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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 10.36.01.02" title_num="10" subtitle_num="36" chapter_num="01" heading="Application Required for Licensure or Registration.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An application packet for licensure is complete when the following conditions are met:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The completed application packet is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Submitted to the Board and notarized; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Accompanied by the required nonrefundable application fee in the form of a personal check, cashier’s check or money order;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An application packet includes:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Answers to application questions;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Documentation of supervised professional experience;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Attestations of supervised professional experience submitted to the Board by the persons providing the references;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Official transcripts of all post-baccalaureate studies submitted to the Board by the educational institutions;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>An Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) score, if applicable, submitted to the Board by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB); and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Criminal history records check reports are received by the Board; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An applicant who is a nonresident or is not employed within the State submits a statement to show the reasons for seeking licensure in the State.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An application packet for registration is complete when the following conditions are met:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The application packet is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Submitted to the Board and notarized; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Accompanied by the required nonrefundable application fee in the form of a personal check, cashier’s check, or money order;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Official transcripts of all studies are submitted to the Board by the educational insitutions; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Criminal history records check reports are received by the Board.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The official date of receipt of the application is the date on which the Board receives both the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Completed application form; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Required, nonrefundable application fee.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The Board shall notify the applicant of missing required documents not more than 15 business days after receipt of the application.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>An application is terminated when:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The application has not been completed within 1 year of the date the application is submitted; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The applicant fails either the EPPP, if applicable, or the Maryland examination.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Review of Completed Applications by the Board.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Board shall review an application after the required documents are on file.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the applicant for licensure is applying for limited practice reciprocity, as described in Regulation .07 of this chapter, the application shall be reviewed within 15 business days after the required documents are on file.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The Board may request additional information or documentation from the applicant for clarification purposes.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>An applicant shall be sent notification of the action taken by the Board, to accept or to reject the application.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>An applicant who is informed of acceptance shall be notified of the time and place of the examinations required in Regulation .06 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>An applicant who is informed of acceptance shall submit the required examination fees to the Board.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>The Board may not approve an applicant for licensure or registration until the Board has:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Received and reviewed the criminal history records information; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Approved the application.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>An applicant whose application for licensure or registration is rejected shall be notified of the basis for that rejection.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="J.">
    <text>An applicant may appeal a rejection of application for licensure or registration by notifying the Board in writing, by certified mail, within 60 days of receipt of the Board’s decision, and by:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Submitting new or additional evidence to verify or clarify qualifications; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Requesting an informal hearing before the Board.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="K.">
    <text>An applicant who fails an examination may begin the application process again by submitting:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A new application for licensure or registration along with the required application fee; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>At least one current letter of reference.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="L.">
    <text>Abbreviated Application.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A psychologist who holds an active license to practice psychology in good standing in another state and is certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology or credentialed as a Health Service Psychologist by the National Register of Health Service Psychologists may apply for licensure with the Board on an abbreviated application.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An abbreviated application for licensure as a psychologist with the Board shall include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Proof of good standing as a licensed psychologist in another state;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Proof of certification by the American Board of Professional Psychology or credentialing as a Health Service Psychologist by the National Register of Health Service Psychologists;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A passing score on the Maryland Jurisprudence Examination as set forth in Regulation .06A(2) of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A criminal history records check; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>The required, nonrefundable application fee.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The Board may not issue a license on an abbreviated application unless the Board has received the results of the applicant’s criminal history records check.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>