1. A. The Board shall renew a certificate for an additional 2-year period if the certified program administrator:

   1. (1) Otherwise is entitled to be certified as set forth in COMAR 10.57.02;
   2. (2) Pays to the Board the renewal fee as set forth in COMAR 10.57.06; and

   3. (3) Submits to the Board:

      1. (a) A renewal application on the form that the Board requires; and

      2. (b) Satisfactory evidence of having completed:

         1. (i) For a certificate holder who obtained initial certification 2 years to 18 months before the renewal date, 40 continuing education units approved by the Board;
         2. (ii) For a certificate holder who obtained initial certification within 18 months to 1 year before the renewal date, 30 continuing education units approved by the Board;
         3. (iii) For a certificate holder who obtained initial certification within 1 year to 6 months before the renewal date, 20 continuing education units approved by the Board; and
         4. (iv) For a certificate holder who obtained initial certification within 6 months before the renewal date, 10 continuing education units approved by the Board.

2. B. The Board shall renew the certificate for an additional 2-year period if the certified residential child and youth care practitioner:

   1. (1) Otherwise is entitled to be certified as set forth in COMAR 10.57.03;
   2. (2) Pays to the Board the renewal fee as established in COMAR 10.57.07; and

   3. (3) Submits to the Board:

      1. (a) A renewal application on the form that the Board requires; and
      2. (b) Satisfactory evidence of having completed, within the 2-year period before the renewal date, a minimum of 20 continuing education units approved by the Board.

Authority: Health Occupations Article, §20-205, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.04 adopted as an emergency provision effective January 7, 2008 (35:9 Md. R. 894); adopted permanently effective April 7, 2008 (35:7 Md. R. 749)

Chapter revised and recodified from COMAR 10.57.03 effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 617)

Regulation .01A amended effective March 3, 2014 (41:4 Md. R. 302)