§ 14-316. Term and renewal of licenses; notice of change of physician's address

   (a) Term of license. --

   (1) The Board shall provide for the term and renewal of licenses under this section.

   (2) The term of a license may not be more than 3 years.

   (3) A license expires at the end of its term, unless the license is renewed for a term as provided by the Board.

(b) Renewal notice. --

   (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, at least 1 month before the license expires, the Board shall send to the licensee, by electronic or first-class mail to the last known electronic or physical address of the licensee:

      (i) 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; and

      (ii) A blank panel data sheet supplied by the Health Care Alternative Dispute Resolution Office.

   (2) If the Board chooses to send renewal notices exclusively by electronic mail under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Board shall send a renewal notice by first-class mail to a licensee on request of the licensee.

(c) Applications for renewal. -- Before the license expires, the licensee periodically may renew it for an additional 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) Satisfactory evidence of compliance with any continuing education requirements set under this section for license renewal.

(d) Continuing education. --

   (1) In addition to any other qualifications and requirements established by the Board, the Board may establish continuing education requirements as a condition to the renewal of licenses under this section.

   (2) In establishing these requirements, the Board shall evaluate existing methods, devices, and programs in use among the various medical specialties and other recognized medical groups.

   (3) The Board shall adopt regulations that allow a licensee seeking renewal to receive up to 5 continuing education credits per renewal period for providing uncompensated, voluntary medical services during each renewal period.

   (4) The Board may not establish or enforce these requirements if they would so reduce the number of physicians in a community as to jeopardize the availability of adequate medical care in that community.

   (5) The Board may impose a civil penalty of up to $ 100 per continuing medical education credit in lieu of a sanction under § 14-404 of this title, for a first offense, for the failure of a licensee to obtain the continuing medical education credits required by the Board.

(e) Issuance of renewal. -- The Board shall renew the license of each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.

(f) Change of name or address. --

   (1) Each licensee shall notify the secretary of the Board in writing of any change in the licensee's name or address within 60 days after the change.

   (2) If a licensee fails to notify the secretary of the Board within the time required under this section, the licensee is subject to an administrative penalty of $ 100.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 128; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1982, ch. 858; 1987, ch. 593; 1988, ch. 153; 1989, ch. 562; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 1992, ch. 271, § 1; 1994, ch. 430; 2004 Sp. Sess., ch. 5, § 5; 2007, ch. 539; 2008, ch. 37; 2013, ch. 401; ch. 582, § 2; ch. 583, § 2.