Section 2-308 - Term and renewal of licenses. - Maryland Statutes

§ 2-308. Term and renewal of licenses.
 

(a)  Term of license.- Except as provided for a limited license in §§ 2-310 through 2-310.3 of this subtitle, a license expires on the date set by the Board, unless the license is renewed for an additional term as provided in this section. 

(b)  Renewal notice.- At least 2 months before the license expires, the Board shall contact the licensee at the last known address provided by the licensee and advise the licensee of: 

(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; 

(ii) Evidence of compliance with any continuing education requirement set under this section for license renewal; and 

(iii) Evidence that each audiometer in use has been calibrated within 12 months before the date the license is renewed. 

(d)  Continuing education.- In addition to any other qualifications and requirements established by the Board, the Board, by rule or regulation, shall 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 each licensee who meets the requirements of this section. 

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

(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. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, §§ 795, 797, 798; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1982, ch. 858; 1986, ch. 202; 1989, ch. 562; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 1992, ch. 326, § 3; 1993, ch. 448; 2005, ch. 25, § 13; 2007, ch. 391.]