Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB771: Health Occupations - Human Trafficking Awareness Training
Status: Signed into law, April 28, 2026
Requiring each health occupations board to allow an applicant seeking license or certificate renewal to receive continuing education credits for completing a certain human trafficking awareness training program, conduct outreach to make individuals regulated by the board aware of human trafficking awareness training options, and adopt certain regulations related to continuing education credits for a certain human trafficking awareness training program by January 1, 2027; establishing requirements for the training program; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Health Occupations - Human Trafficking Awareness Training FOR the purpose of requiring each health occupations board to allow an applicant to receive continuing education credits for completing a certain human trafficking awareness training program, adopt certain regulations, and conduct certain outreach related to continuing education credits for a certain human trafficking awareness training program; establishing requirements for the training program; and generally relating to human trafficking awareness training for health care practitioners…
From the enrolled text, May 5, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Health Occupations - Human Trafficking Awareness Training FOR the purpose of requiring each health occupations board to allow an applicant to receive continuing education credits for completing a certain human trafficking awareness training program, adopt certain regulations, and conduct certain outreach related to continuing education credits for a certain human trafficking awareness training program; establishing requirements for the training program; and generally relating to human trafficking awareness training for health care practitioners. BY adding to Article - Health Occupations Section 1-225.1 Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Health Occupations 1-225.1. (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION, "LOCAL UNIVERSITY" MEANS A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE STATE WITH A PUBLIC HEALTH, LAW, OR SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM. (2) "LOCAL UNIVERSITY" INCLUDES A PROGRAM WITHIN AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION, SUCH AS THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SAFE CENTER FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS. (B) EACH HEALTH OCCUPATIONS BOARD SHALL: (1) ADOPT REGULATIONS THAT ALLOW ALLOW AN APPLICANT SEEKING LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE RENEWAL TO RECEIVE CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS FOR COMPLETING A HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS TRAINING PROGRAM DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION; AND Ch. 205 2026 …