Section 2-308 - Term and renewal of licenses.
§ 2-308. Term and renewal of licenses.
(a) Term of license.- Except as provided for a limited license in §§ 2-310 through 2-310.3 of this subtitle, a license expires on the date set by the Board, unless the license is renewed for an additional term as provided in this section.
(b) Renewal notice.- At least 2 months before the license expires, the Board shall contact the licensee at the last known address provided by the licensee and advise the licensee of:
(1) The date on which the current license expires;
(2) The date by which the renewal application must be received by the Board for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the license expires; and
(3) The amount of the renewal fee.
(c) Applications for renewal.- Before the license expires, the licensee periodically may renew it for an additional term, if the licensee:
(1) Otherwise is entitled to be licensed;
(2) Pays to the Board a renewal fee set by the Board; and
(3) Submits to the Board:
(i) A renewal application on the form that the Board requires;
(ii) Evidence of compliance with any continuing education requirement set under this section for license renewal; and
(iii) Evidence that each audiometer in use has been calibrated within 12 months before the date the license is renewed.
(d) Continuing education.- In addition to any other qualifications and requirements established by the Board, the Board, by rule or regulation, shall establish continuing education requirements as a condition to the renewal of licenses under this section.
(e) Issuance of renewal.- The Board shall renew the license of each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.
(f) Grace period.- A licensee has a grace period of 30 days after a license expires in which to renew it retroactively, if the licensee:
(1) Otherwise is entitled to have the license renewed; and
(2) Pays to the Board the renewal fee and any late fee set by the Board.
[An. Code 1957, art. 43, §§ 795, 797, 798; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1982, ch. 858; 1986, ch. 202; 1989, ch. 562; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 1992, ch. 326, § 3; 1993, ch. 448; 2005, ch. 25, § 13; 2007, ch. 391.]