(a) The Board shall waive the requirements for licensing of any person under
§ 17-3A-02 of this subtitle for any person who has filed a letter of intent with the
Board by October 1, 1999, and who by October 1, 2001:

(1) Has been certified by the Board as a certified professional counselor,
certified professional counselor-marriage and family therapist, or a certified
professional counselor-alcohol and drug or is a person with a [masters'] MASTER'S
degree or doctoral degree who is designated by the Board as eligible for a license as a
licensed clinical professional counselor, licensed clinical marriage and family
therapist, or licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor; and

(2) Has provided documentation to the Board evidencing the completion
of 3 years of full-time experience or its equivalent providing psychotherapy services
for compensation, as a certified professional counselor, certified professional
counselor-marriage and family therapist, or certified professional counselor-alcohol
and drug or their equivalent as determined by the Board.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Incorrect word usage in § 17-3A-03(a)(l) of the Health
Occupations Article.

Occurred: Chs. 131 and 132, Acts of 1998.

Article - Insurance

2-112.

(a) Fees for the following certificates, licenses, and services shall be collected
in advance by the Commissioner, and shall be paid by the appropriate persons to the
Commissioner:

(11) fees for form and rate filings under Title 11, Subtitles 2 and 4 and §§
[8-434,] 12-203, 13-110, and 14-126 of this article.............................................$100

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Obsolete cross-reference in § 2-112(a)(11) of the Insurance Article.

Occurred: As a result of Ch. 183, Acts of 1997.

15-10B-05.

(e) It shall constitute a violation of this subtitle if the Commissioner, in
consultation with an independent review organization, medical expert, the
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, or other appropriate entity, determines
that the criteria and standards used in conducting utilization review are not:

(1) objective;

(2) clinically valid;

(3) compatible with established principles of health care; or