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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="17-6A-13" title_number="17" title_name="Professional Counselors and Therapists" subtitle_number="6A" subtitle_name="Behavior Analysts">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board shall issue a license to any applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If an applicant submits a complete application for licensure and meets the requirements of this subtitle, the Board shall issue the license within 30 days after receiving the completed application.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If an applicant submitted an incomplete application but is determined to meet the requirements under this subtitle based on additional information submitted by the applicant, the Board shall issue the license within 50 days after receiving the additional information.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board shall include on each license that the Board issues:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The full name of the licensed behavior analyst;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The dates of issuance and expiration;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A serial number;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The signatures of the chair and the vice chair of the Board; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The seal of the Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>On receipt of the criminal history record information of an applicant for licensure forwarded to the Board in accordance with § 17–501.1 of this title, 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>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 § 17–501.1 of this title has not been received.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board shall send an e–mail notification to an applicant when the Board:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Receives the application;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Begins its review of the application;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Determines that the application is complete or the application needs additional information; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Decides to issue or deny the license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>At the request of an applicant or a third party designated by the applicant, the Board shall provide additional e–mail notifications regarding the status of the application.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
