1. A. Scheduling.

   1. (1) The maximum permissible class session without a break is 90 minutes.
   2. (2) A course scheduled for more than 4 hours in a single day shall include a meal break of at least 30 minutes, but not more than 90 minutes.
   3. (3) A course shall begin promptly at the scheduled time.

2. B. Records.

   1. (1) The course provider shall require each licensee to show photo identification in order to be admitted to a class for which the licensee has enrolled.

   2. (2) The course provider shall maintain a sign-in sheet containing:

      1. (a) The printed names and the signatures of all enrolled licensees on their arrival; and
      2. (b) Notation by the instructor or monitor of the beginning and end times of any absences of the licensee from the class during the instructional period.
   3. (3) The course provider shall give each student at check-in a copy of the continuing education student information sheet furnished to the provider by the Board unless the sheet has previously been made available to students electronically.

3. C. Monitors.

   1. (1) A monitor is not required if the class consists of 25 or fewer pre-registered students.

   2. (2) Monitors are required under the following conditions:

      1. (a) 26 to 50 preregistered students — 1 monitor;
      2. (b) 51 to 100 preregistered students — 2 monitors; and
      3. (c) More than 100 preregistered students — 1 additional monitor for each additional 100 students.
4. D. The instructor shall teach the course in substantially the same manner as that set forth in the outline submitted to the Board.

Authority: Business Occupations and Professions Article, §§5-205 and 5-311, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: Effective date: May 1, 2023 (50:8 Md. R. 337)

Regulation .02B amended effective March 2, 2026 (53:4 Md. R. 184)

Regulation .05A amended effective March 2, 2026 (53:4 Md. R. 184)