# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 57 — Board for the Certification of Residential Child Care Program Professionals

### Chapter 03 — Certification — Residential Child and Youth Care Practitioners

#### Regulation .03 Certification.

*COMAR 10.57.03.03*

A. In order to obtain certification as a residential child and youth care practitioner by completion of an approved residential child and youth care training program, the applicant shall:

  (1) Meet the age requirement set forth in Health Occupations Article, §20-302.1, Annotated Code of Maryland;

  (2) Submit to the Board:

    (a) The application;

    (b) The application fee;

    (c) Evidence of completion of a State and national criminal history records check as required by Regulation .01 of this chapter;

    (d) Evidence of completion of a minimum of 10 hours of an on-site program orientation at a private provider site;

    (e) Evidence of completion of a Board-approved provider residential child and youth care training program; and

  (3) Pass a comprehensive residential child and youth care practitioner exam.

B. The Board shall notify applicants who have been approved to take the required comprehensive examination of:

  (1) The applicant’s approval to sit for the examination; and

  (2) All testing dates and locations.

C. The Board may waive the training program requirement set forth in Health Occupations Article, §20-302.1(f), Annotated Code of Maryland, for an applicant holding an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree if the applicant:

  (1) Passes an examination; and

  (2) Meets other requirements established by the Board.

D. An applicant for whom the required education, experience, training, and examination is waived in accordance with Health Occupations Article, §20-302.1(h), Annotated Code of Maryland, shall submit the following to the Board to become certified:

  (1) The completed application;

  (2) The application fee as required by COMAR 10.57.07;

  (3) Evidence of a completed criminal history records check as required by Regulation .01 of this chapter; and

  (4) Before October 1, 2015, satisfactory evidence that the applicant has worked in the State as a residential child and youth care practitioner for at least 2 years.