<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 10.69.01.06" title_num="10" subtitle_num="69" chapter_num="01" heading="Term and Renewal of License.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A license issued under this regulation authorizes the licensee to practice licensed certified midwifery while the license is active.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Unless renewed, a license expires on October 28 of every even-numbered year, except that an initial license shall not expire within 180 days of the date of issuance.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Before a license expires, the licensed certified midwife may renew the license for an additional 2-year term if the licensed certified midwife:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Is otherwise entitled to be licensed;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Pays to the Board the renewal fee specified in Regulation .13 of this chapter; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Submits to the Board:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A renewal application on the form that the Board requires;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Satisfactory evidence of current national certification as a certified midwife by AMCB; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>If required to submit to a criminal history records check in accordance with § C of this regulation, evidence of submission to a criminal history records check as required by the Board.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A licensed certified midwife shall submit to a criminal history records check in order to renew a license in accordance with the following schedule:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>In 2025—all applicants with an August or September birth month;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>In 2026—all applicants with a September or October birth month;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>In 2027—all applicants with an October or November birth month;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>In 2028— all applicants with a November or December birth month;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>In 2029—all applicants with a December or January birth month;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>In 2030—all applicants with a January or February birth month;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>In 2031—all applicants with a February or March birth month;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>In 2032—all applicants with a March or April birth month;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>In 2033—all applicants with an April or May birth month;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>In 2034—all applicants with a May or June birth month; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>In 2035—all applicants with a June or July birth month.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>In 2036—all applicants with a July or August birth month;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The Board may grant a 30-day extension beyond a license’s expiration date so that the license may be renewed before it expires.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>