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It explains that Senate Bill 871 (SB 871)/Chapter 228 (2023) established the workgroup and set its sunset date for June 30, 2025. The summary describes the workgroup’s objectives and continued meetings after submitting its final report in December 2024, clarifying that recommendations reflect workgroup members’ views rather than the Maryland Department of Health.",{"@graph":69,"@context":123},[70,84,106],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":40,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/research-report/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/final-summary-of-the-workgroup-on-social-work-requirements-for-licensure/328717/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/final-summary-of-the-workgroup-on-social-work-requirements-for-licensure/328717.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Đào","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-11-03","2026-09-21",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":105},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",11,{"@type":107,"mainEntity":108},"FAQPage",[109,115,119],{"name":110,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":112},"What created the Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure?","Question",{"text":113,"@type":114},"Senate Bill 871 (SB 871)/Chapter 228 (2023) established the Workgroup and required it to submit reports on findings and recommendations to the General Assembly.","Answer",{"name":116,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":117},"What is the workgroup’s sunset date?",{"text":118,"@type":114},"The Workgroup’s sunset date is June 30, 2025.",{"name":120,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":121},"What were the workgroup’s main responsibilities in evaluating licensure requirements?",{"text":122,"@type":114},"The Workgroup was tasked with determining whether existing examination requirements should continue, whether temporary licenses should be created, how supervision could be provided without cost, and whether additional education or experience requirements are needed, including timelines and a required study.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":125,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":127,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":129,"site_id":62},328717,1790444363,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":132},{"doc_id":129,"user_id":133,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":134,"doc_module":4,"category_id":39,"category_name":40,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":135,"file_id":136,"file_url":137,"file_type":138,"file_size":139,"view_count":105,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":105,"language":140,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":141,"faqs":142,"seo_title":143,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":144,"read_time":145,"preview_page_count":4},1374402968488,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_29158cc5080c5b710cf443261637dec0","Date: December 3, 2025  \nRE: Final Summary of the Workgroup on Social Work Requirements for Licensure  \nDear Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure Members,  \nSenate Bill 871 (SB 871)/Chapter 228 (2023) established the Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure (Workgroup) and required the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) to staff the Workgroup, which submitted its final report to the General Assembly in December, 2024, in accordance with Article-State Government, §2–1257, Annotated Code of Maryland. The Workgroup’s sunset date is June 30, 2025.  \nFollowing the submission of the Workgroup’s final report, the Workgroup continued to meet and discuss matters that warranted further exploration. As Chair of the Workgroup, I am issuing this Final Summary of the activities and recommendations covered post mandated final report period from January to June, 2025.  \nThe recommendations in this report reflect the opinions of the Workgroup members, and not of the Maryland Department of Health. This final summary was not voted on by the membership of the Workgroup, but recommendations were discussed during our meetings.  \nIt has been my honor to serve as Chair of the Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure, and I am pleased to provide this final summary as a culmination of this work.  \nIf you have any questions or comments concerning the report, please contact Kimberly Hiner, Director of [the Office of Population Health Improvement at](the Office of Population Health Improvement at Kimberly.Hiner@maryland.gov)[ ](the Office of Population Health Improvement at Kimberly.Hiner@maryland.gov)[Kimberly.Hiner@maryland.gov](the Office of Population Health Improvement at Kimberly.Hiner@maryland.gov).  \nSincerely,  \nKarla J. Abney, MSW, MSN, LMSW  \nChair, Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure  \ncc:  \nKimberly Hiner, MPH, Director, Office of Population Health Improvement  \nWorkgroup on Social Work Requirements for Licensure  \nFinal Summary  \nTable of Contents  \nBackground ......................................................................................................................................6  \nWorkgroup Activities January, 2025-June, 2025 (June 30, 2025 Sunset Date) ............................8  \nWorkgroup Chair Final Recommendations ...................................................................................10  \nUnfinished and Ongoing Business.................................................................................................11  \nConclusion ..................................................................................................................................... 11  \nAppendix: Summary of Workgroup Final Report Recommendations ..........................................11  \nBackground  \nSenate Bill 871 (SB 871)/Chapter 228 (2023) established the Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure (Workgroup) and mandated the Workgroup submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly.1 The law additionally required the Workgroup to submit a preliminary report on its findings and recommendations by September 30, 2023, and an interim report on December 1, 2023.2 It also asked for a timeline for phasing in any determinations made pursuant to the findings ofthe preliminary report, along with an outline and timeline for conducting a study under Title 19 of the Health Occupations Article. SB 871 set the termination date of the Workgroup to June 30, 2025.  \nThe workgroup was tasked to determine:  \n(i) Whether to continue to use examinations developed by the Association of Social Work Boards as a requirement for a bachelor social worker license or a master social worker license;  \n(ii) Whether to establish a temporary license for applicants for a bachelor social worker license or a master social worker license who, except for passing an examination required under Title 19, Subtitle 3 of the Health Occupations Article, meet the ed","cbCaiokV0qBJOwKf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiokV0qBJOwKf","pdf",336932,"English","# Background\n# Workgroup Activities January, 2025-June, 2025 (June 30, 2025 Sunset Date)\n# Workgroup Chair Final Recommendations\n# Unfinished and Ongoing Business\n# Conclusion\n# Appendix: Summary of Workgroup Final Report Recommendations","[{\"question\":\"What created the Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure?\",\"answer\":\"Senate Bill 871 (SB 871)/Chapter 228 (2023) established the Workgroup and required it to submit reports on findings and recommendations to the General Assembly.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the workgroup’s sunset date?\",\"answer\":\"The Workgroup’s sunset date is June 30, 2025.\"},{\"question\":\"What were the workgroup’s main responsibilities in evaluating licensure requirements?\",\"answer\":\"The Workgroup was tasked with determining whether existing examination requirements should continue, whether temporary licenses should be created, how supervision could be provided without cost, and whether additional education or experience requirements are needed, including timelines and a required study.\"}]","Final Summary of the Workgroup on Social Work Requirements for Licensure | PDF",1789980706,28]