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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 09.24.06.03" title_num="09" subtitle_num="24" chapter_num="06" heading="Requirements for Peer Reviewers.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Approval by the Board.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Before conducting a peer review, an individual shall be approved by the Board.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An individual seeking Board approval as a peer reviewer shall file an application on a form provided by the Board.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An individual who is authorized as a peer reviewer by a program approved by the Board shall be provisionally approved by the Board pending verification of the individual's qualifications.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The Board shall approve an individual it considers qualified to conduct peer reviews.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>In order to receive and maintain approval as a peer reviewer from the Board, an individual shall comply with the requirements set forth in Business Occupations and Professions Article, §2-4A-05, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Board may revoke its approval of a peer reviewer for the reasons set forth in Business Occupations and Professions Article, §2-4A-05(g), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A peer reviewer shall conduct a peer review intended to satisfy the requirement set forth in Business Occupations and Professions Article, §2-4A-02, Annotated Code of Maryland, in accordance with a peer review program approved by the Board.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>