ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 393

CHAPTER 393
(Senate Bill 530)

AN ACT concerning

Real Estate Licensees - Continuing Education Certificate of Completion

FOR the purpose of requiring the Real Estate Commission to accept from a licensee
certain evidence of completion of continuing education courses; and generally
relating to evidence of completion of certain continuing education courses.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Business Occupations and Professions

Section 17-315(e)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(2000 Replacement Volume and 2002 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Business Occupations and Professions

17-315.

(e) (1) On completion of a continuing education course by a licensee, the
entity that conducted the course or the instructor shall issue to the licensee a
certificate of completion that states the number of clock hours of that course.

(2) THE COMMISSION SHALL ACCEPT AS EVIDENCE OF COMPLETION OF
A CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION, A
PHOTOCOPY OF THE CERTIFICATE, AN ELECTRONIC MAIL CERTIFICATE, OR A
PHOTOCOPY OF AN ELECTRONIC MAIL CERTIFICATE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2003.

Approved May 22, 2003.

CHAPTER 394
(Senate Bill 550)

AN ACT concerning

Nursing Homes - Third Party Liability Reviews and Audits

FOR the purpose of requiring the Health Care Quality Account to be funded by
certain State general funds; requiring the Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene to pay certain State general funds to the Comptroller; altering the

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