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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="20-302" title_number="20" title_name="Residential Child Care Program Professionals" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Certification Process">
  <level label="a">
    <text>To qualify for a certificate as a program administrator, an applicant shall be an individual who meets the requirements of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The applicant shall be of good moral character.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The applicant shall have completed:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A State and national criminal history records check; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Unless waived by the Board under § 20–303(d) of this subtitle, a child protective services background clearance.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The applicant shall be at least 21 years old.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The applicant shall have:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>At least 4 years experience in the human service field with at least 3 years in a supervisory or administrative capacity; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>A master’s degree from an accredited college or university; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>At least 2 years experience in the human service field with at least 1 year in a supervisory or administrative capacity.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided in this title, the applicant shall pass an examination given by the Board under this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
</section>
