN ACCREDITING AG ENCY RECOGNIZED BY E ITHER: 8
451425
452- (F) THE REGULATED SOCIAL WORKER’S SERVICES IN A REMO TE STATE ARE
453-SUBJECT TO THAT MEMB ER STATE’S REGULATORY AUTHORI TY. A REMOTE STATE
454-MAY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DUE PROCESS AND THAT MEMBER STATE ’S LAWS, WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 9
426+ 1. THE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 9
427+ACCREDITATION , OR ITS SUCCESSOR ; OR 10
455428
456-– 11 –
457-REMOVE A REGULATED S OCIAL WORKER ’S MULTISTATE AUTHORI ZATION TO
458-PRACTICE IN THE REMO TE STATE FOR A SPECI FIC PERIOD OF TIME , IMPOSE FINES,
459-AND TAKE ANY OTHER N ECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH A ND SAFETY
460-OF ITS CITIZENS.
429+ 2. THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. 11
461430
462- (G) IF A MULTISTATE LICEN SE IS ENCUMBERED , THE REGULATED SOCIAL
463-WORKER’S MULTISTATE AUTHORI ZATION TO PRACTICE S HALL BE DEACTIVATED IN
464-ALL REMOTE STATES UN TIL THE MULTISTATE L ICENSE IS NO LONGER
465-ENCUMBERED .
431+ (D) AN APPLICANT FOR A BACHELOR ’S–CATEGORY MULTISTATE LICENSE 12
432+MUST MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMEN TS: 13
466433
467- (H) IF A MULTISTATE AUTHO RIZATION TO PRACTICE IS ENCUM BERED IN A
468-REMOTE STATE , THE REGULATED SOCIAL WORKER’S MULTISTATE AUTHORI ZATION
469-TO PRACTICE MAY BE D EACTIVATED IN THAT S TATE UNTIL THE MULTI STATE
470-AUTHORIZATION TO PRA CTICE IS NO LONGER E NCUMBERED .
434+ (1) FULFILL A COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT , WHICH SHALL BE 14
435+SATISFIED BY EITHER : 15
471436
472-SECTION 5. ISSUANCE OF A MULTISTATE LICENSE.
437+ (I) PASSAGE OF A BACHELOR ’S–CATEGORY QUALIFYING 16
438+NATIONAL EXAM ; 17
473439
474- (A) UPON RECEIPT OF AN AP PLICATION FOR A MULT ISTATE LICENSE, THE
475-HOME STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY SHALL DETE RMINE THE APPLICANT ’S
476-ELIGIBILITY FOR A MU LTISTATE LICENSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 4 OF THIS
477-COMPACT.
440+ (II) LICENSURE OF THE APPLICANT I N THEIR HOME STATE A T 18
441+THE BACHELOR ’S CATEGORY, BEGINNING PRIOR TO S UCH TIME AS A QUALIF YING 19
442+NATIONAL EXAM WAS RE QUIRED BY THE HOME S TATE AND ACCOMPANIED BY A 20
443+CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF SOCIAL WORK LICENSUR E THEREAFTER , ALL OF WHICH 21
444+MAY BE FURTHER GOVERNED BY THE RULE OF THE COMMISSION; OR 22
478445
479- (B) IF SUCH APPLICANT IS ELIGIBLE PURSUANT TO SECTION 4 OF THIS
480-COMPACT, THE HOME STATE LICEN SING AUTHORITY SHALL ISSUE A MULTISTATE
481-LICENSE THAT AUTHORI ZES THE APPLICANT OR REGULATED SOCIAL WOR KER TO
482-PRACTICE IN ALL MEMB ER STATES UNDER A MU LTISTATE AUTHORIZATI ON TO
483-PRACTICE.
446+ (III) THE SUBSTANTIAL EQUIV ALENCY OF THE FOREGO ING 23
447+COMPETENCY REQUIREME NTS WHICH THE COMMISSION MAY DETERM INE BY RULE; 24
448+AND 25
484449
485- (C) UPON ISSUANCE OF A MULTIS TATE LICENSE , THE HOME STATE
486-LICENSING AUTHORITY SHALL DESIGNATE WHET HER THE REGULATED SO CIAL
487-WORKER HOLDS A MULTI STATE LICENSE IN THE BACHELOR’S, MASTER’S, OR
488-CLINICAL CATEGORY OF SOCIAL WORK.
450+ (2) ATTAIN AT LEAST A BAC HELOR’S DEGREE IN SOCIAL W ORK FROM 26
451+A PROGRAM THAT IS : 27
489452
490- (D) A MULTISTATE LICENSE I SSUED BY A HOME STATE TO A RESI DENT IN
491-THAT STATE SHALL BE RECOGNIZED BY ALL COMPACT MEMBER STATES AS
492-AUTHORIZING SOCIAL W ORK PRACTICE UNDER A MULTISTATE AUTHORIZA TION TO
493-PRACTICE CORRESPONDI NG TO EACH CATEGORY OF LICENSURE REGULAT ED IN
494-EACH MEMBER STATE .
453+ (I) OPERATED BY A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY RECOGN IZED BY 28
454+THE LICENSING AUTHOR ITY; AND 29
495455
496-SECTION 6. AUTHORITY OF INTERSTATE COMPACT COMMISSION AND
497-MEMBER STATE LICENSING AUTHORITIES.
456+ (II) ACCREDITED, OR IN CANDIDACY THAT SUBSEQUENTLY 30
457+BECOMES ACCREDITED , BY AN ACCREDITING AG ENCY RECOGNIZED BY E ITHER: 31 HOUSE BILL 345 11
498458
499- (A) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT, NOR ANY RULE OF THE COMMISSION,
500-SHALL BE CONSTRUED T O LIMIT, RESTRICT, OR IN ANY WAY REDUCE THE ABILITY Ch. 9 2025 LAWS OF MARYLAND
501459
502-– 12 –
503-OF A MEMBER STATE TO ENACT AND ENFORC E LAWS, REGULATIONS , OR OTHER
504-RULES RELATED TO THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL W ORK IN THAT STATE , WHERE THOSE
505-LAWS, REGULATIONS , OR OTHER RULES ARE N OT INCONSISTENT WITH THE
506-PROVISIONS OF THIS COMPACT.
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508- (B) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL AFFECT THE REQUIREMENTS
509-ESTABLISHED BY A MEMBE R STATE FOR THE ISSU ANCE OF A SINGLE STA TE LICENSE.
461+ 1. THE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 1
462+ACCREDITATION, OR ITS SUCCESSOR ; OR 2
510463
511- (C) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT, NOR ANY RULE OF THE COMMISSION,
512-SHALL BE CONSTRUED T O LIMIT, RESTRICT, OR IN ANY WAY REDUCE THE ABILITY
513-OF A MEMBER STATE TO TAKE ADVERS E ACTION AGAINST A LICENSEE’S SINGLE
514-STATE LICENSE TO PRACTICE SOCIAL W ORK IN THAT STATE.
464+ 2. THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. 3
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516- (D) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT, NOR ANY RULE OF THE COMMISSION,
517-SHALL BE CONSTRUED T O LIMIT, RESTRICT, OR IN ANY WAY REDUCE THE ABILITY
518-OF A REMOTE STATE TO TAKE ADVERSE ACTION AGAINST A LICENSEE’S MULTISTATE
519-AUTHORIZATION TO PRA CTICE IN THAT STATE .
466+ (E) THE MULTISTATE LICENS E FOR A REGULATED SO CIAL WORKER IS 4
467+SUBJECT TO THE RENEW AL REQUIREMENTS OF T HE HOME STATE . THE REGULATED 5
468+SOCIAL WORKER MUST M AINTAIN COMPLIANCE W ITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 6
469+SECTION 4(A) TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RE NEW A MULTISTATE LIC ENSE. 7
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521- (E) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT, NOR ANY RULE OF THE COMMISSION,
522-SHALL BE CONSTRUED T O LIMIT, RESTRICT, OR IN ANY WAY REDUCE THE ABILITY
523-OF A LICENSEE’S HOME STATE TO TAKE ADVERSE ACTION AGAIN ST A LICENSEE’S
524-MULTISTATE LICENSE B ASED UPON INFORMATIO N PROVIDED BY A REMO TE STATE.
471+ (F) THE REGULATED SOCIAL WORKER’S SERVICES IN A REMO TE STATE ARE 8
472+SUBJECT TO THAT MEMB ER STATE’S REGULATORY AUTHORI TY. A REMOTE STA TE 9
473+MAY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH D UE PROCESS AND THAT MEMBER STATE ’S LAWS, 10
474+REMOVE A REGULATED S OCIAL WORKER ’S MULTISTATE AUTHORI ZATION TO 11
475+PRACTICE IN THE REMO TE STATE FOR A SPECI FIC PERIOD OF TIME , IMPOSE FINES, 12
476+AND TAKE ANY OTHER N ECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT TH E HEALTH AND SAFETY 13
477+OF ITS CITIZENS. 14
525478
526-SECTION 7. REISSUANCE OF A MULTISTATE LICENSE BY A NEW HOME
527-STATE.
479+ (G) IF A MULTISTATE LICEN SE IS ENCUMBERED , THE REGULATED SOCIAL 15
480+WORKER’S MULTISTATE AUTHORI ZATION TO PRACTICE S HALL BE DEACTIVATED IN 16
481+ALL REMOTE STATES UN TIL THE MULTISTATE L ICENSE IS NO LONGER 17
482+ENCUMBERED . 18
528483
529- (A) A LICENSEE CAN HOLD A MULTISTATE LICENSE , ISSUED BY THEIR HOME
530-STATE, IN ONLY ONE MEMBER S TATE AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
484+ (H) IF A MULTISTATE AUTHORIZA TION TO PRACTICE IS ENCUMBERED IN A 19
485+REMOTE STATE , THE REGULATED SOCIAL WORKER’S MULTISTATE AUTHORI ZATION 20
486+TO PRACTICE MAY BE D EACTIVATED IN THAT S TATE UNTIL THE MULTI STATE 21
487+AUTHORIZATION TO PRA CTICE IS NO LONGER E NCUMBERED . 22
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532- (B) IF A LICENSEE CHANGES THEIR HOME STATE BY MOVING BETWEEN TWO
533-MEMBER STATES :
489+SECTION 5. ISSUANCE OF A MULTISTATE LICENSE. 23
534490
535- (1) THE LICENSEE SHALL IM MEDIATELY APPLY FOR THE REISSUANCE
536-OF THEIR MULTISTATE LICENSE IN THEIR NEW HOME STATE. THE LICENSEE SHALL
537-PAY ALL APPLICABLE F EES AND NOTIFY THE PR IOR HOME STATE IN AC CORDANCE
538-WITH THE RULES OF TH E COMMISSION.
491+ (A) UPON RECEIPT OF AN AP PLICATION FOR A MULT ISTATE LICENSE, THE 24
492+HOME STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY SHALL DETE RMINE THE APPLICANT ’S 25
493+ELIGIBILITY FOR A MU LTISTATE LICENSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 4 OF THIS 26
494+COMPACT. 27
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540- (2) UPON RECEIPT OF AN AP PLICATION TO REISSUE A MULTISTATE
541-LICENSE, THE NEW HOME STATE S HALL VERIFY THAT THE MULTISTATE LICENSE I S
542-ACTIVE, UNENCUMBERED AND ELI GIBLE FOR R EISSUANCE UNDER THE TERMS OF
543-THE COMPACT AND THE RULES OF THE COMMISSION. THE MULTISTATE LICENS E
544-ISSUED BY THE PRIOR HOME STATE WILL BE D EACTIVATED AND ALL M EMBER WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 9
496+ (B) IF SUCH APPLICANT IS ELI GIBLE PURSUANT TO SECTION 4 OF THIS 28
497+COMPACT, THE HOME STATE LICEN SING AUTHORITY SHALL ISSUE A MULTISTATE 29
498+LICENSE THAT AUTHORI ZES THE APPLICANT OR REGULATED SOCIAL WOR KER TO 30
499+PRACTICE IN ALL MEMB ER STATES UNDER A MU LTISTATE AUTHORIZATI ON TO 31
500+PRACTICE. 32
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546-– 13 –
547-STATES NOTIFIED IN A CCORDANCE WITH THE A PPLICABLE RULES ADOP TED BY THE
548-COMMISSION.
502+ (C) UPON ISSUANCE OF A MU LTISTATE LICENSE , THE HOME STATE 33
503+LICENSING AUTHORITY SHALL DESIGNATE WHET HER THE REGULATED SO CIAL 34 12 HOUSE BILL 345
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550- (3) PRIOR TO THE REISSUANCE OF THE MULTISTATE LI CENSE, THE
551-NEW HOME STATE SHALL CONDUCT PROCEDURES F OR CONSIDERING THE C RIMINAL
552-HISTORY RECORDS OF T HE LICENSEE. SUCH PROCEDURES SHALL INCLUDE THE
553-SUBMISSION OF FINGER PRINTS OR OTHER BIOM ETRIC–BASED INFORMATION BY
554-APPLICANTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF O BTAINING AN APPLICAN T’S CRIMINAL HISTORY
555-RECORD INFORMATION F ROM THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND THE
556-AGENCY RESPONSIBLE F OR RETAINING THAT ST ATE’S CRIMINAL RECORDS .
557505
558- (4) IF REQUIRED FOR INITI AL LICENSURE , THE NEW HOME STATE
559-MAY REQUIRE COMPLETI ON OF JURISPRUDENCE REQUIREMENTS IN THE NEW HOME
560-STATE.
506+WORKER HOLDS A MULTI STATE LICENSE IN THE BACHELOR’S, MASTER’S, OR 1
507+CLINICAL CATEGORY OF SOCIAL WORK. 2
561508
562- (5) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER PROVISION OF TH IS COMPACT, IF
563-A LICENSEE DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENT S SET FORTH IN THIS COMPACT FOR
564-THE REISSUANCE OF A MULTISTATE LICENSE BY THE NEW H OME STATE, THEN THE
565-LICENSEE SHALL BE SU BJECT TO THE NEW HOM E STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
566-ISSUANCE OF A SINGLE STATE LICENSE IN THA T STATE.
509+ (D) A MULTISTATE LICENSE ISSUED BY A HOME STATE TO A RESI DENT IN 3
510+THAT STATE SHALL BE RECOGNIZED BY ALL COMPACT MEMBER STATES AS 4
511+AUTHORIZING SOCIAL W ORK PRACTICE UNDER A MULTISTATE AUTHORIZA TION TO 5
512+PRACTICE CORRESPONDI NG TO EACH CATEGORY OF LICENSURE REGULAT ED IN 6
513+EACH MEMB ER STATE. 7
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568- (C) IF A LICENSEE CHANGES THEIR PRIMARY STATE OF RESIDENCE BY
569-MOVING FROM A MEMBER STATE TO A N ON–MEMBER STATE , OR FROM A
570-NON–MEMBER STATE TO A ME MBER STATE, THEN THE LICENSEE SH ALL BE SUBJECT
571-TO THE STATE REQUIRE MENTS FOR THE ISSUAN CE OF A SINGLE STATE LICENSE IN
572-THE NEW HOME STATE .
515+SECTION 6. AUTHORITY OF INTERSTATE COMPACT COMMISSION AND 8
516+MEMBER STATE LICENSING AUTHORITIES. 9
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574- (D) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL INTERFE RE WITH A LICENSEE ’S
575-ABILITY TO HOLD A SIN GLE STATE LICENSE IN MULTIPLE STATES ; HOWEVER, FOR
576-THE PURPOSES OF THIS COMPACT, A LICENSEE SHALL HAV E ONLY ONE HOME
577-STATE, AND ONLY ONE MULTIST ATE LICENSE.
518+ (A) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT, NOR ANY RULE OF THE COMMISSION, 10
519+SHALL BE CONSTRUED T O LIMIT, RESTRICT, OR IN ANY WAY REDUCE THE ABILITY 11
520+OF A MEMBER STAT E TO ENACT AND ENFOR CE LAWS, REGULATIONS , OR OTHER 12
521+RULES RELATED TO THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL W ORK IN THAT STATE , WHERE THOSE 13
522+LAWS, REGULATIONS , OR OTHER RULES ARE N OT INCONSISTENT WITH THE 14
523+PROVISIONS OF THIS COMPACT. 15
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579- (E) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL INTERFE RE WITH THE
580-REQUIREMENTS ESTABLI SHED BY A MEMBER STATE FO R THE ISSUANCE OF A SINGLE
581-STATE LICENSE.
525+ (B) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL AFFEC T THE REQUIREMENTS 16
526+ESTABLISHED BY A MEM BER STATE FOR THE IS SUANCE OF A SINGLE S TATE LICENSE. 17
582527
583-SECTION 8. MILITARY FAMILIES.
528+ (C) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT, NOR ANY RULE OF THE COMMISSION, 18
529+SHALL BE CONSTRUED T O LIMIT, RESTRICT, OR IN ANY WAY REDUCE THE ABILITY 19
530+OF A MEMBER STATE TO TAKE AD VERSE ACTION AGAINST A LICENSEE’S SINGLE 20
531+STATE LICENSE TO PRACTICE SOCIAL W ORK IN THAT STATE. 21
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585- AN ACTIVE MILITARY ME MBER OR THEIR SPOUSE SHALL DESIGNATE A HO ME
586-STATE WHERE THE INDI VIDUAL HAS A MULTIST ATE LICENSE. THE INDIVIDUAL MAY
587-RETAIN THEIR HOME ST ATE DESIGNATION DURING T HE PERIOD THE SERVIC E
588-MEMBER IS ON ACTIVE DUTY.
533+ (D) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT, NOR ANY RULE OF THE COMMISSION, 22
534+SHALL BE CONSTRUED T O LIMIT, RESTRICT, OR IN ANY WAY REDUCE THE ABILITY 23
535+OF A REMOTE STATE TO TAKE ADVERSE ACTION AGAIN ST A LICENSEE’S MULTISTATE 24
536+AUTHORIZATION TO PRA CTICE IN THAT STATE . 25
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590-SECTION 9. ADVERSE ACTIONS. Ch. 9 2025 LAWS OF MARYLAND
538+ (E) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT, NOR ANY RULE OF THE COMMISSION, 26
539+SHALL BE CONSTRUED T O LIMIT, RESTRICT, OR IN ANY WAY REDUCE THE ABILITY 27
540+OF A LICENSEE’S HOME STATE TO TAK E ADVERSE ACTION AGA INST A LICENSEE ’S 28
541+MULTISTATE LICENSE B ASED UPON INFORMATIO N PROVIDED BY A REMO TE STATE. 29
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592-– 14 –
543+SECTION 7. REISSUANCE OF A MULTISTATE LICENSE BY A NEW HOME 30
544+STATE. 31
593545
594- (A) IN ADDITION TO THE OT HER POWERS CONFERRED BY STATE LAW , A
595-REMOTE STATE SHALL H AVE THE AUTHORITY , IN ACCORDANCE WITH E XISTING
596-STATE DUE PROCESS LA W, TO:
546+ (A) A LICENSEE CAN HOLD A MULTISTATE LICENSE , ISSUED BY THEIR HOME 32
547+STATE, IN ONLY ONE MEMBER STAT E AT ANY GIVEN TIME . 33
548+ HOUSE BILL 345 13
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598- (1) TAKE ADVERSE ACTION A GAINST A REGULATED S OCIAL
599-WORKER’S MULTISTATE AUTHORI ZATION TO PRACTICE O NLY WITHIN THAT MEMB ER
600-STATE, AND ISSUE SUBPOENAS FOR BOTH HEARINGS AN D INVESTIGATIONS THA T
601-REQUIRE THE ATTENDAN CE AND TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES AS WELL AS THE
602-PRODUCTION OF EVIDEN CE. SUBPOENAS ISSUED BY A LICENSING AUTHORITY IN A
603-MEMBER STATE FOR THE ATTENDANCE AND TESTI MONY OF WITNESSES OR THE
604-PRODUCTION OF EVIDEN CE FROM ANOTHER MEMB ER STATE SHALL BE EN FORCED
605-IN THE LATTER STATE BY ANY COURT OF COMP ETENT JURISDICTION, ACCORDING
606-TO THE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THAT CO URT APPLICABLE TO SU BPOENAS
607-ISSUED IN PROCEEDING S PENDING BEFORE IT . THE ISSUING AUTHORITY SHALL PAY
608-ANY WITNESS FEES , TRAVEL EXPENSES , MILEAGE AND OTHER FE ES REQUIRED BY
609-THE SERVICE STATUTES OF THE STATE IN WHICH T HE WITNESSES OR EVID ENCE ARE
610-LOCATED.
