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MarylandHB 14742025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Temporary Telehealth Licenses - Establishment

Sponsored By: Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

Health OccupationsPublic HealthCertificationsCommittees and CommissionsCommunity CollegesCounselors -see also- Social WorkersHealth -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc.Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOsHealth Occupations -see also- (specific health occupations)Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc.Licenses -see also- AB Lic; Certifications; DrLic; PermitsNoticesPenalties and Sentences -see also- Death PenaltyResidency -see also- Immigrants and CitizenshipRules and RegulationsState Universities and CollegesStudentsSunsetTelecommunications and Information Technology

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2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.

License violations delay counselors' regular Maryland licenses

Beginning October 1, 2025, temporary telehealth license holders face a licensing penalty for violating Maryland's counselor licensing law. The Board cannot issue them a regular Maryland license under that law for at least 2 years after the violation. This rule ends September 30, 2028.

Temporary telehealth counseling for out-of-state college students

Beginning October 1, 2025, Maryland offers temporary licenses for out-of-state counselors to provide clinical professional counseling through telehealth. Students must be out-of-state residents enrolled at, and living at or near, a Maryland college or other higher education institution. Their counseling relationship must already have lasted at least 6 months. Counselors must be authorized and in good standing in another state, but not already authorized to practice counseling in Maryland. They must apply and meet Board qualifications; the Board must set application fees and license conditions. Each license lasts 6 months and cannot be renewed. The law ends September 30, 2028.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Anne R. Kaiser

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Tiffany T. Alston

    Democratic • House

  • Heather Bagnall

    Democratic • House

  • Harry Bhandari

    Democratic • House

  • Brian Chisholm

    Republican • House

  • Bonnie Cullison

    Democratic • House

  • Pam Lanman Guzzone

    Democratic • House

  • Terri L. Hill

    Democratic • House

  • Thomas S. Hutchinson

    Republican • House

  • Aaron M. Kaufman

    Democratic • House

  • Kenneth Kerr

    Democratic • House

  • Nicholaus R. Kipke

    Republican • House

  • Lesley J. Lopez

    Democratic • House

  • Matthew Morgan

    Republican • House

  • Ashanti Martinez

    Democratic • House

  • Susan K. McComas

    Republican • House

  • LaToya Nkongolo

    Republican • House

  • Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk

    Democratic • House

  • Teresa E. Reilly

    Republican • House

  • Samuel I. Rosenberg

    Democratic • House

  • Kim Ross

    Democratic • House

  • Steve Johnson

    Democratic • House

  • Kathy Szeliga

    Republican • House

  • Deni Taveras

    Democratic • House

  • Kym Taylor

    Democratic • House

  • Jennifer White Holland

    Democratic • House

  • Jamila J. Woods

    Democratic • House

  • Teresa Woorman

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 320 • No: 0

House vote • 4/7/2025

Third Reading Passed

Yes: 140 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/5/2025

Third Reading Passed

Yes: 42 • No: 0

House vote • 3/17/2025

Third Reading Passed

Yes: 138 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 649

    5/20/2025

  2. Passed Enrolled

    4/7/2025House

  3. Third Reading Passed (140-0)

    4/7/2025House

  4. House Concurs Senate Amendments

    4/7/2025House

  5. Third Reading Passed (42-0)

    4/5/2025Senate

  6. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

    4/5/2025Senate

  7. Favorable with Amendments {513225/1 Adopted

    4/5/2025Senate

  8. Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

    4/5/2025Senate

  9. Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.

    3/18/2025Senate

  10. Referred Finance

    3/17/2025Senate

  11. Third Reading Passed (138-0)

    3/17/2025House

  12. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

    3/15/2025House

  13. Favorable with Amendments {213022/1 Adopted

    3/15/2025House

  14. Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations

    3/15/2025House

  15. Hearing 3/11 at 2:45 p.m.

    3/11/2025House

  16. Hearing canceled

    3/11/2025House

  17. Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.

    2/12/2025House

  18. First Reading Health and Government Operations

    2/7/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enacted

    5/20/2025

    PDF

  • Enrolled

    4/7/2025

    PDF

  • Third Reading

    3/15/2025

    PDF

  • First Reading

    2/7/2025

    PDF

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