2022 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
SB407: Health Occupations - Health Care Staffing Shortage Emergency - Declaration and Licensing and Practice Requirements (Health Care Heroes Act of 2022)
Legislative Summary
Authorizing the Secretary of Health to declare a health care staffing shortage emergency in the State; requiring each health occupations board to establish processes for the issuance of initial licenses, temporary licenses, and temporary practice letters on an expedited basis during a health care staffing shortage emergency; etc.
Bill History
1/24/2022
First Reading Finance and Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate
1/26/2022
Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance)
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/24/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Finance(Senate)
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 14
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor

Jack Bailey
Republican
Co-Sponsors (14)
Mary Carozza
Republican
Bob Cassilly
Republican
Paul Corderman
Republican
Adelaide Eckardt
Republican
George Edwards
Republican
Sarah Elfreth
Democrat
Jason Gallion
Republican
Stephen Hershey
Republican
Michael Hough
Republican
J.B. Jennings
Republican
Justin Ready
Republican
Johnny Salling
Republican
Bryan Simonaire
Republican
Chris West
Republican