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612- (2) ONLY THE HOME STATE S HALL HAVE THE POWER TO TAKE
613-ADVERSE ACTION AGAIN ST A REGULATED SOCIA L WORKER’S MULTISTATE LICENSE .
551+ (B) IF A LICENSEE CHANGES THEIR HOME STATE BY MOVING BETWEEN TWO 1
552+MEMBER STATES : 2
614553
615- (B) FOR PURPOSES OF TAKIN G ADVERSE ACTION , THE HOME STATE SHALL
616-GIVE THE SAME PRIORITY AN D EFFECT TO REPORTED CONDUCT RECEIVED FRO M A
617-MEMBER STATE AS IT W OULD IF THE CONDUCT HAD OCCURRED WITHIN THE HOME
618-STATE. IN SO DOING, THE HOME STATE SHALL APPLY ITS OWN STATE LAWS TO
619-DETERMINE APPROPRIAT E ACTION.
554+ (1) THE LICENSEE SHALL IM MEDIATELY APPLY FOR THE REISSUANCE 3
555+OF THEIR MULTISTATE LICENSE IN THEIR NEW HOME STATE. THE LICENSEE SHAL L 4
556+PAY ALL APPLICABLE F EES AND NOTIFY THE P RIOR HOME STATE IN A CCORDANCE 5
557+WITH THE RULES OF TH E COMMISSION. 6
620558
621- (C) THE HOME STATE SH ALL COMPLETE ANY PEN DING INVESTIGATIONS OF
622-A REGULATED SOCIAL W ORKER WHO CHANGES TH EIR HOME STATE DURIN G THE
623-COURSE OF THE INVEST IGATIONS. THE HOME STATE SHALL ALSO HAVE THE
624-AUTHORITY TO TAKE AP PROPRIATE ACTION (S) AND SHALL PROMPTLY R EPORT THE
625-CONCLUSIONS OF THE INVESTIGATION S TO THE ADMINISTRAT OR OF THE DATA
626-SYSTEM. THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE DATA SYSTEM SHAL L PROMPTLY NOTIFY TH E
627-NEW HOME STATE OF AN Y ADVERSE ACTIONS .
559+ (2) UPON RECEIPT OF AN AP PLICATION TO REISSUE A MULTISTATE 7
560+LICENSE, THE NEW HOME STATE S HALL VERIFY THAT THE MULTISTATE LICENSE I S 8
561+ACTIVE, UNENCUMB ERED AND ELIGIBLE FO R REISSUANCE UNDER T HE TERMS OF 9
562+THE COMPACT AND THE RULES OF THE COMMISSION. THE MULTISTATE LICENS E 10
563+ISSUED BY THE PRIOR HOME STATE WILL BE D EACTIVATED AND ALL M EMBER 11
564+STATES NOTIFIED IN A CCORDANCE WITH THE A PPLICABLE RULES ADOP TED BY THE 12
565+COMMISSION. 13
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629- (D) A MEMBER STATE , IF OTHERWISE PERMITT ED BY STATE LAW , MAY
630-RECOVER FROM THE AFF ECTED RE GULATED SOCIAL WORKE R THE COSTS OF
631-INVESTIGATIONS AND D ISPOSITIONS OF CASES RESULTING FROM ANY A DVERSE
632-ACTION TAKEN AGAINST THAT REGULATED SOCIA L WORKER.
633- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 9
567+ (3) PRIOR TO THE REISSUAN CE OF THE MULTISTATE LICENSE, THE 14
568+NEW HOME STATE SHALL CONDUCT PROCEDURES F OR CONSIDERING THE C RIMINAL 15
569+HISTORY RECORDS OF T HE LICENSEE. SUCH PROCEDURES SHALL INCLUDE THE 16
570+SUBMISSION OF FINGER PRINTS OR OTHER BIOM ETRIC–BASED INFORMATION BY 17
571+APPLICANTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF O BTAINING AN APPLICAN T’S CRIMINAL HISTORY 18
572+RECORD INFORMATION F ROM THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND THE 19
573+AGENCY RESPONSIBLE F OR RETAINING THAT ST ATE’S CRIMINAL RECORDS . 20
634574
635-– 15 –
636- (E) A MEMBER STATE MAY TAK E ADVERSE ACTION BAS ED ON THE FACTUAL
637-FINDINGS OF ANOTHER MEMBER STATE , PROVIDED THAT THE ME MBER STATE
638-FOLLOWS ITS OWN PROC EDURES FOR TAKING AD VERSE ACTION.
575+ (4) IF REQUIRED FOR INITI AL LICENSURE, THE NEW HOME STATE 21
576+MAY REQUIRE COMPLETI ON OF JURISPRUDENCE REQUIREMENTS IN THE NEW HOME 22
577+STATE. 23
639578
640- (F) (1) IN ADDITION TO THE AU THORITY GRANTED TO A MEMBER STATE
641-BY ITS RESPECTIVE RE GULATED SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE ACT OR OTHE R
642-APPLICABLE STATE LAW , ANY MEMBER STATE MAY PARTICIPATE WITH OTHE R
643-MEMBER STATES IN JOI NT INVESTIGATIONS OF LICENSEES.
579+ (5) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER PROVISION OF TH IS COMPACT, IF 24
580+A LICENSEE DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENT S SET FORTH IN THIS COMPACT FOR 25
581+THE REISSUANCE OF A MULTISTATE LICE NSE BY THE NEW HOME STATE, THEN THE 26
582+LICENSEE SHALL BE SU BJECT TO THE NEW HOM E STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 27
583+ISSUANCE OF A SINGLE STATE LICENSE IN THA T STATE. 28
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645- (2) MEMBER STATES SHALL S HARE ANY INVESTIGATI VE, LITIGATION,
646-OR COMPLIANCE MATERI ALS IN FURTHERANCE O F ANY JOINT OR INDIV IDUAL
647-INVESTIGATION INITIA TED UNDER THE COMPACT.
585+ (C) IF A LICENSEE CHANGES THEIR PRIMARY STATE OF RESIDENCE BY 29
586+MOVING FROM A ME MBER STATE TO A NON –MEMBER STATE , OR FROM A 30
587+NON–MEMBER STATE TO A ME MBER STATE, THEN THE LICENSEE SH ALL BE SUBJECT 31
588+TO THE STATE REQUIRE MENTS FOR THE ISSUAN CE OF A SINGLE STATE LICENSE IN 32
589+THE NEW HOME STATE . 33
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649- (G) IF AN ADVERSE ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE HOME ST ATE AGAINST THE
650-MULTISTATE LICENSE O F A REGULATED SOCIAL WORKER, THE REGULATED SOCIAL
651-WORKER’S MULTISTATE AUTHORI ZATION TO PRACTICE I N ALL OTHER MEMBER
652-STATES SHALL BE DEAC TIVATED UNTIL ALL EN CUMBRANCES HAVE BEEN REMOVED
653-FROM THE MULTISTATE LICENSE. ALL HOME STATE DISCIP LINARY ORDERS THAT
654-IMPOSE ADVERSE ACTIO N AGAINST THE LICENS E OF A REGULATED SOC IAL WORKER
655-SHALL INCLUDE A STAT EMENT THAT THE REGUL ATED SOCIAL WORKER ’S
656-MULTISTATE AUTHORIZA TION TO PRACTICE IS DEACTIVATED IN ALL MEMBER
657-STATES UNTIL ALL CON DITIONS OF THE DECIS ION, ORDER, OR AGREEMENT ARE
658-SATISFIED.
591+ (D) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL INTERFE RE WITH A LICENSEE ’S 34
592+ABILITY TO HOLD A SI NGLE STATE LICENSE I N MULTIPLE STATES ; HOWEVER, FOR 35
593+THE PURPOSES OF THIS COMPACT, A LICENSEE SHALL HAV E ONLY ONE HOME 36
594+STATE, AND ONLY ONE MULTIST ATE LICENSE. 37 14 HOUSE BILL 345
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660- (H) IF A MEMBER STATE TAK ES ADVERSE ACTION , IT SHALL PROMPTLY
661-NOTIFY THE ADMINISTR ATOR OF THE DATA SYS TEM. THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE
662-DATA SYSTEM SHALL PR OMPTLY NOTIFY THE HOME ST ATE AND ALL OTHER ME MBER
663-STATES OF ANY ADVERS E ACTIONS BY REMOTE STATES.
664596
665- (I) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL OVERRID E A MEMBER STATE ’S
666-DECISION THAT PARTIC IPATION IN AN ALTERN ATIVE PROGRAM MAY BE USED IN
667-LIEU OF ADVERSE ACTI ON.
668597
669- (J) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL AUTHORI ZE A MEMBER STATE TO
670-DEMAND THE ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS FOR ATT ENDANCE AND TESTIMON Y OF
671-WITNESSES OR THE PRO DUCTION OF EVIDENCE FROM ANOTHER MEMBER STATE
672-FOR LAWFUL ACTIONS W ITHIN THAT MEMBER ST ATE.
598+ (E) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL INTERFE RE WITH THE 1
599+REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY A MEMBER STATE FOR T HE ISSUANCE OF A SIN GLE 2
600+STATE LICENSE. 3
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674- (K) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL AUTHORIZ E A MEMBER STATE TO
675-IMPOSE DISCIPLINE AG AINST A REGULATED SO CIAL WORKER WHO HOLD S A
676-MULTISTATE AUTHORIZA TION TO PRACTICE FOR LAWFUL ACTIONS WITHI N
677-ANOTHER MEMBER STATE .
678- Ch. 9 2025 LAWS OF MARYLAND
602+SECTION 8. MILITARY FAMILIES. 4
679603
680-– 16 –
681-SECTION 10. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE
682-COMPACT COMMISSION.
604+ AN ACTIVE MILITARY ME MBER OR THEIR SPOUSE SHALL DESIGNATE A HO ME 5
605+STATE WHERE THE INDI VIDUAL HAS A MULTIST ATE LICENSE. THE INDIVIDUAL MAY 6
606+RETAIN THEIR HOME ST ATE DESIGNATION DURI NG THE PERIOD THE SE RVICE 7
607+MEMBER IS ON ACTIVE DUTY. 8
683608
684- (A) THE COMPACT MEMBER STATES HEREBY CREATE AND ES TABLISH A
685-JOINT GOVERNMENT AGE NCY WHOSE MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF ALL MEMB ER
686-STATES THAT HAVE ENA CTED THE COMPACT KNOWN AS THE SOCIAL WORK
687-LICENSURE COMPACT COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION IS AN INST RUMENTALITY
688-OF THE COMPACT STATES ACTING JOINTLY AND NOT AN I NSTRUMENTALITY OF AN Y
689-ONE STATE. THE COMMISSION SHALL COME INTO EXISTENCE ON OR AFTER THE
690-EFFECTIVE DATE OF TH E COMPACT AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 14.
609+SECTION 9. ADVERSE ACTIONS. 9
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692- (B) (1) EACH MEMBER STATE SHA LL HAVE AND BE LIMIT ED TO ONE
693-DELEGATE SELECTED BY THAT MEMBER STATE ’S LICENSING AUTHORIT Y.
611+ (A) IN ADDITION TO THE OT HER POWERS CONFERRED BY STATE LAW , A 10
612+REMOTE STATE SHALL H AVE THE AUTHORITY , IN ACCORDANCE WITH E XISTING 11
613+STATE DUE PROCESS LA W, TO: 12
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695- (2) THE DELEGATE SHALL BE EITHER:
615+ (1) TAKE ADVERSE ACTION A GAINST A REGULATED S OCIAL 13
616+WORKER’S MULTISTATE AUTHORI ZATION TO PRAC TICE ONLY WITHIN THA T MEMBER 14
617+STATE, AND ISSUE SUBPOENAS FOR BOTH HEARINGS AN D INVESTIGATIONS THA T 15
618+REQUIRE THE ATTENDAN CE AND TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES AS WELL AS THE 16
619+PRODUCTION OF EVIDEN CE. SUBPOENAS ISSUED BY A LICENSING AUTHORITY IN A 17
620+MEMBER STATE FOR THE ATTENDANCE AND TESTIM ONY OF WITNESSES OR THE 18
621+PRODUCTION OF EVIDEN CE FROM ANOTHER MEMB ER STATE SHALL BE EN FORCED 19
622+IN THE LATTER STATE BY ANY COURT OF COMP ETENT JURISDICTION , ACCORDING 20
623+TO THE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THAT CO URT APPLICABLE TO SU BPOENAS 21
624+ISSUED IN PROCEEDINGS PENDI NG BEFORE IT. THE ISSUING AUTHORITY SHALL PAY 22
625+ANY WITNESS FEES , TRAVEL EXPENSES , MILEAGE AND OTHER FE ES REQUIRED BY 23
626+THE SERVICE STATUTES OF THE STATE IN WHIC H THE WITNESSES OR E VIDENCE ARE 24
627+LOCATED. 25
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697- (I) A CURRENT MEMBER OF TH E LICENSING AUTHORIT Y AT
698-THE TIME OF APPOINTM ENT, WHO IS A REGULATED S OCIAL WORKER , OR PUBLIC
699-MEMBER OF THE LICENS ING AUTHORITY; OR
629+ (2) ONLY THE HOME STATE S HALL HAVE THE POWER TO TAKE 26
630+ADVERSE ACTION AGAIN ST A REGULATED SOCIA L WORKER’S MULTISTATE LICENSE . 27
700631
701- (II) AN ADMINISTRATOR OF T HE LICENSING AUTHORI TY OR
702-THEIR DESIGNEE .
632+ (B) FOR PURPOSES OF TAKIN G ADVERSE ACTION , THE HOME STATE SHALL 28
633+GIVE THE SAME PRIORI TY AND EFFECT TO REP ORTED CONDUCT RECEIV ED FROM A 29
634+MEMBER STATE AS IT W OULD IF THE CONDUCT HAD OCCURRED WITHIN THE HOME 30
635+STATE. IN SO DOING, THE HOME STATE SHALL APPLY ITS OWN STATE LAWS TO 31
636+DETERMINE APPROPRIAT E ACTION. 32
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704- (3) THE COMMISSION SHALL BY R ULE OR BYLAW ESTABLI SH A TERM
705-OF OFFICE FOR DELEGA TES AND MAY BY RULE OR BYLAW ESTABLISH T ERM LIMITS.
638+ (C) THE HOME STATE SHALL COMPLETE ANY PENDING INVESTIGATIONS OF 33
639+A REGULATED SOCIAL W ORKER WHO CHANGES TH EIR HOME STATE DURING THE 34
640+COURSE OF THE INVEST IGATIONS. THE HOME STATE SHALL ALSO HAVE THE 35 HOUSE BILL 345 15
706641
707- (4) THE COMMISSION MAY RECOMMEND REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION
708-OF ANY DELEGATE FROM OFFICE.
709642
710- (5) A MEMBER STATE ’S LICENSING AUTHORIT Y SHALL FILL ANY
711-VACANCY OF ITS DELEG ATE OCCURRING ON THE COMMISSION WITHIN 60 DAYS OF
712-THE VACANCY .
643+AUTHORITY TO TAKE AP PROPRIATE ACTION (S) AND SHALL PROMPTLY R EPORT THE 1
644+CONCLUSIONS OF THE I NVESTIGATIONS TO THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE DATA 2
645+SYSTEM. THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE DATA SYSTEM SHALL PROMPTL Y NOTIFY THE 3
646+NEW HOME STATE OF AN Y ADVERSE ACTIONS . 4
713647
714- (6) EACH DELEGATE SHALL B E ENTITLED TO ONE VO TE ON ALL
715-MATTERS BEFORE THE COMMISSION REQUIRING A VOTE BY COMMISSION
716-DELEGATES.
648+ (D) A MEMBER STATE , IF OTHERWISE PERMITT ED BY STATE LAW , MAY 5
649+RECOVER FROM THE AFF ECTED REGULATED SOCI AL WORKER THE COSTS OF 6
650+INVESTIGATIONS AND D ISPOSITIONS OF CASES RESULTING FROM A NY ADVERSE 7
651+ACTION TAKEN AGAINST THAT REGULATED SOCIA L WORKER. 8
717652
718- (7) A DELEGATE SHALL VOTE IN PERSON OR BY SUCH OTHER MEANS
719-AS PROVIDED IN THE B YLAWS. THE BYLAWS MAY PROVID E FOR DELEGATES TO M EET
720-BY TELECOMMUNICATION , VIDEO CONFERENCE , OR OTHER MEANS OF
721-COMMUNICATION .
722- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 9
653+ (E) A MEMBER STATE MAY TAK E ADVERSE ACTION BAS ED ON THE FACTUAL 9
654+FINDINGS OF ANOTHER MEMBER STATE , PROVIDED THAT THE ME MBER STATE 10
655+FOLLOWS ITS OWN PROC EDURES FOR TAKING AD VERSE ACTION. 11
723656
724-– 17 –
725- (8) THE COMMISSION SHALL MEET AT LEAST ONCE DURING EACH
726-CALENDAR YEAR . ADDITIONAL MEETINGS M AY BE HELD AS SET FO RTH IN THE
727-BYLAWS. THE COMMISSION MAY MEET B Y TELECOMMUNICATION , VIDEO
728-CONFERENCE , OR OTHER SIMILAR ELE CTRONIC MEANS.
