§ 19-308. Expiration, renewal of license
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: October 1, 2021
Effective: October 1, 2021
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 19-308
§ 19-308. Expiration, renewal of license
(a) A license expires on the date set by the Board, unless the license is renewed for an additional term as provided in this section. A license may not be renewed for a term longer than 2 years.
(b) At least 1 month before the license expires, the Board shall send to the licensee, at the last known electronic or physical address of the licensee, a renewal notice that states:
(c) Each licensee shall notify the Board of any change in the address of the licensee within 60 days after the change occurs.
(d) Before the license expires, the licensee periodically may renew it for an additional 2-year term, if the licensee:
(e)(1) Subject to subsection (g) of this section, the Board shall renew the license of each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.
(f) The Board may not renew a bachelor social worker license or a master social worker license of a licensee who holds a baccalaureate degree or master's degree from a program that was a candidate for accreditation but was denied accreditation.
(g)(1) On receipt of the criminal history record information of an applicant for licensure forwarded to the Board in accordance with § 19-302.2 of this subtitle, in determining whether disciplinary action should be taken, based on the criminal record information, against a licensee who renewed a license, the Board shall consider:
Credits
Added as Health Occupations § 18-308 by Acts 1981, c. 8, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1982, c. 858, § 1, eff. July 1, 1982; Acts 1983, c. 189, §1, eff. July 1, 1983; Acts 1986, c. 202, § 1, eff. July 1, 1987. Renumbered as Health Occupations § 19-308 by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990. Amended by Acts 1991, c. 392, § 1, eff. July 1, 1981; Acts 2000, c. 554, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Acts 2013, c. 391, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2014, c. 45, § 1, eff. April 8, 2014; Acts 2017, c. 548, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2017, c. 549, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2021, c. 781, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 782, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.
Formerly Art. 43, § 868.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 19-308, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 19-308
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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