Bill > HB1284

This bill requires the Maryland Department of Health to create regulations allowing residential service agencies, which provide home health care, to train licensed nurses who will provide private duty nursing services after being hired. Private duty nursing involves providing one-on-one nursing care to a patient, often in their home. The bill also permits these agencies to hire licensed nurses who might not initially meet certain experience requirements, provided the agency offers them specific training and evaluates their competency. This training program must be designed to ensure safe patient care, include clinical supervision by an experienced registered nurse, and assign the new nurse to a qualified mentor until they demonstrate proficiency. The agency must document the nurse's successful completion of training and conduct annual competency evaluations, or more frequently if needed for disciplinary reasons, with all training and evaluation programs subject to the Department of Health's approval.

Health and Social Services

https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1284?ys=2026RS