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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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Ch. 441
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Preamble
WHEREAS, Recent studies have identified a critical shortage of health care
providers in many professional, technical, and supporting roles in Maryland; and
WHEREAS, The scheduled return from duty or retirement of military personnel
with experience in providing health care will create an opportunity for reducing the
shortage of health care providers in Maryland; and
WHEREAS, The Base Realignment and Closure process will bring tens of
thousands of skilled professionals including health care providers to Maryland; and
WHEREAS, The Governor's Workforce Investment Board and other entities
have identified various barriers to licensing returning military personnel as health
care providers in professional, technical, and supporting roles; and
WHEREAS, Removing the identified barriers in licensing returning military
personnel as health care providers will reduce the shortage of health care workers and
alleviate the insufficient staffing of health care facilities including acute hospital
emergency rooms and other units and in community-based medical care settings; now,
therefore,
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That:
(a) The Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, in conjunction with the
Governor's Workforce Investment Board and the appropriate regulatory boards for
health care providers, shall identify shall:
(1) make findings regarding the barriers under the Health
Occupations Article to licensing or certifying individuals who have training and
experience in providing health care through military service that is equivalent to the
training and experience required for licensure or certification under the Health
Occupations Article; and
(2) report to the Senate Education. Health, and Environmental Affairs
Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee on or before
December 1. 2007. in accordance with § 2-1246 of the State Government Article,
findings and recommendations regarding the most appropriate ways to expedite the
inclusion of individuals who have training and experience in providing health care
through military service into the State's health care work force.
(b) (1) In response to the identification of barriers under subsection (a) of
this section, the regulatory boards shall draft regulations and legislation that will
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