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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 10.07.07.04" title_num="10" subtitle_num="07" chapter_num="07" heading="Licensing Procedures.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Application for License.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A person desiring to conduct, operate, or maintain a nursing referral service agency in this State shall file an application with the Secretary, on the written or electronic form provided by the Secretary.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The application for licensure shall contain the name and address of each officer and the director of the nursing referral service agency.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Along with the application, the applicant shall submit a:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Nonrefundable 3-year license fee of $1,000 payable to the Department; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Copy of the agency's policies and procedures as specified in Regulation .08B(1) of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Additional Requirements. The applicant shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Demonstrate compliance with all applicable federal, State, and local laws and regulations; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Maintain records to support compliance with the regulations of this chapter and make the records available to the Department upon request.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>After reviewing the application for licensure, the Secretary shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Approve the application and issue a 3-year license to the applicant if the applicant complies with all requirements of this chapter; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Deny the application if the applicant does not comply with the requirements of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A 3-year license expires 3 years from the date of its issuance, unless it is otherwise revoked or suspended by the Department.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>License Renewal.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The agency shall file an application for relicensure on the written or electronic form provided by the Secretary at least 60 days before the expiration of its current license.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A licensee shall submit to the Department:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An application for license renewal;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A nonrefundable license renewal fee of $1,000 payable to the Department; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Updates, if any, to the agency's policies and procedures as specified in Regulation .08B(1) of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>