Md. Code, Health Occupations § 1-220
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health Occupations § 1-220, part of Maryland’s Code, Health Occupations — governs the licensing of healthcare professionals.
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§1–220.
Official statutory text
(a) Each health occupation board may develop a secure electronic system for the distribution of a renewed license, permit, certification, or registration required to be issued under this title.
(b) The system shall:
(1) Be accessible to the public for the purpose of verification of a current license, permit, certification, or registration; and
(2) Provide the licensee, permit holder, certificate holder, or registrant the option of printing a verification of the status of their license, permit, certification, or registration.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, a board that develops and implements a system authorized under subsection (a) of this section shall:
(1) Discontinue to send by first–class mail:
(i) A renewal notice for a license, permit, certification, or registration; and
(ii) A renewed license, permit, certification, or registration;
(2) Send by electronic means:
(i) A renewal notice for a license, permit, certification, or registration; and
(ii) A renewed license, permit, certification, or registration; and
(3) Continue to send by first–class mail an initial license, permit, certification, or registration.
(d) If a board chooses to send renewal notices or renewed licenses, permits, certifications, or registrations exclusively by electronic mail under subsection (c) of this section, the board shall, on request of the licensee, permit holder, certificate holder, or registrant, send by first–class mail:
(1) The renewal notice;
(2) The renewal application; or
(3) The renewed license, permit, certification, or registration.
(b) The system shall:
(1) Be accessible to the public for the purpose of verification of a current license, permit, certification, or registration; and
(2) Provide the licensee, permit holder, certificate holder, or registrant the option of printing a verification of the status of their license, permit, certification, or registration.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, a board that develops and implements a system authorized under subsection (a) of this section shall:
(1) Discontinue to send by first–class mail:
(i) A renewal notice for a license, permit, certification, or registration; and
(ii) A renewed license, permit, certification, or registration;
(2) Send by electronic means:
(i) A renewal notice for a license, permit, certification, or registration; and
(ii) A renewed license, permit, certification, or registration; and
(3) Continue to send by first–class mail an initial license, permit, certification, or registration.
(d) If a board chooses to send renewal notices or renewed licenses, permits, certifications, or registrations exclusively by electronic mail under subsection (c) of this section, the board shall, on request of the licensee, permit holder, certificate holder, or registrant, send by first–class mail:
(1) The renewal notice;
(2) The renewal application; or
(3) The renewed license, permit, certification, or registration.
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