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: Meet the age requirement set forth in Health Occupations Article, §20-302.1, Annotated Code of Maryland; Submit to the Board: The application; The application fee; Evidence of completion of a State and national criminal history records check as required by Regulation .01 of this chapter; Evidence of completion of a minimum of 10 hours of an on-site program orientation at a private provider site; Evidence of completion of a Board-approved provider residential child and youth care training program; and Pass a comprehensive residential child and youth care practitioner exam. The Board shall notify applicants who have been approved to take the required comprehensive examination of: The applicant’s approval to sit for the examination; and All testing dates and locations. 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: Passes an examination; and Meets other requirements established by the Board. 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: The completed application; The application fee as required by COMAR 10.57.07; Evidence of a completed criminal history records check as required by Regulation .01 of this chapter; and 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.