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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 26.05.02.03" title_num="26" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="02" heading="Action on an Application.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Except as provided in Regulation .02, of this chapter, the Board shall review all applications within 60 days of receipt of the completed application.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Action on an application includes one of the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Return of the application if the Board determines that it is incomplete;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Approval of the applicant for examination at the appropriate class or category, or both, as determined by the Board; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Denial of the application for a license.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Notification. The Board shall give written notification to an applicant of any action taken by the Board on the applicant's application.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Denial of Application for License.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Board may deny an application if the Board determines that the applicant has:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Failed to demonstrate that the applicant is eligible for examination under COMAR 26.05.01.04; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Committed any act that would be a basis for disciplinary action under COMAR 26.05.04.01.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Board shall notify an applicant of the basis for the denial by first-class mail.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Reconsideration and Appeal of Application Denial.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An applicant may appeal the denial of the application under §D, of this regulation, by notifying the Board in writing by certified mail within 30 days of receipt of the Board's decision.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>In the case of a denial under §D(1)(a), of this regulation, an applicant may appeal the denial of the Board in writing by certified mail within 30 days of receipt of the Board's decision by:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Submitting new or additional evidence to clarify or amplify the applicant's qualifications; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Requesting an informal meeting with the Board.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>In the case of a denial under §D(1)(b), of this regulation, the applicant may appeal the denial by requesting a hearing in accordance with the procedures outlined in COMAR 26.05.04.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>