§ 19-308. Term and renewal of licenses; change of address

   (a) Term of licenses. -- A license expires on the date set by the Board, unless the license is renewed for an additional term as provided in this section. A license may not be renewed for a term longer than 2 years.

(b) Renewal notice. -- At least 1 month before the license expires, the Board shall send to the licensee, at the last known electronic or physical address of the licensee, 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.

(c) Change of address. -- Each licensee shall notify the Board of any change in the address of the licensee within 60 days after the change occurs.

(d) Applications for renewal. -- Before the license expires, the licensee periodically may renew it for an additional 2-year term, if the licensee:

   (1) Otherwise is entitled to be licensed;

   (2) Pays to the Board the appropriate renewal fee specified by this subtitle; 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 requirement set under this section for license renewal.

(e) Issuance of renewal. --

   (1) The Board shall renew the license of and issue a renewal certificate to each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.

   (2) The Board shall maintain the same information on each licensee.

(f) Renewal prohibited. -- The Board may not renew a bachelor social work license or a graduate social work license of a licensee who holds a baccalaureate degree or master's degree from a program that was a candidate for accreditation but was denied accreditation.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 868; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1982, ch. 858; 1983, ch. 189; 1986, ch. 202; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 1991, ch. 392; 2000, ch. 554; 2005, ch. 25, § 13; 2013, ch. 391.