Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments - Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical
HB 1210 authorizes licensed certified social workers-clinical (LCSW-Cs) to evaluate permanent impairments involving behavioral or mental disorders for workers' compensation claims. It directly affects workers with mental/behavioral health claims, LCSW-Cs seeking to provide these evaluations, and the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission. The bill amends existing law to require LCSW-Cs to follow Commission regulations for expert witnesses when conducting these evaluations. The change takes effect October 1, 2025.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2025
Last action Mar 18, 2025
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The bill text was reorganized and reformatted with new chapter and section headers, and the bill status was updated to show it was adopted and read a second time. The substantive policy content regarding workers' compensation evaluations by licensed certified social workers remains unchanged.
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The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the formatting and procedural status were updated.
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Added chapter and section headers to replace the original bill title format
Added committee report and house action status showing the bill was adopted and read a second time
Added signature lines for Governor, Speaker of the House, and President of the Senate
Reordered the bill text structure with new article and section numbering while keeping the substantive policy content identical
Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 1, 2025
How they voted
124–12
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 140
Mar 1, 2025
D
Democratic101
97% Yea
R
Republican39
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred Finance
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
lower
Mar 1, 2025
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (124-12-4)
house of delegates
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
First Reading Economic Matters
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jason Buckel
RRepublican
P
Ryan Spiegel
DDemocratic
P
Susan McComas
RRepublican
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