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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".15" citation="COMAR 10.42.01.15" title_num="10" subtitle_num="42" chapter_num="01" heading="Renewal of License.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Licenses shall be renewed by October 31, every 2 years.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>For renewal purposes, a new license issued during a given year shall be treated as if it had been issued on November 1 of that same year.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Notification of renewal shall be sent to each licensee at the last known electronic or physical address on file with the Board at least 1 month before the expiration of the license.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Before expiration of the license, the licensee shall submit to the Board the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Application for renewal;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Continuing education report form; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>License fee, as set forth in COMAR 10.42.05.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>If a licensee does not file the application by the date specified in §D of this regulation, the licensee's right to practice shall terminate automatically on the expiration of the license.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The Board may not renew a bachelor or master social worker license to a licensee who holds a baccalaureate or master’s degree from a provisionally accredited program that was denied full accreditation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>If a licensee fails to renew a license, the license and the licensee's right to practice:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall terminate; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>May not be reinstated except by application for a reinstatement provided in Regulation .17 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Change of Address.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A licensee shall notify the Board within 60 days of a change in the licensee's address or before July 1 of the licensee's renewal year, whichever occurs first, to ensure that the notice of renewal and renewed license are properly addressed.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The written notification shall include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A statement that the licensee has changed addresses;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The licensee's new address; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The licensee's signature.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>Change of Name.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A licensee shall notify the Board of a change in name within 60 days or before July 1 of the licensee’s renewal year, whichever occurs first, to insure that the renewed license documents the licensee’s legal name.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The notification shall include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Legal documentation of the change in name;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A statement of how the legal name should appear in the Board’s record including last name, first name, and middle name; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The licensee’s signature.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="J.">
    <text>If a licensee fails to receive a renewal notice, it is the responsibility of the licensee to contact the Board before October 31 of the year the license expires.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>