# Maryland SB 0052: Health Occupations - State Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Revisions Maryland SB 0052, Health Occupations - State Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Revisions, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Malcolm Augustine (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-08 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 22); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0052-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0052 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Health Occupations - State Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Revisions - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2024-09-24 - Last action: 2025-04-08, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 22 - Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Health Occupations, Chiropractors, Committees and Commissions, Discipline, Health Occupations -see also- (specific health occupations), Inspections -see also- Motor Vehicle Inspection, Licenses -see also- AB Lic; Certifications; DrLic; Permits, Notices, Rules and Regulations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (184 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Supervised clinical training for chiropractic students: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, eligible chiropractic students can practice through organized clinical training called a preceptorship without a full license. They must work under the direct supervision of a Board-approved licensed chiropractor. A qualifying accredited chiropractic program or foreign equiv… - Chiropractors face rules for restarting inactive licenses: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, chiropractors restarting an inactive license must meet continuing-education and CPR requirements for the applicable renewal period. They must also pay a Board-set reactivation fee. The law does not state the fee amount. - New paths to Maryland chiropractic licenses: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Maryland removes prior bachelor's-degree and college-course requirements for chiropractic licenses. Applicants can qualify through a chiropractic program accredited at graduation by a qualifying accreditor or equivalent foreign agency. Another path requires at least two year… - Temporary chiropractic licenses allow supervised practice: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Board can grant temporary licenses to applicants still completing full licensing requirements. Applicants must have two years of out-of-state licensure or have graduated from an accredited chiropractic program within the previous six months. They must show good character… - Chiropractic applicants face application and exam rules: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, chiropractic applications must include coursework, any preceptorship experience, certified transcripts, degree records, and good-character evidence. Applicants must also submit criminal-history-check evidence and an application fee at least 45 days before an exam. They must… - New nomination rules for chiropractic board members: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, chiropractor board nominees can come from the Maryland Chiropractic Association or nominations signed by 20 Maryland-licensed chiropractors, up from 15. The Association's list must contain three times the number of vacancies, down from five times. Members must be Maryland re… - Chiropractic oversight adds inspections and penalties: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Board can inspect chiropractic offices without notice after complaints alleging CDC standard-precautions violations. This power excludes residential settings and offices in hospitals, related institutions, freestanding medical facilities, or freestanding birthing centers… - Chiropractic safety reviews require health exams: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Board must order a health exam during application reviews or investigations when objective evidence supports concern about harm. A Board-designated provider performs the exam, and the Board pays its cost. A written request counts as consent and waives confidentiality pro… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-03 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 138 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (14) - 2025-04-08: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 22 - 2025-04-04: Returned Passed (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Third Reading Passed (138-0) (House) - 2025-03-28: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House) - 2025-03-28: Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations (House) - 2025-03-11: Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-02-28: Referred Health and Government Operations (House) - 2025-02-27: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Favorable with Amendments {713023/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2025-01-08: First Reading Finance (Senate) - 2024-09-24: Pre-filed (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_22_sb0052t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0052t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0052f.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed) - HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed) - SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law) - HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_22_sb0052t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0052t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0052f.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS) - [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS) - [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS) - [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS) - [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS) - [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0052-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).