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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 10.41.03.05" title_num="10" subtitle_num="41" chapter_num="03" heading="Renewal of Licensure.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Limited Licensure. A limited license shall be effective for 1 year from the date of issue and may be renewed once for one additional year on Board approval. The Board will renew a limited license if the limited licensee:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Has not yet passed the national examination;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Has a part-time supervised post-graduate position requiring additional weeks of employment; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Has a reason for renewal of the limited license that is acceptable to the Board.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Full Licensure.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A license shall be renewed on or before May 31 of the year in which it expires.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The applicant for license renewal is required to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Maintain evidence of satisfactory completion of continuing education requirements; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>For an audiologist or hearing aid dispenser, submit proof of calibration for each audiometer in use within the previous 12-month period.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A licensee who fails to complete the continuing education requirements within the time frame specified under Regulation .06 of this chapter may be subject to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Informal or formal discipline for failure to meet the requirements; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A monetary fine not to exceed $250.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A licensee shall undergo a new criminal records history check as set forth in Health Occupations Article, §2-303.1, Annotated Code of Maryland, every three renewal cycles or every 6 years.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Failure to Renew a License. A licensee who has failed to renew a license to practice in this State by June 30 of the year in which the license is due to be renewed is prohibited from practicing in this State.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>If the Board determines that a licensee has practiced in this State after the license has expired, the Board may:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Order the licensee to immediately cease and desist practice in this State until the license has been reinstated by the Board; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Take action as follows against a licensee for unprofessional conduct if it determines that the licensee practiced in this State after the license has expired:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Provide the licensee with a settlement conference; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Charge the licensee with unprofessional conduct as provided in Health Occupations Article, §2314(10), Annotated Code of Maryland, for practicing without a license.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>