§ 8-307. Certificate -- Term and renewal

   (a) Term. -- Unless a certificate is renewed for a 2-year term as provided in this section, a certificate expires on the first June 30 that comes:

   (1) after the effective date of the certificate; and

   (2) in an even-numbered year.

(b) Application for renewal. -- At least 30 days before the certificate expires, the Board shall mail to the certificate holder, at the last known address of the certificate holder:

   (1) a renewal application form;

   (2) a notice that states:

      (i) the date on which the current certificate expires; and

      (ii) the date by which the Board must receive the renewal application for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the certificate expires; and

   (3) the amount of the certificate fee.

(c) Requirements. -- Before the certificate expires, the certificate holder periodically may renew it for an additional 2-year term, if the certificate holder:

   (1) otherwise is entitled to be certified;

   (2) pays to the Board a certificate fee set by the Board;

   (3) submits to the Board a renewal application on the form that the Board provides; and

   (4) submits to the Board any documentation required by the Board to verify that the certificate holder has complied with the continuing education requirements under § 8-308 of this subtitle.

(d) Renewal. -- The Board shall renew the certificate of each certificate holder who meets the requirements of this section.

(e) Staggered expiration of licenses. -- The Secretary may determine that certificates issued under this subtitle shall expire on a staggered basis.

HISTORY: 1991, ch. 663; 1994, ch. 3, § 13; 1996, ch. 10, § 1; 1997, ch. 59; 2003, ch. 227, § 2.