Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 4
Subtitle 32 - BOARD OF PHYSICIANS
Chapter 10.32.21 - Licensure, Regulation, and Discipline of Naturopathic Doctors
Section 10.32.21.10 - Renewals and Reinstatement
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.32.21.10
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. Renewals.
(1) The Board may not renew a
license until the Comptroller of Maryland has verified that the individual has
paid all undisputed taxes and unemployment insurance contributions, or arranged
for repayment.
(2) The term of a
license renewed by the Board is 2 years from the date of renewal.
(3) A license expires at the end of its term
unless the license is renewed as provided by the Board.
(4) At least 1 month before the license
expires, the Board shall send to the licensee a renewal notice that states:
(a) The date on which the current license
expires;
(b) The date by which the
renewal application shall be received by the Board for the renewal to be issued
before the license expires; and
(c)
The amount of the renewal fee as specified in Regulation .20 of this
chapter.
(5) The Board
shall renew the license of a licensee who:
(a)
Submits a renewal application on the form that the Board requires;
(b) Pays a renewal fee as specified in
Regulation .20 of this chapter;
(c)
Is otherwise entitled to be licensed;
(d) Meets the continuing education
requirements as set forth in Regulation 11 of this chapter;
(e) Provides evidence of biennial
cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification; and
(f) Attests that the licensee submitted to a
criminal history records check in accordance with Health Occupations Article,
§14-308.1,
Annotated Code of Maryland, but only if the licensee was licensed by the Board
before October 1, 2016, and only as a requirement for the March 31, 2018,
renewal cycle.
(6) The
failure to receive a renewal notice does not excuse a licensee from complying
with §A(3) of this regulation.
B. Reinstatement after a Revocation or Suspension of a License or After a Lapse in Renewal.
(1) If a license is revoked or suspended, the
naturopathic doctor shall surrender the license to the Board on demand. At the
end of a suspension period, the Board shall return to the licensee any license
surrendered under this regulation.
(2) If the disciplinary panel has revoked or
suspended the license of a licensee, the Board may not reinstate the license
until the Board is satisfied that the individual:
(a) Has complied with all the terms and
conditions in the final order; and
(b) Is capable of safely engaging in the
practice of naturopathic medicine.
(3) The Board may not reinstate the license
of an individual whose license was revoked by the Board within 6 months after
the date of the revocation.
(4) The
applicant shall document completion of at least 50 hours of approved continuing
education earned during the 2-year period preceding the date of the submission
of the application for reinstatement.
(5) The applicant shall submit to a criminal
history records check in accordance with Health Occupations Article, §14-308.1,
Annotated Code of Maryland, by submitting to the Central Repository:
(a) Two complete sets of legible fingerprints
taken on forms approved by the Central Repository and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation; and
(b) All fees
required by the Central Repository and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
(6) The
Board may reinstate a license only after the Board has received an attestation
that the applicant has submitted to a criminal history records check in
accordance with Health Occupations Article, §14-308.1,
Annotated Code of Maryland.
C. After the expiration date of the license, the naturopathic doctor is no longer licensed to practice naturopathic medicine.
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