657+ (F) (1) IN ADDITION TO THE AU THORITY GRANTED TO A MEMBER STATE 12
658+BY ITS RESPECTIVE RE GULATED SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE ACT OR OTHE R 13
659+APPLICABLE STATE LAW , ANY MEMBER STATE MAY PARTICIPATE WITH OTH ER 14
660+MEMBER STATES IN JOI NT INVESTIGATIONS OF LICENSEES. 15
729661
730- (C) THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS :
662+ (2) MEMBER STATES SHALL SHARE ANY INVE STIGATIVE, LITIGATION, 16
663+OR COMPLIANCE MATERI ALS IN FURTHERANCE O F ANY JOINT OR INDIV IDUAL 17
664+INVESTIGATION INITIA TED UNDER THE COMPACT. 18
731665
732- (1) ESTABLISH THE FISCAL YEAR OF THE COMMISSION;
666+ (G) IF AN ADVERSE ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE HOME STATE AGAINST THE 19
667+MULTISTATE LICENSE O F A REGULATED SOC IAL WORKER, THE REGULATED SOCIAL 20
668+WORKER’S MULTISTATE AUTHORI ZATION TO PRACTICE I N ALL OTHER MEMBER 21
669+STATES SHALL BE DEAC TIVATED UNTIL ALL EN CUMBRANCES HAVE BEEN REMOVED 22
670+FROM THE MULTISTATE LICENSE. ALL HOME STATE DISCIP LINARY ORDERS THAT 23
671+IMPOSE ADVERSE ACTI ON AGAINST THE LICEN SE OF A REGULATED SO CIAL WORKER 24
672+SHALL INCLUDE A STAT EMENT THAT THE REGUL ATED SOCIAL WORKER ’S 25
673+MULTISTATE AUTHORIZA TION TO PRACTICE IS DEACTIVATED IN ALL M EMBER 26
674+STATES UNTIL ALL CON DITIONS OF THE DECIS ION, ORDER, OR AGREEMENT ARE 27
675+SATISFIED. 28
733676
734- (2) ESTABLISH A CODE OF C ONDUCT AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST
735-POLICIES;
677+ (H) IF A MEMBER STATE TAK ES ADVERSE ACTION , IT SHALL PROMPTLY 29
678+NOTIFY THE ADMINISTR ATOR OF THE DATA SYS TEM. THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE 30
679+DATA SYSTEM SHALL PR OMPTLY NOTIFY THE HO ME STATE AND ALL OTH ER MEMBER 31
680+STATES OF ANY ADVERS E ACTIONS BY REMOTE STATES. 32
736681
737- (3) ESTABLISH AND AMEND R ULES AND BYLAWS ;
682+ (I) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL OVERRID E A MEMBER STATE ’S 33
683+DECISION THAT PARTIC IPATION IN AN ALTERN ATIVE PROGRAM MAY BE USED IN 34
684+LIEU OF ADVERSE ACTI ON. 35
685+ 16 HOUSE BILL 345
738686
739- (4) MAINTAIN ITS FINANCIA L RECORDS IN ACCORDANC E WITH THE
740-BYLAWS;
741687
742- (5) MEET AND TAKE SUCH AC TIONS AS ARE CONSIST ENT WITH THE
743-PROVISIONS OF THE COMPACT, THE COMMISSION’S RULES AND BYLAWS ;
688+ (J) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL AUTHORI ZE A MEMBER STATE TO 1
689+DEMAND THE ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS FOR A TTENDANCE AND TESTIM ONY OF 2
690+WITNESSES OR THE PRO DUCTION OF EVIDENCE FROM ANOTHER MEMBER STATE 3
691+FOR LAWFUL ACTIONS W ITHIN THAT MEMBER ST ATE. 4
744692
745- (6) INITIATE AND CONCLUDE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR ACTIONS IN
746-THE NAME OF THE COMMISSION, PROVIDED THAT THE STANDI NG OF ANY STATE
747-LICENSING BOARD TO S UE OR BE SUED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW SHALL NOT BE
748-AFFECTED;
693+ (K) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL AUTHORI ZE A MEMBER STATE TO 5
694+IMPOSE DISCIPLINE AG AINST A REGULATED SO CIAL WORKER WH O HOLDS A 6
695+MULTISTATE AUTHORIZA TION TO PRACTICE FOR LAWFUL ACTIONS WITHI N 7
696+ANOTHER MEMBER STATE . 8
749697
750- (7) MAINTAIN AND CERTIFY RECORDS AND INFORMAT ION PROVIDED
751-TO A MEMBER STATE AS THE AUTHENTICATED BU SINESS RECORDS OF TH E
752-COMMISSION AND DESIGNATE AN AGENT T O DO SO ON THE COMMISSION’S BEHALF;
698+SECTION 10. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE 9
699+COMPACT COMMISSION. 10
753700
754- (8) PURCHASE AND MAINTAIN INSURANCE AND BONDS ;
701+ (A) THE COMPACT MEMBER STATES HEREBY CREATE AND ES TABLISH A 11
702+JOINT GOVERNMENT AGE NCY WHOSE MEMBERSHIP CON SISTS OF ALL MEMBER 12
703+STATES THAT HAVE ENA CTED THE COMPACT KNOWN AS THE SOCIAL WORK 13
704+LICENSURE COMPACT COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION IS AN INST RUMENTALITY 14
705+OF THE COMPACT STATES ACTING JOINTLY AND NOT AN I NSTRUMENTALITY OF AN Y 15
706+ONE STATE. THE COMMISSION SHALL COME INTO EXISTENCE ON OR AFTER THE 16
707+EFFECTIVE DATE OF TH E COMPACT AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 14. 17
755708
756- (9) BORROW, ACCEPT, OR CONTRACT FOR SERV ICES OF PERSONNEL ,
757-INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO , EMPLOYEES OF A MEMBE R STATE;
709+ (B) (1) EACH MEMBER STATE SHA LL HAVE AND BE LIMIT ED TO ONE 18
710+DELEGATE SELECTED BY THAT MEMBER STATE ’S LICENSING AUTHORIT Y. 19
758711
759- (10) CONDUCT AN ANNUAL FI NANCIAL REVIEW ;
712+ (2) THE DELEGATE SH ALL BE EITHER: 20
760713
761- (11) HIRE EMPLOYEES , ELECT OR APPOINT OFF ICERS, FIX
762-COMPENSATION , DEFINE DUTIES , GRANT SUCH INDIVIDUA LS APPROPRIATE
763-AUTHORITY TO CARRY O UT THE PURPOSES OF T HE COMPACT, AND ESTABLISH THE
764-COMMISSION’S PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROGRAMS RELATI NG TO CONFLICTS OF
765-INTEREST, QUALIFICATIONS OF PE RSONNEL, AND OTHER RELATED PE RSONNEL
766-MATTERS;
714+ (I) A CURRENT MEMBER OF TH E LICENSING AUTHORIT Y AT 21
715+THE TIME OF APPOINTM ENT, WHO IS A REGULATED S OCIAL WORKER , OR PUBLIC 22
716+MEMBER OF THE LICENS ING AUTHORITY ; OR 23
767717
768- (12) ASSESS AND COLLECT FE ES; Ch. 9 2025 LAWS OF MARYLAND
718+ (II) AN ADMINISTRATOR OF T HE LICENSING AUTHORI TY OR 24
719+THEIR DESIGNEE . 25
769720
770-– 18 –
721+ (3) THE COMMISSION SHALL BY R ULE OR BYLAW ESTABLI SH A TERM 26
722+OF OFFICE FOR DELEGA TES AND MAY BY RULE OR BYLAW ESTABLISH T ERM LIMITS. 27
771723
772- (13) ACCEPT ANY AND ALL AP PROPRIATE GIFTS , DONATIONS, GRANTS
773-OF MONEY, OTHER SOURCES OF REV ENUE, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, MATERIALS AND
774-SERVICES, AND TO RECEIVE , UTILIZE AND DISPOSE OF THE SAME; PROVIDED THAT
775-AT ALL TIMES THE COMMISSION SHALL AVOI D ANY APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY
776-OR CONFLICT OF INTER EST;
724+ (4) THE COMMISSION MAY RECOMM END REMOVAL OR SUSPE NSION 28
725+OF ANY DELEGATE FROM OFFICE. 29
777726
778- (14) LEASE, PURCHASE, RETAIN, OR OTHERWISE TO OWN , HOLD,
779-IMPROVE OR USE ANY P ROPERTY, REAL, PERSONAL OR MIXED ; OR ANY UNDIVIDED
780-INTEREST THEREIN ;
727+ (5) A MEMBER STATE ’S LICENSING AUTHORITY SHALL FILL ANY 30
728+VACANCY OF ITS DELEG ATE OCCURRING ON THE COMMISSION WITHIN 60 DAYS OF 31
729+THE VACANCY . 32
730+ HOUSE BILL 345 17
781731
782- (15) SELL, CONVEY, MORTGAGE , PLEDGE, LEASE, EXCHANGE,
783-ABANDON, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF ANY PROPERTY REAL , PERSONAL, OR MIXED;
784732
785- (16) ESTABLISH A BUDGET AN D MAKE EXPENDITURES ;
733+ (6) EACH DELEGATE SHALL B E ENTITLED TO ONE VO TE ON ALL 1
734+MATTERS BEFORE THE COMMISSION REQUIRING A VOTE BY COMMISSION 2
735+DELEGATES. 3
786736
787- (17) BORROW MONEY ;
737+ (7) A DELEGATE SHALL VOTE IN PERSON OR BY SUCH OTHER MEA NS 4
738+AS PROVIDED IN THE B YLAWS. THE BYLAWS MAY PROVID E FOR DELEGATES TO M EET 5
739+BY TELECOMMUNICATION , VIDEO CONFERENCE , OR OTHER MEANS OF 6
740+COMMUNICATION . 7
788741
789- (18) APPOINT COMMITTEES , INCLUDING STANDING C OMMITTEES
790-COMPOSED OF MEMBERS , STATE REGULATORS , STATE LEGISLATORS OR THEIR
791-REPRESENTATIVES , AND CONSUMER REPRESE NTATIVES, AND SUCH OTHER
792-INTERESTED PERSONS A S MAY BE DESIGNATED IN THE COMPACT AN D THE BYLAWS;
742+ (8) THE COMMISSION SHALL MEET AT LEAST ONCE DURING EACH 8
743+CALENDAR YEAR . ADDITIONAL MEETINGS M AY BE HELD AS SET FO RTH IN THE 9
744+BYLAWS. THE COMMISSION MAY MEET B Y TELECOMMUNICATION , VIDEO 10
745+CONFERENCE , OR OTHER SIMILAR ELE CTRONIC MEANS . 11
793746
794- (19) PROVIDE AND RECEIVE I NFORMATION FROM , AND COOPERATE
795-WITH, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CIES;
747+ (C) THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS : 12
796748
797- (20) ESTABLISH AND ELECT A N EXECUTIVE COMMITTE E, INCLUDING A
798-CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR ;
749+ (1) ESTABLISH THE FISCAL YEAR OF THE COMMISSION; 13
799750
800- (21) DETERMINE WHETHER A S TATE’S ADOPTED LANGUAGE I S
801-MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE MODEL COMPACT LANGUAGE SUCH THAT THE
802-STATE WOULD NOT QUAL IFY FOR PARTICIPATIO N IN THE COMPACT; AND
751+ (2) ESTABLISH A CODE OF C ONDUCT AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST 14
752+POLICIES; 15
803753
804- (22) PERFORM SUCH OTHER FU NCTIONS AS MAY BE NE CESSARY OR
805-APPROPRIATE TO ACHIE VE THE PURPOSES OF T HE COMPACT.
754+ (3) ESTABLISH AND AMEND R ULES AND BYLAWS ; 16
806755
807- (D) (1) THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE S HALL HAVE THE POWER TO ACT ON
808-BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THE COMPACT. THE
809-POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EXECUTIVE COM MITTEE SHALL
810-INCLUDE:
756+ (4) MAINTAIN ITS FINANCIA L RECORDS IN ACCORDA NCE WITH THE 17
757+BYLAWS; 18
811758
812- (I) OVERSEEING THE DAY –TO–DAY ACTIVITIES OF TH E
813-ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMPACT INCLUDING ENF ORCEMENT AND COMPLIA NCE WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 9
759+ (5) MEET AND TAKE SUCH AC TIONS AS ARE CONSIST ENT WITH THE 19
760+PROVISIONS OF THE COMPACT, THE COMMISSION’S RULES AND BYLAWS ; 20
814761
815-– 19 –
816-WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPACT, ITS RULES AND BYLAWS , AND OTHER SUCH
817-DUTIES AS DEEMED NEC ESSARY;
762+ (6) INITIATE AND CONCLUDE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR ACTIONS IN 21
763+THE NAME OF THE COMMISSION, PROVIDED THAT THE ST ANDING OF ANY STATE 22
764+LICENSING BOARD TO S UE OR BE SUED UNDER APPLICABLE L AW SHALL NOT BE 23
765+AFFECTED; 24
818766
819- (II) RECOMMENDING TO THE COMMISSION CHANGES TO THE
820-RULES OR BYLAWS , CHANGES TO THIS COMPACT LEGISLATION, FEES CHARGED TO
821-COMPACT MEMBER STATES SUCH AS FEES CHARGED TO LICENSEES, AND OTHER
822-FEES;
767+ (7) MAINTAIN AND CERTIFY RECORDS AND INFORMAT ION PROVIDED 25
768+TO A MEMBER STATE AS THE AUTHENTICATED BU SINESS RECORDS OF TH E 26
769+COMMISSION AND DESIGN ATE AN AGENT TO DO S O ON THE COMMISSION’S BEHALF; 27
823770
824- (III) ENSURING COMPACT ADMINISTRATIO N SERVICES ARE
825-APPROPRIATELY PROVID ED, INCLUDING BY CONTRAC T;
771+ (8) PURCHASE AND MAINTAIN INSURANCE AND BONDS ; 28
826772
827- (IV) PREPARING AND RECOMME NDING THE BUDGET ;
773+ (9) BORROW, ACCEPT, OR CONTRACT FOR SERV ICES OF PERSONNEL , 29
774+INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO , EMPLOYEES OF A MEMBE R STATE; 30
828775
829- (V) MAINTAINING FINANCIAL RECORDS ON BEHALF OF THE
830-COMMISSION;
776+ (10) CONDUCT AN ANNUAL FIN ANCIAL REVIEW ; 31 18 HOUSE BILL 345
831777
832- (VI) MONITORING COMPACT COMPLIANCE OF MEMBER STATES
833-AND PROVIDING COMPLI ANCE REPORTS TO THE COMMISSION;
834778
835- (VII) ESTABLISHING ADDITION AL COMMITTEES AS NEC ESSARY;
836779
837- (VIII) EXERCISING THE POWERS AND DUTIE S OF THE
838-COMMISSION DURING THE INTERIM BETWEEN COMMISSION MEETINGS , EXCEPT
839-FOR ADOPTING OR AMEN DING RULES, ADOPTING OR AMENDING BYLAWS, AND
840-EXERCISING ANY OTHER POWERS AND DUTIES EX PRESSLY RESERVED TO THE
841-COMMISSION BY RULE OR BYLAW; AND
780+ (11) HIRE EMPLOYEES , ELECT OR APPOINT OFF ICERS, FIX 1
781+COMPENSATION , DEFINE DUTIES, GRANT SUCH INDIVIDUA LS APPROPRIATE 2
782+AUTHORITY TO CARRY O UT THE PURPOSES OF T HE COMPACT, AND ESTABLISH THE 3
783+COMMISSION’S PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROGRAMS RELATIN G TO CONFLICTS OF 4
784+INTEREST, QUALIFICATIONS OF PE RSONNEL, AND OTHER RELATED PE RSONNEL 5
785+MATTERS; 6
842786
843- (IX) OTHER DUTIES AS PROVI DED IN THE RULES OR BYLAWS OF
844-THE COMMISSION.
787+ (12) ASSESS AND COLLECT FE ES; 7
845788
846- (2) THE EXECUTIVE COMMITT EE SHALL BE COMPOSED OF UP TO
847-ELEVEN MEMBERS :
789+ (13) ACCEPT ANY AND ALL AP PROPRIATE GIFTS , DONATIONS, GRANTS 8
790+OF MONEY, OTHER SOURCES OF REV ENUE, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, MATERIALS AND 9
791+SERVICES, AND TO RECEIVE , UTILIZE AND DISPOSE OF THE SAME; PROVIDED THAT 10
792+AT ALL TIMES THE COMMISSION SHALL AVOI D ANY APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY 11
793+OR CONFLICT OF INTER EST; 12
848794
849- (I) THE CHAIR AND VICE CH AIR OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE
850-VOTING MEMBERS OF TH E EXECUTIVE COMMITTE E;
795+ (14) LEASE, PURCHASE, RETAIN, OR OTHERWISE TO OWN , HOLD, 13
796+IMPROVE OR USE ANY P ROPERTY, REAL, PERSONAL OR MIXED ; OR ANY UNDIVIDED 14
797+INTEREST THEREIN ; 15
851798
852- (II) THE COMMISSION SHALL ELEC T FIVE VOTING MEMBER S
853-FROM THE CURRENT MEM BERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION;
799+ (15) SELL, CONVEY, MORTGAGE , PLEDGE, LEASE, EXCHANGE, 16
800+ABANDON, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF ANY PROPERTY REAL , PERSONAL, OR MIXED; 17
854801
855- (III) UP TO FOUR EX OFFICIO , NONVOTING MEMBERS FR OM
856-FOUR RECOGNIZED NATI ONAL SOCIAL WORKER O RGANIZATIONS ;
802+ (16) ESTABLISH A BUDGET AN D MAKE EXPENDITURES ; 18
857803
858- (IV) THE EX OFFICIO MEMBER S WILL BE SELECTED BY THEIR
859-RESPECTIVE ORGANIZAT IONS. Ch. 9 2025 LAWS OF MARYLAND
804+ (17) BORROW MONEY ; 19
860805
861-– 20 –
806+ (18) APPOINT COMMITTEES , INCLUDING STANDING C OMMITTEES 20
807+COMPOSED OF MEMBERS, STATE REGULATORS , STATE LEGISLATORS OR THEIR 21
808+REPRESENTATIVES , AND CONSUMER REPRESE NTATIVES, AND SUCH OTHER 22
809+INTERESTED PERSONS A S MAY BE DESIGNATED IN THE COMPACT AND THE BYLAW S; 23
862810
863- (3) THE COMMISSION MAY REMOVE ANY MEMBER OF THE EX ECUTIVE
864-COMMITTEE AS PROVIDE D IN THE COMMISSION’S BYLAWS.
811+ (19) PROVIDE AND RECEIVE I NFORMATION FROM , AND COOPERATE 24
812+WITH, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCI ES; 25
865813
866- (4) THE EXECUTIVE COMMITT EE SHALL MEET AT LEA ST ANNUALLY.
814+ (20) ESTABLISH AND ELECT A N EXECUTIVE COMMITTE E, INCLUDING A 26
815+CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR ; 27
867816
868- (I) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE M EETINGS SHALL BE OPE N TO THE
869-PUBLIC, EXCEPT THAT THE EXEC UTIVE COMMITTEE MAY MEET IN A CLOSED ,
870-NON–PUBLIC MEETING AS PR OVIDED IN SUBSECTION (F)(2) BELOW.
817+ (21) DETERMINE WHETHER A S TATE’S ADOPTED LANGUAGE I S 28
818+MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE MODEL COMPACT LANGUAGE SUCH THAT THE 29
819+STATE WOULD NOT QUAL IFY FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT; AND 30
871820
872- (II) THE EXECUTIVE COMMITT EE SHALL GIVE SEVEN DAYS’
873-NOTICE OF ITS MEETIN GS, POSTED ON ITS WEBSIT E AND AS DETERMINED TO
874-PROVIDE NOTICE TO PE RSONS WITH AN INTERE ST IN THE BUSINESS O F THE
875-COMMISSION.
821+ (22) PERFORM SUCH OTHER FU NCTIONS AS MAY BE NE CESSARY OR 31
822+APPROPRIATE TO ACHIE VE THE PURPOSES OF T HE COMPACT. 32 HOUSE BILL 345 19
876823
877- (III) THE EXECUTIVE COMMITT EE MAY HOLD A SPECIA L
878-MEETING IN ACCORDANC E WITH SUBSECTION (F)(1)(II) BELOW.
879824
880- (E) THE COMMISSION SHALL ADOPT AND PROVIDE TO THE MEMBER STATES
881-AN ANNUAL REPORT .
882825
883- (F) (1) ALL MEETINGS SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC , EXCEPT THAT
884-THE COMMISSION MAY MEET I N A CLOSED, NON–PUBLIC MEETING AS PR OVIDED IN
885-PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION B ELOW.
