Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. § 8-6B-10
License examination
Effective Oct 1, 2017Added by Acts 2003, c. 422, § 2, eff. July 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2010, c. 48, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 49, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2017, c. 515, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 516, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.State of Maryland
- (a) An applicant who otherwise qualifies for a license is entitled to be examined as provided in this section.
- (b) An applicant shall take a written examination approved by the Board.
(c)
- (1) The Board or the Board's designee shall give clinical examinations to applicants.
- (2) The Board or the Board's designee may give reexaminations to applicants who fail the clinical examination.
- (d) The Board or the Board's designee shall notify each qualified applicant of the time and place of examination for the written and clinical examinations.
- (e) Except as otherwise provided under this subtitle, the Board shall determine the passing score for examinations given under this subtitle.
(f)
- (1) An applicant may retake a written examination or a failed section of a written examination after paying a reexamination fee set by the Board or the administrator of a national examination.
(2) An applicant who fails two reexaminations may retake the written examination only if the applicant:
- (i) Retakes the entire examination;
- (ii) Pays the full examination fee; and
- (iii) Completes an education program that the Board requires.
Added by Acts 2003, c. 422, § 2, eff. July 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2010, c. 48, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 49, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2017, c. 515, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 516, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.