2013 Maryland Code
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
§ 18-302 - Qualifications of applicants

§18-302.

(a) To qualify for a license, an applicant shall be an individual who meets the requirements of this section.

(b) The applicant shall be of good moral character.

(c) The applicant shall be at least 18 years old.

(d) The applicant shall have a doctoral degree in psychology as defined in § 18-101(c) of this title.

(e) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the applicant shall pass an examination given by the Board under this subtitle.

(f) The applicant shall have at least 2 years of professional supervised experience in psychology that is approved by the Board in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board.

(g) (1) Except as provided in this subsection, an applicant shall reside or practice, or intend to reside or practice, in this State.

(2) The Board may issue a license to an applicant who is neither a resident of this State nor practicing in this State if the applicant shows that issuing the license would be in the interest of the citizens or government of this State.

(h) The applicant shall submit to a criminal history records check in accordance with § 18-302.1 of this subtitle.

§ 18-302 - 1. Criminal history records checks

(a) "Central Repository" defined. -- In this section, "Central Repository" means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

(b) Required fingerprints and fees. -- As part of an application to the Central Repository for a State and national criminal history records check, an applicant shall submit to the Central Repository:

(1) Two complete sets of legible fingerprints taken on forms approved by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;

(2) The fee authorized under § 10-221(b)(7) of the Criminal Procedure Article for access to State criminal history records; and

(3) The processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.

(c) Forwarding of information. -- In accordance with §§ 10-201 through 10-228 of the Criminal Procedure Article, the Central Repository shall forward to the Board and the applicant the criminal history record information of the applicant.

(d) Alternate method of criminal history records check. -- If an applicant has made three or more unsuccessful attempts at securing legible fingerprints, the Board may accept an alternate method of a criminal history records check as allowed by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(e) Confidentiality of information. -- Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section:

(1) Shall be confidential;

(2) May not be redisseminated; and

(3) Shall be used only for the licensing purpose authorized by this title.

(f) Contest of contents. -- The subject of a criminal history records check under this section may contest the contents of the printed statement issued by the Central Repository as provided in § 10-223 of the Criminal Procedure Article.