826+ (D) (1) THE EXECUTIVE COMMITT EE SHALL HAVE THE PO WER TO ACT ON 1
827+BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THE COMPACT. THE 2
828+POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EXECUTIVE COM MITTEE SHALL 3
829+INCLUDE: 4
886830
887- (I) PUBLIC NOTICE F OR ALL MEETINGS OF T HE FULL
888-COMMISSION SHALL BE G IVEN IN THE SAME MAN NER AS REQUIRED UNDE R THE
889-RULEMAKING PROVISION S IN SECTION 12, EXCEPT THAT THE COMMISSION MAY
890-HOLD A SPECIAL MEETI NG AS PROVIDED IN SU BPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS
891-PARAGRAPH BELOW .
831+ (I) OVERSEEING THE DAY –TO–DAY ACTIVITIES OF TH E 5
832+ADMINISTRATION OF TH E COMPACT INCLUDING ENF ORCEMENT AND COMPLIA NCE 6
833+WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPACT, ITS RULES AND BYLAWS , AND OTHER SUCH 7
834+DUTIES AS DEEMED NEC ESSARY; 8
892835
893- (II) THE COMMISSION MAY HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING WHEN IT
894-MUST MEET TO CONDUCT EMERGENCY BUSINESS B Y GIVING 48 HOURS’ NOTICE TO
895-ALL COMMISSIONERS , ON THE COMMISSION’S WEBSITE, AND OTHER MEANS AS
896-PROVIDED IN THE COMMISSION’S RULES. THE COMMISSION’S LEGAL COUNSEL
897-SHALL CERTIFY THAT THE COMMISSION’S NEED TO MEET QUALI FIES AS AN
898-EMERGENCY .
836+ (II) RECOMMENDING TO THE COMMISSION CHANGES TO THE 9
837+RULES OR BYLAWS , CHANGES TO THIS COMPACT LEGISLATION , FEES CHARGED TO 10
838+COMPACT MEMBER STATES SUCH AS FEES CHARGED TO LICENSEES, AND OTHER 11
839+FEES; 12
899840
900- (2) THE COMMISSION OR THE EXE CUTIVE COMMITTEE OR OTHER
901-COMMITTEES OF THE COMMISSION MAY CONVEN E IN A CLOSED , NON–PUBLIC
902-MEETING FOR THE COMMISSION OR EXECUTI VE COMMITTEE OR OTHE R
903-COMMITTEES OF THE COMMISSION TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE OR TO D ISCUSS:
904- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 9
841+ (III) ENSURING COMPACT ADMINISTRATIO N SERVICES ARE 13
842+APPROPRIATELY PROVID ED, INCLUDING BY CONTRAC T; 14
905843
906-– 21 –
907- (I) NON–COMPLIANCE OF A MEMB ER STATE WITH ITS
908-OBLIGATIONS UNDER TH E COMPACT;
844+ (IV) PREPARING AND RECOMME NDING THE BUDGET ; 15
909845
910- (II) THE EMPLOYMENT , COMPENSATION , DISCIPLINE OR OTHER
911-MATTERS, PRACTICES OR PROCEDU RES RELATED TO SPECIFIC EMPLOYEES ;
846+ (V) MAINTAINING FINANCIAL RECORDS ON BEHALF OF THE 16
847+COMMISSION; 17
912848
913- (III) CURRENT OR THREATENED DISCIPLINE OF A LICE NSEE BY
914-THE COMMISSION OR BY A ME MBER STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORIT Y;
849+ (VI) MONITORING COMPACT COMPLIANCE OF MEMBER STATES 18
850+AND PROVIDING COMPLI ANCE REPORTS TO THE COMMISSION; 19
915851
916- (IV) CURRENT, THREATENED , OR REASONABLY ANTICI PATED
917-LITIGATION;
852+ (VII) ESTABLISHING ADDITION AL COMMITTEES AS NEC ESSARY; 20
918853
919- (V) NEGOTIATION OF CONTRA CTS FOR THE PURCHASE , LEASE,
920-OR SALE OF GOODS , SERVICES, OR REAL ESTATE ;
854+ (VIII) EXERCISING THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE 21
855+COMMISSION DURING THE INTERIM BETWEEN COMMISSION MEETINGS , EXCEPT 22
856+FOR ADOPTING OR AMEN DING RULES, ADOPTING OR AMENDING BYLAWS, AND 23
857+EXERCISING ANY OTHER POWERS AND DUTIES EX PRESSLY RESERVED TO THE 24
858+COMMISSION BY RULE OR BYLAW; AND 25
921859
922- (VI) ACCUSING ANY PERSON O F A CRIME OR FORMALL Y
923-CENSURING ANY PERSON ;
860+ (IX) OTHER DUTIES AS PROVI DED IN THE RULES OR BYLAWS OF 26
861+THE COMMISSION. 27
924862
925- (VII) TRADE SECRETS OR COMM ERCIAL OR FINANCIAL
926-INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED OR CONFID ENTIAL;
863+ (2) THE EXECUTIVE COMMITT EE SHALL BE COMPOSED OF UP TO 28
864+ELEVEN MEMBERS : 29
927865
928- (VIII) INFORMATION OF A PE RSONAL NATURE WHERE
929-DISCLOSURE WOULD CON STITUTE A CLEARLY UN WARRANTED INVASION O F
930-PERSONAL PRIVACY ;
866+ (I) THE CHAIR AND VICE CH AIR OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE 30
867+VOTING MEMBERS OF TH E EXECUTIVE COMMITTE E; 31
868+ 20 HOUSE BILL 345
931869
932- (IX) INVESTIGATIVE RECORDS COMPILED FOR LAW
933-ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES ;
934870
935- (X) INFORMATION RELATED T O ANY INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS
936-PREPARED BY OR ON BE HALF OF OR FOR USE O F THE COMMISSION OR OTHER
937-COMMITTEE CHARGED WI TH RESPONSIBILITY OF INVESTIGATION OR
938-DETERMINATION OF COM PLIANCE ISSUES PURSU ANT TO THE COMPACT;
871+ (II) THE COMMISSION SHALL ELEC T FIVE VOTING MEMBER S 1
872+FROM THE CURRENT MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION; 2
939873
940- (XI) MATTERS SPECI FICALLY EXEMPTED FRO M DISCLOSURE BY
941-FEDERAL OR MEMBER ST ATE LAW; OR
874+ (III) UP TO FOUR EX OFFICIO , NONVOTING MEMBERS FR OM 3
875+FOUR RECOGNIZED NATI ONAL SOCIAL WORKER O RGANIZATIONS ; 4
942876
943- (XII) OTHER MATTERS AS PROM ULGATED BY THE COMMISSION
944-BY RULE.
877+ (IV) THE EX OFFICIO MEMBER S WILL BE SELECTED B Y THEIR 5
878+RESPECTIVE ORGANIZAT IONS. 6
945879
946- (3) IF A MEETING , OR PORTION OF A MEET ING, IS CLOSED, THE
947-PRESIDING OFFICER SH ALL STATE THAT THE M EETING WILL BE CLOSE D AND
948-REFERENCE EACH RELEV ANT EXEMPTING PROVIS ION, AND SUCH REFERENCES
949-SHALL BE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES.
950- Ch. 9 2025 LAWS OF MARYLAND
880+ (3) THE COMMISSION MAY REMOVE ANY MEMBER OF THE EX ECUTIVE 7
881+COMMITTEE AS PROVIDE D IN THE COMMISSION’S BYLAWS. 8
951882
952-– 22 –
953- (4) THE COMMISSION SHALL KEEP MINUTES THAT FULLY A ND
954-CLEARLY DESCRIBE ALL MATTERS DISCUSSED IN A MEETING AND SHALL PROVIDE A
955-FULL AND ACCURATE SU MMARY OF ACTIONS TAK EN, AND THE REASONS THEREFOR
956-THEREFORE , INCLUDING A DESCRIPT ION OF THE VIEWS EXP RESSED. ALL
957-DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED IN CONNECTION WITH AN A CTION SHALL BE IDENT IFIED
958-IN SUCH MINUTES . ALL MINUTES AND DOCUM ENTS OF A CLOSED MEE TING SHALL
959-REMAIN UNDER SEAL , SUBJECT TO RELEASE O NLY BY A MAJORITY VO TE OF THE
960-COMMISSION OR ORDER O F A COURT OF COMPETE NT JURISDICTION.
883+ (4) THE EXECUTIVE COMMITT EE SHALL MEET AT LEA ST ANNUALLY. 9
961884
962- (G) (1) THE COMMISSION SHALL PAY , OR PROVIDE FOR THE P AYMENT
963-OF, THE REASONABLE EXPEN SES OF ITS ESTABLISH MENT, ORGANIZATION , AND
964-ONGOING ACTIVITIES .
885+ (I) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE M EETINGS SHALL BE OPE N TO THE 10
886+PUBLIC, EXCEPT THAT THE EXEC UTIVE COMMITTEE MAY MEET IN A CLOSED , 11
887+NON–PUBLIC MEETING AS PR OVIDED IN SUBSECTION (F)(2) BELOW. 12
965888
966- (2) THE COMMISSION MAY ACCEPT ANY AND ALL APPROPRI ATE
967-REVENUE SOURCES , AS PROVIDED IN SUBSE CTION (C)(13) OF THIS SECTION.
889+ (II) THE EXECUTIVE COMMITT EE SHALL GIVE SEVEN DAYS’ 13
890+NOTICE OF ITS MEETIN GS, POSTED ON ITS WEBSIT E AND AS DETERMINED TO 14
891+PROVIDE NOTICE TO PE RSONS WITH AN INTERE ST IN THE BUSINESS O F THE 15
892+COMMISSION. 16
968893
969- (3) THE COMMISSION MAY LEVY O N AND COLLECT AN ANN UAL
970-ASSESSMENT FROM EACH MEMBER STATE AND IMP OSE FEES ON LICENSEE S OF
971-MEMBER STATES TO WHO M IT GRANTS A MULTIS TATE LICENSE TO COVE R THE COST
972-OF THE OPERATIONS AN D ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMISSION AND ITS ST AFF, WHICH
973-MUST BE IN A TOTAL A MOUNT SUFFICIENT TO COVER ITS ANNUAL BUD GET AS
974-APPROVED EACH YEAR F OR WHICH REVENUE IS NOT PROVIDED BY OTHE R SOURCES.
975-THE AGGREGATE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT AMOUNT FO R MEMBER STATES SHAL L BE
976-ALLOCATED BASED UPON A FORMULA THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL PROM ULGATE
977-BY RULE.
894+ (III) THE EXECUTIVE COMMITT EE MAY HOLD A SPECIA L 17
895+MEETING IN ACCORDANC E WITH SUBSECTION (F)(1)(II) BELOW. 18
978896
979- (4) THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT INCUR OBLIGATIONS OF ANY KIND
980-PRIOR TO SECURING TH E FUNDS ADEQUATE TO MEET THE SAME ; NOR SHALL THE
981-COMMISSION PLEDGE THE CREDIT OF ANY OF THE MEMBER STATES , EXCEPT BY AND
982-WITH THE AUTHORITY O F THE MEMBER STATE .
897+ (E) THE COMMISSION SHALL ADOPT AND PROVIDE TO THE MEMBER STATES 19
898+AN ANNUAL REPORT . 20
983899
984- (5) THE COMMISSION SHALL KEEP ACCURATE ACCOUNTS OF ALL
985-RECEIPTS AND DISBURS EMENTS. THE RECEIPTS AND DISB URSEMENTS OF THE
986-COMMISSION SHALL BE S UBJECT TO THE FINANC IAL REVIEW AND ACCOU NTING
987-PROCEDURES ESTABL ISHED UNDER ITS BYLA WS. HOWEVER, ALL RECEIPTS AND
988-DISBURSEMENTS OF FUN DS HANDLED BY THE COMMISSION SHALL BE S UBJECT TO
989-AN ANNUAL FINANCIAL REVIEW BY A CERTIFIE D OR LICENSED PUBLIC
990-ACCOUNTANT , AND THE REPORT OF TH E FINANCIAL REVIEW S HALL BE INCLUDED IN
991-AND BECOME PART OF THE A NNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSION.
900+ (F) (1) ALL MEETINGS SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC , EXCEPT THAT 21
901+THE COMMISSION MAY MEET I N A CLOSED, NON–PUBLIC MEETING AS PR OVIDED IN 22
902+PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION B ELOW. 23
992903
993- (H) (1) THE MEMBERS , OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , EMPLOYEES
994-AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE I MMUNE FROM SUIT AND
995-LIABILITY, BOTH PERSONALLY AND IN THEIR OFFICIAL CA PACITY, FOR ANY CLAIM WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 9
904+ (I) PUBLIC NOTICE F OR ALL MEETINGS OF T HE FULL 24
905+COMMISSION SHALL BE G IVEN IN THE SAME MAN NER AS REQUIRED UNDE R THE 25
906+RULEMAKING PROVISION S IN SECTION 12, EXCEPT THAT THE COMMISSION MAY 26
907+HOLD A SPECIAL MEETI NG AS PROVIDED IN SU BPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS 27
908+PARAGRAPH BELOW . 28
996909
997-– 23 –
998-FOR DAMAGE TO OR LOS S OF PROPERTY OR PER SONAL INJURY OR OTHE R CIVIL
999-LIABILITY CAUSED BY OR ARISING OUT OF AN Y ACTUAL OR ALLEGED ACT, ERROR OR
1000-OMISSION THAT OCCURR ED, OR THAT THE PERSON A GAINST WHOM THE CLAI M IS
1001-MADE HAD A REASONABL E BASIS FOR BELIEVIN G OCCURRED WITHIN THE SCO PE OF
1002-COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES OR RESPONSIBI LITIES; PROVIDED THAT
1003-NOTHING IN THIS PARA GRAPH SHALL BE CONST RUED TO PROTECT ANY SUCH
1004-PERSON FROM SUIT OR LIABILITY FOR ANY DA MAGE, LOSS, INJURY, OR LIABILITY
1005-CAUSED BY THE INTENT IONAL OR WILLFUL OR WANTON MISCONDUCT OF THAT
1006-PERSON. THE PROCUREMENT OF IN SURANCE OF ANY TYPE BY THE COMMISSION
1007-SHALL NOT IN ANY WAY COMPROMISE OR LIMIT THE IMMUNITY GRANTED
1008-HEREUNDER .
910+ (II) THE COMMISSION MAY HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING WHEN IT 29
911+MUST MEET TO CONDUCT EMERGENCY BUSINESS B Y GIVING 48 HOURS’ NOTICE TO 30
912+ALL COMMISSIONERS , ON THE COMMISSION’S WEBSITE, AND OTHER MEANS AS 31
913+PROVIDED IN THE COMMISSION’S RULES. THE COMMISSION’S LEGAL COUNSEL 32 HOUSE BILL 345 21
1009914
1010- (2) THE COMMISSION SHALL DEFE ND ANY MEMBER , OFFICER,
1011-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , EMPLOYEE, AND REPRESENTATIVE O F THE COMMISSION IN
1012-ANY CIVIL ACTION SEE KING TO IMPOSE LIABI LITY ARISING OUT OF ANY ACTUAL OR
1013-ALLEGED ACT , ERROR, OR OMISSION THAT OCC URRED WITHIN THE SCO PE OF
1014-COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES, OR RESPONSIBILITIES , OR AS DETERMINE D BY
1015-THE COMMISSION THAT THE P ERSON AGAINST WHOM T HE CLAIM IS MADE HAD A
1016-REASONABLE BASIS FOR BELIEVING OCCURRED W ITHIN THE SCOPE OF
1017-COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES, OR RESPONSIBILITIES ; PROVIDED THAT
1018-NOTHING HEREIN SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROH IBIT THAT PERSON FROM
1019-RETAINING THEIR OWN COUNSEL AT THEIR EXP ENSE; AND PROVIDED FURTHER ,
1020-THAT THE ACTUAL OR A LLEGED ACT, ERROR, OR OMISSION DID NOT RESULT FROM
1021-THAT PERSON ’S INTENTIONAL OR WIL LFUL OR WANTON MISCO NDUCT.
1022915
1023- (3) THE COMMISSION SHALL INDE MNIFY AND HOLD HARML ESS ANY
1024-MEMBER, OFFICER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , EMPLOYEE, AND REPRESENTATIVE O F
1025-THE COMMISSION FOR THE AM OUNT OF ANY SETTLEME NT OR JUDGMENT OBTAI NED
1026-AGAINST THAT PERSON ARISING OUT OF ANY A CTUAL OR ALLEGED ACT , ERROR OR
1027-OMISSION THAT OCCURR ED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT ,
1028-DUTIES, OR RESPONSIBILITIES , OR THAT SUCH PERSON HAD A REASONABLE BAS IS
1029-FOR BELIEVING OCCURR ED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT ,
1030-DUTIES, OR RESPONSIBILITIES , PROVIDED THAT THE AC TUAL OR ALLEGED ACT ,
1031-ERROR, OR OMISSION DI D NOT RESULT FROM TH E INTENTIONAL OR WIL LFUL OR
1032-WANTON MISCONDUCT OF THAT PERSON .
916+SHALL CERTIFY THAT THE COMMISSION’S NEED TO MEET QUALI FIES AS AN 1
917+EMERGENCY . 2
1033918
1034- (4) NOTHING HEREIN SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS A LI MITATION ON
1035-THE LIABILITY OF ANY LICENSEE FOR PROFESS IONAL MALPRACTICE OR
1036-MISCONDUCT , WHICH SHALL BE GOVER NED SOLELY BY ANY OT HER APPLICABLE
1037-STATE LAWS.
919+ (2) THE COMMISSION OR THE EXE CUTIVE COMMITTEE OR OTHER 3
920+COMMITTEES OF THE COMMISSION MAY CONVEN E IN A CLOSED , NON–PUBLIC 4
921+MEETING FOR THE COMMISSION OR EXECUTI VE COMMITTEE OR OTHE R 5
922+COMMITTEES OF THE COMMISSION TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE OR TO D ISCUSS: 6
1038923
1039- (5) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL BE INTE RPRETED TO WAIVE
1040-OR OTHERWISE ABROGAT E A MEMBER STATE ’S ACTION IMMUNITY OR STATE ACTION Ch. 9 2025 LAWS OF MARYLAND
924+ (I) NON–COMPLIANCE OF A MEMB ER STATE WITH ITS 7
925+OBLIGATIONS UNDER TH E COMPACT; 8
1041926
1042-– 24 –
1043-AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE WITH RESPECT TO ANTI TRUST CLAIMS UNDER T HE
1044-SHERMAN ACT, CLAYTON ACT, OR ANY OTHER STATE OR FEDER AL ANTITRUST OR
1045-ANTICOMPETITIVE LAW OR REGULATION .
927+ (II) THE EMPLOYMENT , COMPENSATION , DISCIPLINE OR OTHER 9
928+MATTERS, PRACTICES OR PROCEDU RES RELATED TO SPECI FIC EMPLOYEES ; 10
1046929
1047- (6) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL BE CONS TRUED TO BE A
1048-WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY BY THE MEMB ER STATES OR BY THE
1049-COMMISSION.
930+ (III) CURRENT OR THREATENED DISCIPLINE OF A LICE NSEE BY 11
931+THE COMMISSION OR BY A ME MBER STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORIT Y; 12
1050932
1051-SECTION 11. DATA SYSTEM.
933+ (IV) CURRENT, THREATENED , OR REASONABLY ANTICI PATED 13
934+LITIGATION; 14
1052935
1053- (A) THE COMMISSION SHALL PR OVIDE FOR THE DEVELO PMENT,
1054-MAINTENANCE , OPERATION, AND UTILIZATION OF A COORDINATED DATA SYS TEM.
