Section 306 - Term and renewal of licenses; advertisements. - Maryland Statutes

§ 1A-306. Term and renewal of licenses; advertisements.
 

(a)  Term of license.-  

(1) The Board shall provide for the term and renewal of licenses under this section. 

(2) The term of a license may not be more than 3 years. 

(3) A license expires at the end of its term, unless the license is renewed for a term as provided by the Board. 

(b)  Renewal notice.- At least 1 month before the license expires, the Board shall send to the licensee, by first-class mail to the last known address of the licensee, a renewal notice that states: 

(1) The date on which the current license expires; 

(2) The date by which the renewal application must be received by the Board for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the license expires; and 

(3) The amount of the renewal fee. 

(c)  Applications for renewal.- Before the license expires, the licensee periodically may renew it for an additional term, if the licensee: 

(1) Otherwise is entitled to be licensed; 

(2) Pays to the Board a renewal fee set by the Board; and 

(3) Submits to the Board: 

(i) A renewal application on the form that the Board requires; and 

(ii) Satisfactory evidence of compliance with any continuing education requirements set under this section for license renewal. 

(d)  Continuing education.- In addition to any other qualifications and requirements established by the Board, the Board may establish continuing education requirements as a condition to the renewal of licenses under this section. 

(e)  Issuance of renewal.- The Board shall renew the license of and issue a renewal certificate to each licensee who meets the requirements of this section. 

(f)  Grace period.- An acupuncturist has a grace period of 30 days after the acupuncturist's license expires in which to renew it retroactively, if the acupuncturist: 

(1) Otherwise is entitled to have the license renewed; and 

(2) Pays to the Board the renewal fee and any late fee set by the Board. 

(g)  Advertisements.- A licensee may advertise only as permitted by regulations adopted by the Board. 
 

[1994, ch. 620, § 1; 2004, ch. 387.]