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§ 19-304. License examination

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: October 1, 2013

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Title 19. Social Workers (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Licensing (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2013
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 19-304
§ 19-304. License examination
Currentness
In general
(a) An approved applicant is entitled to be examined for licensure as provided in this section.
Frequency, time and place of examinations
(b) The Board shall ensure that a Board-approved examination for each category of license is made available for an applicant to take at least twice a year, at the times and places that the Board determines.
Procedures
(c) The Board shall notify each approved applicant of the procedures for taking the examination.
Subjects, form, passing score
(d)(1) The Board shall approve the subjects, scope, form, and passing score for each type of examination given under this subtitle.
(2) The examinations given under this subtitle shall strive to be free of cultural bias.
Multiple examinations
(e)(1) The Board, by regulation, may limit:
(i) The number of times an applicant may be reexamined after failing an examination required under this subtitle; and
(ii) The interval between reexaminations.
(2) If an applicant is permitted to be reexamined under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the applicant shall pay a fee to the examining body approved by the Board.
Competence of applicant
(f) The examination shall be prepared to measure the competence of the applicant to engage in the pertinent practice of social work.
Contracts with organizations or consultants
(g) In the preparation, administration, and grading of an examination, the Board may employ, cooperate, or contract with an organization or consultant.

Credits

Added as Health Occupations § 18-304 by Acts 1981, c. 8, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981. Renumbered as Health Occupations § 19-304 by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990. Amended by Acts 1992, c. 433, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1992; Acts 1993, c. 333, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Acts 2000, c. 554, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Acts 2013, c. 391, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.
Formerly Art. 43, §§ 862, 868.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 19-304, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 19-304
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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