936+ (V) NEGOTIATION OF CONTRA CTS FOR THE PURCHASE , LEASE, 15
937+OR SALE OF GOODS , SERVICES, OR REAL ESTATE ; 16
1055938
1056- (B) THE COMMISSION SHALL ASSI GN EACH APPLICANT FO R A MULTISTATE
1057-LICENSE A UNIQUE IDE NTIFIER, AS DETERMINED BY THE RULES OF THE
1058-COMMISSION.
939+ (VI) ACCUSING ANY PERSON O F A CRIME OR FORMALL Y 17
940+CENSURING ANY PERSON ; 18
1059941
1060- (C) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER PROVISION OF ST ATE LAW TO THE
1061-CONTRARY, A MEMBER STATE SHALL SUBMIT A UNIFORM DAT A SET TO THE DATA
1062-SYSTEM ON ALL INDIVI DUALS TO WHOM THIS COMPACT IS APPLICABLE AS
1063-REQUIRED BY THE RULE S OF THE COMMISSION, INCLUDING:
942+ (VII) TRADE SECRETS OR COMM ERCIAL OR FINANCIAL 19
943+INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED OR CONFID ENTIAL; 20
1064944
1065- (1) IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ;
945+ (VIII) INFORMATION OF A PERSONAL NATURE WHER E 21
946+DISCLOSURE WOULD CON STITUTE A CLEARLY UN WARRANTED INVASION O F 22
947+PERSONAL PRIVACY ; 23
1066948
1067- (2) LICENSURE DATA ;
949+ (IX) INVESTIGATIVE RECORDS COMPILED FOR LAW 24
950+ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES ; 25
1068951
1069- (3) ADVERSE ACTIONS AGAIN ST A LICENSE AND INF ORMATION
1070-RELATED THERETO ;
952+ (X) INFORMATION RELATED T O ANY INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS 26
953+PREPARED BY OR ON BE HALF OF OR FOR USE OF THE COMMISSION OR OTHER 27
954+COMMITTEE CHARGED WI TH RESPONSIBILITY OF INVESTIGATION OR 28
955+DETERMINATION OF COM PLIANCE ISSUES PURSU ANT TO THE COMPACT; 29
1071956
1072- (4) NON–CONFIDENTIAL INFORMA TION RELATED TO ALTE RNATIVE
1073-PROGRAM PARTICIPATIO N, THE BEGINNING AND EN D DATES OF SUCH
1074-PARTICIPATION , AND OTHER INFORMATION RELATED TO SUCH PARTICIPATIO N NOT
1075-MADE CONFIDENTIAL UN DER MEMBER STATE LAW ;
957+ (XI) MATTERS SPECIFICALLY EXEMPTED FROM DISCLO SURE BY 30
958+FEDERAL OR MEMBER ST ATE LAW; OR 31
959+ 22 HOUSE BILL 345
1076960
1077- (5) ANY DENIAL OF APPLICA TION FOR LICENSURE , AND THE
1078-REASON(S) FOR SUCH DENIAL ;
1079961
1080- (6) THE PRESENCE OF CURRE NT SIGNIFICANT INVES TIGATIVE
1081-INFORMATION ; AND
962+ (XII) OTHER MATTERS AS PROM ULGATED BY THE COMMISSION 1
963+BY RULE. 2
1082964
1083- (7) OTHER INFORMATION THAT MAY FACILITATE THE
1084-ADMINISTRATION OF TH IS COMPACT, AS DETERMINED BY THE RULES OF THE
1085-COMMISSION. WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 9
965+ (3) IF A MEETING , OR PORTION OF A MEET ING, IS CLOSED, THE 3
966+PRESIDING OFFICER SH ALL STATE THAT THE M EETING WILL BE CLOSE D AND 4
967+REFERENCE EACH RELEV ANT EXEMPTING PROVIS ION, AND SUCH REFERENCES 5
968+SHALL BE RECORDED IN THE M INUTES. 6
1086969
1087-– 25 –
970+ (4) THE COMMISSION SHALL KEEP MINUTES THAT FULLY A ND 7
971+CLEARLY DESCRIBE ALL MATTERS DISCUSSED IN A MEETING AND SHALL PROVIDE A 8
972+FULL AND ACCURATE SU MMARY OF ACTIONS TAK EN, AND THE REASONS THEREFOR 9
973+THEREFORE , INCLUDING A DESCRIPT ION OF THE VIEWS EXP RESSED. ALL 10
974+DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED IN CONNECTION WITH A N ACTION SHALL BE ID ENTIFIED 11
975+IN SUCH MINUTES . ALL MINUTES AND DOCUM ENTS OF A CLOSED MEE TING SHALL 12
976+REMAIN UNDER SEAL , SUBJECT TO RELEASE O NLY BY A MAJORITY VO TE OF THE 13
977+COMMISSION OR OR DER OF A COURT OF CO MPETENT JURISDICTION . 14
1088978
1089- (D) THE RECORDS AND INFOR MATION PROVIDED TO A MEMBER STATE
1090-PURSUANT TO THIS COMPACT OR THROUGH TH E DATA SYSTEM , WHEN CERTIFIED
1091-BY THE COMMISSION OR AN AGENT THEREOF, SHALL CONSTITUTE THE
1092-AUTHENTICATED BUSINE SS RECORDS OF THE COMMISSION, AND SHALL BE
1093-ENTITLED TO ANY ASSO CIATED HEARSAY EXCEP TION IN ANY RELEVANT JUDICIAL,
1094-QUASI–JUDICIAL OR ADMINIST RATIVE PROCEEDINGS I N A MEMBER STATE .
979+ (G) (1) THE COMMISSION SHALL PAY , OR PROVIDE FOR THE P AYMENT 15
980+OF, THE REASONABLE EXPEN SES OF ITS ESTABLISH MENT, ORGANIZATION , AND 16
981+ONGOING ACTIVITIES . 17
1095982
1096- (E) CURRENT SIGNIFICANT I NVESTIGATIVE INFORMA TION PERTAINING TO
1097-A LICENSEE IN ANY ME MBER STATE WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO OTHE R MEMBER
1098-STATES.
983+ (2) THE COMMISSION MAY ACCEPT ANY AND ALL APPROPRI ATE 18
984+REVENUE SOURCES, AS PROVIDED IN SUBSE CTION (C)(13) OF THIS SECTION. 19
1099985
1100- (1) IT IS THE RESPONSIBIL ITY OF THE MEMBER ST ATES TO REPORT
1101-ANY ADVERSE ACTION A GAINST A LICENSEE AN D TO MONITOR THE DATABASE TO
1102-DETERMINE WHETHER ADVERSE ACTION HAS B EEN TAKEN AGAINST A LICENSEE.
1103-ADVERSE ACTION INFORMATION PERTAINI NG TO A LICENSEE IN ANY MEMBER
1104-STATE WILL BE AVAILA BLE TO ANY OTHER MEM BER STATE.
986+ (3) THE COMMISSION MAY LEVY O N AND COLLECT AN ANN UAL 20
987+ASSESSMENT FROM EACH MEMBER STATE AND IMP OSE FEES ON LICENSEE S OF 21
988+MEMBER STATES TO WHO M IT GRANTS A MULTIS TATE LICENSE TO COVE R THE COST 22
989+OF THE OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMISSION AND ITS ST AFF, WHICH 23
990+MUST BE IN A TOTAL A MOUNT SUFFICIENT TO COVER ITS ANNUAL BUD GET AS 24
991+APPROVED EACH YEAR F OR WHICH REVENUE IS NOT PROVIDED BY OTHE R SOURCES. 25
992+THE AGGREGATE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT AMOUNT FO R MEMBER STATES SHALL BE 26
993+ALLOCATED BASED UPON A FORMULA THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL PROM ULGATE 27
994+BY RULE. 28
1105995
1106- (F) MEMBER STATES CONTRIB UTING INFORMATION TO THE DATA SYSTEM
1107-MAY DESIGNATE INFORM ATION THAT MAY NOT B E SHARED WITH THE PU BLIC
1108-WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF THE CO NTRIBUTING STATE .
996+ (4) THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT INCUR OBLIGATIONS OF ANY KIND 29
997+PRIOR TO SECURING TH E FUNDS ADEQUATE TO MEET THE SAME ; NOR SHALL THE 30
998+COMMISSION PLEDGE THE CREDIT OF ANY OF THE MEMBER STATES, EXCEPT BY AND 31
999+WITH THE AUTHORITY O F THE MEMBER STATE . 32
11091000
1110- (G) ANY INFORMATION SUBMI TTED TO THE DATA SYS TEM THAT IS
1111-SUBSEQUENTLY EXPUNGE D PURSUANT TO FEDERA L LAW OR THE LAWS OF THE
1112-MEMBER STATE CONTRIB UTING THE INFORMATIO N SHALL BE REMOVED F ROM THE
1113-DATA SYSTEM.
1001+ (5) THE COMMISSION SHALL KEEP ACCURATE ACCOUNTS OF ALL 33
1002+RECEIPTS AND DISBURS EMENTS. THE RECEIPTS AND DISB URSEMENTS OF THE 34
1003+COMMISSION SHALL BE S UBJECT TO THE FINANC IAL REVIEW AND ACCOUNTIN G 35
1004+PROCEDURES ESTABLISH ED UNDER ITS BYLAWS . HOWEVER, ALL RECEIPTS AND 36
1005+DISBURSEMENTS OF FUN DS HANDLED BY THE COMMISSION SHALL BE S UBJECT TO 37 HOUSE BILL 345 23
11141006
1115-SECTION 12. RULEMAKING.
11161007
1117- (A) THE COMMISSION SHALL PROM ULGATE REASONABLE RU LES IN ORDER
1118-TO EFFECTIVELY AND E FFICIENTLY IMPLEMENT AND ADMINISTER THE P URPOSES
1119-AND PROVISIONS OF THE COMPACT. A RULE SHALL BE INVALI D AND HAVE NO FORCE
1120-OR EFFECT ONLY IF A COURT OF COMPETENT J URISDICTION HOLDS TH AT THE RULE
1121-IS INVALID BECAUSE T HE COMMISSION EXERCISED ITS RULEMAKING AUTHO RITY IN
1122-A MANNER THAT IS BEY OND THE SCOPE AND PU RPOSES OF THE COMPACT, OR THE
1123-POWERS GRANTED HEREU NDER, OR BASED UPON ANOTHE R APPLICABLE STANDAR D
1124-OF REVIEW.
1008+AN ANNUAL FINANCIAL REVIEW BY A CERTIFIE D OR LICENSED PUBLIC 1
1009+ACCOUNTANT , AND THE REPORT OF TH E FINANCIAL REVIEW SHALL BE INCLUDED IN 2
1010+AND BECOME PART OF T HE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSION. 3
11251011
1126- (B) THE RULES OF THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE FORCE OF LAW IN
1127-EACH MEMBER STATE , PROVIDED HOWEVER THA T WHERE THE RULES OF THE
1128-COMMISSION CONFLICT W ITH THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATE THAT ESTABLISH
1129-THE MEMBER STATE ’S LAWS, REGULATIONS , AND APPLICABLE STAND ARDS THAT
1130-GOVERN THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK AS HELD BY A COURT O F COMPETENT Ch. 9 2025 LAWS OF MARYLAND
1012+ (H) (1) THE MEMBERS , OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , EMPLOYEES 4
1013+AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE I MMUNE FROM SUIT AND 5
1014+LIABILITY, BOTH PERSONALLY AND IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPAC ITY, FOR ANY CLAIM 6
1015+FOR DAMAGE TO OR LOS S OF PROPERTY OR PER SONAL INJURY OR OTHE R CIVIL 7
1016+LIABILITY CAUSED BY OR ARISING OUT OF AN Y ACTUAL OR ALLEGED ACT, ERROR OR 8
1017+OMISSION THAT OCCURR ED, OR THAT THE PERSON A GAINST WHOM THE CLAI M IS 9
1018+MADE HAD A REASONABLE BASI S FOR BELIEVING OCCU RRED WITHIN THE SCOP E OF 10
1019+COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES OR RESPONSIBI LITIES; PROVIDED THAT 11
1020+NOTHING IN THIS PARA GRAPH SHALL BE CONST RUED TO PROTECT ANY SUCH 12
1021+PERSON FROM SUIT OR LIABILITY FOR ANY DA MAGE, LOSS, INJURY, OR LIABILITY 13
1022+CAUSED BY THE INTENT IONAL OR WILLFUL OR WANTON MISCONDUCT OF THAT 14
1023+PERSON. THE PROCUREMENT OF IN SURANCE OF ANY TYPE BY THE COMMISSION 15
1024+SHALL NOT IN ANY WAY COMPROMISE OR LIMIT THE IMMUNITY GRANTED 16
1025+HEREUNDER . 17
11311026
1132-– 26 –
1133-JURISDICTION, THE RULES OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE I NEFFECTIVE IN THAT
1134-STATE TO THE EX TENT OF THE CONFLICT .
1027+ (2) THE COMMISSION SHALL DEFE ND ANY MEMBER, OFFICER, 18
1028+EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , EMPLOYEE, AND REPRESENTATIVE O F THE COMMISSION IN 19
1029+ANY CIVIL ACTION SEE KING TO IMPOSE LIABI LITY ARISING OUT OF ANY ACTUAL OR 20
1030+ALLEGED ACT , ERROR, OR OMISSION THAT OCC URRED WITHIN THE SCO PE OF 21
1031+COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES, OR RESPONSIBILITIES , OR AS DETERMINED BY 22
1032+THE COMMISSION THAT THE P ERSON AGAINST WHOM T HE CLAIM IS MADE HAD A 23
1033+REASONABLE BASIS FOR BELIEVING OCCURRED W ITHIN THE SCOPE OF 24
1034+COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES, OR RESPONSIBILITIES ; PROVIDED THAT 25
1035+NOTHING HEREIN SHA LL BE CONSTRUED TO P ROHIBIT THAT PERSON FROM 26
1036+RETAINING THEIR OWN COUNSEL AT THEIR EXP ENSE; AND PROVIDED FURTHER , 27
1037+THAT THE ACTUAL OR A LLEGED ACT, ERROR, OR OMISSION DID NOT RESULT FROM 28
1038+THAT PERSON ’S INTENTIONAL OR WIL LFUL OR WANTON MISCO NDUCT. 29
11351039
1136- (C) THE COMMISSION SHALL EXER CISE ITS RULEMAKING POWERS
1137-PURSUANT TO THE CRIT ERIA SET FORTH IN TH IS SECTION AND THE R ULES ADOPTED
1138-THEREUNDER . RULES SHALL BECOME BI NDING AS ON THE DAY FOLLOWING
1139-ADOPTION OR THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE RU LE OR AMENDMENT , WHICHEVER IS
1140-LATER.
1040+ (3) THE COMMISSION SHALL INDEM NIFY AND HOLD HARMLE SS ANY 30
1041+MEMBER, OFFICER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , EMPLOYEE, AND REPRESENTATIVE O F 31
1042+THE COMMISSION FOR THE AM OUNT OF ANY SETTLEME NT OR JUDGMENT OBTAI NED 32
1043+AGAINST THAT PERSON ARISING OUT OF ANY A CTUAL OR ALLEGED ACT , ERROR OR 33
1044+OMISSION THAT OCCURR ED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , 34
1045+DUTIES, OR RESPONSIBILITIES , OR THAT SUCH PERSON HAD A REASONABLE BAS IS 35
1046+FOR BELIEVING OCCURR ED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , 36
1047+DUTIES, OR RESPONSIBILITIES , PROVIDED THAT THE AC TUAL OR ALLEGED ACT , 37
1048+ERROR, OR OMISSION DID NOT RESULT FROM THE INTE NTIONAL OR WILLFUL O R 38
1049+WANTON MISCONDUCT OF THAT PERSON . 39
1050+ 24 HOUSE BILL 345
11411051
1142- (D) IF A MAJORITY OF THE LEGISLATURES OF THE MEMBER STATES
1143-REJECTS A RULE OR PO RTION OF A RULE , BY ENACTMENT OF A ST ATUTE OR
1144-RESOLUTION IN THE SA ME MANNER USED TO AD OPT THE COMPACT WITHIN FOUR
1145-YEARS OF THE DATE OF ADOPTION OF THE RULE , THEN SUCH RULE SHALL HAVE NO
1146-FURTHER FORCE AND EF FECT IN ANY MEMBER S TATE.
11471052
1148- (E) RULES SHALL BE ADOPTE D AT A REGULAR OR SP ECIAL MEETING OF THE
1149-COMMISSION.
1053+ (4) NOTHING HEREIN SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS A LI MITATION ON 1
1054+THE LIABILITY OF ANY LICENSEE FOR PROFESS IONAL MALPRACTICE OR 2
1055+MISCONDUCT , WHICH SHALL BE GOVERN ED SOLELY BY ANY OTH ER APPLICABLE 3
1056+STATE LAWS. 4
11501057
1151- (F) PRIOR TO ADOPTION OF A PROPOSED RULE , THE COMMISSION SHALL
1152-HOLD A PUBLIC HEA RING AND ALLOW PERSO NS TO PROVIDE ORAL A ND WRITTEN
1153-COMMENTS , DATA, FACTS, OPINIONS, AND ARGUMENTS .
1058+ (5) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL BE INTE RPRETED TO WAIVE 5
1059+OR OTHERWISE ABROGAT E A MEMBER STATE ’S ACTION IMMUNITY OR STATE ACTION 6
1060+AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE WITH RESPECT TO ANTI TRUST CLAIMS UNDER THE 7
1061+SHERMAN ACT, CLAYTON ACT, OR ANY OTHER STATE O R FEDERAL ANTITRUST OR 8
1062+ANTICOMPETITIVE LAW OR REGULATION . 9
11541063
1155- (G) PRIOR TO ADOPTION OF A PROPOSED RULE BY T HE COMMISSION, AND
1156-AT LEAST 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF T HE MEETING AT WHICH THE COMMISSION WILL
1157-HOLD A PUBLIC HEARI NG ON THE PROPOSED R ULE, THE COMMISSION SHALL
1158-PROVIDE A NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING :
1064+ (6) NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL BE CONS TRUED TO BE A 10
1065+WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY BY THE MEMB ER STATES OR BY THE 11
1066+COMMISSION. 12
11591067
1160- (1) ON THE WEBSITE OF THE COMMISSION OR OTHER P UBLICLY
1161-ACCESSIBLE PLATFORM ;
1068+SECTION 11. DATA SYSTEM. 13
11621069
1163- (2) TO PERSONS WHO HAVE R EQUESTED NOTICE OF T HE
1164-COMMISSION’S NOTICES OF PROPOSE D RULEMAKING; AND
1070+ (A) THE COMMISSION SHALL PROV IDE FOR THE DEVELOPM ENT, 14
1071+MAINTENANCE , OPERATION, AND UTILIZATION OF A COORDINATED DATA SYS TEM. 15
11651072
1166- (3) IN SUCH OTHER WAY (S) AS THE COMMISSION MAY BY RUL E
1167-SPECIFY.
