Maryland Health Occupations Section 2-308

      (a)      Except as provided for a limited license in §§ 2-310, 2-310.1, and 2-310.2 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. A license may not be renewed for a term longer than 2 years.

      (b)      At least 1 month before the license expires, the Board shall send to the licensee, by first-class mail to the last known address given to the Board by the licensee, a renewal notice that states:

            (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)      Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, before the license expires, the licensee periodically may renew it for an additional 2-year 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; and

                  (ii)      Except as otherwise provided in subsection (h) of this section, satisfactory evidence of compliance with any continuing education requirement set under this section for license renewal.

      (d)      The Board may waive any education, supervised postgraduate professional practice, or examination requirement of this subtitle for an individual who seeks renewal of a license to practice audiology or speech-language pathology, if the individual prior to July 1, 1991:

            (1)      Was licensed as an audiologist or speech-language pathologist; or

            (2)      Applied for a license to practice audiology or speech-language pathology and subsequently became licensed.

      (e)      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.

      (f)      The Board shall renew the license of each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.

      (g)      An audiologist, hearing aid dispenser, or speech-language pathologist has a grace period of 30 days after the audiologist's, hearing aid dispenser's, or speech-language pathologist's license expires in which to renew it retroactively, if the audiologist, hearing aid dispenser, or speech-language pathologist:

            (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.

      (h)      (1)      The Board may not renew a license to provide hearing aid services unless the licensee within each 2-year term of a license successfully completes at least 20 hours of instruction provided through 1 or more courses that the Board approves.

            (2)      For purposes of this paragraph, the Board may only approve a course of instruction that the Board finds to be:

                  (i)      Related to providing hearing aid services; and

                  (ii)      Taught by a qualified teacher.