Maryland Health Occupations Section 2-305

      (a)      The Board may waive any of the qualifications required for a license to practice audiology or speech-language pathology under this title for an individual who:

            (1)      Is of good moral character;

            (2)      Pays the application fee required by the Board under § 2-303 of this subtitle; and

            (3)      Holds the certificate of clinical competence in audiology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and meets the practice requirements established by the Board or holds the certificate of clinical competence in speech-language pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and meets the practice requirements established by the Board.

      (b)      The Board may waive any examination requirement of this subtitle for an applicant for a license to practice audiology or speech-language pathology who:

            (1)      Pays the application fee required by the Board under § 2-303 of this subtitle; and

            (2)      Provides adequate evidence that the applicant:

                  (i)      Meets the qualifications otherwise required by this title; and

                  (ii)      Became licensed in the other state after meeting in that or any other state requirements that are at least equivalent to the licensing requirements of this State.

      (c)      (1)      Subject to the provisions of this subsection, the Board shall waive the examination requirements of this subtitle for an applicant for a license to provide hearing aid services who is licensed to provide hearing aid services in another state.

            (2)      The Board may grant a waiver under this subsection only if the applicant:

                  (i)      Pays the application fee required under § 2-303 of this subtitle; and

                  (ii)      Provides adequate evidence that the applicant:

                        1.      Meets the qualifications otherwise required by this title; and

                        2.      Became licensed in the other state after meeting, in that or any other state, requirements that are at least equivalent to the licensing requirements of this State.

            (3)      If licensed in another state that does not have a continuing education requirement equivalent to that contained in § 2-308(h) of this subtitle, an applicant shall, within 6 months after being issued a license in this State, complete a prescribed number of hours of continuing education as determined by the Board, not to exceed 20 hours, so as to obtain an equivalent number of hours as is required for in-State applicants.

            (4)      Except as provided by this subsection, the Board may not impose on an individual who applies for a waiver of examination any licensing requirement that is not required of any other applicant for a license.