1073+ (B) THE COMMISSION SHALL ASSI GN EACH APPLICANT FO R A MULTISTATE 16
1074+LICENSE A UNIQUE IDE NTIFIER, AS DETERMINED BY THE RULES OF THE 17
1075+COMMISSION. 18
11681076
1169- (H) THE NOTICE OF PROPOSE D RULEMAKING SHALL I NCLUDE:
1077+ (C) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER PROVISION OF ST ATE LAW TO THE 19
1078+CONTRARY, A MEMBER STATE SHALL SUBMIT A UNIFORM DAT A SET TO THE DATA 20
1079+SYSTEM ON ALL INDIVI DUALS TO WHOM THIS COMPACT IS APPLICABLE AS 21
1080+REQUIRED BY THE RULE S OF THE COMMISSION, INCLUDING: 22
11701081
1171- (1) THE TIME, DATE, AND LOCATION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AT
1172-WHICH THE COMMISSION WILL HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON T HE PROPOSED RULE,
1173-AND, IF DIFFERENT, THE TIME, DATE, AND LOCATION OF THE MEETING WHERE THE
1174-COMMISSION WILL CONSI DER AND VOTE ON THE PROPOSED RULE ;
1175- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 9
1082+ (1) IDENTIFYING INFORMATI ON; 23
11761083
1177-– 27 –
1178- (2) IF THE HEARING IS HEL D VIA TELECOMMUNICAT ION, VIDEO
1179-CONFERENCE , OR OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS, THE COMMISSION SHALL INCLUDE
1180-THE MECHANISM FOR AC CESS TO THE HEARING IN THE NOTICE OF PRO POSED
1181-RULEMAKING ;
1084+ (2) LICENSURE DATA ; 24
11821085
1183- (3) THE TEXT OF THE PROPO SED RULE AND THE REA SON THEREFOR ;
1086+ (3) ADVERSE ACTIONS AGAIN ST A LICENSE AND INF ORMATION 25
1087+RELATED THERETO ; 26
11841088
1185- (4) A REQUEST FOR COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED RULE FROM ANY
1186-INTERESTED PERSON ; AND
1089+ (4) NON–CONFIDENTIAL INFORMA TION RELATED TO ALTE RNATIVE 27
1090+PROGRAM PARTICIPATIO N, THE BEGINNING AND EN D DATES OF SUCH 28
1091+PARTICIPATION , AND OTHER INFORMATIO N RELATED TO SUCH PA RTICIPATION NOT 29
1092+MADE CONFIDENTIAL UN DER MEMBER STATE LAW ; 30
11871093
1188- (5) THE MANNER IN WHICH INTERESTED PER SONS MAY SUBMIT
1189-WRITTEN COMMENTS .
1094+ (5) ANY DENIAL OF APPLICA TION FOR LICENSURE , AND THE 31
1095+REASON(S) FOR SUCH DENIAL ; 32
1096+ HOUSE BILL 345 25
11901097
1191- (I) ALL HEARINGS WILL BE RECORDED. A COPY OF THE RECORDIN G AND
1192-ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS AND DOCUMENTS RECEIV ED BY THE COMMISSION IN
1193-RESPONSE TO THE PROP OSED RULE SHALL BE M ADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
11941098
1195- (J) NOTHING IN THIS SECTI ON SHALL BE CONSTRUE D AS REQUIRING A
1196-SEPARATE HEARING ON EACH RULE . RULES MAY BE GROUPED FOR THE
1197-CONVENIENCE OF THE COMMISSION AT HEARING S REQUIRED BY THIS S ECTION.
1099+ (6) THE PRESENCE OF CURRE NT SIGNIFICANT INVES TIGATIVE 1
1100+INFORMATION ; AND 2
11981101
1199- (K) THE COMMISSION SHALL , BY MAJORITY VOTE OF ALL MEMBERS , TAKE
1200-FINAL ACTION ON THE P ROPOSED RULE BASED O N THE RULEMAKING REC ORD AND
1201-THE FULL TEXT OF THE RULE.
1102+ (7) OTHER INFORMATION THA T MAY FACILITATE THE 3
1103+ADMINISTRATION OF TH IS COMPACT, AS DETERMINED BY THE RULES OF THE 4
1104+COMMISSION. 5
12021105
1203- (1) THE COMMISSION MAY ADOPT CHANGES TO THE PROPO SED RULE
1204-PROVIDED THE CHANGES DO NOT ENLARGE THE O RIGINAL PURPOSE OF T HE
1205-PROPOSED RULE .
1106+ (D) THE RECORDS AND INFOR MATION PROVIDED TO A MEMBER STATE 6
1107+PURSUANT TO THIS COMPACT OR THROUGH TH E DATA SYSTEM, WHEN CERTIFIED 7
1108+BY THE COMMISSION OR AN AGEN T THEREOF , SHALL CONSTITUTE THE 8
1109+AUTHENTICATED BUSINE SS RECORDS OF THE COMMISSION, AND SHALL BE 9
1110+ENTITLED TO ANY ASSO CIATED HEARSAY EXCEP TION IN ANY RELEVANT JUDICIAL, 10
1111+QUASI–JUDICIAL OR ADMINIST RATIVE PROCEE DINGS IN A MEMBER ST ATE. 11
12061112
1207- (2) THE COMMISSION SHALL PROVIDE AN EXP LANATION OF THE
1208-REASONS FOR SUBSTANT IVE CHANGES MADE TO THE PROPOSED RULE AS WELL AS
1209-REASONS FOR SUBSTANT IVE CHANGES NOT MADE THAT WERE RECOMMENDE D BY
1210-COMMENTERS .
1113+ (E) CURRENT SIGNIFICANT I NVESTIGATIVE INFORMA TION PERTAINING TO 12
1114+A LICENSEE IN ANY ME MBER STATE WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO OTHE R MEMBER 13
1115+STATES. 14
12111116
1212- (3) THE COMMISSION SHALL DETE RMINE A REASONABLE E FFECTIVE
1213-DATE FOR TH E RULE. EXCEPT FOR AN EMERGEN CY AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 12(L),
1214-THE EFFECTIVE DATE O F THE RULE SHALL BE NO SOONER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER
1215-ISSUING THE NOTICE T HAT IT ADOPTED OR AM ENDED THE RULE .
1117+ (1) IT IS THE RESPONSIBIL ITY OF THE MEMBER ST ATES TO REPORT 15
1118+ANY ADVERSE ACTION A GAINST A LICENSEE AND TO MONITOR THE DATABASE TO 16
1119+DETERMINE WHETHER ADVERSE ACTION HAS B EEN TAKEN AGAINST A LICENSEE. 17
1120+ADVERSE ACTION INFORMATION PERTAINI NG TO A LICENSEE IN ANY MEMBER 18
1121+STATE WILL BE AVAILA BLE TO ANY OTHER MEM BER STATE. 19
12161122
1217- (L) UPON DETERMINATION TH AT AN EMERGENCY EXIS TS, THE
1218-COMMISSION MAY CONSIDER AND ADOPT A N EMERGENCY RULE WIT H 48 HOURS’
1219-NOTICE, WITH OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT, PROVIDED THAT THE US UAL
1220-RULEMAKING PROCEDURE S PROVIDED IN THE COMPACT AND IN THIS S ECTION
1221-SHALL BE RETROACTIVE LY APPLIED TO THE RU LE AS SOON AS REASON ABLY Ch. 9 2025 LAWS OF MARYLAND
1123+ (F) MEMBER STATES CONTRI BUTING INFORMATION T O THE DATA SYSTEM 20
1124+MAY DESIGNATE INFORM ATION THAT MAY NOT B E SHARED WITH THE PU BLIC 21
1125+WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF THE CO NTRIBUTING STATE . 22
12221126
1223-– 28 –
1224-POSSIBLE, IN NO EVENT LATER THA N 90 DAYS AFTER THE EFFEC TIVE DATE OF THE
1225-RULE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF T HIS PROVISION, AN EMERGENCY RULE IS ONE THAT
1226-MUST BE ADOPTED IMME DIATELY IN ORDER TO :
1127+ (G) ANY INFORMATION SUBMI TTED TO THE DATA SYS TEM THAT IS 23
1128+SUBSEQUENTLY EXPUNGE D PURSUANT TO FE DERAL LAW OR THE LAW S OF THE 24
1129+MEMBER STATE CONTRIB UTING THE INFORMATIO N SHALL BE REMOVED F ROM THE 25
1130+DATA SYSTEM. 26
12271131
1228- (1) MEET AN IMMINENT THRE AT TO PUBLIC HEALTH , SAFETY, OR
1229-WELFARE;
1132+SECTION 12. RULEMAKING. 27
12301133
1231- (2) PREVENT A LOSS OF COMMISSION OR MEMBER STATE FUNDS;
1134+ (A) THE COMMISSION SHALL PROM ULGATE REASONABLE RU LES IN ORDER 28
1135+TO EFFECTIVELY AND E FFICIENTLY IMPLEMENT AND ADMINISTER T HE PURPOSES 29
1136+AND PROVISIONS OF TH E COMPACT. A RULE SHALL BE INVALI D AND HAVE NO FORCE 30
1137+OR EFFECT ONLY IF A COURT OF COMPETENT J URISDICTION HOLDS TH AT THE RULE 31
1138+IS INVALID BECAUSE T HE COMMISSION EXERCISED ITS RULEMAKING AUTHO RITY IN 32
1139+A MANNER THAT IS BEY OND THE SCOPE AND PURPOSES O F THE COMPACT, OR THE 33
1140+POWERS GRANTED HEREU NDER, OR BASED UPON ANOTHE R APPLICABLE STANDAR D 34
1141+OF REVIEW. 35
1142+ 26 HOUSE BILL 345
12321143
1233- (3) MEET A DEADLINE FOR T HE PROMULGATION OF A RULE THAT IS
1234-ESTABLISHED BY FEDER AL LAW OR RULE ; OR
12351144
1236- (4) PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.
1145+ (B) THE RULES OF THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE FORCE OF LAW IN 1
1146+EACH MEMBER STATE , PROVIDED HOWEVER THA T WHERE THE RULES OF THE 2
1147+COMMISSION CONFLICT WITH THE LAWS OF THE MEMB ER STATE THAT ESTABL ISH 3
1148+THE MEMBER STATE ’S LAWS, REGULATIONS , AND APPLICABLE STAND ARDS THAT 4
1149+GOVERN THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK AS HELD BY A COURT O F COMPETENT 5
1150+JURISDICTION, THE RULES OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE I NEFFECTIVE IN THAT 6
1151+STATE TO THE EXTENT OF THE CONFLICT . 7
12371152
1238- (M) THE COMMISSION OR AN AUTH ORIZED COMMITTEE OF THE
1239-COMMISSION MAY DIRECT REVISIONS TO A PREVIOUSLY ADOP TED RULE FOR
1240-PURPOSES OF CORRECTI NG TYPOGRAPHICAL ERR ORS, ERRORS IN FORMAT ,
1241-ERRORS IN CONSISTENC Y, OR GRAMMATICAL ERROR S. PUBLIC NOTICE OF ANY
1242-REVISIONS SHALL BE P OSTED ON THE WEBSITE OF THE COMMISSION. THE REVISION
1243-SHALL BE SUBJECT TO CHALLENGE BY ANY PER SON FOR A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS
1244-AFTER POSTING . THE REVISION MAY BE C HALLENGED ONLY ON GR OUNDS THAT THE
1245-REVISION RESULTS IN A MATERIAL CHANGE TO A RULE. A CHALLENGE SHALL BE
1246-MADE IN WRITING AND DELIVERED TO THE COMMISSION PRIOR TO THE END O F THE
1247-NOTICE PERIOD . IF NO CHALLENGE IS MA DE, THE REVISION WILL TA KE EFFECT
1248-WITHOUT FURTHER ACTI ON. IF THE REVISION IS CH ALLENGED, THE REVISION MAY
1249-NOT TAKE EFFECT WITH OUT THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSION.
1153+ (C) THE COMMISSION SHALL EXER CISE ITS RULEMAKING POWERS 8
1154+PURSUANT TO THE CRIT ERIA SET FORTH IN TH IS SECTION AND THE R ULES ADOPTED 9
1155+THEREUNDER . RULES SHALL BECOME BI NDING AS ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 10
1156+ADOPTION OR THE DATE SPECIFIED I N THE RULE OR AMENDM ENT, WHICHEVER IS 11
1157+LATER. 12
12501158
1251- (N) NO MEMBER STATE ’S RULEMAKI NG REQUIREMENTS SHAL L APPLY
1252-UNDER THIS COMPACT.
1159+ (D) IF A MAJORITY OF THE LEGISLATURES OF THE MEMBER STATES 13
1160+REJECTS A RULE OR PO RTION OF A RULE , BY ENACTMENT OF A ST ATUTE OR 14
1161+RESOLUTION IN THE SA ME MANNER USED TO AD OPT THE COMPACT WITHIN FOUR 15
1162+YEARS OF THE DATE OF ADOPTION OF THE RULE , THEN SUCH RULE SHALL HAVE NO 16
1163+FURTHER FORCE AND EF FECT IN ANY MEMBER S TATE. 17
12531164
1254-SECTION 13. OVERSIGHT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, AND
1255-ENFORCEMENT.
1165+ (E) RULES SHALL BE ADOPTE D AT A REGULAR OR SP ECIAL MEETING OF THE 18
1166+COMMISSION. 19
12561167
1257- (A) (1) THE EXECUTIVE AND JUD ICIAL BRANCHES OF ST ATE
1258-GOVERNMENT IN EACH M EMBER STATE SHALL EN FORCE THIS COMPACT AND TAKE
1259-ALL ACTIONS NECESSAR Y AND APPROPRIATE TO IM PLEMENT THE COMPACT.
1168+ (F) PRIOR TO ADOPTION OF A PROPOSED RULE , THE COMMISSION SHALL 20
1169+HOLD A PUBLIC HEARIN G AND ALLOW PERSONS TO PROVIDE ORAL AND WRITTEN 21
1170+COMMENTS , DATA, FACTS, OPINIONS, AND ARGUMENTS . 22
12601171
1261- (2) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE P ROVIDED IN THIS COMPACT, VENUE IS
1262-PROPER AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BY OR AG AINST THE COMMISSION SHALL BE
1263-BROUGHT SOLELY AND E XCLUSIVELY IN A COUR T OF COMPETENT JURIS DICTION
1264-WHERE THE PRINC IPAL OFFICE OF THE COMMISSION IS LOCATED . THE
1265-COMMISSION MAY WAIVE VENUE AND JURISDICTI ONAL DEFENSES TO THE EXTENT
1266-IT ADOPTS OR CONSENT S TO PARTICIPATE IN ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 9
1172+ (G) PRIOR TO ADOPTION OF A PROPOSED RULE BY T HE COMMISSION, AND 23
1173+AT LEAST 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF T HE MEETING AT WHICH THE COMMISSION WILL 24
1174+HOLD A PUBLIC HEARIN G ON THE PROPOSED RU LE, THE COMMISSION SHALL 25
1175+PROVIDE A NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING : 26
12671176
1268-– 29 –
1269-PROCEEDINGS . NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT OR LIMIT THE SELECTION OR
1270-PROPRIETY OF VENUE IN A NY ACTION AGAINST A LICENSEE FOR PROFESS IONAL
1271-MALPRACTICE , MISCONDUCT OR ANY SU CH SIMILAR MATTER .
1177+ (1) ON THE WEBSITE OF THE COMMISSION OR OTHER P UBLICLY 27
1178+ACCESSIBLE PLATFORM ; 28
12721179
1273- (3) THE COMMISSION SHALL BE E NTITLED TO RECEIVE S ERVICE OF
1274-PROCESS IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING REGARDING THE ENFORCEMENT OR
1275-INTERPRETATION OF THE COMPACT, AND SHALL HAVE STAND ING TO INTERVENE IN
1276-SUCH A PROCEEDING FO R ALL PURPOSES . FAILURE TO PROVIDE TH E COMMISSION
1277-SERVICE OF PROCESS R ENDERS A JUDGMENT OR ORDER VOID AS TO THE
1278-COMMISSION, THE COMPACT, OR PROMULGATED RULES .
1180+ (2) TO PERSONS WHO HAVE R EQUESTED NOTICE OF T HE 29
1181+COMMISSION’S NOTICES OF PROPOSE D RULEMAKING ; AND 30
12791182
1280- (B) (1) IF THE COMMISSION DETERMINES TH AT A MEMBER STATE HA S
1281-DEFAULTED IN THE PER FORMANCE OF ITS OBLI GATIONS OR RESPONSIB ILITIES
1282-UNDER THIS COMPACT OR THE PROMUL GATED RULES , THE COMMISSION SHALL
1283-PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTI CE TO THE DEFAULTING STATE. THE NOTICE OF DEFAULT
1284-SHALL DESC RIBE THE DEFAULT , THE PROPOSED MEANS O F CURING THE DEFAULT ,
1285-AND ANY OTHER ACTION THAT THE COMMISSION MAY TAKE , AND SHALL OFFER
1286-TRAINING AND SPECIFI C TECHNICAL ASSISTAN CE REGARDING THE DEF AULT.
1183+ (3) IN SUCH OTHER WAY (S) AS THE COMMISSION MAY BY RUL E 31
1184+SPECIFY. 32
12871185
1288- (2) THE COMMISSION SHALL PROV IDE A COPY OF THE NO TICE OF
1289-DEFAULT TO THE OTHER ME MBER STATES.
1186+ (H) THE NOTICE OF PROPOSE D RULEMAKING SHALL I NCLUDE: 33
1187+ HOUSE BILL 345 27
12901188
1291- (C) IF A STATE IN DEFAULT FAILS TO CURE THE DE FAULT, THE DEFAULTING
1292-STATE MAY BE TERMINA TED FROM THE COMPACT UPON AN AFFIR MATIVE VOTE OF
1293-A MAJORITY OF THE DE LEGATES OF THE MEMBE R STATES, AND ALL RIGHTS ,
1294-PRIVILEGES AND BEN EFITS CONFERRED ON T HAT STATE BY THIS COMPACT MAY BE
1295-TERMINATED ON THE EF FECTIVE DATE OF TERM INATION. A CURE OF THE DEFAULT
1296-DOES NOT RELIEVE THE OFFENDING STATE OF O BLIGATIONS OR LIABIL ITIES
1297-INCURRED DURING THE PERIOD OF DEFAULT .
12981189
1299- (D) TERMINATION OF MEMBE RSHIP IN THE COMPACT SHALL BE IMPO SED
1300-ONLY AFTER ALL OTHER MEANS OF SECURING CO MPLIANCE HAVE BEEN
1301-EXHAUSTED. NOTICE OF INTENT TO S USPEND OR TERMINATE SHALL BE GIVEN BY
1302-THE COMMISSION TO THE GOV ERNOR, THE MAJORITY AND MIN ORITY LEADERS OF
1303-THE DEFAULTING STAT E’S LEGISLATURE , THE DEFAULTING STATE ’S STATE
1304-LICENSING AUTHORITY , AND EACH OF THE MEMB ER STATES’ LICENSING
1305-AUTHORITY.
1190+ (1) THE TIME, DATE, AND LOCATION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1
1191+WHICH THE COMMISSION WIL L HEAR PUBLIC COMMEN TS ON THE PROPOSED R ULE, 2
1192+AND, IF DIFFERENT, THE TIME, DATE, AND LOCATION OF THE MEETING WHERE THE 3
1193+COMMISSION WILL CONSI DER AND VOTE ON THE PROPOSED RULE ; 4
13061194
1307- (E) A STATE THAT HAS BEEN TERMINATED IS RESPON SIBLE FOR ALL
1308-ASSESSMENTS , OBLIGATIONS, AND LIABILITIES INCU RRED THROUGH THE
1309-EFFECTIVE DA TE OF TERMINATION , INCLUDING OBLIGATION S THAT EXTEND
1310-BEYOND THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF TERMINATION .
