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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="13-308" title_number="13" title_name="Physical Therapists" subtitle_number="3">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the Board shall issue the appropriate license to an applicant who meets the requirements of this title for that license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each licensee shall display the license conspicuously in the licensee’s office so that it may be seen by patients.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A licensee who works in a setting outside the licensee’s office, other than a hospital or a related institution, as defined in § 19-301 of the Health - General Article, shall present the wallet sized renewal card as evidence of current licensure to a patient at the beginning of the licensee’s initial visit to the patient.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A hospital or a related institution that provides physical therapy services shall display a notice in the reception room of the physical therapy treatment area stating that evidence of current licensure for each licensee is on file and may be reviewed by a patient on request.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Each licensee shall give the Board immediate written notice of any change of address.</text>
  </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 § 13–302.1 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 circumstances surrounding the crime;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The length of time that has passed since the crime;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Subsequent work history;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Employment and character references; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <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 issue a license if the criminal history record information required under § 13–302.1 of this subtitle has not been received.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
