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§ 1-220. Use of electronic systems for distribution of renewed license, permit, certification, ...

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: October 1, 2018

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Title 1. Definitions; General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2018
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 1-220
§ 1-220. Use of electronic systems for distribution of renewed license, permit, certification, or registration
Currentness
In general
(a) Each health occupation board may develop a secure electronic system for the distribution of a renewed license, permit, certification, or registration required to be issued under this title.
System requirements
(b) The system shall:
(1) Be accessible to the public for the purpose of verification of a current license, permit, certification, or registration; and
(2) Provide the licensee, permit holder, certificate holder, or registrant the option of printing a verification of the status of their license, permit, certification, or registration.
Notices, licenses, permits, certification, or registration sent by electronic means
(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, a board that develops and implements a system authorized under subsection (a) of this section shall:
(1) Discontinue to send by first-class mail:
(i) A renewal notice for a license, permit, certification, or registration; and
(ii) A renewed license, permit, certification, or registration;
(2) Send by electronic means:
(i) A renewal notice for a license, permit, certification, or registration; and
(ii) A renewed license, permit, certification, or registration; and
(3) Continue to send by first-class mail an initial license, permit, certification, or registration.
Exclusive use of electronic systems
(d) If a board chooses to send renewal notices or renewed licenses, permits, certifications, or registrations exclusively by electronic mail under subsection (c) of this section, the board shall, on request of the licensee, permit holder, certificate holder, or registrant, send by first-class mail:
(1) The renewal notice;
(2) The renewal application; or
(3) The renewed license, permit, certification, or registration.

Credits

Added by Acts 2013, c. 404, § 1, eff. June 1, 2013. Amended by Acts 2018, c. 569, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 1-220, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 1-220
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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