1311- Ch. 9 2025 LAWS OF MARYLAND
1195+ (2) IF THE HEARING IS HEL D VIA TELECOMMUNICAT ION, VIDEO 5
1196+CONFERENCE , OR OTHER EL ECTRONIC MEANS , THE COMMISSION SHALL INCL UDE 6
1197+THE MECHANISM FOR AC CESS TO THE HEARING IN THE NOTICE OF PRO POSED 7
1198+RULEMAKING ; 8
13121199
1313-– 30 –
1314- (F) UPON THE TERMINATION OF A STATE’S MEMBERSHIP FROM TH IS
1315-COMPACT, THAT STATE SHALL IMM EDIATELY PROVIDE NOT ICE TO ALL LICENSEES
1316-WITHIN THAT STATE OF SUCH TERM INATION. THE TERMINATED STATE SHALL
1317-CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZ E ALL LICENSES GRANT ED PURSUANT TO THIS COMPACT
1318-FOR A MINIMUM OF SIX MONTHS AFTER THE DAT E OF SAID NOTICE OF TERMINATION .
1200+ (3) THE TEXT OF THE PROPO SED RULE AND THE REA SON THEREFOR ; 9
13191201
1320- (G) THE COMMISSION MAY NOT BE AR ANY COSTS RELATED TO A STATE
1321-THAT IS FOUND TO BE IN DEFAULT OR THAT HAS BEEN TERMIN ATED FROM THE
1322-COMPACT, UNLESS AGREED UPON I N WRITING BETWEEN TH E COMMISSION AND THE
1323-DEFAULTING STATE .
1202+ (4) A REQUEST FOR COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED RULE FROM ANY 10
1203+INTERESTED PERSON; AND 11
13241204
1325- (H) THE DEFAULTING STATE MAY APPEAL THE ACTIO N OF THE COMMISSION
1326-BY PETITIONING THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OR
1327-THE FEDERAL DISTRICT WHERE THE COMMISSION HAS ITS PR INCIPAL OFFICES .
1328-THE PREVAILING PARTY SHALL BE AWARDED ALL COSTS OF SUCH LITIGA TION,
1329-INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S FEES.
1205+ (5) THE MANNER IN WHICH I NTERESTED PERSONS MA Y SUBMIT 12
1206+WRITTEN COMMENTS . 13
13301207
1331- (I) (1) UPON REQUEST BY A MEM BER STATE, THE COMMISSION SHALL
1332-ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE D ISPUTES RELATED TO T HE COMPACT THAT ARISE AM ONG
1333-MEMBER STATES AND BE TWEEN MEMBER AND NON –MEMBER STATES .
1208+ (I) ALL HEARINGS WILL BE RECORDED. A COPY OF THE RECORDIN G AND 14
1209+ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS AND DOCUMENTS RECEIV ED BY THE COMMISSION IN 15
1210+RESPONSE TO THE PROP OSED RULE SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO TH E PUBLIC. 16
13341211
1335- (2) THE COMMISSION SHALL PROM ULGATE A RULE PROVID ING FOR
1336-BOTH MEDIATION AND B INDING DISPUTE RESOL UTION FOR DISPUTES A S
1337-APPROPRIATE.
1212+ (J) NOTHING IN THIS SECTI ON SHALL BE CONSTRUE D AS REQUIRING A 17
1213+SEPARATE HEARING ON EACH RULE . RULES MAY BE GROUPED FOR THE 18
1214+CONVENIENCE OF THE COMMISSION AT HEARING S REQUIRED BY THIS S ECTION. 19
13381215
1339- (J) (1) BY MAJORITY VOTE AS P ROVIDED BY RULE , THE COMMISSION
1340-MAY INITIATE LEGAL A CTION AGAINST A MEMB ER STATE IN DEFAULT IN THE
1341-UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OR THE
1342-FEDERAL DISTRICT WHE RE THE COMMISSION HAS ITS PR INCIPAL OFFICES TO
1343-ENFORCE COMPLIANCE W ITH THE PROVISIONS O F THE COMPACT AND ITS
1344-PROMULGATED RULES . THE RELIEF SOUGHT MAY INCLUDE BOTH INJUNCT IVE
1345-RELIEF AND DAMAGES . IN THE EVENT JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT IS NECES SARY, THE
1346-PREVAILING MEMBER SH ALL BE AWARDED ALL C OSTS OF SUCH LITIGATIO N,
1347-INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S FEES. THE REMEDIES HEREIN S HALL NOT BE
1348-THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDI ES OF THE COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION MAY PURSUE
1349-ANY OTHER REMEDIES A VAILABLE UNDER FEDER AL OR THE DEFAULTING MEMBER
1350-STATE’S LAW.
1216+ (K) THE COMMISSION SHALL , BY MAJORITY VOTE OF ALL MEMBERS, TAKE 20
1217+FINAL ACTION ON THE PROPOSED RULE BASED ON THE RULEMAKING RE CORD AND 21
1218+THE FULL TEXT OF THE RULE. 22
13511219
1352- (2) A MEMBER STATE MAY INITIAT E LEGAL ACTION AGAIN ST THE
1353-COMMISSION IN THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OR
1354-THE FEDERAL DISTRICT WHERE THE COMMISSION HAS ITS PR INCIPAL OFFICES TO
1355-ENFORCE COMPLIANCE W ITH THE PROVISIONS O F THE COMPACT AND ITS
1356-PROMULGATED RULES . THE RELIEF SOUGHT MAY INCLUDE BOTH INJUNCT IVE WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 9
1220+ (1) THE COMMISSION MAY ADOPT CHANGES TO THE PROPO SED RULE 23
1221+PROVIDED THE CHANGES DO NOT ENLARGE THE O RIGINAL PURPOSE OF T HE 24
1222+PROPOSED RULE . 25
13571223
1358-– 31 –
1359-RELIEF AND DAMAGES . IN THE EVENT JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT IS NECES SARY, THE
1360-PREVAILING PARTY SHA LL BE AWARDED ALL CO STS OF SUCH LITIGATI ON,
1361-INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S FEES.
1224+ (2) THE COMMISSION SHALL PROV IDE AN EXPLANATION O F THE 26
1225+REASONS FOR SUBSTANT IVE CHANGES MADE TO THE PROPOSED RULE AS WELL AS 27
1226+REASONS FOR SUBSTANT IVE CHANGES NOT MADE THAT WERE RECOMMENDE D BY 28
1227+COMMENTERS . 29
13621228
1363- (3) NO PERSON OTHER THAN A MEMBER STATE SHALL ENFORCE THIS
1364-COMPACT AGAINST THE COMMISSION.
1229+ (3) THE COMMISSION SHALL DETE RMINE A REASONABLE EFFEC TIVE 30
1230+DATE FOR THE RULE . EXCEPT FOR AN EMERGEN CY AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 12(L), 31
1231+THE EFFECTIVE DATE O F THE RULE SHALL BE NO SOONER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER 32
1232+ISSUING THE NOTICE T HAT IT ADOPTED OR AM ENDED THE RULE . 33
1233+ 28 HOUSE BILL 345
13651234
1366-SECTION 14. EFFECTIVE DATE, WITHDRAWAL, AND AMENDMENT.
13671235
1368- (A) THE COMPACT SHALL COME IN TO EFFECT ON THE DAT E ON WHICH THE
1369-COMPACT STATUTE IS EN ACTED INTO LAW IN TH E SEVENTH MEMBER STA TE.
1236+ (L) UPON DETERMINATION TH AT AN EMERGENCY EXISTS , THE 1
1237+COMMISSION MAY CONSID ER AND ADOPT AN EMER GENCY RULE WITH 48 HOURS’ 2
1238+NOTICE, WITH OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT, PROVIDED THAT THE US UAL 3
1239+RULEMAKING PROCEDURE S PROVIDED IN THE COMPACT AND IN THIS S ECTION 4
1240+SHALL BE RETROACTIVE LY APPLIED TO THE RU LE AS SOON AS REASON ABLY 5
1241+POSSIBLE, IN NO EVENT LATER TH AN 90 DAYS AFTER THE EFFEC TIVE DATE OF THE 6
1242+RULE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF T HIS PROVISION, AN EMERGENCY RULE IS ONE THAT 7
1243+MUST BE ADOPTED IMME DIATELY IN ORDER TO : 8
13701244
1371- (1) ON OR AFTER THE EFFEC TIVE DATE OF THE COMPACT, THE
1372-COMMISSION SHALL CONV ENE AND REVIEW THE E NACTMENT OF EACH OF THE
1373-FIRST SEVEN MEMBER S TATES (“CHARTER MEMBER STATE S”) TO DETERMINE IF
1374-THE STATUTE ENACTED BY EACH SUCH CHARTER MEMBER STATE IS MATE RIALLY
1375-DIFFERENT THAN THE M ODEL COMPACT STATUTE .
1245+ (1) MEET AN IMMINENT THRE AT TO PUBLIC HEAL TH, SAFETY, OR 9
1246+WELFARE; 10
13761247
1377- (I) A CHARTER MEMBER STATE WHOSE ENACTMENT IS F OUND
1378-TO BE MATERIALLY DIF FERENT FROM THE MODE L COMPACT STATUTE SHALL BE
1379-ENTITLED TO THE DEFA ULT PROCESS SET FORT H IN SECTION 13.
1248+ (2) PREVENT A LOSS OF COMMISSION OR MEMBER STATE FUNDS; 11
13801249
1381- (II) IF ANY MEMBER STATE IS LATER FOUND TO BE IN DEFAULT,
1382-OR IS TERMINATED OR WITHDRAWS FROM THE COMPACT, THE COMMISSION SHALL
1383-REMAIN IN EXISTENCE AND THE COMPACT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT EVEN IF TH E
1384-NUMBER OF MEMBER STA TES SHOULD BE LESS T HAN SEVEN.
1250+ (3) MEET A DEADLINE FOR T HE PROMULGATION OF A RULE THAT IS 12
1251+ESTABLISHED BY FEDER AL LAW OR RULE ; OR 13
13851252
1386- (2) MEMBER STATES ENACTIN G THE COMPACT SUBSEQUENT TO THE
1387-SEVEN INITIAL CHARTE R MEMBER STATES SHAL L BE SUBJECT TO THE PROCESS SET
1388-FORTH IN SECTION 10(C)(21) TO DETERMINE IF THEI R ENACTMENTS ARE
1389-MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE MODEL COMPACT STATUTE AND W HETHER
1390-THEY QUALIFY FOR PAR TICIPATION IN THE COMPACT.
1253+ (4) PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. 14
13911254
1392- (3) ALL ACTIONS TAKEN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMISSION OR
1393-IN FURTHERANCE OF TH E PURPOSES OF THE AD MINISTRATION OF THE COMPACT
1394-PRIOR TO THE EFFECTI VE DATE OF THE COMPACT OR THE COMMISSION COMING
1395-INTO EXISTENCE SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO BE ACTIONS OF THE COMMISSION
1396-UNLESS SPECIFICALLY REPUDIATED BY THE COMMISSION.
1255+ (M) THE COMMISSION OR AN AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE OF THE 15
1256+COMMISSION MAY DIRECT REVISIONS TO A PREVI OUSLY ADOPTED RULE F OR 16
1257+PURPOSES OF CORRECTI NG TYPOGRAPHICAL ERR ORS, ERRORS IN FORMAT , 17
1258+ERRORS IN CONSISTENC Y, OR GRAMMATICAL ERROR S. PUBLIC NOTICE OF ANY 18
1259+REVISIONS SHALL BE P OSTED ON THE WEBSITE OF THE COMMISSION. THE REVISION 19
1260+SHALL BE SUBJECT TO CHALLENGE BY ANY PER SON FOR A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS 20
1261+AFTER POSTING . THE REVISION MAY BE C HALLENGED ONLY ON GR OUNDS THAT THE 21
1262+REVISION RESULTS IN A MATERIAL CHANGE TO A RULE. A CHALLENGE SHALL BE 22
1263+MADE IN WRITING AND DELIVERE D TO THE COMMISSION PRIOR TO T HE END OF THE 23
1264+NOTICE PERIOD . IF NO CHALLENGE IS MA DE, THE REVISION WILL TA KE EFFECT 24
1265+WITHOUT FURTHER ACTI ON. IF THE REVISION IS CH ALLENGED, THE REVISION MAY 25
1266+NOT TAKE EFFECT WITH OUT THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSION. 26
13971267
1398- (4) ANY STATE THAT JOINS THE COMPACT SUBSEQUENT TO THE
1399-COMMISSION’S INITIAL ADOPTION O F THE RULES AND BYLAWS SHALL BE SUBJECT
1400-TO THE RULES AND BYL AWS AS THEY EXIST ON THE DATE ON WHICH THE COMPACT
1401-BECOMES LAW IN THAT STATE. ANY RULE THAT HAS BEE N PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED BY Ch. 9 2025 LAWS OF MARYLAND
1268+ (N) NO MEMBER STATE ’S RULEMAKING REQUIRE MENTS SHALL APPLY 27
1269+UNDER THIS COMPACT. 28
14021270
1403-– 32 –
1404-THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE FULL FORCE AND E FFECT OF LAW ON THE DAY
1405-THE COMPACT BECOMES LAW I N THAT STATE.
1271+SECTION 13. OVERSIGHT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, AND 29
1272+ENFORCEMENT. 30
14061273
1407- (B) ANY MEMBER STATE MAY WITHDRAW FROM THE COMPACT BY
1408-ENACTING A STATUTE R EPEALING THE SAME .
1274+ (A) (1) THE EXECUTIVE AND JUD ICIAL BRANCHES OF ST ATE 31
1275+GOVERNMENT IN EACH M EMBER STATE SHALL EN FORCE THIS COMPACT AND TAKE 32
1276+ALL ACTIONS NECESSAR Y AND APPROPRIATE TO IMPLEMENT THE COMPACT. 33
14091277
1410- (1) A MEMBER STATE ’S WITHDRAWAL SHALL N OT TAKE EFFECT
1411-UNTIL 180 DAYS AFTER ENACTMENT OF THE REPEALING STA TUTE.
1278+ (2) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE P ROVIDED IN THIS COMPACT, VENUE IS 34
1279+PROPER AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BY OR AG AINST THE COMMISSION SHALL BE 35 HOUSE BILL 345 29
14121280
1413- (2) WITHDRAWAL SHALL NOT AFFECT THE CONTINUIN G
1414-REQUIREMENT OF THE W ITHDRAWING STATE ’S LICENSING AUTHORITY TO COMPLY
1415-WITH THE INVESTIGATI VE AND ADVERSE ACTIO N REPORTING REQUIREM ENTS OF
1416-THIS ACT PRIOR TO TH E EFFECTIVE DATE OF WITHDRAWAL .
14171281
1418- (3) UPON THE ENACTMENT OF A STATUTE WITHDRAWIN G FROM THIS
1419-COMPACT, A STATE SHALL IMMEDI ATELY PROVIDE NOTICE OF SUCH WITHDRAWAL
1420-TO ALL LICENSEES WIT HIN THAT STATE . NOTWITHSTANDING ANY S UBSEQUENT
1421-STATUTORY ENACTMENT TO THE CONTRARY , SUCH WITHDRAWING STA TE SHALL
1422-CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZ E ALL LICENSES GRANT ED PURSUANT TO THIS COMPACT
1423-FOR A MINIMUM OF 180 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SUCH NOTICE OF WI THDRAWAL.
1282+BROUGHT SOLELY AND E XCLUSIVELY IN A COUR T OF COMPETENT JURISDIC TION 1
1283+WHERE THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE COMMISSION IS LOCATED . THE 2
1284+COMMISSION MAY WAIVE VENUE AND JURISDICTI ONAL DEFENSES TO THE EXTENT 3
1285+IT ADOPTS OR CONSENT S TO PARTICIPATE IN ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION 4
1286+PROCEEDINGS . NOTHING HEREIN SH ALL AFFECT OR LIMIT THE SELECTION OR 5
1287+PROPRIETY OF VENUE I N ANY ACTION AGAINST A LICENSEE FOR PROFE SSIONAL 6
1288+MALPRACTICE , MISCONDUCT OR ANY SU CH SIMILAR MATTER . 7
14241289
1425- (C) NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS COMPACT SHALL BE CONS TRUED TO
1426-INVALIDATE OR PREVEN T ANY SOCIAL WORK LI CENSURE AGREEMENT OR OTHER
1427-COOPERATIVE ARRANGEM ENT BETWEEN A MEMBER STATE AND A NON –MEMBER
1428-STATE THAT DOES NOT CONFLICT WIT H THE PROVISIONS OF THIS COMPACT.
1290+ (3) THE COMMISSION SHALL BE E NTITLED TO RECEIVE S ERVICE OF 8
1291+PROCESS IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING REGAR DING THE ENFORCEMENT OR 9
1292+INTERPRETATION OF TH E COMPACT, AND SHALL HAVE STAND ING TO INTERVENE IN 10
1293+SUCH A PROCEEDING FO R ALL PURPOSES . FAILURE TO PROVIDE TH E COMMISSION 11
1294+SERVICE OF PROCESS R ENDERS A JUDGMENT OR ORDER VOID AS TO THE 12
1295+COMMISSION, THE COMPACT, OR PROMULGATED RULES . 13
14291296
1430- (D) THIS COMPACT MAY BE AMENDE D BY THE MEMBER STAT ES. NO
1431-AMENDMENT TO THE COMPACT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AND BINDIN G UPON ANY
1432-MEMBER STATE UNTIL I T IS ENACTED INTO TH E LAWS OF ALL MEMBER STATES.
1297+ (B) (1) IF THE COMMISSION DETERMINES THAT A MEMBER STATE HAS 14
1298+DEFAULTED IN THE PER FORMANCE OF ITS OBLI GATIONS OR RESPONSIB ILITIES 15
1299+UNDER THIS COMPACT OR THE PROMUL GATED RULES , THE COMMISSION SHALL 16
1300+PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTI CE TO THE DEFAULTING STATE. THE NOTICE OF DEFAULT 17
1301+SHALL DESCRIBE THE D EFAULT, THE PROPOSED MEANS O F CURING THE DEFAULT , 18
1302+AND ANY OTHER ACTION THAT THE COMMISSION MAY TAKE , AND SHALL OFFER 19
1303+TRAINING AND SPECIFI C TECHNICAL ASSISTAN CE REGARDING THE DEF AULT. 20
14331304
1434-SECTION 15. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY.
1305+ (2) THE COMMISSION SH ALL PROVIDE A COPY O F THE NOTICE OF 21
1306+DEFAULT TO THE OTHER MEMBER STATES . 22
14351307
1436- (A) THIS COMPACT AND THE COMMISSION’S RULEMAKING AUTHORI TY
1437-SHALL BE LIBERALLY C ONSTRUED SO AS TO EF FECTUATE THE PURPOSE S, AND THE
1438-IMPLEMENTATION AND A DMINISTRATION OF THE COMPACT. PROVISIONS OF THE
1439-COMPACT EXPRESSLY AUT HORIZING OR REQU IRING THE PROMULGATI ON OF RULES
1440-SHALL NOT BE CONSTRU ED TO LIMIT THE COMMISSION’S RULEMAKING AUTHORI TY
1441-SOLELY FOR THOSE PUR POSES.
