Ch. 3

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(1)  PAYS THE APPLICATION FEE REQUIRED UNDER § 8-303
OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND

(2)  PROVIDES ADEQUATE EVIDENCE THAT THE APPLICANT:

(I)  MEETS THE QUALIFICATIONS OTHERWISE REQUIRED
BY THIS TITLE; AND

(II)  BECAME LICENSED IN THE OTHER STATE AFTER
MEETING, IN THAT OR ANY OTHER STATE, REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE AT
LEAST EQUIVALENT TO THE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS OF THIS STATE.

(C) RESTRICTION ON ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION, THE BOARD MAY NOT IMPOSE
ON AN INDIVIDUAL WHO APPLIES FOR A WAIVER OF EXAMINATION ANY
LICENSING REQUIREMENT THAT IS NOT REQUIRED OF ANY OTHER APPLICANT
FOR A LICENSE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from the first and second
sentences of former Art. 56, § 516(b).

Subsection (a) of this section is revised as a duty,
although the first sentence of former Art. 56, §
516(b) provided that the Board "may issue certificates
of endorsement", since the second sentence of § 516(b)
specified that "[n]o applicant ... is required to
submit to or undergo any examination, investigation,
or other procedure ... pursuant to §§ 513, 514, and
515".

In subsections (a) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, the
former references to another "jurisdiction" are
deleted as unnecessary in light of the definition of
"state".

In subsection (b)(2)(ii) of this section, the phrase
"in ... any other state" is added to provide expressly
that the Board may waive the examination requirements
for a hearing aid dealer on the basis of a license
that, in turn, was acquired by waiver on the basis of
licensure in another state. This phrase, which is
included in comparable provisions throughout the Code
and which conforms to the practice of the Board,
allows the Board to give fair consideration under this
section to a hearing aid dealer who, in the course of
a professional career, practices in several states
before moving to this State to practice.

Defined terms: "Board" § 8-101
"License" § 8-101

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