SB333 - Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact
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Summary
Maryland Senate Bill 333 establishes the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact, enabling licensed podiatrists to practice in participating states under their home state's scope of practice rules. The bill creates the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact Commission to oversee implementation and enforcement. The Act is contingent upon substantially similar legislation being enacted in at least four other states before becoming operative.
What changed
SB333 creates a new interstate compact framework for podiatric medical licensure, allowing podiatrists to practice across state lines without obtaining separate licenses in each participating state. The bill establishes a Compact Commission with oversight duties and powers, and maintains that practitioners must adhere to the scope of practice rules in their state of licensure rather than the host state.
For podiatrists and healthcare providers in Maryland, this compact represents a significant expansion of practice opportunities across state lines once enacted. Podiatric practices should monitor the bill's progress, track which states enact similar provisions, and prepare for potential changes to licensure requirements and interstate practice arrangements.
What to do next
- Monitor for gubernatorial action on SB333 in Maryland
- Track enactment of similar podiatric compact legislation in other states
- Review Compact Commission requirements once established in sufficient states
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Maryland / SB333 Passed SB333 Senate Bill Passed 2026-03-19
Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact
Entering into the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact; authorizing a podiatrist to practice in a participating state under certain scope of practice rules; establishing the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact Commission to oversee the Compact and its duties and powers; and providing the Act is contingent on the enactment of substantially similar provisions in four other states.
Bill Details
State Maryland
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber Senate
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Sponsors
Benjamin Kramer (Sen - D)
Action History
2026-04-07 H Third Reading Passed (136-1) 2026-04-03 H Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed 2026-04-03 H Favorable Report by Health 2026-03-20 H Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. 2026-03-20 H Referred Health 2026-03-19 S Third Reading Passed (45-0) 2026-03-17 S Second Reading Passed 2026-03-17 S Favorable Adopted 2026-03-16 S Favorable Report by Finance 2026-01-27 S Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. 2026-01-23 S First Reading Finance
Votes
2026-03-19 Third Reading Passed Yea: 45 Nay: 0
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2026-01-23 S Finance 2026-03-20 H Health
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-23 Introduced 2026-03-17 Engrossed
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