MD SB174

Maryland enters the Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact, allowing licensed social workers holding multistate licenses to practice across all member states without obtaining separate licenses in each state

Establishes three categories of multistate licenses: bachelor's, master's, and clinical, each requiring graduation from an accredited program, passage of a qualifying national exam, and an unencumbered license in the home state

Clinical-category licenses require completion of at least 3,000 hours of supervised postgraduate clinical practice or two years of full-time supervised clinical practice

Creates the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission as a joint government agency to administer the compact, develop a coordinated data system, and promulgate rules with the force of law in member states

The compact takes effect October 1, 2025, contingent on six other states enacting substantially similar legislation, with the overall compact becoming operational when seven states have joined