Ch. 448

1993! LAWS OF MARYLAND

(1)     Applies to the Board for reinstatement of the license within 5 years after
the license expires;

(2)     Meets the renewal requirements of § 2-308 of this subtitle; and

(3)     Pays to the Board the reinstatement fee set by the Board.

(b) The Board may not reinstate the license of an audiologist, hearing aid
[dealer] DISPENSER, or speech-language pathologist who fails to apply for
reinstatement of the license within 5 years after the license expires. However, the
audiologist, hearing aid [dealer] DISPENSER, or speech-language pathologist may
become licensed by meeting the current requirements for obtaining a new license under
this title including continuing education requirements established by the rules and
regulations of the Board.

2-310.1.

(c)  While a limited license to provide hearing aid services is in effect, it authorizes
the holder to provide hearing, aid services only while being trained under the supervision
of a licensed hearing aid [dealer] DISPENSER.

(d)     A limited license to provide hearing aid services expires [10 days after the end
of the examination next scheduled after issuance of the limited license] ON THE FIRST
ANNIVERSARY OF ITS EFFECTIVE DATE.

(e)     (1) Subject to the provisions of this subsection, the Board [shall] MAY
renew ONCE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 1-YEAR TERM the limited license to provide hearing
aid services of an individual who:

(i) 1. Takes but fails to pass the examination [next scheduled after
issuance of the limited license]; or                                                                                     

2. Does not take [that] THE examination for a reason that the
Board finds adequate to excuse the failure to take the examination;

(ii) Submits to the Board a renewal application on the form that the
Board provides; and                     

(iii) Pays to the Board the renewal fee set by the Board.             

(2) [(i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, an individual may
renew a limited license 3 times.                                                                             

(ii)] The total amount of time during which an individual may provide
hearing aid services under a limited license may not be more than [18 months] 2 YEARS.

2-313.                                                                                                             

(a) Unless the Board agrees to accept the surrender of a license or a limited
license, a licensed audiologist, hearing aid [dealer] DISPENSER, or speech-language
pathologist or holder of a limited license to practice audiology, provide hearing aid

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