Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 21-310 - Inactive or nonrenewed status; reactivation(a)(1) The Board shall place a licensed environmental health specialist on inactive status for a period not to exceed 4 years if the licensed environmental health specialist: (i) Submits to the Board a written application for inactive status on a form the Board requires; and(ii) Pays to the Board the inactive status fee set by the Board.(2) The Board shall provide to a licensed environmental health specialist who is placed on inactive status written notification of:(i) The date the license has expired or will expire;(ii) The date the licensed environmental health specialist's inactive status became effective;(iii) The date the licensed environmental health specialist's inactive status expires; and(iv) The consequences of not reactivating the license before the inactive status expires.(3) The Board shall reactivate the license of a licensed environmental health specialist who is on inactive status if the licensed environmental health specialist: (i) Applies to the Board for reactivation of the license before the inactive status expires;(ii) Complies with the license renewal requirements that are in effect when the licensed environmental health specialist applies for reactivation;(iii) Has completed the number of credit hours of approved continuing education set by the Board; and(iv) Pays to the Board the reactivation processing fee set by the Board.(b)(1) The Board shall place a licensed environmental health specialist on nonrenewed status for a period not to exceed 4 years if the licensed environmental health specialist failed to renew the license for any reason.(2) The Board shall provide to a licensed environmental health specialist who is placed on nonrenewed status written notification of:(i) The date the license expired;(ii) The date the licensed environmental health specialist's nonrenewed status became effective;(iii) The date the licensed environmental health specialist's nonrenewed status expires; and(iv) The consequences of not reactivating the license before the nonrenewed status expires.(3) The Board shall reactivate the license of a licensed environmental health specialist who is placed on nonrenewed status if the licensed environmental health specialist: (i) Applies to the Board for reactivation of the license before the nonrenewed status expires;(ii) Complies with the license renewal requirements that are in effect when the individual applies for reactivation;(iii) Has completed the number of credit hours of approved continuing education set by the Board; and(iv) Pays to the Board the reactivation processing fee set by the Board.(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the Board shall reactivate the license of a licensed environmental health specialist who was placed on inactive or nonrenewed status if the licensed environmental health specialist: (1) Applies to the Board for reactivation after the inactive or nonrenewed status expired;(2) Pays to the Board the reactivation processing fee set by the Board and any other fees required by the Board;(3) Provides any documentation required by the Board on the form the Board requires; and(4) Passes the examination, if any, that is required by the Board in regulation.Added by 2014 Md. Laws, Ch. 649,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2014.