1. (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.

2. (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. (1) The date on which the current license expires;
   2. (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. (3) The amount of the renewal fee.

3. (c) Before the license expires, a licensee periodically may renew it for an additional 2-year term, if the licensee:

   1. (1) Otherwise is entitled to be licensed;
   2. (2) Pays to the Board a renewal fee set by the Board; and

   3. (3) Submits to the Board:

      1. (i) A renewal application on the form that the Board requires; and
      2. (ii) Satisfactory evidence of compliance with any continuing education requirements set under this subtitle for license renewal.
4. (d) The Board may establish continuing education requirements as a condition to the renewal of licenses under this section.
5. (e) The Board shall renew the license of each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.

6. (f)

   1. (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:

      1. (i) Otherwise is entitled to have the license renewed; and
      2. (ii) Pays to the Board the renewal fee and any late fee set by the Board.

   2. (2) After the grace period of 30 days:

      1. (i) The expired license lapses into a nonrenewal status; and
      2. (ii) The Board may require the licensee to meet the requirements of § 16-308 to be reinstated.

Added as Health Occupations § 15-308 by Acts 1981, c. 8, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1982, c. 858, § 1, eff. July 1, 1982; Acts 1986, c. 202, § 1, eff. July 1, 1987; Acts 1989, c. 562. Renumbered as Health Occupations § 16-308 by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990. Renumbered as Health Occupations § 16-307 by Acts 2003, c. 134, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, c. 134, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2003; Acts 2004, c. 25, § 1, eff. April 13, 2004; Acts 2013, c. 404, § 1, eff. June 1, 2013.

Formerly Art. 43, §§ 493, 493A.