Section 16-307 - Term and renewal of license(a) Except as provided for a limited license in § 16-317 of this subtitle, 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) At least 1 month before a license expires, the Board shall send to the licensee, by electronic means or first-class mail to 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) Before the license expires, a 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 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 subtitle for license renewal.(d) The Board may establish continuing education requirements as a condition to the renewal of licenses under this section.(e) The Board shall renew the license of each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.(f)(1) A podiatrist has a grace period of 30 days after the podiatrist's license expires in which to renew the license retroactively, if the podiatrist:(i) Otherwise is entitled to have the license renewed; and(ii) Pays to the Board the renewal fee and any late fee set by the Board.(2) After the grace period of 30 days: (i) The expired license lapses into a nonrenewal status; and(ii) The Board may require the licensee to meet the requirements of § 16-308 to be reinstated.Amended by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 404,Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2013.