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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 10.33.03.05" title_num="10" subtitle_num="33" chapter_num="03" heading="Renewals.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A license expires on the second anniversary of its effective date, unless the license is renewed for a 2–year term as provided in this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Board shall send each licensee a renewal notice that states the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Date on which the current license expires;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Latest date by which the renewal application and documentation can be received by the Board in order for the renewal license to be issued before the current license expires; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Amount of the renewal fee as specified in COMAR 10.33.05.02D.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>At least 30 days before the current license expires, the Board shall send the renewal notice by:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Electronic means to the last known electronic mail address; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>First-class mail to the physical address of the licensee.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Licensees shall satisfactorily complete the minimum continuing education requirements set forth under COMAR 10.07.14.16C.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A licensee shall complete an implicit bias and structural racism training program approved by the Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Professional Competency Program in accordance with Health-General Article, §20-1306, Annotated Code of Maryland, for an applicant’s first renewal after April 1, 2026.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>