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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 10.56.01.08" title_num="10" subtitle_num="56" chapter_num="01" heading="Action on Application.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Board shall review all completed applications within 90 days of receipt of the completed application.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Board may delegate the initial review of applications to a committee of the Board.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>At the next regular meeting of the Board, the Board may approve or deny an application reviewed by the Board or its designee.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Upon review of an application, the Board shall either:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Approve the applicant for licensure; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Deny a license.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Ineligibility or Denial of Applications.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Board may:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Determine an applicant is ineligible for a license if the applicant has:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Not completed the academic requirements in Regulation .04 of this chapter;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Not completed the experience requirements in Regulation .05 of this chapter;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Failed the examination requirements in Regulation .07 of this chapter;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Failed to remit a fee;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Failed to properly complete the application form;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Deny a license if the applicant has:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Violated the Act or any provision or these regulations; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Been shown to have a lack of good moral character.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the Board denies a license under §E(1)(b) of this regulation, the Board or the Board's designee shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Provide the applicant written notification of the Board's intent to deny and the basis for that denial; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Notify the applicant of the applicant's right to request a formal hearing to appeal the denial.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An applicant who has been determined to be ineligible may reapply and shall submit with the new application proof of compliance with:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Board regulations; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The applicable provisions of the Act in effect at the time of the new application.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Issuance of License.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If the Board approves an applicant for a license, the Board shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Send the applicant a notice specifying that the applicant has qualified for a license; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Upon receipt of the license fee, issue a license to the applicant.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Board shall include on each license the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Full name of the licensee;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Serial number assigned by the Board to the licensee; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Signature of the Chairman of the Board, under the seal of the Board.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Unless the Board suspends or revokes the license of a licensed dietitian or licensed nutritionist, the license is effective for at least 2 years from the date issued and authorizes the person to practice dietetics while the license is effective.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>