# Health Occupations (GHO)

## Title 19. Social Workers

### Subtitle 3. Licensing

#### Section 19-303

(a) To apply for a license, an applicant shall:

  (1) Submit an application to the Board on the form that the Board requires; and

  (2) Pay to the Board the application fee set by the Board.

(b) The Board shall:

  (1) Review each application;

  (2) Within 15 business days after the initial receipt of an application and after the receipt of supplemental documentation, notify the applicant of whether the application is complete; and

  (3) Notify each applicant whether the applicant has been approved to take the pertinent licensure examination within 60 days from the date the Board received a completed application from the applicant.

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Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)