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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".12" citation="COMAR 10.41.08.12" title_num="10" subtitle_num="41" chapter_num="08" heading="Renewal of Licensure.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <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 num="B.">
    <text>A licensee who has failed to renew a license to practice in this State by March 3 of the year in which the license is due to be renewed is prohibited from practicing in this State.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <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>Issue a nonpublic consent agreement in which the licensee agrees to make an anonymous donation of $250 to a charitable institution and to perform 40 hours of Board-approved pro bono services;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Provide the licensee with a settlement conference; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Charge the licensee with unprofessional conduct as provided in Health Occupations Article, §2-314(10), Annotated Code of Maryland, for practicing without a license.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>