3430                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND                                     Ch. 734

(1)  SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE BOARD ON THE FORM
THAT THE BOARD REQUIRES; AND

(2)  PAY TO THE BOARD THE APPLICATION FEE SET BY THE
BOARD.

15.5-304.

(A)  AN APPLICANT WHO OTHERWISE QUALIFIES FOR A CERTIFICATE
IS ENTITLED TO BE EXAMINED AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION.

(B)  THE BOARD SHALL GIVE EXAMINATIONS TO APPLICANTS AT
LEAST TWICE A YEAR, AT THE TIMES AND PLACES THAT THE BOARD
DETERMINES.

(C)  THE BOARD SHALL NOTIFY EACH QUALIFIED APPLICANT OF THE
TIME AND PLACE OF EXAMINATION.

(D)(1) THE BOARD MAY NOT LIMIT THE NUMBER OF TIMES AN
APPLICANT MAY TAKE AN EXAMINATION REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.

(2) THE APPLICANT SHALL PAY TO THE BOARD A

REEXAMINATION FEE SET BY THE BOARD FOR EACH REEXAMINATION.

(E) (D) UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD, THE CONSUMER MEMBER
OF THE BOARD MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY ACTIVITY RELATED TO
EXAMINATIONS UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.

15.5-305.

(A)  SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, THE BOARD
MAY WAIVE ANY EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT OF THIS TITLE FOR AN
APPLICANT WHO:

(1)  IS CERTIFIED OR LICENSED TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL
COUNSELING SERVICES IN ANY OTHER STATE OR COUNTRY IF THAT STATE
OR COUNTRY GRANTS A SIMILAR WAIVER TO LICENSEES OF THIS STATE; OR

(2)  HAS SUCCESSFULLY PASSED AN EXAMINATION
ADMINISTERED BY: APPROVED BY THE BOARD.

(I) THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR CERTIFIED

COUNSELORS;

(I) THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF CERTIFIED CLINICAL
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS; OR

(III) THE COMMISSION FOR CERTIFICATION OF

REHABILITATION COUNSELORS:

(B)  THE BOARD MAY GRANT A WAIVER UNDER THIS SECTION ONLY IF
THE APPLICANT:

(1) PAYS THE APPLICATION FEE SET BY THE BOARD UNDER
THIS SUBTITLE; AND