Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. § 4-312
Temporary dental hygiene licenses
Effective Oct 1, 1997Added by Acts 1981, c. 8, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, c. 562; Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990; Acts 1997, c. 691, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997.State of Maryland
(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board may issue a temporary license to practice dental hygiene to an applicant who:
- (1) Is licensed to practice dental hygiene in any other state or any province of Canada;
- (2) Meets any other qualifications that the Board establishes;
- (3) Submits to the Board an application on the form that the Board requires;
- (4) Has graduated from a dental hygiene program accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation; and
- (5) Pays to the Board an application fee set by the Board.
- (b) While it is effective, a temporary license to practice dental hygiene authorizes the holder to practice dental hygiene subject to the same restrictions imposed on a holder of a general license to practice dental hygiene.
- (c) A temporary license to practice dental hygiene expires when licenses are issued to those who pass the first examination for a general license to practice dental hygiene given over 30 days after the effective date of the temporary license.
Added by Acts 1981, c. 8, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, c. 562; Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990; Acts 1997, c. 691, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997.
Formerly Art. 32, § 29.