ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 387

(F) AN ACUPUNCTURIST HAS A GRACE PERIOD OF 30 DAYS AFTER THE
ACUPUNCTURISTS LICENSE EXPIRES IN WHICH TO RENEW IT RETROACTIVELY, IF
THE ACUPUNCTURIST:

(1)     OTHERWISE IS ENTITLED TO HAVE THE LICENSE RENEWED; AND

(2)      PAYS TO THE BOARD THE RENEWAL FEE AND ANY LATE FEE SET BY
THE BOARD.

[(f)] (G) A licensee may advertise only as permitted by regulations adopted by
the Board.

1A-307.

(a)     (1) The Board shall place a licensee on inactive status if the licensee
submits to the Board:

[(1)] (I) An application for inactive status on the form required by
the Board; and

[(2)] (II) The inactive status fee set by the Board.

(2) THE BOARD MAY NOT PLACE A LICENSEE ON INACTIVE STATUS FOR
MORE THAN 6 YEARS.

(b)     The Board shall [issue] REACTIVATE a license to an individual who is on
inactive status if the individual complies with the renewal requirements that exist at
the time the individual changes from inactive to active status.

(c)     The Board [shall] MAY reinstate the license of a former licensee who has
failed to renew the license for any reason if the former licensee:

(1)     Meets the [renewal] CONTINUING EDUCATION requirements of §
1A-306 of this subtitle FOR EACH YEAR THAT THE LICENSE HAS LAPSED; [and]

(2)     APPLIES FOR REINSTATEMENT MORE THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE
LICENSE RENEWAL DEADLINE;

(3)     SUBMITS TO THE BOARD AN APPLICATION FOR REINSTATEMENT ON
THE FORM REQUIRED BY THE BOARD; AND

[(2)] (4) Pays to the Board a reinstatement fee AND A RENEWAL FEE set
by the Board.

(D)     THE BOARD MAY NOT ASSESS THE REINSTATEMENT FEE REQUIRED
UNDER SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION ON AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN ON
INACTIVE STATUS FOR MORE THAN 6 YEARS IF THE INDIVIDUAL CAN PROVIDE
DOCUMENTATION OF MAINTAINING AN ACTIVE LICENSE IN ANOTHER STATE.

(E)     AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY LICENSED BY THE BOARD
SHALL OBTAIN A LICENSE ONLY BY MEANS OF LICENSE RENEWAL OR
REINSTATEMENT AS PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE AND IN REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY
THE BOARD.

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