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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.44.11.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="44" chapter_num="11" heading="Terms and Conditions of an Inactive Status Certificate.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A licensee assigned inactive status shall submit to the Board the inactive status:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Application form provided by the Board; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Fee as specified in COMAR 10.44.20.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Board shall issue an inactive status certificate to a licensee whose license is placed on inactive status.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An inactive status certificate expires on June 30 of the second year following the effective date of the certificate.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Before an inactive status certificate expires, the licensee may renew the certificate if the licensee:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Submits to the Board a renewal application on the form provided by the Board; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Pays to the Board the inactive status application fee as specified in COMAR 10.44.20.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A licensee whose license is on inactive status may not practice in Maryland unless otherwise authorized by law.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The practice of dentistry or dental hygiene in Maryland by a licensee whose license is on inactive status constitutes the unauthorized practice of dentistry or dental hygiene unless the practice is otherwise authorized by law.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>