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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="10-308" title_number="10" title_name="Occupational Therapists" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the Board shall license an applicant who meets the requirements of this title for that license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board shall maintain an electronic roster of each individual licensed by the Board.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The roster shall be available for the purpose of electronically verifying licensure through the Board’s website or a mobile application issued by the Board.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Individuals without access to the Board’s website or the mobile application may contact the Board to verify a license.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Licensees shall present evidence of licensure to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>An employer as part of the employment process; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A client at the request of the client or the client’s designated decision maker.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>On receipt of the criminal history record information of an applicant for licensure forwarded to the Board in accordance with § 10–302.1 of this subtitle, in determining whether to grant a license, the Board shall consider:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The age at which the crime was committed;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The nature of the crime;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The circumstances surrounding the crime;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>The length of time that has passed since the crime;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Subsequent work history;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>Employment and character references; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>Any other evidence that demonstrates whether the applicant poses a threat to the public health or safety.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Board may not license an applicant if the criminal history record information required under § 10–302.1 of this subtitle has not been received.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