1308+ (C) IF A STATE IN DEFAULT FAILS TO CURE THE DE FAULT, THE DEFAULTING 23
1309+STATE MAY BE TERMINA TED FROM THE COMPACT UPON AN AFFIR MATIVE VOTE OF 24
1310+A MAJORITY OF THE DE LEGATES OF THE MEMBE R STATES, AND ALL RIGHTS , 25
1311+PRIVILEGES AND BENEF ITS CONFERRED ON THA T STATE BY THIS COMPACT MAY BE 26
1312+TERMINATED ON THE EF FECTIVE DATE OF TERM INATION. A CURE OF THE DEFAULT 27
1313+DOES NOT RELIEVE THE OFFENDING STATE OF O BLIGATIONS OR LIABIL ITIES 28
1314+INCURRED DURING THE PERIOD OF DEFAULT. 29
14421315
1443- (B) THE PROVISIONS OF THI S COMPACT SHALL BE SEVE RABLE AND IF ANY
1444-PHRASE, CLAUSE, SENTENCE OR PROVISIO N OF THIS COMPACT IS HEL D BY A COURT
1445-OF COMPETENT JURISDI CTION TO BE CONTRARY TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ANY
1446-MEMBER STATE , A STATE SEEKING PART ICIPATION IN THE COMPACT, OR OF THE WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 9
1316+ (D) TERMINATION OF MEMBER SHIP IN THE COMPACT SHALL BE IMPO SED 30
1317+ONLY AFTER ALL OTHER MEANS OF SECURING CO MPLIANCE HAVE BEEN 31
1318+EXHAUSTED. NOTICE OF INTENT TO S USPEND OR TERMINATE SHALL BE GIVEN BY 32
1319+THE COMMISSION TO THE GOV ERNOR, THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS OF 33
1320+THE DEFAULTING STATE ’S LEGISLATURE , THE DEFAULTING STATE ’S STATE 34
1321+LICENSING AUTHORITY , AND EACH OF THE MEMB ER STATES’ LICENSING 35
1322+AUTHORITY. 36
14471323
1448-– 33 –
1449-UNITED STATES, OR THE APPLICABILITY THEREOF TO ANY GOVER NMENT, AGENCY,
1450-PERSON OR CIRCUMSTAN CE IS HELD TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY A COURT OF
1451-COMPETENT JURISDICTI ON, THE VALIDITY OF THE REMAINDER OF THE COMPACT
1452-AND THE APPLICABILIT Y THEREOF TO ANY GOV ERNMENT, AGENCY, PERSON, OR
1453-CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL N OT BE AFFECTED THERE BY.
1324+ (E) A STATE THAT HAS BEEN TERMINATED IS RESPON SIBLE FOR ALL 37
1325+ASSESSMENTS , OBLIGATIONS, AND LIABIL ITIES INCURRED THROU GH THE 38 30 HOUSE BILL 345
14541326
1455- (C) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBSE CTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , THE
1456-COMMISSION MAY DENY A STATE’S PARTICIPATION IN T HE COMPACT OR , IN
1457-ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 13(B), TERMINATE A MEMBER
1458-STATE’S PARTICIPATION IN T HE COMPACT, IF IT DETERMINES THA T A
1459-CONSTITUTIONAL REQUI REMENT OF A MEMBER S TATE IS A MATERIAL DE PARTURE
1460-FROM THE COMPACT. OTHERWISE, IF THIS COMPACT SHALL BE HELD TO BE
1461-CONTRARY TO THE CONS TITUTION OF ANY MEMB ER STATE, THE COMPACT SHALL
1462-REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS TO THE REMAINING MEMBER STA TES AND
1463-IN FULL FORCE AND EF FECT AS TO THE MEMBER STA TE AFFECTED AS TO AL L
1464-SEVERABLE MATTERS .
14651327
1466-SECTION 16. BINDING EFFECT OF COMPACT AND OTHER LAWS.
1328+EFFECTIVE DATE OF TE RMINATION, INCLUDING OBLIGATION S THAT EXTEND 1
1329+BEYOND THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF TERMINATION . 2
14671330
1468- (A) A LICENSEE PROVIDING S ERVICES IN A REMOTE STATE UNDER A
1469-MULTISTATE AUTHORIZA TION TO PRACTICE SHA LL ADHERE TO THE LAW S AND
1470-REGULATIONS , INCLUDING LAWS , REGULATIONS , AND APPLICABLE STAND ARDS, OF
1471-THE REMOTE STATE WHE RE THE CLIENT IS LOC ATED AT THE TIME CAR E IS
1472-RENDERED.
1331+ (F) UPON THE TERMINATION OF A STATE’S MEMBERSHIP FROM TH IS 3
1332+COMPACT, THAT STATE SHALL IMM EDIATELY PROVIDE NOT ICE TO ALL LICENSEES 4
1333+WITHIN THAT STATE OF SUCH TERMINATION . THE TERMINATED STATE SHALL 5
1334+CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZ E ALL LICENSES GRANT ED PURSUANT TO THIS COMPACT 6
1335+FOR A MINIMUM OF SIX MONTHS AFTER THE DAT E OF SAID NOTICE OF TERMINATION . 7
14731336
1474- (B) NOTHING HEREIN SHALL PREVENT OR INHIBIT T HE ENFORCEMENT OF
1475-ANY OTHER LAW OF A M EMBER STATE THAT IS NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE
1476-COMPACT.
1337+ (G) THE COMMISSION MAY NOT BE AR ANY COSTS RELATED TO A ST ATE 8
1338+THAT IS FOUND TO BE IN DEFAULT OR THAT H AS BEEN TERMINATED F ROM THE 9
1339+COMPACT, UNLESS AGREED UPON I N WRITING BETWEEN TH E COMMISSION AND THE 10
1340+DEFAULTING STATE . 11
14771341
1478- (C) ANY LAWS , STATUTES, REGULATIONS , OR OTHER LEGAL
1479-REQUIREMENTS IN A ME MBER STATE IN CONFLI CT WITH THE COMPACT ARE
1480-SUPERSEDED TO THE EX TENT OF THE CONFLICT .
1342+ (H) THE DEFAULTING STATE MAY APPEAL THE ACTIO N OF THE COMMISSION 12
1343+BY PETITIONING THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OR 13
1344+THE FEDERAL DISTRICT WHERE THE COMMISSION HAS ITS PR INCIPAL OFFICES . 14
1345+THE PREVAILING PARTY SHALL BE AWARDED ALL COSTS OF SUCH LITIGA TION, 15
1346+INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S FEES. 16
14811347
1482- (D) ALL PERMISSIBLE AGREE MENTS BETWEEN THE COMMISSION AND THE
1483-MEMBER STATES ARE BINDING IN ACCOR DANCE WITH THEIR TER MS.
1348+ (I) (1) UPON REQU EST BY A MEMBER STAT E, THE COMMISSION SHALL 17
1349+ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE D ISPUTES RELATED TO T HE COMPACT THAT ARISE AM ONG 18
1350+MEMBER STATES AND BE TWEEN MEMBER AND NON –MEMBER STATES . 19
14841351
1485- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is contingent on the
1486-enacting of substantially similar legislation in six other states. The Maryland Department
1487-of Health shall notify the Department of Legislative Services within 10 days after six states
1488-have enacted legislation that is substantially similar to this Act.
1352+ (2) THE COMMISSION SHALL PROM ULGATE A RULE PROVID ING FOR 20
1353+BOTH MEDIATION AND B INDING D ISPUTE RESOLUTION FO R DISPUTES AS 21
1354+APPROPRIATE . 22
14891355
1490- SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to Section 2 of this
1491-Act, this Act shall take effect October 1, 2025.
1492- Ch. 9 2025 LAWS OF MARYLAND
1356+ (J) (1) BY MAJORITY VOTE AS P ROVIDED BY RULE , THE COMMISSION 23
1357+MAY INITIATE LEGAL A CTION AGAINST A MEMB ER STATE IN DEFAULT IN THE 24
1358+UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OR THE 25
1359+FEDERAL DISTRI CT WHERE THE COMMISSION HAS ITS PR INCIPAL OFFICES TO 26
1360+ENFORCE COMPLIANCE W ITH THE PROVISIONS O F THE COMPACT AND ITS 27
1361+PROMULGATED RULES . THE RELIEF SOUGHT MAY INCLUDE BOTH INJUNCT IVE 28
1362+RELIEF AND DAMAGES . IN THE EVENT JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT IS NECES SARY, THE 29
1363+PREVAILING MEMBER SHALL BE AWARDED ALL COSTS OF SUCH LITIGATION , 30
1364+INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S FEES. THE REMEDIES HEREIN S HALL NOT BE 31
1365+THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDI ES OF THE COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION MAY PURSUE 32
1366+ANY OTHER REMEDIES A VAILABLE UNDER FEDER AL OR THE DEFAUL TING MEMBER 33
1367+STATE’S LAW. 34
14931368
1494-– 34 –
1495-Approved by the Governor, April 8, 2025.
1369+ (2) A MEMBER STATE MAY INI TIATE LEGAL ACTION A GAINST THE 35
1370+COMMISSION IN THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OR 36
1371+THE FEDERAL DISTRICT WHERE THE COMMISSION HAS ITS PR INCIPAL OFFICES TO 37 HOUSE BILL 345 31
1372+
1373+
1374+ENFORCE COMPLIANCE W ITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPACT AND ITS 1
1375+PROMULGATED RULES . THE RELIEF SOUGHT MAY INCLUDE BOTH INJUNCT IVE 2
1376+RELIEF AND DAMAGES . IN THE EVENT JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT IS NECES SARY, THE 3
1377+PREVAILING PARTY SHA LL BE AWARDED ALL CO STS OF SUCH LITIGATI ON, 4
1378+INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S FEES. 5
1379+
1380+ (3) NO PERSON OTHER THAN A MEMBER STATE SHALL ENFORCE THIS 6
1381+COMPACT AGAINST THE COMMISSION. 7
1382+
1383+SECTION 14. EFFECTIVE DATE, WITHDRAWAL, AND AMENDMENT. 8
1384+
1385+ (A) THE COMPACT SHALL COME IN TO EFFECT ON THE DAT E ON WHICH THE 9
1386+COMPACT STATUTE IS EN ACTED INTO LAW IN TH E SEVENTH MEMBER STA TE. 10
1387+
1388+ (1) ON OR AFTER THE EFFEC TIVE DATE OF THE COMPACT, THE 11
1389+COMMISSION SHALL CONV ENE AND REVIEW THE E NACTMENT OF EACH OF THE 12
1390+FIRST SEVEN MEMBER STATES (“CHARTER MEMBER STATE S”) TO DETERMINE IF 13
1391+THE STATUTE ENACTED BY EACH SUCH CHARTER MEMBER STATE IS MATE RIALLY 14
1392+DIFFERENT THAN THE M ODEL COMPACT STATUTE . 15
1393+
1394+ (I) A CHARTER MEMBER STATE WHOSE ENACTMENT IS F OUND 16
1395+TO BE MATERIALLY DIF FERENT FR OM THE MODEL COMPACT STATUTE SHALL BE 17
1396+ENTITLED TO THE DEFA ULT PROCESS SET FORT H IN SECTION 13. 18
1397+
1398+ (II) IF ANY MEMBER STATE I S LATER FOUND TO BE IN DEFAULT, 19
1399+OR IS TERMINATED OR WITHDRAWS FROM THE COMPACT, THE COMMISSION SHALL 20
1400+REMAIN IN EXISTENCE AND THE COMPACT SHALL REMAIN I N EFFECT EVEN IF THE 21
1401+NUMBER OF MEMBER STA TES SHOULD BE LESS T HAN SEVEN. 22
1402+
1403+ (2) MEMBER STATES ENACTIN G THE COMPACT SUBSEQUENT TO THE 23
1404+SEVEN INITIAL CHARTE R MEMBER STATES SHAL L BE SUBJECT TO THE PROCESS SET 24
1405+FORTH IN SECTION 10(C)(21) TO DETERMINE IF THEIR ENA CTMENTS ARE 25
1406+MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE MODEL COMPACT STATUTE AND W HETHER 26
1407+THEY QUALIFY FOR PAR TICIPATION IN THE COMPACT. 27
1408+
1409+ (3) ALL ACTIONS TAKEN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMISSION OR 28
1410+IN FURTHERANCE OF TH E PURPOSES OF THE AD MINISTRATIO N OF THE COMPACT 29
1411+PRIOR TO THE EFFECTI VE DATE OF THE COMPACT OR THE COMMISSION COMING 30
1412+INTO EXISTENCE SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO BE ACTIONS OF THE COMMISSION 31
1413+UNLESS SPECIFICALLY REPUDIATED BY THE COMMISSION. 32
1414+
1415+ (4) ANY STATE THAT JOINS THE COMPACT SUBSEQUENT TO THE 33
1416+COMMISSION’S INITIAL ADOPTION O F THE RULES AND BYLAWS SHALL BE SUBJECT 34
1417+TO THE RULES AND BYL AWS AS THEY EXIST ON THE DATE ON WHICH TH E COMPACT 35 32 HOUSE BILL 345
1418+
1419+
1420+BECOMES LAW IN THAT STATE. ANY RULE THAT HAS BEE N PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED BY 1
1421+THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE FULL FOR CE AND EFFECT OF LAW ON THE DAY 2
1422+THE COMPACT BECOMES LAW I N THAT STATE. 3
1423+
1424+ (B) ANY MEMBER STATE MAY WITHDRAW FROM THE COMPACT BY 4
1425+ENACTING A STATUTE R EPEALING THE SAME . 5
1426+
1427+ (1) A MEMBER STATE ’S WITHDRAWAL SHALL N OT TAKE EFFECT 6
1428+UNTIL 180 DAYS AFTER ENACTMENT OF THE REPEALING STATUT E. 7
1429+
1430+ (2) WITHDRAWAL SHALL NOT AFFECT THE CONTINUIN G 8
1431+REQUIREMENT OF THE W ITHDRAWING STATE ’S LICENSING AUTHORIT Y TO COMPLY 9
1432+WITH THE INVESTIGATI VE AND ADVERSE ACTIO N REPORTING REQUIREM ENTS OF 10
1433+THIS ACT PRIOR TO TH E EFFECTIVE DATE OF WITHDRAWAL. 11
1434+
1435+ (3) UPON THE ENACTMENT OF A STATUTE WITHDRAWIN G FROM THIS 12
1436+COMPACT, A STATE SHALL IMMEDI ATELY PROVIDE NOTICE OF SUCH WITHDRAWAL 13
1437+TO ALL LICENSEES WIT HIN THAT STATE . NOTWITHSTANDING ANY S UBSEQUENT 14
1438+STATUTORY ENACTMENT TO THE CONTRARY , SUCH WITHDRAWING STATE SH ALL 15
1439+CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZ E ALL LICENSES GRANT ED PURSUANT TO THIS COMPACT 16
1440+FOR A MINIMUM OF 180 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SUCH NOTICE OF WI THDRAWAL. 17
1441+
1442+ (C) NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS COMPACT SHALL BE CONS TRUED TO 18
1443+INVALIDATE OR PREVEN T ANY SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE AGR EEMENT OR OTHER 19
1444+COOPERATIVE ARRANGEM ENT BETWEEN A MEMBER STATE AND A NON –MEMBER 20
1445+STATE THAT DOES NOT CONFLICT WITH THE PR OVISIONS OF THIS COMPACT. 21
1446+
1447+ (D) THIS COMPACT MAY BE AMENDE D BY THE MEMBER STAT ES. NO 22
1448+AMENDMENT TO THE COMPACT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AND BINDING UPON ANY 23
1449+MEMBER STATE UNTIL I T IS ENACTED INTO TH E LAWS OF ALL MEMBER STATES. 24
1450+
1451+SECTION 15. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY. 25
1452+
1453+ (A) THIS COMPACT AND THE COMMISSION’S RULEMAKING AUTHORI TY 26
1454+SHALL BE LIBERALLY C ONSTRUED SO AS TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPO SES, AND THE 27
1455+IMPLEMENTATION AND A DMINISTRATION OF THE COMPACT. PROVISIONS OF THE 28
1456+COMPACT EXPRESSLY AUT HORIZING OR REQUIRIN G THE PROMULGATION O F RULES 29
1457+SHALL NOT BE CONSTRU ED TO LIMIT THE COMMISSION’S RULEMAKING AUTHORI TY 30
1458+SOLELY FOR THOSE PURPOSES. 31
1459+
1460+ (B) THE PROVISIONS OF THI S COMPACT SHALL BE SEVE RABLE AND IF ANY 32
1461+PHRASE, CLAUSE, SENTENCE OR PROVISIO N OF THIS COMPACT IS HELD BY A COURT 33
1462+OF COMPETENT JURISDI CTION TO BE CONTRARY TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ANY 34
1463+MEMBER STATE , A STATE SEEKING PART ICIPATION IN THE COMPACT, OR OF THE 35 HOUSE BILL 345 33
1464+
1465+
1466+UNITED STATES, OR THE APPLICABILITY THEREOF TO ANY GOVER NMENT, AGENCY, 1
1467+PERSON OR CIRCUMSTAN CE IS HELD TO BE UNC ONSTITUTIONAL BY A C OURT OF 2
1468+COMPETENT JURISDICTI ON, THE VALIDITY OF THE REMAINDER OF THE COMPACT 3
1469+AND THE APPLICA BILITY THEREOF TO AN Y GOVERNMENT , AGENCY, PERSON, OR 4
1470+CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL N OT BE AFFECTED THERE BY. 5
1471+
1472+ (C) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBSE CTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , THE 6
1473+COMMISSION MAY DENY A STATE’S PARTICIPATION IN T HE COMPACT OR , IN 7
1474+ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 13(B), TERMINATE A MEMBER 8
1475+STATE’S PARTICIPATION IN T HE COMPACT, IF IT DETERMINES THA T A 9
1476+CONSTITUTIONAL REQUI REMENT OF A MEMBER S TATE IS A MATERIAL D EPARTURE 10
1477+FROM THE COMPACT. OTHERWISE, IF THIS COMPACT SHALL BE HELD TO BE 11
1478+CONTRARY TO THE CONS TITUTION OF ANY MEMBER ST ATE, THE COMPACT SHALL 12
1479+REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS TO THE REMAINING MEMBER STA TES AND 13
1480+IN FULL FORCE AND EF FECT AS TO THE MEMBE R STATE AFFECTED AS TO ALL 14
1481+SEVERABLE MATTERS . 15
1482+
1483+SECTION 16. BINDING EFFECT OF COMPACT AND OTHER LAWS. 16
1484+
1485+ (A) A LICENSEE PROVIDING S ERVICES IN A REMOTE STATE UNDER A 17
1486+MULTISTATE AUTHORIZA TION TO PRACTICE SHA LL ADHERE TO THE LAW S AND 18
1487+REGULATIONS , INCLUDING LAWS , REGULATIONS , AND APPLICABLE STAND ARDS, OF 19
1488+THE REMOTE STATE WHE RE THE CLIENT IS LOC ATED AT THE TIME CA RE IS 20
1489+RENDERED. 21
1490+
1491+ (B) NOTHING HEREIN SHALL PREVENT OR INHIBIT T HE ENFORCEMENT OF 22
1492+ANY OTHER LAW OF A M EMBER STATE THAT IS NOT INCONSISTENT WIT H THE 23
1493+COMPACT. 24
1494+
1495+ (C) ANY LAWS , STATUTES, REGULATIONS , OR OTHER LEGAL 25
1496+REQUIREMENTS IN A ME MBER STATE IN CONFLI CT WITH THE COMPACT ARE 26
1497+SUPERSEDED TO THE EX TENT OF THE CONFLICT . 27
1498+
1499+ (D) ALL PERMISSIBLE AGREE MENTS BETWEEN THE COMMISSION AND THE 28
1500+MEMBER STATES ARE BI NDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR TERMS . 29
1501+
1502+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is contingent on the 30
1503+enacting of substantially similar legislation in six other states. The Maryland Department 31
1504+of Health shall notify the Department of Legislative Services within 10 days after six states 32
1505+have enacted legislation that is substantially similar to this Act. 33
1506+
1507+ SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to Section 2 of this 34
1508+Act, this Act shall take effect October 1, 2025. 35
1509+
1510+ 34 HOUSE BILL 345
1511+
1512+
1513+
1514+
1515+
1516+Approved:
1517+________________________________________________________________________________
1518+ Governor.
1519+________________________________________________________________________________
1520+ Speaker of the House of Delegates.
1521+________________________________________________________________________________
1522+ President of the Senate.