2013 Maryland Code
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
§ 9-312 - Reinstatement of expired licenses

§9-312.

(a) The Board shall reinstate the license of a nursing home administrator who has failed to renew the license for any reason, if the licensee:

(1) Has not had the license suspended or revoked;

(2) Meets the renewal requirements of § 9-311 of this subtitle;

(3) Pays to the Board the reinstatement fee set by the Board;

(4) Submits to the Board satisfactory evidence of compliance with the qualifications and requirements established under this title for license reinstatements; and

(5) Applies to the Board for reinstatement of the license within 5 years after the license expires.

(b) The Board may not reinstate the license of a nursing home administrator who fails to apply for reinstatement of the license within 5 years after the license expires. However, the nursing home administrator may become licensed by meeting the current requirements for obtaining a new license under this title.

§ 9-312 - 1. Licensing on inactive status

(a) Licensing on inactive status permitted. -- If an individual has been licensed by the Board to practice as a nursing home administrator in the State in accordance with the requirements of this subtitle, the individual may be licensed subsequently as a nursing home administrator on inactive status, retaining the licensee's original license number.

(b) Procedure in general. --

(1) The Board shall place a licensee on inactive status if the licensee submits to the Board:

(i) An application for inactive status on the form required by the Board; and

(ii) The inactive status fee set by the Board.

(2) A licensee's inactive status expires on the second anniversary of its effective date, unless the licensee renews the inactive status for a 2-year term as provided in this section.

(3) The Board shall provide a licensee who has complied with the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection with written notification of:

(i) The date that the licensee's inactive status becomes effective;

(ii) The date that the licensee's 2-year term of inactive status expires; and

(iii) The consequences of:

1. Not renewing inactive status before expiration of the 2-year term of inactive status; and

2. Not resuming active status within the 5-year period of inactive status, beginning on the first day of inactive status.

(c) Practice as administrator prohibited. -- A licensee on inactive status may not practice as a nursing home administrator in the State.

(d) Reactivation of license. -- The Board shall issue a license to a licensee who is on inactive status if the licensee:

(1) Completes an application form for reactivation of a license before expiration of the 2-year term of inactive status on the form required by the Board;

(2) Complies with the renewal requirements in effect at the time the licensee seeks to reactivate the license;

(3) Meets the continuing education requirements set by the Board;

(4) Has not practiced as a nursing home administrator in the State while on inactive status;

(5) Pays all appropriate fees set by the Board;

(6) Has been on inactive status for less than 5 years; and

(7) Is otherwise entitled to be licensed.

(e) Prerequisites. -- Before the Board may reactivate the license of an individual who has been on inactive status for 5 years or more, the individual shall:

(1) Submit a new application;

(2) Pay all appropriate fees set by the Board;

(3) Complete a Board approved 1-month administrator refresher program; and

(4) Pass the State's standards examination.

(f) Reinstatement following expiration of inactive license. -- A nursing home administrator whose inactive license expires before the nursing home administrator returns to active licensure shall meet the reinstatement requirements of § 9-312 of this subtitle.