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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.38.06.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="38" chapter_num="06" heading="Issuance of Licenses.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Temporary License.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Board may issue a temporary license to an applicant who, except for passing an examination otherwise required under Health Occupations Article, Title 13, Annotated Code of Maryland, has met the appropriate education and experience requirements for a physical therapy license or a physical therapist assistant license set forth under Health Occupations Article, §13-302, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The holder of a temporary license shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Practice under direct supervision while the temporary license is in effect;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Achieve a passing score on the Maryland Physical Therapy jurisprudence exam; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Submit to a State and national criminal history records check in accordance with Health Occupations Article, §13-302.1, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A temporary license is valid until:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>90 days after issuance;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The Board issues a full license to practice physical therapy or limited physical therapy to the holder of the temporary license; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The Board revokes the temporary license.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Licensure Procedures.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>When the applicant has met all the requirements for licensure, the Board may issue a physical therapist license to the applicant.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Renewal of Physical Therapist License.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The licensee shall renew the physical therapist license biennially.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The licensee shall be responsible for notifying the Board if a renewal notice is not received.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The Board may issue a renewal license to the licensee who meets the requirements of Health Occupations Article, §13-311(c), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Method of Renewal Notification.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Except as otherwise provided in §B(3)(b) of this regulation, the Board shall mail notices for renewal at least 1 month before the expiration date.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If requested by a licensee, the Board shall send to the licensee, at least two times within the month before a license expires, a renewal notice by electronic means to the last known electronic mail address of the licensee.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>If a renewal notice sent by electronic mail under §B(3)(b) of this regulation is returned to the Board as undeliverable, the Board shall send to the licensee a renewal notice by first-class mail to the last known address of the licensee.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The Board may issue a duplicate license for a lost, stolen, or destroyed license provided the licensee:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Makes a request in writing;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Provides a sworn statement or police report attesting to the facts; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Pays the fee as established in COMAR 10.38.07.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The Board may not issue a license under this subtitle if the results of the criminal history records check required pursuant to Regulation .01C(3) of this chapter has not been received.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>